The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-03-19
4 Philadelphia Beauty Dies Whhe
Going to the Workhouse'

Il 1 EtAWuNAHusN
Going to the Workhousc.
Fifteen years ago beautiful girl,
then just budding into womanhooa'
named Annie Dawson, deserted her
home and parents in this city to I've !.
. life Of shame and debauchery with /,
a Young man in Pittsburg. Her Ia :
ther was wealthy merchant at the
time and the downfall of his daugh-
ter almost crazed him and his fam
ily. Being strikingly beautiful ana
highly accomplished, the advent OF
the girl caused futter among tue
demi.monde of the Smoky City. For
time she was the Queen ofthe bac-
chanals, and, needless Of the immu
table, she plunged headlong into ex-
citement and sin. But late hours
and orgies began to tell upon her,
and though imperceptibly at first
her beauty began to give place TO the
hardened and coarse look of the cour-
tesan. With the loss of her form
and beauty, her power, as a leader OF
the lost, left her. By degrees she
fell lower and lower; parting, be-
times. with all her diamonds and
Jewels to keep up appearance. From
champagne she took to cheap WINS,
, kew. until at last she became one OF
e those miserable things that tramp
the streets in the night seeking VIC
!, tins that she not perish. Many
: years had not,passed before she De
gun to be Stunned by those who nat
j, tered her most at first, and from the
# lofty title of Queen she became
I, known as "Reddy," with q reputa'
!, ton of the lowest sort. Her FREQ uen'
p debauches and violence on tile street
n resulted in her passing much time
of in prison, and at last nowhere coulf
she find place in that whole city
. save at the station houses, to sleep
It Last week she called upon the polio
" authorities and pleaded to be sent =
. prison. as she had no friends or HON
a. nor means to keep herself from star
of wing. She was placed upon tral
"a and taken to Claremont TO be place
ia in workLouse. Broken down
TO health, covered with filth and rag
nd she tottered from the train when
lcy reached the station. While watc
The inc The train lose itself behind a Der
our and dreaming of her i'll spent life,
of pang struck her heart, and the ne
md instant she was corpse. Her rel
it. tives in this city were apprlsed
aid her lamentable death, and sent va
we back to have her intesred decent
and i Philadelphia Record.
'or --THE following are tue Comm
ose tees selected and appointed for
:" Grand Fancy Dress Ball Of the AZ
a'' andria Fire Department. To came
pass ;. on Tuesday, the ga day Of Aih''
y" Sam Exchange Hotel:
'op' Committee uf Arrangements
''''' mas We'll, chairman; Moses Ma
- ~ j. j. Ferguson, John T. Grosan'
o"' Rexer, +. Schcu and A. B. Rae
'lcS' Invitation Committees. Cnl
nm. Fl. L. Biossat, Chas. Goldenberg
car. Ed. Hilton.
900. Reception Committee-A. W
ming berg, VIM. GRAHAM, J. e. ff'
t. an and j. NJ. Barrett.
muat Floor Managers--Ben. We'll, {
~ up Walkllng' .. H. haasu0A '1N
IS by DeSola.
who NJ. Ga - r,ceint Of q |
con from Captain Sam. Haas, of St.
dry, asking US to correct an Ell
IN nj Gus and cruelty sensational s
hold ment maze neFe' so's "s
,turus in regard to his wife. There
he re- no foundation Whatever -. .
oft;ci. report, and it was calculated to
.;ct of ate a sad sensation among
,es G Haas friends in Rapides, aud
y. ana.p; afr nf rpse