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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08
County work asu.s ana House OF


Correction.
At meeting of the city council held
on the 25th instant, the following resc-
luton was read:
WHEREAS, In the absence OF any GER
tain and adequate punishment for Of
lenses comm ta d by youthful vs2ran q,
white and blsck, who roam 81 large
through the city, unrestrsined by pa
rental or other authority, subsistiug By
begging, pilferiug and stealing or as
the pimps sndkirresponsible agents of
conflrmej and sdroit thieves, burglars
and receivers of stolen goods; and,
WHEREAS, the depredstious and
Losses sustained by our citizens from
this class of offenders is the cause of
great complaint; and,
WHEREAS, By failing to provide for
the certain punishment and reforms-
ton, il possible, of this class of often
ders, we are conniving at their educs-
ton, unrestrained In vice and crime I;
therefore, be it
Resolred, That the commissioners of
the county court are respectfully re-
quested to consider the advisabilitY OF
providing for the erection of work
house In connection with the county
farm for the purpose of not only util z.
ing the labor Of the county convic.s. tut
at the same time for the punishment
by imprisonment and possible reforms
ton of youthful Migrants and crimi-
malls.
This resolution is q text upon which
Q very forcible sermon could be writ
ten. The necessity Of some action by
the city and county to provide for the
punishment, and possible, reformation
of the youthful Migrants end thieves
in our community, 10 admitted By
every one, and the sooner the matter is
taken in hand the better. Whilst the
law gives both city and county, the
right to establish work houses and
houses OF correction where parties con
victed of petty offenses, may be pun
ished by imprisonment and hard labor,
it is held that one institution would
answer for both city and county. An
institution of this character established
under the city charter would be cor ia
ed in its operations to city offenders.
Whilst under control of the county It
would embrace both city and county
offenders. The committee to whom this
resolution was referred, have called
upon the county commissioners, and
the latter have agreed to take prompt
action. Any reasonable expense in
CURED by the county, which will abate
the nuisance to which we are su ,c,-
ed by youthful Migrants and peculators
and at the same time possibly reform
this class of offenders will be willingly
endorsed by intelligent Taxpayers.
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Health ana Beauty combined.

One who has long studied this sub
Jet now presents the result of his in
vestigatioDs, and is happy to say he
has discovered ''Womsn's Best Friend"
1t Is adapted especially to these cases
where the womb is disordered, and will
cure any irreeulsrity of the ''menses. "
.Bradfeld's Female Regulator acts like
q charm IN "whltes, or q sudden check
of the ''mouthly ecu ses," from cold,
strouble of mind or like causes, by re-
storing the discharge in every instance.
10 chronic cases Its action is prompt
aud decisive, and saves the constitution
from countless evils and premature
decay.
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Arrival aud Departure OF Nails

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Central, arrives Al. .Fs1sfs.ss..s -. - -
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day.. leave at.....-..-.:..-... -. WV
Fredericksburg & Paso. Bisnco. fon
Concho, leave and arrive every day .;. ~ n
Luling stage Departs except ennoay. o'o0 - -
San Antonio stage goes out ie1oep' e.oo
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HYsTERIcs, q melancholy symptom
of serious monthly troubles, are cured
by the use of ENeLRH FEMALE BIT-
TIERS. II also cures chlorosis, or green
sickness OF young girls. It gives an
appetite, aids and assists digestion,
aids iron to the blood. and revitslizes
the whole nervous system.
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IMPAIRMENT OF INSURANCE
IL STATISTICS AND nTsr. ny.
AusrIS, 7ExAs. March IS. 1851.

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Insurance Coppny u New York has Ia ali ses
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this stsle. and ihst III, sd Com- ny hold
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ito do hu-tnsts n ta'- s'ate far one year fsCn
eember, 1850
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SwFr's s. Specific cures Scrofuls,
Mercurlal Poison, old Sores, or any i'm
puritv.
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MILLTowH. CHAMBERS Co.,

ola Ju' 10 Aott.
Ihave used Bt4dfeld's Female Regu-
lator 10 nv practice for long time,
and with entire success where there was
no compile rion Of diseases. If it is
not specific, it is the best known rem
ely for diseases It is recommended to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08
MIscEILANEoUs.
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.
NASHVILLE, TENE.-lsso-sl.
Oos; ~ G,osAds BglA o. usd xppa,nfn.
$4,000 Esdosops.st tat I p~ eSni },
$4,000. EaAksr q Stadsals
,oss seey as. groR
IS State.

THE Aeacent>, Bib ieai, sud Law Densrf-
l msnts op- n SIT. u the fhAmsceatical.
Medal and %, ntai D p ssm. mt 81 q 1,
Fees % Yah "a sn-el-ln the Acaas n
Deratm. n ass; Bible $is: Law. 81 d;
ss"svd, Nth fulnah q lojg &, fsom sat,
90 q mon b.
SIX S,a o.usAlps geseh 500 are annually
awarded 10 snve ,ssfu' IN e,Rraduxtre.
Thesr OR daste Fe lowships AZ 500 esrh Hfd
enc Pot 81 daa'e >. low ship, ~ $3.50 annually
awarded. For cat log se, address
L G. GARLAND. Shan-e ior. is an
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j. d. DAVIS, III ".
DR.. ]. Brsdfsld, Prop, Atlanta, Ga.
Price 81 so per bottle. Sold By all
Druggists and DR.. J. ]. ToDin and o.
Samosiz.
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Ksep yonr premises clean cd usll
lislnisc<od.
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400 n.
500 A. u.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
Personal.

Williams Book Store, 279 Main.
DR.. Buddeke, Eye and Ear diseases,
No. Sc East Court street. al
DR.. A. L. Kimbro, Office 1914 Main
street residence 1871 Vance st. 1877
Judge j. 0, Blackwood and H. NJ.
McVeigh, leading lawyers of Osceola,
Arkansas, are in the city.
j. W. Alley has opened an Office at
285 Main ST., for the convenience ofhis
friends and customers, where W. L.
Radford can befound to take ordersfo for
Pittsburg coal coke and wood. Pitts
burg coal 6Oc., Ohio river coal 5Oc. 126
Mrs. Annie Caldwell, of Nashville,
is in the city to canvass for Killibrew's
new map of Tennessee, which was de-
scribed in these columns a few days
ago. 1t is sold to subscribers to aid
in defraying the expense Of publica-
ton. 1t needs only to be seer to be
admired. A copy will be on exhibit
ton at the oficeof Mr. John johnson
with the Phoenix Insurance company,
No. 10 Madison street, where sub
scriptions can be left. The price is
| only $500
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
WOLFERT's ROOsT.

This charming play drew a good
house last night at the theater and
everybody was delighted with the
witticisms and funny situations which
will make IchabOd Crane and his
neighbOrs as familiar as household
words in our own generation. Nearly
all the characters were well represent
ed, but if the original of old Baltus
Van Tassel could have secured a Sol.
Coleman's No. 10 cigar his ever pres
ent pipe would have been laid away
to rot with the bones of Wolfert.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

One of those happy events always SO
delightful to participants, no mattertO
what circle of society they belong,
occurred yesterday at 4G7 Poplar
street, the occasion being the nuptial
ceremonies between Allen Avery and
Fannie Kellie. The clergyman was
the Rev. j. K. Daniels, who
performed the official portion of the
services with his usual felicity. Many
friends wish the united couple a long
and prosperous career of earthly
comfort and pleasure. Mr.. Avery is a
first. class mechanic, for a long period
the Industrious and appreciated engi-
neer in the LEDGER's machinery de-
partment, and all of his co-laborers
join in extending him their hearty
congratulations.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
River T~elegranls.

LOUISVILLE, January 20. - River
10 feet 6 inches in canal, and s feet 6
inches in chute on falls. Virgie Lee.
Memphis to Cincinnati; Fearless and
tow, st. Louis to Pittsburg; U. P.
Schenck, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, January 20.-Arrived
s. Lawrence, Wheeling, last night.
No departures. River 81 feet 6inches
and falling slowly. Light rain; and
turning cold.
CAIRO, January 2O.-NOon.-Ar.
rived-Belle Of Shreveport, St. Louis.
Gam, MOllie Moore, St. Louis, Gam.
Gold Dust, Vioksburg, Z. Departed-
Nellie Spear, Ohio, 8 pm; Belle of
Shreveport, New Orleans, Z; Gold
Dust, st. Louis, 10. Clear and cola
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
AMUsEMEgTs
woLFERr's BOOST.

1t was a large, a respectable and a
very merry audience, that which gath
cred TO witness Irving's beautiful
fancy sketch of Sleepy Hollow, trans
formed into a comic drama, at Leu
brie's theater last night. The au-
dience afforded ample evidence of
being delighted with the play, for the
liveliest expressions of good feeling
with repeated laughter and applause
greeted all of the numerous portions.
while the pathetic scenes drew forth
earnest sympathy, illustrated through
moistened eyes among the feminine,
and breathless interest on the part of
the male members present. AT the
close of the first act Mr.. Ray
mond received a call before
the curtain, the applause being
too expressive not to be acknowl-
edged. 1t was doubtless far from the
expectation of Washington Irving,
when he wrote the legend Of Sleepy
Hollow, to wei have it acted in a
playhouse, and few who have read
the sketch would imagine that it con-
tanned material enough to make a
good play. The dramatist, Mr.. Rowe,
has however woven it intoa very enter
tanning performance, adding freely to
the original text wherever he took it
into his head hat a point could be
made, and c%ulling its excrescences
with equal liberality. The Ray
mond troupe make the most of their
opportunities, and it would be very
difficult to get more out of the piece.
AS "Ichabod Crane Mr.. Raymond
is not quite up to the picture drawn
in the minds of many of Irving's
readers. In action, shape, expression
and style he is, however, original and
unique, if not exactly according to the
book, and he affords rich amusement
by his comic acting. The belle of
Sleepy Hollow, Katrina Van Tas-
SELL" by Miss Afie Weaver, a lady of
generous physique and resonant vocal
powers, don't seem to be the kind of a
girl a whole neighborhood would 90
mad over, but Miss Weaver is a good
actress, and if she fails to touch her
auditors hearts with gentleness she
can play her part correctly. The in
visible chorus of the village children.
pupils of Ichabod's school, turned out
to be less attractive and melodious
than many anticipated. On the
whole, however, Wolfert's Roost is an
entertaining play and is well worth
seeing. The upper galleries of the
theater we're we'll crowded at its first
representation, and a large number of
fashionable and cultivated ladies
graced the dress circle. Wolfert's
Roost will be repeated tonight and
again tomorrow evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
A Stroke of

A story is told in connection with.
the famous banker, Childs. the history.
Of whose firm was so closely assoc;ateS.
with the late Temple Bar, of London
It was In the last century, before the
days OF telegraphs and fast trains. thar.
the Earl OF Westmoreland fell in love
with old Child's daughter. '
Suppose you were in love with .
girl, Mr.. Childs," said his lordsb;n IN
an easy tone at the dinner-tabIe' and
her father was not likely to he brongbt
to terms, what would you do p
why, run away with her. If
The earl did this with Miss Sarah
Anne Childs that very night. Cb;lds
ihotly pursued, and Lord Westmors'
land, finding him close behind stood
up IN the postchaise and shot t5S.
leading horse in Child's team, eaus;nS
a spill, and enabling him to rescS
Gretna Green and have the eerenor,,
performed before the incensed GtbeS
could come up. '"'N''
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

The river is very nearly stationary
here to-day, and is within about four
feet of extreme high water mark. Our
valley neighbors eau rest their minds
and need fear no overflow from the
water now in sight.
"A lady from a Southern city, it is
said, will make her first appearance on
any stage at our theater next Friday
night, in the character of Laura
Hawkins" to John T. Taymond's
"Col. Mulberry Sellers"
"A sixteen dollar all rail round
triprate tothe New Orleans Mardi Gras
festival has been arranged and numer-
GUS persons here will doubtless att
tend. People will have the privilege
of stopping over twelve days.
The MacAdam pavement on Shell
by street is now being laid down in
front of the old Gayoso house, having
progressed from Beale street to that
point. At the present rate of progress
it will doubtless be completed to
Union street by spring.
The Emma Abbot opera troupe
is to be here on the second of next
month. Season tickets for the four
performances proposed can be had at
So, which is at the average rate of
Sl.25 for each opera. A single ticket
for one night, however, is $3.50.
"A great many people have delayed
paying their water bills to the COM
pany, fearing that the new company
when in possession would demand
payment for same again. We are as
sured by the secretary and receiver,
Mr.. Cameron, thatthe funds collected
from this six months assessment are
separate TO be turned over to the
new company as Oon as sale has been
confirmed by Judge Baxter.
The railway freight agents are in
council here explaining the beauties
of their pool system and where, in
their estimation, it rebounds to the
advantage of the public and them
There are two sides to the
question, but among citizens who own
no railway stock the feeling is strong
hat legislative action can alone break
up the arrangement. Laws are al
ready on the statute book against con
spiracies in this state, but so far they
are imperative.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Emmie, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. NJ. Estes, to Mr.. James G.
Snedecor, Thursday, the I'D inst, at
six o'clock, at the Lauderdale Pres
byterian Church. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev. DR.. Waddell,
ate pastor of the church, who is the
of Mr.. Snedecor. 1t will
be a brilliant affair, and the church
will be brilliantly illuminated and
decorated as we'll as filed by a large
md fashionable crowd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20

X. X. K.
Cotton exceedingly quiet to. day.
-Mardi Gras is three weeks from
to-day.
Brown & Jones, coal, Office 2S2
Main street.
Cheap and good signs, Memphis
Steam Sign Works, go Main.
The spring time seems to have
come a little soon, but it is here.
Fresh dressed turkeys just received
by Victor D.FuChs, 80 & Al Jefferson.
j. B. Saint & Co. clean vaults
promptly. Leave orders at 286 Main.
The mud dries rapidly under the
influence Of the warm and genial sun
shine.
Blank books of all kinds made at
the LEDGER Office ook-bindery, 13
Madison street.
-Violets are blooming in front yards
and garden-beds, and other flowers
will be very soon.
Birds chirip and carol as they
hang near open windows this bright,
beautiful weather.
The county workhouse on Presi-
dents Island is undergoing a stir
before the Criminal Court.
-Maskers were abroad in the streets
last night. There was a masked and
fancy-dressed ball somewhere.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
Cotton receipts are now A,894
bales ahead of last year and AGO bales
ahead of year before last at this date.
The eating-hOuse and beer saloon
managed by the Quentel Brothers did
not open to-day for some unexplained
cause.
The Mardi Gras managers are
active. Their big advertisement
shows it, and there is going to b.
regelry and endowment.
Fair weather in Liverpool to-day
says a cable despatch to the cotton ex.
change. Manchester yarns ana
fabrics are also cabled as firm.
Fortune seekers should try thei
luck in the Commonwealth Distribu
: ton Co., Of Louisville. Drawing OF
3lst. Get tickets at usual place.
:. The LEDGER Job Printing ofic,
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as nea
!, and cheap as any house in this city.
|. The temperature here yesterda
Oscillated Is degrees, rising to 67 an
! descending to 81. This is about tn
way it was here last August and Ser
! TENDER.
/. -Rigby, the robber, Is to be trie
b in the Criminal court this Afternoon
, and he will doubtless do the Stat
!, service for the part he played in bul
' Iglarizing the Simons residence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
For HOWE sea LES go to
U~LLATHORNE'S
los Main Street.
Police Court.

Samuel Cowen and his better half
got into a dispute yesterday which
finally resulted in Sans name being
placed on the docket with "Wife
whipping entered against him. At
the trial however this morning, his
wife had to bear the burden of blame
and Sam was declared innocent of the
charge.
Ben Parker, colored, pitched into a
fellow citizen yesterday. He got 20
days on the gang for thus losing his
temper.
Fines to the amount of $50 were
paid in at the police court this morn
ing.
Captain Forrest, the Ichabod Crane
of the station house, is actively en-
gagged in greasing the soles of his
Christmas slippers for the ball on the
10Th proximo.
-Four agents representing northern
and eastern railroads were arrested
yesterday, on the charge of doing bust
ness without license. This was con-
sidered by them as a new departure,
some Of them having been engaged in
the business here for years, and never
having been called on before for a
license. One was discharged on con-
dition that he Immediately get out a
license, but the other three were fined
fifty dollars each. They appealed.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday
against NJ. Beatus by a fellow barber,
who took a shave at the formers shop,
on Sunday last. BeatuS put up a $40
forfeit for his appearance before DR..
Porter, this morning, which was con-
iscated as he did not appear.
The ball at the exposition, last
night was tranquil.
Superintendent Jewell is working
about twenty prisoners in the chain
gang. Prisoners are allowed fifty
cents a day in working out their fines,
and these on the gang are making at
least that much breaking stone.
John White by name, and black by
color, was jagged this morning charged
with the larceny of twenty-five dollars
from a colored woman named Cornelia
Richardson. He will be tried before
DR.. Porter tomorrow morning.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
MARINE MIsHAP.
A Water Craft Sunk by a Failing Forest
Tree.

A small steamer called the Jay
Hardy made a sudden dive to Davy
Jones's about ten o'clock last Sunday
night at Randolph's Point, twenty
miles above this city, and just as the
steamer Andy Baum was passingthere.
The pilot of the Baum saw the lights
of the vessel close into shore as he
turned the point. Then, much to his
surprise, he didn't see them. There
was a crashing noise, and the
lights were extinguished ia an
instant, all except one, ap-
parently a lantern held by a man
out IN the bank. The man yelled out
for the Baum to land, but made no
audible explanation of what was
wrong. The passing boats pilot think
ing it was perhaps a trading boat ly.
ing at the bank with a squad of row.
dies on a carousal, pursued his
course to this port. Yesterday
forenoon parties from the wrecked
vessel came down in a fatboat and
reported that while the Hardy lay at
the bank or was making a landing, a
huge tree fell across her a~midships,
broke the boats back and sent her to
the bottom with the quickest possible
celebrity. One statement is that a child
on board was lost and another
that all on board reached the bank in
safety. The boat was of the order
known among river men as a dinkey,
and was not worth over a couple Of
thousand dollars, if as much. She
left here last Saturday evening on a
coasting trip up the river. 1t was a
sort of a Tay disaster on a small scale,
but with less fatal results.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
PEABODY BILLIARD HALL,
SID COOK, Proprietor.
The most elegant resort for
lovers Of the game. GOT
FOREIGN FREIGHT TROUBLES
The Freight POOlers and Cotton Ship
pers In Council.

There was a breezy time among the
railway freight agents and the cotton
exchange committee appointed to con-
slider the grievances Of the foreign
cotton buyers. The meeting vas held
at three o'clock in the afternoon. No
reporters were admitted, but it leaked
out that there was a considerable
amount of sharp talk, a good deal Of
explanation, some light let in
on both sides, and an understanding
that concessions should be made, OF
something to that effect. The rail-
readers also held a consultation at the
Peabody, and had a discussion as Ia
what course they would take. The
cotton exchange meeting adjourned tc
meet at the call of the committee,
which will doubtless be made to.
morrow, as they were still in confer
ence without having arrived at con-
! illusions up to noon to-day,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-20
BOLD BURGLARY.
A Safe Successfully Bored, Exploded
and Riied at 0sCeOla, Arkansas.

The town of 0sceola, Arkansas, so
miles up the river, was the scene
night before last of a daring
burglary and great excitement.
The inhabitants, who are proverbial
for their regular habits, we're all wrap
pei in slumber long before midnight,
but shortly after that hour they were
startled from their beds by a loud ex-
plosion which seemed to shake the
place, and certainly had the effect
to stir up the entire popula-
ton. Great commotion and ex-
element ensued. 1t was soon dis
covered that the p%ostofice safe kept
in the store Of j. l.. q j. H. Edring-
ton had been successfully blown open
evidently by professional burglars, and
robbed of all the money which they
could hastily gather up in the debris.
About 1850 is missing. The postofice
funds, fortunately, had been
sent off but only a short
time ago, The money taken
belonged mostly to Mr.. John B.
Driver, late sheriff of the county.
The burglars had provided for their
escape. They hadhorses near at hand
and got out of town before the people
we're aware of what had happened.
There are supposed to be two or three
in the party. The sheriff
and a posse were in pursuit at
last accounts. The burglary was moi
committed by buuglerS. They drilled
a hole in the top of the safe and put
in powder enough to blow of the door.
In their haste they failed to pick up
several packagesof money. The tracks
Of their horses we're easily followed
and a dark lantern, which they drop.
ped wal found near the store. 1t il
supposed that they are the same gant
who recently blowed open and robbed
a safe at Austin, Miss, and have beer
operating generally up and down tn,
river. Chief Athy is advised of theil
movements, and will he on the lookou.
for them.