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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
COURTHOUSE NOTES.

The assistant Attorney General, Mr..
Sam Weakley, is attracting considera.
bic attention by his terse and logical
arguments for the prosecution in the
Criminal Court.
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Erwing is
acting 1ailor since the resignation Of
AbsalOm Boyd. The latter resigned
Friday.
Cornelius Houston was sentenced
to one year Saturday for stealing g
from Cohen's cigar stand.
A charter was applied for THU
morning for miss Holden's Semina,
ry" to be located at Collierville
Tenn.
A fine Of $50 was imposed upon W
H. Palmer in the Criminal Court Sat
urday for retailing liquor without
license.
The funeral Of Mr.. II. u. Steele
Chief Deputy Register, took place
this morning from st. Mary's church
His remains were inferred in Elm
wood. Mr.. Steele was a clever gen
tlemau and a popular Official, and hi
genial face will DO sadly missed.
The County Court was busy thil
morning considering assessments. A
few applications for reduction Of bach
taxes were allowed, but all petitions
regarding assessmentS for the prsseRr
year we're referred to committee not
yet named, to consist Of three magis-
trates and three private citizens.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09

DOn't Fail to Attend
the clearing sale Of
Mems and Boy = Clothing
at SS3K Main street.
All Goods marked down 10
% per cent below cost.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
Election ofOmcara.

The Teutonia, or Maifest Society,
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing term; President, Jos,
Uhl, of the Casino; YiOesP President, F.
Leidcl, German Ben. Society; Sec'y.,
f. Zimmerman, MapnnsrOheri COmptr
E. Kathriner, Bruderbundi Treas, j.
J. Tanner, Gruetli Society. There
will DO a rousing MaifeSt this year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
sam MAYS
shirt Mandatory,
26Ri Main street.

Is very busy filing orders for parties who
wish to be prepared for the coming warm
weather. His manufactured goods are
stylish, made of best material, in work.
man like manner and at reasonable prices
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09

WANTED-New or old bonds and cou-
pons, due or undue; paving scrip and GER
tifcstes, ledger balances, for paying back
taxes. B. RICHMOND, 20 Madison st. As
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09

JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAEER
94I Second street l07t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
Flowers.

Flowers
Call at the corner Of Madison and
Second streets and see our stock Of
plants and cut flowers; finest in the
city. Postofice News and Book Store,
corner Second and Madison streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09

CT0RE HOUSE No. $40 Front street, now
- occupied by L. Lawhorn 4 Co. Apply TO
Jas, DEGNAN, IS Adams street. liSt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09

DOR RENT FOR TAIS YEAR-Two hun
IT dred acres Of fine cotton or corn land,
within sight Of Memphis. Abundance of
provender now on the place, also good houses.
Apply at once to Q. 0. Bryan 4 Co., 20
Madison. 27t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-09
KAHN d FREIBERG,
Corner Main and Poplar.

l9Oc, grand silk brocaded grenadine, 39c;
this goods cost originally, 81 26.
4Oc, spring silks, checked, solid or
striped. 40c.
80, $40, Sl2, beautiful silk dresses.
50, $40, $12.
sl5c, steel-gray double fold debeige, l5c.
Doc, finest extra double-width. all
wool, Csc.
I815c, yd wide, elegant wool bunting,
SIC.
Slightly damaged bleached and brown.
lSl5c, Fruit Of the Loom Domestic, SIC.
|8Hc, &c and Sc, I'd wide, best brown, &c.
5Oc for slippers or buskins, Soc.
lOc, l5c and 26c for Chantilly, Spanish.
lOc, Guipure, Duchess, or Russian
lace, l0c, 15c.
lOc for brown dress linens, extra wide.
10c.
DC collars, 10c fchus, 25e lace fichus.
25c and Soc.
Doc for watered cardinal, extra
wide.
All-silk sash, 85c,
In mems department at 25c a pair, fin
est white jeans drawers, barely
damaged at all; 8 pairs for 81.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

is being Overland by an apparatus of
exchanges which will prove an eX-
tremely interesting study to the Ri
cardO of, say, the tWenty-tifth centu-
~. These EXCHANGES are the creamerieS
OF the world of labor. The prices of
the speculative wheat and the spectral
hog of the board fix those of the real
wheat and the actual hog of the field.
The negro planter of Georgia, who
raises his bale and half, must sell it
for what the cotton exchange says it
is worth. The man who works in the
ground must take the price fixed
for him by the man who works in the
air. Nc one can understand the 'cor-
ner" who does not comprehend the
development and reach of the ex-
changes of our time. The manufac-
ture of prices, like other modern in
dustries, is being concentrated into
vast establishments, and these are
passing under the rule of bosses and
syndicateS. The markets, like polit-
ical parties, are run by the machine.
The people are losing the power of
making prices as well as nominations.
The Free Breakfast Table" pays
tribute to some clique, whether rail-
load pool, trades-union, match monop-
oily, coal combination. pottery tariff
infant, or board of trade corner, on
pretty much everything upon it,
The coffee market of the country
has lately gone out of the re
gion of unorganized supply and de
mand into the hands of a coffee eX
change, with all the modern improve
ments for speculation. a price fac
tory to make the quotations of butter
and cheese has just been established
in New York. 1t deals in brokers
eggs as we'll as hens eggs, and has al
the approved facilities to enable i
to count and sell the chickens tina
are not yet Matched out of the egg
that are not yet laid.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

JUDGE SNEED was the alderman re-
ferred to as having been of counsel
for the old gas company, and now
prosecuting a forfeiture of contract
made with the new company. No
one, of course, supposes that Judge
Sneed could be influenced in his Off
cial acts as councilman by his legal
connection with the old company. He
regards the forfeiture as complete,
and asks the city council to make the
declaration, because he thinks a better
contract may now be made with the
old company, covering less time and
supplying lights on better routes than
under the contract with the new
company. He is evidently viewing
the relation of the city in the light OF
what he considers to be of most adj
vantage in public sense. But in this
connection it may be. stated, that the
old gas company does not admit its
contract with the city for twenty-five
years service has been broken. IT
claims that this contract, with its
rates, still exists. If so, what is the
sense Of "a five years contract with
the old company? If the old con
tract binds for twenty-five years
then the rates fixed in said
contract now exist, and they are now
in force, and the city government is
clothing us in darkness while the
company's charges acrue. Be this "a
it may, there is no sense in fighting of
a conclusion. The new company
ought to know its status. By the
laws of the state a judicial declaration
is necessary to make a forfeiture
and the city council is the court to
| decide. Let iG decide.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

The New York Herald voices the
sentiment of The STATESMAN, fire.
quently expressed, that the South
may take leading part in shaping
the purposes and policies of the Dem
ocratic party. 1t has arrived at the
conclusion that the country would
not be endangered by the Democratic
party nominating Southern man fol
the vice-presidency in 1884, and men.
lions the names of several Southern.
ers who would be entirely unobjection-
able. In this connection it may
not be amiss to again mention that a
new paper has beeen started in New
York, which advocates Ben Butler fol
the presidency and John II. Reagan fol
the vice presidency. What Judge Rea.
gan has doneto get himselfin such con
nection is not known. The way foI
him to mount is not on Their end Of
the Democratic much behind Benja
min F. Butler.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
THERE are four universities &

THERE are four universities in the
United States with over one thousand
students. These are Harvard, Yale,
Oberlin and Ann Arbor, though the
last two fail by good deal to come
up to the standard of the first. On
the other hand, the German universe
ties greatly surpass American figures,
and the reason for it is that they Dire
more complete, more thorough and
more comprehensive in instruction.
At the ten PruSsian universities last
year there were 1851 students. The
regents of our state university should
bear in mind, that the readieSt way
to add to its annual growth is to make
it as near perfect, as near complete, as
possible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

THE Eastern papers throw ridicule
on Wizards grand blow over the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. They know that thu Ngh the
completion of this road tie great
Northeast will engage in a shipping
trade of its own. 1t makes st. Paul
and its near neighbor, Minneapolis.
the commercial center of a territory
of half a million square miles. into
which immigration is flowing faster
than into any other section of the
United States. The road passes
through the finest wheat fields In
America; runs along nearly the entire
length of the Yellowstone valley: en-
ters and crosses the cattle ranges of
Montana, where the weather is tenn
pered by the warm waters of the
geysers. and where there is the finest
grazing region in the Northwest:
climbs the gold-bearingS mountains of
northern Idaho; bridges the famed
Columbia river, with its salmon
wealth. and connects with the worlds
shipping. on the shore Of the Pacific
Az. N.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
Price Factories.

While only one bushel in seven of
the wheat crop of the United States is
received by the produce exchange of
New York, its traders buy and sell
two to every one that comes out of the
ground. When the cotton plantations
of the South yielded less than 6,000,-
600 bales, the crop on the New York
exchange was more than 100000.
Oil wells are uncertain, but the flow
on the petroleum exchanges of New
York, Bradford and Oil City never
hesitates. Pennsylvania does well
to run 24,o00000 barrels in a
year, but New York city will
do as much in two small rooms
in one week, and the petroleum
exchanges. sold altogether last year
2,O0O,OO0O0O barrels. When the Chi
cago board of trade was founded, its
members were required to record their
transactions. The dance of specula-
lation has nowadays grown to he so
rapid that no count is kept of the
steps. The board was lately reported
to have turned over as much wheat
in one day as the whole State of Hi
nois harvestS in twelve-month. Its
speculative hogs outnumber two to
one the live hogs in the United States,
and it is safe to say, that the board
raises five bushels of grain to
everyone that is produced by
the farmers of the West.
Securities have become as staple an
article of production with us as wheat,
cotton, oil or hogs. One million dol
lars worth day of new stocks and
bonds is needed in prosperous years to
supply the demands of the New York
stock exchange, and its annual trans
actions are nearly thrice the taxable
valuation of all the personal property
in the United States. One of the
things that would be new to Solomon,
if he lived to-day. is the part played
by the modern exchange in the distri-
button of the products of labor and the
redistribution of wealth. The honest
industry that builds up our greatest
fortunes is raising wheat and pork on
the Chicago board of trade, mining on
the San Francisco stock exchange,
building railroads in Wall street, sink
Jog. oil wells in William street and
picking cotton in Hancock square.
While the text books of the science
Of exchange are describing in infantile
prattle the imaginary trade of pfe-his-
foric trout for1afa 4 DANTE venison be-
tween the ed and the "iirst
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

THE supreme lodge of the knights
and Ladies of Honor have made some
important changes in their laws. The
law relating to the institution of
grand lodges was so amended as to
prohibit the establishment of such
lodges except in states in which there
are at least 1000 members in good
standing. The fiscal year will here
after close August 10. The salaries
are: Supreme protector $1,000, secre-
tary $2500, treasurer $500. A law
was passed giving social as well as re-
lief members the privileges of the
sick benefit fund; and committee on
secret work was appointed to amend
the ritual and prepare a ritual for the
grand lodges.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

SAYS the Savannah News: 1.-THE
Republican papers are singing the
praises of the civil service law. 1t
works, they say, like charm. If by
any chance the Republicans should
win the next national contest, it will
be interesting to see what Kind of a
tune the organs will then grind out.
The fellows who did the political
Work will want the offices, and they
viii have them in spite of the civil
service law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

SUCH a season for base ball was
never known before. As to per cent.
age of games won Cleveland, at pres.
emit, stands first; Boston, second;
Providence, third. and Chicago, fourth.
AS regards the number of games won,
Providence and Cleveland are even as
are Boston and Chicago. 1t is pre-
dicted by the best judges that Boston
viii, in the end, hold the first place,
and Chicago second, though to secure
this New York and Providence must
be beaten, while Cleveland must be
defeated by Buffalo. and Chicago by
Detroit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

1T is estimated that during the past
eighteen months about 100000 Spring
field rifles and 100000 cartridges
and any quantity of cotton duck suit
able for tents have been shipped for
China via San Francisco. The total
value of war material thus sent over
to the Celestials counts up about S.,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

Two cotton mills in Memphis ex-
pend about 100000 for labor in
twelve months. Why is it that Aus
tin does not have cotton and wooden
mills? With manufactures there
would be less need for maintaining
the poor. Women and children could
be employed in the factories.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

The guillotining of the murderer
Holtz, at Rheims, France, on the 18th
instant, was witnessed by over 5000
people MosS, ut them were women
anu girls, and they had biyouacked all
night on the ground, to be sure of not
being crowded from their places.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

"No one at Windsor" says the
London Truth, "can understand why
Mr.. Devereux has been made a
Knight. He is a hatter-is Con-
sentative, and was on intimate terms
with the late Mr.. John Brown. 1t is
not clear whether the Knighthood has
been conferred upon him on account
of his hats, of his politics, or of his
intimacy with the departed one"
Why does not Truth tell the whole
truth, and say that intimacy is at the
bottom of the whole matter?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
FLoRENoE GERA1p. in her plf

FLORENCE GERALD, in her play of
"a Friend" will tour Texas and the
South during the season. Marlande
Clarke is manager Of the "a Friend
Dramatic company" He is dra-
matte lecturer of distinction. Of
course Miss Gerald will be cordially
received in her own Texas. Her pic
ture adorns the title page of the New
York Mirror of September 10.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
THE base ball element is pe

The base ball element is getting
strong enough to win the favor
of the politicians; at least one
would think so, when a professional
club is banqueted by the governor of
state. But when Office is the sole
as well as the soul aim of a man his
acts become glaringly desperate, with
a suicidal tendency
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

WHY is it that base ball player
commands the honors of state? Be-
tween the player and the officeholder
or politician there is complete recip-
rocity of sentiment. Both are con-
stantly engaged in runs, and when
they have won on ms both need fire.
quent patching up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

The centennial of the convention
which framed the constitution of the
United States occurs in 1887, and il
has already been suggested that there
should be another constitutional con.
yention at that time, to overhaul the
senate and deprive the states of equa
representative in that body.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

LORD CoLERIDGE, IN his progress
through this country, is accompanied
by four detectives as protection
against any Fenian plots that may
have been formed against his life.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

THE destruction of the Proteus, and
the consequent imperiled condition of
Lieut. Greedy and his men, should be
a final lesson as to arctic exploration.
No more money should be put up
upon these foolish arctic expeditions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

WHY should not the International
get up excursions from st. Louis dur
ing the coming fair week. Many per-
sons would come to Texas because of
cheapened rates of transportation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

CERTAINLY the Republicans of
Iowa have got things in most lively
condition inside their camp. Elk
Secretary Kirkwood cannot stand the
prohibition plank in the Republican
platform, and he refuses to take the
stump in behalf of his party unless
permitted to disavow that part of it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
1 TARRED rome tied around

A TARRED rope tied around the up
per part of the body, says the Mem
phis Avalanche, is a cure for malarial
diseases. There may be no doubt of
the efficacy of the remedy, when one
end of the rope is fastened to the limb
OF tree
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

THE base ball craze has pervaded
the country, and the unemployed ele-
ments in every community are thus
finding employment. Sunday after
noon fifty young darkies, from four
teen to twenty years OF age, engaged
in the passtime on University square.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

GREAT rivalry exists between st.
Paul and Minneapolis, and this fact
will increase the material develop
ment of the country along the line of
the Northern Pacific.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

Iowa has been banner Republican
state. giving all the way from 10000
to 10000 majority for the Republican
candidates. Let us see how the thing
turns out in October.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.

IT is an honor to university stu
dents. that they have engaged first in
organizing literary society instead
of base ball club.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

THE amount of cotton used by
Southern mills during the year end
ing September /, was 1881. 600. This
shows that the consumption Of cotton
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

This famous Remedy for Con-
stipation, Dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton, Liver Complaint, and all
Liver Diseases, has been in
constant use by the public for
fifty years, and is more popular
to-day than ever before Buy
none but NJ. A. Thedford 6 Co.'s
original and genuine, rnanufas-
tnred by the Chattanooga BIedi-
cine Co.. at Chattanooga. Tenn.
Every package ENCLOSED IN yell
low Wrapper
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

years, and that it is more than $4,000
bales larger this season than it was
asst. The figures furthermore show
that in recent years the consumption
has increased at far greater rate in
southern than in northern mills. The
prosperity already attained in manu-
facture has given lively impetus to
the construction of new mills in vari-
Gus quarters and the enlargement of
the capacity of old ones. The South
ern states are simply developing an
industry for which they have peculiar
natural advantages, and it is admitted
that the South can become a great
cotton manufacturing centre. And,
yet, in the face of such facts Texas has
not to-day one cotton mandatory in
operation. With cotton crop record
surprising all other states, we are
shipping every bale abroad and buy
ing ever yard of cotton cloth we use
from distant manufacturers. In the
light of progress in all the other cot
ton growing states such a fact is
humiliating. What community will
break the spell and give us one factory
to start with
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27

1Se MONTGOMERY COUNTY.-Saw mill
i ~ and pine lands. Newly erected saw
mill, good condition. capacity 5000 feet lum-
Der per day, tramway connecting with Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railway; 5000 acres
good pine lands and 1900 acres partly cut OFF.
Entire property for sale for $4,000. Terms
$1,000 cash, balance taken in lumber ut current
prices in stock at MILL payable quarterly; full
payment III three years. with ten per cent in
terest. This is a bargain. Five Thousand
acres good pine land can be had same locality.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
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circulars Of testimonials from citizens of Pen
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the United States. Please call at my Office or
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with any Of these diseases that they try my
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physicians Who have cases of this description
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give my medaklHe fair trial. and will guar
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would especially request that they try it in
cases considered as without hope No one has
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his name and place Of business in my adYer-
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
TEXAS LANDS

4 i,c OMANCHE COUNTY-A desirable
i w small ranch, containing 500 acr, nf
miles west from the town OF Comanehe. fine
grasses. most mesquite. and has not been
over stocked; water fresh, lasting and ahulI-
Two improved farms, one with 100 acres an
the other seventy-tive acres in cultivation Two
dwelling houses of five rooms each, with contl
wells, stables and pens, no Rough unavailable
cattle.