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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19

A Red Balloon Ttat's Pretty to Play with
From the Cincinnati News-Journal.
The Blaine boom begins TO reseni-
bic toy boloon-biggest just before
it bursts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19

The I,ess snoking tooscco is ''LittI
Joker
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

very briskiy, and already many important
changes have been made at the grounds.
One of these is the building of a very
handsome entrance with ticket Office, etc,
attached; another is a more convenient
Car line connection, and still anOtheY
is the grading, rolling and macadamizing>
Of the main thoroughfares inside of the
grounds. In addition to the above a new
fount1in has been added and any number
of new buildings erected for display pur-
poses. Altogether the exposition and fair
of 1884 in ST. Louis promises an unusual
amount of attractions 10 the city soiourn--
eT as we'll as the country cousin, and unless
something unforeseen in the way of a cy-
clone, earthquake or something else in the
shape of disastrous visitation occurs, the
incoming throng will be greater, gladden.
and ''grippier" than ever before.
Rosa PEARL
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
Society Elsewhere.
SHELDON.


Mr.. Howard Stevens and Miss Sarah
Nopkenbrock were united in marriage by
Rev. II. L. Anderson, on the 4ih inst.
Miss Elizabeth Tussy, of Rich Hill
cousin TO {. II. Deweese, arrived In our
city on Friday night last, on brief visit
with relatives,
Mr.. Thsd Roberts, of Henry county,
and Miss Lizzie White were married on
Tuesday, at the residence of the bride's
parents, by Esquire De villiers.
John McClanahan and family, of La
mar, accompanied by Miss Lyle Scott, were
visiting In this city, last Sunday, the
gnests of Mrs. James McClsnahan.
NEVADA.
Miss Dora Jones, of this city, is visit
inc at Schell.
Miss Leach, one of Nevada's corps of
teachers, is visiting at Rich Hill.
Mrs. r. A. B. kaufman and daughter,
Miss Mollie, have returned from their
visit north.
Miss B. Daily, of Moundville, left
Wednesday for Columbus, Ohio, where she
will visit during the fall and winter. She
was accompanied by c. F. Aultman, who
will return in about three weeks. See
Mexico Bill and Postlewsit's band at Soda
liza fair, September % to q.
BROWNSVILLE.
Mrs. r. o. Boggess is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. J. E. Hooker.
Miss Florence Kennedy, of Longwood,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. V. c. Yantiss.
Miss Carrie Hall left for Houstonia,
Thursday morning to visit Mrs. Henry
Longan.
Mrs. G. w. Burk, Eta and Charlie, of
Cass county, are visiting their father,
Elder c. r. Martin.
MIR. and Mrs. A. P. Wilson, Mrs. r.
s. Wilson and Miss Mamie Wilson, re-
turned last Tuesday morning from a visit
to st. Louis. See Mexico Bill and Postle-
waite's band at Sedalia Fair, Sept. 33d to
9th.
Mrs. Sam Love has returned TO he
home in Lamar.
Mrs. 1. /. Snodgrass and little son, of
Linn, Kansas, is in the city, visiting her
SON and family.
Mrs. Sheedy has returned from her
visit to Illinois. She was accompanied
by her father and mother.
Mrs. Ellen Hoge, of Canton, Mo-, is
visiting her son, w. V. Hoge, and brother,
]. L. Vickers, in this city, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Ella. See Mexico Bill
and Postlewsite's band at Sedalia Fair,
Sept. 23d to 9th.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
Sweet Gum and Mullen.

Very few realize that in the exudstion
they see clinging to the sweet gum tree
there is q powerful stimulating expecto-
rant principle, and in the old field MULLEN
a mucilaginous one that is very healing to
the lungs. These two principles presents
in Taylor's Cherokee Remedy OF Sweet Gum
and Mullen pless: MT and effective cure
for Group, WhoopiDg- Cough, Colds and
Consumption. Sold by all druggists at 25c
and $l.00 bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
THE FAIR

Preparations ft- the lair are going on
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
SOCIETY NEWS.

IAny items of interest suitable for this depart
nent, froln Sedaiia or neighbOring places, are re-
spectfully solicited. WewaBt yiyaciOus, active
nd CHEEKY lady correspondent IN 81 the DeghhoI-
ing towns tributary 10 se5alia. Address all such
communications 10 Rosa Pearle, society reporter
BAZOo Office, Se6alia, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

"A warrant was yesterday issued by
Justice Halstead for the arrest of VIM.
Horn, charging him with having stolen
two sacks of winter wheat from w. Fisher.
The case will come up for trial next
Wednesday.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

will be rich and brilliantly attractive. A
description of these floats will be given
through the press later on"
THE STOCK DISPLAY.
Twill the display of stock be up to
high-water marx ?"
Beyond il. All rings are fast filling up
and there will De four times as much
stock this year than we have ever had.
The reason of this is that our fair
does not clash with any other In
The state, as tOfdate, and as all the fairs
west of US are over. we will catch the stock
en- route to the s.. Louis fair"
SOME FACILITIES.
"Any special facilities this yesr?"
eyes. We will have telegraph and
telephone Office on the ground, and mes
sages can be recsi lived and sent witho ut
trouble and extra expense"
The reporter also learned that the dis
plays In the Art hall and of agricultural
machinery would eclipse all previous eff
forts in this city. Surely this will be a
grand event in the history of fairs in Mi =
souri,, and the most superb one ever offered
to the citizens of Central Missouri.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

The hospital corps desire to return
thanks to the Young Ladies' Christian as
ISOLATION of C alhoun, Mo, for the beautiful
flowers they sent. Their kindness will
never be forgotten.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

See the fastest trotter at Sedalia fair
Sept % to q.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

See trades procession at Sedslis, Sep
temOer %.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16

See Electric light at Sedalia fair, Ser
% to q.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
Lansburgh DE- Br0.y
42O, 422 81 424
TEL STREET.
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

There was q greater rush for the steamboats,
this morning than on any morning during the
summer. Tho boats all left full, and large
numbers Of persons were left behind.
Mr., Arch Hutton, OF f street, between Eighth
and Ninth, lost his little son, Johnnie, last
night by scarlet fever. The little boy was
about four years old, and a general favorite In
the neighborhood.
81 wonder II we viii ever have any more
yacht races on the river as we used TOT" re.
marked resident TO THE CRITIC. 1--WE used
to hive some very lne races and some pretty
interest In those yacht races than there has
ever been in the rowing races"
game OF baseball yesterday between the
Falcons and the Centre Market nine resulted
in favor OF the latter by score OF 81 to IL.
This Is the 6rst defeat suffered by tho Falcons
This season, but II Is said that several of their
players were absent number OF interesting
spl0ys were made. The game was Witnessed
by considerable number OF spectators.
Mr.. Buckley swore out warrant yesterday
against Jerry McCarty, Keeper OF saloon on
Ninth street, near Il, near the baseball
grounds, for selling liquor to his son, who is q
minor. The place Is known as the baseball
headquarters, and II is said that many young
boys obtain liquor there.
The s. p. s., a social club OF East Washing
ton, went down TO Marshall Hall with their
friends this morning.
Mr.. Harry Gessford, tho station. keeper at the
First Precinct, a gentleman who Is uniformly
obliging TO newspaper men and who has as
sisted them TO many an item, 10 away on
vacation taking well-deservod rest.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
POLICY PLAYERS PULLED.
A Raid on An Estapiisbment In
RoeaIvu

RossIyn.
Detectives Raj and Block, Of this city,
assisted by the Virginia authorities, have
made another successful raid on the policy
writer's. They have been driven out of
Washington for some time, aud took up
their position at the village of Rosslyn, at
the south end Of tho Aqueduct Bridge.
John W. Clark has recently bought out
an inn.keeper at Rosslyn, aud the place has
been fitted up for the policy business.
About week ago an agent of Simmons &
Dixon, Of New York, under the title Of
odd Firm" camc here aud mado his
headquarters at tho place of Clark.
The officers made descent upon the
place about o'clock yesterday and caught
the establishment open for business, and
took Clark into custody, and also two al
legged policy writers, named George Gard
ner and Fred Drupe. A printing press and
all the pnraphernalia of q well-rcgulated
policy headquarters were captured and the
prisoners were taken before Judge Birch, Of
Alexandria County, and the case was SGT
down for hearing next Saturday.
Detective Raft states that some Of tho
writers claim that they were led to begin
business again under the impression that
they would not bo disturbed, because, as
they were informed 4y the New York peo-
pie, the policy men had put up $1,000 for
Republican campaign purposes, and any
officer who arrested them would lose his pc.
sition.
"They were imposed on, said Raft, land
we are going to arrest them IL they play
policy anywhere in this vicinity"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
SEWER CONTRACTS.
The Awards Made by the Commits
sioners Yesterday.


sioners Yesterday.
Under the 100000 appropriation to COM
plete the sewerage Of the District, the
Commissioners, at their meeting late yes
terday afternoon, made the following
awards of contracts for laying sewers;
Thomas Mccain, 1900 lipeal feet Q by 3
brick sewer, at $3.50 per lineal foot; 4,2l0
lineal feet 2.25 by 1891 brick sewer, at 1915
per lineal foot; 675 lineal feet $50 by 3.75
brick sewer, at $3.50 per lneal foot; 1895
lineal feet 2.75 by 4.12 brick sewer work, at
$500 per lineal foot; so lineal feet 4.25
brick sewer, at 81. so per lineal foot; $500
lineai feet 6.5 by 9.75 brick and concrete,
prices aggregating $43.793; 1925 lineal feet
1915 by 1875 brick and concrete, prices ag-
gregating $50, 500; 1000 lineal feet 90 brick
and concrete, prices aggregating $ld6,36i.
To Michael Shea, 2,415 lineal feet 1926 by
4S7 brick sewer, at $4.75 per lineal foot.
To George Courtney, $3.50 lineal feet 81
by as brick sewer, at $3.50 per lineal foot.
To John Cox g. Co., 1918 lineal feet 1915 by
5.62 brick sewer, at $6.61 per lineal foot.
10 James McCauldish. 100 basins, at $50 90
each; 1900 12-inch trap connections, at "a
cents per lineal foot; 500 15-inch trap con-
nections, at $l.09 per lineal foot. The do.
termination Of awards as TO other items of
work is deferred for further consideration.
The aggregate value of the awards yester.
day amou nted to $347 ,625.50.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
PISTOLS, HOT wArsR AND STONES
AS Defensive weapons Against Fence
Destroying Raiders-More About
the UniDntOwn War.

Nnb unIOnNOWn WUEs
Tho Uniontown fonce war between tho
families of Frederick Douglass and John A.
Moss was before the Police Court this morn
ing again, and tho courtroom was crowded
with The colored citizens of that section.
The case came up this time on n charge OF
assault and battery against Frederick
Douglass, jr, and Emanuel Molyneaux
Hewlett, q son.in-law of Hon. Frederick
Douglass, and member Of tho local bar.
They were charged with assaulting Mrs.
John A. Moss.
The latter stated that last Monday Mr..
Douglass and Mr.. Hewlett come to break
her fence down in the absence Of her hus-
band, aud when she called TO them TO de-
sist Mr.. Hewlett threw paling up at her
window and struck her with IL.
Mrs. Ella Tolliver testified that she was
in Mrs. Moss house at the time and saw the
difficulty.
"Who had the pistol and boiling water p
inquired Mr.. Hewlett, who conducted the
defense.
1--WE did, was the prompt reply. when
you broke the fence down we defended the
property
She admitted that tho women on her side
were armed with pistol, hot water and
stones.
Hattie Moss testified to witnessing the
encounter. She saw the paling, tho hot
water, etc.
Dorsey Denney said he went up TO Moss
at tho request OF Mr.. Moss. He saw Doug
lass and Hewlett sally forth with their
axes on their shoulders, and saw them cut
the fenco down. Being brother-in.law Of
Mr. Moss, he could not refrain from throw
ing some rocks at them.
For the defense Mr.. Hewlett said he and
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
what was Done at the Meeting Last
Night.

Night.
The Board of School Trustees reorganized
for the current fiscal year at meeting held
last evening at the franklin building. The
old officers, Mr.. Brainard ii. Warner, presi-
dent, and Mr.. Clarence b. Rheem, secretary,
were continued in Office by u unanimous
vote.
Miss Sarah HALEY was granted ono years
leave of absence, and Miss Mary Thomas
resignation was accepted.
The reopcning of the schools was set for
Monday, September 10.
The following resolutions were adopted on
motion of Mr.. Smith:
Resoired, That the organization OF the pub.
lie schools for the year commencing Septem.
Der 10, 1884, shall be conducted IN the follow.
ing manner, 10 wit:
/. Tickets OF admission shall be Issued by
the supervising principals OF the several
school divisions at their offlces from to 10
o'clock a. m. and from 8 to z p. m. on the Sth,
9th, 10Th, 11ih,1 2th and 18Th days Of septem.
Der, OF which fact the report OF these pro.
ceedings in the daily press shall be due
notice.
2; No tickets shall be issued on Monday, the
10Th day OF September.
3. on Monday, September 10, each teacher
shall receive only those pupils actually on the
roll at the close OF the last school year, and
shall make the transfers and organize tine
school.
a. Each teacher shall report In person to tho
supervising principal, at his onlce, on Monday
by o'clock p. m, the number OF vacancies In
MS or her school, OF which record shall be
kept by the principal.
B.. on Tuesday, September TO, teachers
shall admit pupils presenting tickets. The
number OF applicants ehall, on the same day
| CTuesday), Immediately on the adjournment
| OF the school, be reported, without fail, by
each teacher 10 the supervising principal at
Q. On and after Tuesday, September 10,
tickets OF admission shall be Issued 70 appli-
cants on each school day by the supervising
principal at such hour as he may Designate
2. on Saturday, September 10, the teachers
OF the public schools are required TO meet the
trustees, superlntendentB and supervising
| principals as follows:
| The teachers OF the white schools OF George.
| town, at the Curtis building, at 8 80 a. m.
| Orthe white schools OK the flrst division OF
washington, at the Franklin building, at 10
q. m.
OF the county schools at the Franklin build.
| Ing, at 10000, m.
| OF the white schools OF the second division
| 12m.
OF tho white schools OF tho third division OF
washington, at tho wallach building at 80
| p. m.
or the white schools OF the fourth division of
washington, at the Jefferson building, at 3
| p. m.
| or the colored schools OF the seventh diyls.
ION, at the Sumner building, at p. m.
OF tho colored schools ofthe eighth division,
at Inc John +. Cook building, at p, m.
The pending resolution fixing the salaries
of high school teachers was adopted.
| The committee on accounts was instruct
ed TO prepare estimates for the next fiscal
year.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
uNpRoFEssIoMAL ooNpuCr.

A Capper for Shystcr Lawyers Gets
His inst Deserts I'm the Police
Court To-day.
James Leonard, the ex.driver of the Jail
van, was before Judge Mills to-day on o
charge Of contempt of court in "capping"
or soliciting business around the court for
certain lawyers, by whom he is paid for his
unprofessional services, and the first real re-
buke was given to the nefarious business
by Judge Mills, although it has been going
ON for years.
The evidence against Leonard was to tho
effect that he advised colored couple, named
Lavinia and David Thomas, to employ an
attorney for SO, promising to get them ac-
quilted. ,rr
In disposing of the case Judge Mills said:
Every court has an inherent right to pun
ish contempts. A court has also the right TO
lay down rules in this respect, so long as
they don't interfere with the natural or
legal rights of persons. Among the duties
of court Is the protection of its dignity.
A court without dignity will not have the
respect of the community" He said 1t
was, perhaps, not proper for him to refer to
public rumors about the conduct of certain
persons about this court, but it has been a
notorious fact that for long time certain
things that were not professional have been
going on. This manner of soliciting bust
ness wascalculated to bring the Judge and
reputable members of the bar into dis
repute.
He referred to the order posted up in the
courthouse by Judge Smell to the effect that
he was convinced that poor and ignorant
persons were imposed on by these parties
and made to employ lawyers against their
wishes and judgment when they were not
In need of such sprvicos IL Ia not illapal
for an attorney to solicit business in this
manner, but it is unprofessional ut least.
He said the case was clearly made out, and
he would impose a fine of $40 or thirty
days.
Tho decision of the Court received the
favorable comment of every reputable law
yer in the courthouse
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
FAMILY DIFFICULTIES.
Two Cases Disposed of by Judg
Mills To-day.


Mills To-day.
There was a rather serious family diff
Guilty before Judge Mills this morning aud
very trifiing one. In the first case a
young man named Lewis Spicer, of Georgia
avenue, near Tenth street southeast, was
charged by his wife, Mary Spicer, with
threatening to take her life, and he then
proceeded to demolish the dishes and crock
ery-ware of the household, aud she is in
bodily fear of him.
The Court required Spicer to give $500
bail, in default Of which he was sent back.
The next was a case in which n middle
aged woman named Kate Murphy and her
young son, John Murphy, were charged
with making threats to Esther Greenwich,
5-year-old child, and the child was also
charged with assault The latter charge
was so ridiculous that it was dismissed as
coon as the child appeared
Judge Mills promptly dismissed these
cases and gave'the parents some good ad-
vice, and told them that the court is not
going to be used to settle difficulties be-
tween children. He advised them to re-
sort to the spanking process.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
THE RENEGADE SIZED UP.
The Price at which They Can he
Rurehaaad

Two old soldiers, one with his left arm
gone and the other minus his left leg, stood
in front of the Western Union Telegraph
Office, on Fifteenth street. this morning.
They were earnestly talking over the po-
litical situation. Said one
"Renegades can be bought very cheap
nowadays
"Yes," said tho other the fellow who
has fed all his life on the Republican party,
and who sees an opportunity to sell out to
the opposition, is a very cheap man. Such
men can be found even in this city, but |
am glad to say that they are precious few"
What is the price paid by the opposition
for renegades? ?" asked the first one.
"They get nothing cash down, but are
promised in tho event Of success TO be
taken care Of"
What is your understanding of rene
gade?'
GAS / said before, he is fellow who has
been taken care of by the Republican party
and then for promised reward turns his
back upon and stabs that party" -
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
AVERY DISTRESSING AFFAIR.
Tho Very Sad Death of Little Marion
Rfdgate.

A distressing and fatal accident occurred
TO Marion, the 3l-year-old daughter of
Thomas II. and Marion Ridgate, of 1923 l
street, yesterday, which resulted in the
death of the little one. Tho mother was
attending to some household duties in the
upper portion of the house just before noon,
and having occasion to go to the stairway
she saw the child lying on the stairs, bleed
ing from tho head, she having fractured
her skull. This was the first the distressed
mother knew of the accident, as there was
no noise of a fall. 1t is thought that the
child fell over the bannisters. Drs. Adams,
Taber johnson and Garnett were quickly
summoned, but their efforts were ia vain,
and the little sufferer died about 8 o'clock
in the afternoon, without being restored to
consciousness.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
card from J. J. boyd.

! The statement OF Mr.. James EveIeth In q
letter 10 the Commissioners that man named
Boya represents himself as an authorized
guide aud practices imposition on the public,
&C., II II refers 10 me, "a utterly false. on tho
contrary, state that am not an authorized
guide, but the Judge OF the Police Court two
years ago decided that there was no law 70
prevent me from acting In that capacity. The
badge that wear IS only 10 show aud adVer-
tiee my business, which business have been
In Tor the last seven or eight years.
L l. HOVu
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
The Highest Prize Dsass~'Hfh ihe


~ Question.
When you are old and am old,
And passions Ares are burned TO embere,
And life is as tale that's told,
And only worth what love remembers.
II We should meet-two quiet folk
And change opinions OF the weather,
Could word or look again provoke
The heart ana eyes 10 speak togetherY
The heart benumbed with so much ache,
The eyes bedimmed with 80 much crying2
DO buds long bllghted ever break,
And green the vine already dying
What hand OF sktll shall draw the line
'TWlXt Hordid love and hotter passion?
What art shall fix the unfaillng sign,
And bring It's reading into fashion,
What is the meaning Of It all,
The Christening woe, the vanished sweetness,
II dark obllvion's night shall fall
Forever on It's incompletenese2
When you are dead and am dead,
Our faces lost, our names unspoken,
Shall then the mystery be readl
Can heaven bind what earth has brokenY
In clearer light ana fairer day,
With liner sense the impulse proving,
Unfettored OF this hindering clay,
Oh, what must be the Joy OF ioyingy
Eliot q. True.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
SIEAMR0ATS.
YBNo NORFOLK, FORTRESS MONROE AND
Il THE SOUTH.

POTOMAC STEAMBOAT COMPANIES
POPULAR STEAMER, GEORGE LEARY,
Leaves Seventh street wharf on Mondays and
Wednesdays at $3.50 and Saturdays ut p, M, stop
ping at Piney Point and Cornheid Harbor going
and returning.
SATURDAY NIGHT STEAMER RETURNS
MONDAY MORNING,
Exclusive connection with the BoRt a and
Providence steamerp.. Connect also W "a New
York and Richmond Steamers Norfu J and
Western, eeabOard and Roanoke, Ocean View
ana Virginia Beach Railroads.
Passage and rooms can he secured at Baltimole
q Ohio Ticket Office NJ 18th 81, and Pa. ave, 81.
Marc Hotel, PolkinhorD'e, neNtto CITY Postoiice,
at CompFny'B office, eth ~. wharf,
knOx'a Express VIII call for and check bag
gage from hotels and private residences
Freight received daily until . =; m.
w. y. WEICH. Gen. AgenI.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
The Case of MIR. Roberts.

Wo are requested 10 say by the proprletors
OF the house with whom Colonel W. II. Roberts
Tor several months he has been In the habit OF
raving around the house, breaking furniture,
&c. ON the contrary, Mr.. Roberts was quiet,
peaceable l0dger, and gave no indications OF a
Violent dlapositlon until last Saturday.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-13
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1858.
WEATHER INpIoArIoNs.

Offlcc to-day soyB.
Generally warmer, fair weather ia Indicated
Tor the dietrlcts east OF tho Mississippi Rivcr,
except occasional showers and partly cloudy
weather on the immediate Atlantic coast on
Thursday