Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-20
LOCALS In BRIEF.


ing settled the hash for ten applicants
for Justice and collected S25.
Bill Smith, colored gent, was this
morning fined s25 for carrying concealed
weapons. Darkies, take warning.
Usually at this season of the year we
are favored with cool nights, but now the
evenings are as uncomfortably warm as
in July and August.
Yesterday evening a mackeral
named Tom@Parker was arrested for
alleged completely in the late robbery OF
Harry Woatherb0e's saloon.
If the sister of Capt Granville
Porter, of the 9Th Texas Confederate
Cavalry, is in Memphis, she will obtain
information regarding him by address
ing Abraham Cox, Ashville, ST. Clair
county, Ala.
The New Memphis Theater will be
reopened next Monday, when the publi-
cation of the Theatrical Bulletin will
be resumed. As an advertising medium
it cannot be excelled, and our merchants
should take advantage of it by leaving
their cards for insertion at the LEDGER
counting.room, ID Madison street.
--Emmons & Son, Nos, 10 Jefferson
street and 1893 Main street, have received
the New York Ledger, Chimney Corner,
Literary Album, Boston Post, Su nday
Times, Lacrosse Democrat, back num-
bers of the Pen and Pencil Magazine,
Frank Leslie Lady's Book, lie Bon Ton,
Hours at Home, and Nick Max, all for
October, and daiies from everywhere.
Give Tsim mons & Son call.
1t is peculiarly unfortunate that so
few offices are to be filled at the next
election. Every Radical now in office
wants one or two more, and all the
+" outs" desire to be counted among the
"ins." An army of loousts could not
strip the official tree as bare as these
hungry place seekers will. We can
recall scarcely Radical of sufficient
intelligence to get under cover when it
rains, who does not look longingly into
the future and sigh for public pickings.
How sad to reflect that only dozen or
so can be gratiGed Tears of anguish
gush from our eyes as we record the
melancholy fact.
Ed. Worsham, p Jefferson street,
received by last nights mail Chimney
Corner, Album, .Waverly, Scientific
American, Police Gazette, Sporting
Times, Saturday Night, New York
Weekley, Round Table, Banner of Light,
New York Ledger, Lacrosse Democrat,
and all the French and German weeklies,
Godey's and Frank Lesie's Lady's Book
for October, Lady's Friend and Demo
rests for October, Nick Max and Merry
man for October; also new supply of
Gleason's novelettes, and new Monroe
ten cent novel, Dog Face. Ed. has
good assortment of base balls. Edward
is always up to time
ABSURD SToRIEs.-Precisely the OBJ
ject some people have in giving cur.
rency to the story that opinion is di-
vided as to the presence Of yellow fever
in Memphis, we are at loss to conceive.
1t is known to everybody that there has
not been case of the fever in or near
Memphis for years. yet, oil sorts of
stories are set ahoat, which, upon
reaching the country, are magnified
thousand fold. No good can result from
saying that So-and-so does not believe
the fever is here, and that all the re
spectacle So.and.so fatty contradict
such rumors. 1t is construed in the
country to mean that public opinion is
divided-that there is at least room for
discussion of the question. The ten
dency is to Brighten people from Mem
phis, and injure trade. In face Of the
facts this is hard to bear. The people
in the country may rely upon it that
should any epidemic make its appear.
ance they will be promptly apprised Of
its presence. It is well enough for them
to notice that the number Of deaths in
Memphis from all diseases, is less than
thirty per week-about one for every
two thousand inhabitants.
The REGArrA To MORROW. = To-mor
row afternoon at o'clock the first an
nual regatta, under the auspices Of the
Memphis Boat Club, will be given. The
"Ivanhoe aud " Magnolia " are the con.
testing crafts, and will be manned as
follows;
Magnolia X. Shaper, +. NJ
Grebel, Robert McLane, Charles Jehle,
Otto Fellhouse, G. +. Barrett, Geo. Hill
byn, George Hough add w. Stiles, cox
swain.
IranhOe-GeorEe L. Florence, c. o.
Valentine. James p. Gallagher, ]. A. j.
Smith aud J. S. Smith, coxswain.
The prize is the honor of carrying the
Gibbs colors, aud as each party is am
bilious o. the distinction a lively contest
msy be anticipated. Messrs. Bigley,
Mellersh So. have placed the brig Mel
lie at he disposal Of The club FOR the
accommodation Of the ladies, the judges,
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