Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-02
LOCALS IN nnrEv.

during the month Of August
-wanted-Ciiy and county scrip
Apply at SO Union street. 'litt 4
"A colored boy was run over by q
Poplar street car last evening and slightly
injured.
Nothing Of interest has trapspired
10 police circles within the past twenty
four hours.
Five arrests were made by the police
Of the lower district yesterdsy-all for
trivial offenses.
The rain Of the past forty.eieht
hours has rendered the unpaved streets
extremely muddy.
-Bagley's celebrated fine cut chewing
tobacco at Kaufman a Bros, corner Of
Second and Jefferson.
Peter Justice, colored, for breaking
into Mrs. Stanley house, has been COM
mitted for trial at the Municipal Court
1t is understood that balloon as
cension will take place from Central
Park on the occasion Of the st. Georges
and st. Andrews picnic, on the Oath inst.
The grand soiree Of the 18th Regi-
ment Relief Association, comes of to.
morrow night. The arrangements are all
complete, and are on an extended scale.
1T is understood that the Steamboat
mems Democratic Club will take On
active part in the grand parade on the
oh inst, exhibiting Eve or six steam
boats TO be drawn on wheels in the pro-
cession.
The New York, Chicago, ST. Louis,
Cincinnati and Louisville dailies, re-
ceived in advance Of the mails, at Joe
Lockes, % Jefferson street. All the
latest weekly and monthly publications,
also, constantly on hand. 81
Our enterprising fellow-townsuep,
Messrs. Edmonds, Todd & Co., received
this morning the first Bale of new cotton
from Pamela county, Miss. 1t was from
the plantation of Messrs. Kyle and
Cooper, and was classed strict middling.
One of the ablest and most telling
speeches of the campaign was made by
Judge W. Il. Stephens, before the Fourth
Ward Democratic Club, at Stillman Hall,
last evening. He was followed by Hon.
]. W. Leftwicb, who also spoke forcibly
and to the point.
Officer Wilkerson took into custody
negro giving his name az Bob. Tay.
lor, who was found carrying razor con
cealed about his person. On being
brought into court this morning he was
fined ten dollars.
AS the number of Assistant Marshals
for the grand demonstration and mass
meeting on the 9th inst is deemed insult
ficient, each of the Democratic clubs Of
the city and county is requested to de-
signate one Of their members to oficiate
in this capacity, to report to the Grand
Marshal by the 9Th inst.
The Tdllahatchian, published at.
Charleston, Tallahatcbie county, Missis-
sippi, offers to the business men Of this
city most excellent medium for adyer-
Using. 1t has large circulation in one
of the best cotton growing regions of the
State, and trades almost exclusively with
this city. Its terms are liberal. 1884
SASIrARY.-The following is the mum.
Der Of nusances reported to the sanitary
police for the month ending August 81,
1868: Full-privy vaults, So. Filthy
privy vaults, 81; yards, Al cellars, Z
stables, 6; houses, 8; sewers, 81; alleys,
81; hog pens, 8; cutters, "a; cisterns,
2. Obstructed-streets, Sc; alleys, 7;
sidewalks, 9; cutters, $780, Throwing
Stops into street, Z; throwing manure
into bayou, 8; piles of manure, A ponds
ofstaguant water, 10; violations of water
spout ordinance, 10; sidewalks out of
repair, 1873. Unsafe-house, /; cisterns,
s; privy vaults, Z; sewers, 8; bridges,
2; awnings, 3. Paving notices served,
l44. Total, 1854. The number of nuis-
ances abated for the month has been as
follows: Cleaned-privy vaults, l4O;
yards, Al cellars, Z; stables, s. houses,
3; sewers, 3; alleys, 80; hog pens, 3
cutters, GA; cisterns, 2. Cleared
streets, rs; sidewalks, O. Throwing |
slops into street abated, 7; throwing |
manure into bayou abated, 8; piles of
manure removed, A; staguant ponds |
abated, 10; violations of water-spout
ordinance abated, l3. Repaired-side-
walks, 1873 house, l cisterns, s.; privy |
vaults, g. sewers, 3; bridges, 2; avn
ings, 3. Paving notices complied with,
l2l; paving notices not complied with,
%; privy vaults remaining unclean, 8.
Total, 846.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Mr.. Junius Quir-
Ian, laborer in the employ of the Nicol-
son paving company, at their saw mill at
the foot of Adams street, while attempt
ing 10 oil the machinery, last evening,
had his arm caught in the betting, and
badly fractured between the wrist and
elbow. DR.. Donsho being promptly
called to the spot, set the fractured limb,
and hadQuinlan removed to his residence,
where he will probably be confined for
some days,i consequence of his injuries.