Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-28


Michigan home on q short visit.
Curry, the sheriff, and escort to TWEEN
ty-fve Of Barbour Lewis nighl-larks, left
for Nashville last evening. The Colonel
win return early, but the birds will chirp
and do homage to the State for number
Of years.
Horses in Calcutta have taken to wear
ing turbans. They are said to be very
unsightly but very useful. Exchange.
Yes; we saw an ass trying to adopt
some style here, by wearing bonnet !;
but the M. P.'s couldn't admire. 1t was
also useful-only cost him i've dollars.
Look sharp--siable owners and honest
horse-hesh dealers-thieves are again at
work, and are in the neighborhood of our
city, Collierville and surrounding towns
The richest acre of ground in Mem
phis, where plenty of work can be given
and money easily earned--"Hell's half
Acre" corner Desoto and Union. Pitch
in, Police
J They have said, they do say, and ever
UiU say, that the lob-sided front of q
house, supported by frail scsntlings, be-
tween Second and Main, on Jefferson, is
a nuisance and should be abated. Pull
it down.
The Tennessee Press Association
meets at Nashville on the 9th of October,
in the Supreme Court room. SO say
Tom Rogers, Presideni, and Hunter
Nicholson, Secretary.
A man with ak legs--that niger at the
Northern station-house, perched upon
the Commissioners stool, with pen
back of his ears, and who is kept to
search white mems pockets when ar
rested.
Perfume for the public, and smells for
the Sanitary Sergeant Call on the diff
ferent novels bordering along the bayou.
Sweetness prevails from a small-sized
bottle of assafe lita to that of dead
mule.
Music for the neighborhood, and yells.
for the police Any sized note and tune
can be had from 6 pm. to 81 am, and
from the squalls of niger baby to the
booming of double-barreled shotgun.
Apply at "Hell's Half Acre"
Ten thousand dollars have been raised
and will be paid for the erection of
Gothic building at Mason's depot, to be
used for Episcopal services and called
Trinity church. Mr. Cook, the architect
Of our city, supervises the work.
Baskerville Academy friends give o
tournament on the LIST prox. The pro-
ceeds to go to benevolent purposes. fit
ia not too far, attend in body young
men, and contest for the gay prizes and
the honor of browning whom you
like"
The Attorney General of Montgomery
county is after the Budds creek railroad
disaster creators. He has summoned
employees and passengers on the train
falling through, and will investigate the
causes thereof on the second Tuesday in
September.
DR.. White, one of the Commissioners
Of everybody's fund, is to bid off printing
hereafter. The cheapest workmen get
the work, and the Post will be left minus
the pap SO freely bestowed by the State
"pimps." and SO long enjoyed under
Radical rule.
The mail complaints so often reaching
the ears of newspapers, have become a
nuisance. Somebody should do good
work in cleaning out the whole establish.
ment, and hiring over those men whom
trust can be placed in, and discharging
and prosecuting those who violate their
honor by stealing, END IN partisan spirit
delay the regular mails.
We are glad to note the proceedings OF
The tobacco men Of our city. Their
work goes tremendously on, and it is one,
4 Memphis merchants and residues will
the same with mind and peck
,tbooks, that will enhance ten-fold their
bank accounts and the growth Of the city
Push ahead, gents, and let no nerve tire
Until you have done sil 10 perfect the
,ity ss tobacco mart.
Acting. Mayor Swsyne has appointed j
v. j. Bates, 9. A. Choste, B. B. Wad-
lsll, N. J. Pollard, A. 7. Shaw, Il. E.
Hudson, l.. G. Haynes, =. s. Davis, R |
} Brinkley and |. O. Harris as delegates
O the Keokuk Convention, to be held on
he 9Th; and ask Of those unable to at
end to notify bin that be might appoint
'thers.
John Durivage, one of the 0pera-Whit-
nan victims, and at some time connected
nth the California, Boston, New York
nd New Orleans presses, died ct the
lily Hospital yesterday morning. He
represented as having been scholar
{ the finest merits, gentleman of the
rst order, and CT sctof that but few
ouId equal.
South Memphis has been beauiified by
be erection of a very handsome church