Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-30
BREyITIEs.

letin, is in the city.
Cool, chilly nights and warm days now.
The hot weather is nearly over.
The Dyer County Fair will open on
Monday, the 18th of October.
Col. I. T. Pitts, local editor of the
weekly Mississippi Central, published at
Water Valley, one of the most flourish
ing towns in Mississippi, is in the city,
on business connected with that paper.
Mr. R. NJ. McKie will resume the pub
LEGATION of the Theatrical Bulletin for
the current season next Thursday. 1t
will be quarto in form after a few days,
and will have large circulation.
We learn that Mr.. F. M. Cash is dan
gerously i'll at his residence on Court
street He is receiving care and atten-
tons at the hands of the Masonic fra
ternity, of which he is prominent mem
Der.
The Senatorial and Floaterial Conven-
tons, to meet in this city, have been
postponed until the 9Th of September.
Hence, we will only have one convention
this week. How the politicians will
amuse themselves in the long interval is
more than we offer to tell.
Col. Swayne, of the New York Equita-
BILE Life Insurance Company, has kindly
sent this Office two war maps, well exc
cuted and more accurate than many OF
the diagrams, called maps, in circula-
ton. He has our thanks and acknowl.
edgments in return.
The WEEKLY LEDGER is out to-day, and
can be had ready for the mail at the Of
fee. We challenge comparison with any
weekly paper published in the Mississippi
Valley or any other valley The WEEKLY
is gaining in circulation beyond prece
dent, and we expect soon to run ahead
of any paper in the field, published here
or elsewhere. This is the natural result
of publishing live paper adapted to the
tastes and wants of the misses.
A fire broke out about eleven o clock
this morning in the rear of two-story
brick building, at No. $50 Front street
The building was fanked by two higher
houses, and was thus protected from the
wind, which was blowing slightly at the
time. The fire department. turned ou
promptly, and when we left, at noon, hat
nearly or quite extinguished the flames
Some families were driven out and some
stores damaged by fire and water. Th'
loss, and the names of the losers, we die
not ascertain.
The last number of the Hot Spring
Courier, which has come to hand, says
1.-THE trial of DR.. Knode for killing Maj
John H. Ward, is still progressing
Many witnesses have been examined
pro and con, and the counsel for the de
tense, Major Met l.. Jones, and Messrs
Beldin and Prichard, and for the prose
cution, Major G. j. Summers, hav
brought their untiring energies and lega
talents to support them in their differen
positions. 1t is thought the trial will
likely take up some time yet.
The dog killers were out in Scotlan
this morning at an early hour. The,
killed dray load of dogs before break
fast, and it was not good morning 70
killing dogs either. The load picked u
would number from thirty to forty. Th
D. X. gets fifty cents per dog scalp
This is quite an incentive to the ID. X
in the discharge of his duty. The hes
dogs have all been collared and their tal
paid; the worthless ours are only left IL
an unprotected state on the streets, ant
they go up by the dozen. Soon the crol
will be in and the harvest safely housed
and then, as Alexander wept because h
could not go up in balloon and fine
some other world where they had new
way of mixing drinks, so the d. X. vii
pour forth a torrent of tears when there
are no more dogs to kill in Memphis.
The Trustees Of the Louisville Medica
College louisville, KY have instituted
one beneficiary scholarship for eacl
Congressional District in the Southern
and surrounding States. By this means
very many poor but deserving younl
men will be enabled to obtain thorough
medical edcation. Any young man wish
ing to take advantage of this benefactior
has only to write to the Representative
Of the Congressional District in which
he resides, or to the President of tn,
Medical Society of his State, or to DIR
L. S. Gaillard, Dean of the Faculty o
the Louisville Medical College, Louis
vile, Ky, when he will receive full in
formation of all that it is necessary fo
him to do to secure one of these scholar
ships. With proper delicacy, the names
Of those who have secured the benefci
airy scholarships will be known only t.
the Dean of the Faculty. 1t is unneces
sary to commend those who have estab
lished these noble beneficiary scholar
ships. Their act will bring them com
mendations wherever it is known.