Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-27
BREyITIEs.


style Of Journalism
The number of Memphis absentees
enjoying themselves in the North and
East, on the sea-board and at the springs,
has been estimated at two thousand.
The Atlantics and Mutuals of Mem
phis viii play game Of base ball for
the championship Of Tennessee at the
Trotting Park tomorrow afternoon.
Raleigh Springs will be largely at
tended to-day by picnicers, who have &C
cepted the invitation Of those popular
colored caterers, Uncle Tom and Aunt
Mary.
Joe Locke, the lightning newsman at
1864 Main street, has the latest daily
papers, illustrated weeklies, monthlies
for August, and news goods of every
description.
Capt. Harvey Mathes, Tax Collector
on Privileges, will not be in his Office for
several days, he havingbeen called from
the city TO Montvale Springs, owing to
sickness in his family.
The Memphis MEDICAL College has
been incorporated into the Cumberland
University, and hereafter it will be
known as the Medical Department of
the University, and its graduates annu-
ally enrolled with the professional
alumni. I'd a. a..
Go to Mansfords news depot, corner
of Monroe and Second streets, for pic
torial publications, English, Irish,
French and German publications, scien-
tifc, fashion and literary monthlies from
all quarters, and daily newspapers from
every city in the United States.
During damp weather it is dangerous
to ride horseback on the Nicolson pave
ment, the grade being such as to make
it slippery for horses not carefully shod.
Last evening Mr.. Ed. Wells had his leg
badly crushed beneath horse on Main
street owing to the cause mentioned
above.
The popular mania in Memphis at
present has changed from suiciding to
cutting With knife. Within the last
week quite number of persons (both
black and white) have been carved up in
a most scientific manner. Fortunately
the wounds received by the persons Sc
lected for dissection have not been dan
gerous, although severe.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, at 10
Jefferson and 40 Main, have received
the latest daily papers from New York,
New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago Nash
Vile, Louisville, Cincinnati and other
| cities. Magazines from all points, illus
trated weeklies of every description,
and foreign papers and periodicals re-
ceived regularly
The citizens of Haywood and Madi-
\ son counties purpose building narrow
gauge railway from Brownsville to Den
mark and Durhamville. At recent
/ meeting at Brownsville committees were
an pointed to secure charter and make
the ,,ecessary preliminary arrangements
for the commencement of the important
work by soliciting subscriptions, etc. tor
the necessary surveys.
The Recor der had little to do to-day in
his Court. H,s fixed the rate OF charges
for the follow ug ofenses, which rates
the guilty ones id and were discharged
from custody: Fast driving, sleeping on
the sidewalks, assaul.t-fve dollars each.
Ar. Amazonion darby paid ten dollars
for the privilege Of inl'erting pocket
knife between the ribs OF coloreC
friend.
The announcement that luurraln eX'
lists among the mich cows at n number
of our dairies has created con siderable
g, xcitement in the city. For weeks past
CO ,ws have been dying in the suburbs OF
tn city, and out along the lines Of the
Pi igeon Roost road and Memphis and
CT larleston railway flocks of buzzards
ar growing fat on the carcasses of dead
ca tile. The authorities are investigating
III matter as sanitary measure.
Mr.. Henry Berg, the friend of the
bru lie nd President Of the New York
500 .iety i''pr the Prevention of Cruelty to
An imals, IN reply to a letter from a
Me mphian, a. dvocates the creation OF a
sis ter society in Tennessee, proclalming
the protection Of the brute creation a
God.like mission, We need additional
laws to protect b. utes, and also to pun
isll brutes in Mempl us.
Not a single darby has presented MN
self at the Criminal Courtroom Tor d
pass to visit the jail since yesterday
morning, when the co.'ored applicant
ALFRED Owens) was arrel ted by Deputy
Sheriff Fraime and passe, into the jail
on the charge of horse-ste. aling. Here
tofore the officers of the Or, minal CSnrt
we're kept busy answering 'arkies VINO
had partners in Jail whom tt icy desire
to interview.
While a number of gentle men on
Main street, yesterday, were discussrng
man in the abstract and in generaN,
the name of one well known citizen was
rnant;nned 10 nrnue that renerzl de-