Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-07
BREVITIES.


Mr.. N. d. Menken, of the firm of Men
ken Bros, has returned to the city from
a visit to the North.
Heavy rains, accompanied by vic.
lent thunder storm, fell yesterday even
ing at Horn Lake and throughout North
Mississippi.
4 The conservation Of the bell at st.
Bridget church Yesterday was Witnessed
1 by large attendance of citizens, to
many of whom it was novel ceremony.
Slight attacks of sun.stroke are again
becoming prevalent in our city. A little
attention to the general laws of health,
and small amount of prudence, will
prevent all such visitations.
Nat Reeves, the ex-policeman, who
fatally shot the colored man, Richard
johnson, on McLemore avenue yester-
day, has not as yet been arrested. He
is supposed to have fed to Mississippi
for safety.
Our Irish fellow-citizens are discussing
the probabilities as to whom viii sue
coed Pho Nino as Pope. Cardinal Gull
len, the famous Archbishop of Dublin,
stands in the front rank Of prominent
candidates.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER, neatly
done up in wrappers and ready for mail
ing, can be obtained at the counting
room tomorrow morning. Send the
WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER to your friends
in the country.
Joe Locke, the irrepressible news king
of Memphis, at 1864 Main, has the latest
daily papers from all points, illustrated
weeklies, scientific and literary maya
zines of latest dates. Foreign papers
and periodicals received regularly.
Red ants have made their annual APP
pearance in cupboards and safes. A
barricade of red pepper is said to be
fatal to the advance of these insect
Communists. Fire and water they de-
spise in the most philosophical manner.
Go to Mansford's 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.
Some ten miles from the city on the
lower Horn Lake road, and in the
vicinity Of the lake, gang Of disguised
men have been riding about at night to
the terror of the respectable inhabitants.
1t would probably aid law and order if
our authorities looked into the matter.
An enthusiastic Irishman in an up
town saloon few nights since, in fit
of intoxicated patriotism, gave vent to
the following quatrain:
IAN hail the American Aigle.
Proud bird Of freedom, all hail!
The fowl that no one can invaigle,
Or pat salt on his beautiful tail.
We return thanks to Mansford, corner
of Second and Monroe, for finely Illus
trated copy of Charles Reade's new
novel, A Terrible Temptation" price
thirty cents. The fame Of the author
and the low price of the book will cause
large sale of this handsome and cheap
edition.
A Memphis wit says the weather has
been so hot for the last few days that the
only relief he could get was to lie down
on Jefferson street journal and cover
himself with the Union street organ.
He found there was great GOODNESS be-
tween them.
Hardly night passes but some over
come individual is locked up in the sta
tion-house without any record of his
name being made, he being too drunk
to give it to the station-house keeper.
The keeper, Shakspearean reader,
generally presents the unknown with a
local habitation and name"
Recorder Scales disposed of thirty-six
misdemeanor cases to-day, and imposed
the customary fines for violating city
ordinances. No case of importance
passed beneath the eye of the Recorder,
and consequently the pencils of the re
porters remained undisturbed in their
notebooks.
A lively fight took place on Jefferson
street this forenoon between two white
men and one darby, resulting in the
total discontinue of the African war
rior, who was unable to protect his front,
rear and TANKS from the attacks of his
numerous enemies. No arrests we're
made at the time.
Two attorneys came very near engag-
ing in a pugilistic contest before mag
istrate's court this forenoon. His honor
promptly fined the most ostentacious
belligerent three dollars for contempt of
court. Had he killed his angry oppo-
nent the fine would have been increased
to at least ten dollars.
We wish to call the attention of the
police to that which is assuming the form
of very great nuisance. This thing of
people collecting in crowds in front of
business places and blocking up the APP
IL A.. Il -. .l,o,ld not ha a IIowad