Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-31
BREVITIES.

The trade and commercial year Of Memphis
for 1901 ends to-day-the last Of August and
end Of summer.
Morse homicide case continue to attract large
crowds to the Second Circuit Courtroom.
Esquire Bleckley, of the County Court. re-
turned to the city to-day from East Tennessee
He is looking well. and promises to live fol
years to come.
The Recorder docket presented an uninvit
ing appearance this forenoon. But one fel
ony case was heard. A colored maiden wa
placed under $1,000 bonds on the charge o
appropriating ten dollars.
Joe Locke, the news king Of Memphis, a
256 Main, has the daily papers from all thu
cities North. South, East and West. Week.,
pictorials and foreign publications of lates
dates received regularly.
A man armed with double-barreled shot
gun created the greatest CONSERVATION on
Main street to-day. Over fifty men left the
sidewalks and took refuge in stores. He was
suspected of being the coming man."
The Chelsea Methodist Church congrega-
ton held festival last night in order to raise
funds to purchase bell for the church.
Every church should have chime of bells.
In many Of them the bellies occupy the pews.
Jim Taylor. the runaway negro thief shot at
by officer Shelby yesterday. was recaptured by
that officer. He is at present in the station
house. and has confessed to stealing several
horses, besides being implicated in other
crimes.
Revolving wooden horses, or flying ma
chimes, have been erected in different parts
of the city for the Juveniles and darkies who
prefer riding TO walking. The owners of these
revolving nuisances are making dollars out
Of dimes.
The National Agricultural congress will
meet in Nashville on the Sd of October next.
Governor Senter has invited the Governors Of
every State and Territory to be present. in
order that they may tell "what they know
about farming"
An enterpris,mg darkey offered for sale, to-
day on Main street, wagon load of water
melons and ten bull purps. The melons were
priced at fifty cents each, but the purps ranged
at one dollar a head. The darby was dealer
in vegetables, fruit and live stock.
Go to Ms.nsford's great news stand, corner
Of Second. and Monroe streets, for everything
in the ews line-daily papers. novels, illus
trated W eeklies. magazines of fashion, science
and art, and foreign papers of latest dates
from England, Ireland and the continent Of
Europe.
The Frenchman. Pierre Ladieux. who was
supposed to have made his adieu to life in
this city on last Tuesday, has been discovered
at la st. lie made an unsuccessful attempt tC
hari kari himself on Monday night last on
the downward train over the Mississippi rail
way. near jackson. Tenn.
Memphis papers refer to murdered mar
as one who sleeps in the valley" Laurence
Sterne called dead man - clod of the val
ley" These poetical thoughts are transferred
to cotton, which is called "hocculent fibre,
and to lager, which is known as the win d.
Bismarck" What next?
The drop" or hanging machine. in thu
Jail yard, needs repairs. -LEDGRR.
Yes, and it needs temporary occupants
Ardtdnche.
Can no one be found to take the new depar'
ture, even by the dropH We have men in
Memphis talented enough to fill any occupa-
ton. We fear it is the only Office in our city
not wanted. No one can be ''roped" into it;
so the juries say.
The life of another lady has been saved by
the glorious stOmach-pump, on Beal street.
A lovers quarrel, despair and morphine,
brought into requisition the medical pump
ing machine. Every citizen should have one
of these invaluable force and lift pumps.
II is useful, but not romantic. Why cannot
one of our aldermen introduce an ordinance
to pump out all citizens every Saturday even
ing in order to better protect the public peace
Yesterday. near Tene Haute, Ind, Cath
oil 'ic missionary, just from China, was at
In, ,ked, beaten and robbed by three disguised
ma n, and Lett tied TO tree. The Missionary
has concluded to abandon his Chinese Mis-
sion. and will hereafter devote his time and
talent to Christanize the Indiana heather.
This M visionary ought to be invited to Mem
phis in erder to preach to the heathens of the
trigger who have turned themselves into
arsena Is
Emmo MS & So u. at 10 Jefferson ana 4lu
Main, BIZ I'VE always on hand the latest daily
md weekly newspa, 'ers from st. Louis. Gin
,innati. New York, n Few Orleans. Louisville,
CHICAGO. an, | other cities. Picto-
ials from all points; ma gaHlnes anu Sourha, 10
nf literature. science ana fashion, from all
portions of America and Europe Just re-
ceived. French. German. K ueiisn ana lrisn
newspapers received with regularly w