Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-11
BREVITIES.

ness.
Riding on the outside of street cars. by
holding on to the window sash, resulted in a
broken leg to little negro boy on Beal street
yesterday.
" The man with the sh ot-gun was on the
war-path last Saturday. Mutual explanation
rendered the duties of the Coroner unneces-
sary,
The fish market is again coming to the sur
face since the departure of summer. River,
bayou. lake Rpd New Orleans fish can be
found at the game stands.
Mr.. Chas. Howard left on the IL AS train
yesterday for the East, to make arrangements
| for the coming winter season. He will prob
ably return in the course of three or four
weeks. stL
| The cab system is about to be introduced
into this city. This has been needed some
| time. The cabs will be run at just one-half
the, fare charged by hackmen. Exorbitant
charging will then have to cease. 1t is time.
| The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be had.
neatly done up in wrappers and ready for
mailing, at the counting-room tomorrow
morning. Send the WEEKLY LEDGER to your
friends in the country.
Joe Locke, the news king of Memphis, at
256 Main. has the daily papers from all the
cities North, South, East and West. Weekly
pictorials and foreign publications of latest
dates received regularly.
The Criminal Court will open on next Mon
day week. A heavy docketwill call for special
attention at the ensuing term. The number
of cases of homicide coming up for hearing
exceeds anything known in the criminal his
tory of Memphis.
The admission of General Browne to bail in
the sum of $1,000 by Esquire Moore on last Sat
.urday was generally commented upon and
Endorsed by the citizens of Memphis. The
merits of the case will be heart before the
Criminal Court during the next term.
The morning journals declaim against the
practice SO prevalent in this city-keeping
vicious and savage dogs. To keep young
or old tiger is an indictable offense, when the
dangerous animal Is permitted to run at
large to the great danger of the public.
The waters of the Mississippi are used for
baptsmal purposes by the negro population.
Yesterday an enthusiastic crowd assembled
on the bank of the river at the foot Of Union
street to witness the submersion of a dozen
dusky converts.
! Go to Mansford's great news stand, corner
| of Second and Monroe streets, for everything
/ in the news line-daily papers, novels. illus
trated weeklies, magazines Of fashion, science
ana art ana foreign papers vi ia.es' ua'es
from England Ireland ana the continent ol
Europe.
Colonel Wardlow Howard, a Memphian and
| merchant of forty years standing, and one of
| the most respected citizens of this city, died
yesterday morning at his residence on Shelby
street Tue 1uneral OF tne lamenteo ueSeaseu
wiz take ptace TINS al'ernooh Nv lsur eiVoA'
| from NO 800 0neipy suee''
Chicago has eight public libraries: Mem
phis has not one. The establishment of a
public library for the public, in its broadcast
sense, would have the effect Of lessening
crime in our midst. The distribution OF IN
Iormauoh Alhohs 'i'e peopie 10 nios' "eNen'i"i
In every SENSE
The street railway system of Memphis is
rapidly improving under the new manage
ment. The increase in travel has been i'm
mense since the reduction in fair. An extern
sion and perfection of the railway lines will
secure greater regularity in trips. which 1t is
almost impossible to obtain in perfect man
ner at present.
Itisnot an unpopular Though ridiculous)
belief that the striking of an old clock is an
omen Of death. 1t lis no doubt true that when
n clock. old or new, strikes, human being
dies-nay, il has been curiously calculated
that n life goes out in this world whenever the
clock ticks a second Of time, but the relux of
the death wave throws another life upon the
worlds shores.
srs,a cormon cit;vans of Nashville have re-
solved to give grand banquet to Senator Carl
scburz upon the occasion of tn e lecture to be
delivered by him in that city in a few weeks.
II ia more than probable that the eloquent
senator and Republican departurist can be
prevailed upop to visit Memphis and address
opr citizens unon tho politieal topics of the
bonr
r.,,;u on,
Aneio Is s'ianso iuiiVi io''.i
inc nes u popuiA'lOn 'nAs AZ, ~
80. 80 =, o;ro,,Iat;on Tho snnerstitious Afri-
-, hsIisves in witches. voudoo performances
- ohsrms 10 bean off the Evil One. Tradi
-, 90 vo,at.hle noisons nsed with fatal eff
c., oT0org them aoats mvstically through the
-, b-a;n Of tbe negro.
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