Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-24
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The Heather Chlnee will open a lann'
dry in this city on Monday next.
The proper pronunciation Of the title
Shah. is not shay" but "pshaw.'
X. p. Dryer was arrested today by
the Upper District police for a INSIDE
meanor. iIINN lIlliillNN I|'H
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Masonic Temple. Tho Grst story will
soon be finished.
Rain fell for an hour in the country
yesterday afternoon and made some OF
the roads quite muddy.
Yellow fever, although not in New Or
leans, appears on board the Havana aud
South American steamers in Quarantine
Bay New York.
Notwithstanding that the thermometer
swings among the nineties. sunstrokes
in Memphis are nothing more than a
punch in the head.
The first bale of cotton Of this years
crop was sold in New York few days
since for thirty six cents per pound. IL
was grown in Cameron county. Texas,
Rumor has il that the Raleigh hotel
keepers will set up better fare for their
guests than they did on Sunday last.
This is good news, provided it be true,
There will be big fandango in the
shape Of picnic during the day and
ball at night at Senatobia, Miss, to.
morrow. A number Of Memphians will
attend.
The new county school bosses or
Superintendent for West Tennessee are
to assemble today at Trenton, when
they will be instructed in their duties
by State Superintendent Fleming.
Special parties numbering thirty or
more can make arrangements for spe-
cial train from Memphis to Raleigh on
any day during the week by applying at
the Raleigh railroad Office, No. Z Madi-
son street.
W. Barclay was picked up by the police
this morning for stealing an old felt hat
worth. perhaps, two dollars. Before his
case is finally disposed of it will cost the
county from fifty to one hundred dollars,
by the various fees and costs.
1t will no longer be puzzle to the
paternal and maternal minds OF the
Bluff City what name to give babies,
since all the babies named otter Dan
Rice get free passes to his show as long
as they live.
A wagon load of dead dogs moved
slowly to the river to-day, where the de-
funct animals were dumped into the
water by the merciless driver, who, while
performing his task, sang the dogerel,
"Old Dog Tray"
1t will please the German and French
residents of Memphis to learn that the
Prussans evacuated French territory
yesterday, with the exception Of the Yer
dun district, which will be held for a time
by the command under Gen. Manteuffel.
King John Barleycorn lays out
score or more every night in this city.
The victim to intoxication presents an
idiotic appearance, but unfortunately,
even when looking in glass he cannot
see himself as others see him. Would
th ii he could.
An impudent New York paper says Of
the Peabody Educational Board: 1.-THE
trustees meet in New York; their main
business is to drink to the health of poor
Peabody. The whole thing looks like
solemn imposture, though nobody likes
to say so"
Mrs Myra Clark Gaines, who has be-
come famous on account of her persist
ent aud partially successful efforts to
establish her claim to a large portion Of
New Orleans, which was formerly owned
by her father, Daniel Clark, is sojourn
ing in the city at present.
There will be meeting of citizens
at the Second Circuit Court room at |
o clock tomorrow evening for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the new
State Convention to be held at Jackson
on the 29th instant.
A history OF ancient Memphis, when
the Bluff City was village, away back
in the eighteen hundred and thirties, is
soon to be issued in book form, from
series of newspaper articles formerly
published in this city.
Some one has written that an inter
esting chapter might be written about
the weaknesses Of great men; the chap
who would write and publish the chap
ter about the weaknesses of the great
men of the Bluff City had better make
his will in time and have his life insured.
Chief Athy has issued an order to the
patrolmen not to throw poison to dogs
in yards or on the premises Of citizens,
and to abstain from poisoning valuable
dogs, but the cue Of low degree, number
ing many thousands, must be careful
what they eat.
Nora Blair and about a dozen other
charcoal colored females living in Pinch,
INDUCED in a war of words this morn
ing, and finally settled down to brick