Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-26
LEDGER LINES.

WREgLY LEDGER atthe countingroon
and city news stands tomorrow morn
iag.
Little Rock has purchased a new fir,
and burglar proof safe, but hasn't dol
lar to put init
March winds, April showers and NAY
sunshine succeed each other with disa
greeable regularity.
The annual picnic Of the Hiberniar
Mutual Relief Society will be held a
James Park tomorrow.
The Chamber Of Commerce will NEE
this afternoon. Railroad and other
business will be discussed.
A large number of boys are drowned
in Bayou Gayoso each spring. 1t is q
dangerous stream after heavy rain.
A psripatetic ice cream vender dis
penses vanilla and lemon to the heated
suburban residents without regard Ia
sex, eoler or previous condition.
If the gentleman who donates one
hundred dollar bills to picnics presents
one at the Hibernian picnic tomorrow
he will be making ten-strike for Mayor.
On Orleans street, west side, and fifty
yards south Of Court street, terrible
stencil arises from the carcass Of dead
porker. Where is the sanitary chieftain
Colonel Duncan McRae will deliver a
lecture on Ireland at the Memphis Thea.
ter next Friday evening, under the
auspices and for the benefit Of the Mer-
camille Library Association.
There is one dead Confederate quietly
resting at the National Cemetery near
this city, yet the Grand Army of the Re-
public prohibits the strewing of flowers
on that grave on the Both instant.
A Board of Health, of which at least
two members should be medical men,
ought to be organized by the city. St
Louis, New Orleans, Louisville and
other cities have organized such al
ready.
A sleeping coach now leaves with the
Brownsville accommodation or Nashville
express each afternoon at APO o'clock,
making the time twelve hours between
the city of Memphis and village Of
Nashville.
Memphis somnabrlists walk out Of
third-story windows and only fracture q
knee in consequence. In any other city
the coroner would get the job, but a Mem
phian possesses charmed life, or has as
many of them as a cat.
How strange it is that while every
body weeps for the bride nobody cries
for the bridegroom. He is generally
laughed at Tears and laughter are
often produced by the same causes
paradox of no little interest to the phi
losopher.
A poetic but disguised Memphian,
who had occasion to roam through few
back streets and alleys, sends us the
following effusion:
eco and see what have sawn.
Go feel what have felt,
Go out at at early dawn,
And smell what have smelt."
Only few persons out Of thousand
become rich. The value of the whole
real and personal property in the United
States is $3O,O6s, 5lS,5O7, which would be
less than eight hundred dollars worth tc
each person. Were it divided out nj
man could possess property worth one
thousand dollars.
Shooting at a citizen resident on thu
streets of Memphis is punished by fine
of fifty dollars, three thousand dollars
bond for toting deadly weapons, fou
thousand dollars bond to answer an in
dictment for the felony, and live thou
sand dollars bond to keep the peace to
ward all citizens of the State. Rather
troublesome and expensive amuse
ment.
A juvenile hurricane, Fastening from
the southeast to attend the Exposition
baby show, only arrived in the city OF
Saturday afternoon. 1t capsized ant
sunk the towboat Little Alps, and blew
down sections of walls of Madison street
cotton sheds; then leaped up and skipped
away bowling to the northwest, as if il
pursuit of the Modoos. Such windy
visitors are not requested to remain long
at place.