Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-21
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Religious services we're performed in
over forty white and colored churches
in this city yesterday. On az
James Cramer, formerly a hack-driver,
was arrested by the police this morning
for being drunk and disorderly.
The brick work on the new building
corner of Madison and Main was FIN
ished at one clock this afternoon.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the counting.room, and at the principal
news stands throughout the city, to.mor-
row morning.
Isaac Hogan, a painter, was found
drunk upon the street this morning, and
will answer TO that charge before Judge
Winters in the morning.
A vicious dog was slaughtered in the
yard Of the Adams street statiou-house
this morning by the police, who landed a
pound or so Of lead into his body.
Tight is the word in monetary and
mercantile circles at present. A few
suspensions have been bridged over by
extensions of time into the business
season.
The FIVE cents fare on the street rail
road would become popular with the
people. Memphis charges ten cents for
single fare, or five cents more than
any other city in the Union.
George M. Mccain, a merchant from
some interior town, was found by the
police to-day too full of benzine to navi
gate, and was locked up at the Adams
street station-house.
OF the forty.three cases before the
Recorders Court this morning, but one
accession was made to the chain-gang
the remainder being State cases or those
who paid their fines.
The Memphis and Raleigh railroad is
to be pushed through to the Bluff City
as rapidly as possible. The grading is
finished and cross.ties are ready, and
nothing remains but to put down the
iron rails.
There is a gentleman in this city who
is known as the man with the killing
mustache." A. few slashes of razor il
the hands Of a barber would take away
for months the lady killing powers o
this exquisite. Such is practical life.
The proposed change Of text books il
both the city and county schools is open
ing up quite an interesting discussion
through the press. The question re
solves itself into this: Is it necessary tC
make the change; if so, why?
There are number of able-bodied an(
sturdy beggars prowling around the city
who should be introduced to the chain
chang. A squad Of them camps on the
bluffs, underneath the cotton presses
every night.
Hundreds Of people were disappont
ed at Raleigh yesterday, owing to the
meager and poor dinners set at the no
tells, This plan if continued in will
drive people from Raleigh, instead of at
tracing them. 1t is a bad policy to pur
sue.
If, according to Theodore Tilton, wo
men are no better than men, the Til
tonian philosophy cannot deny tina
women are better-locking than men, both
Individually and collectively. Neither
Tilton nor Beecher would suit the Mem
phis climate.
James Perry, formerly a river pilot
and an escaped lunatic from the County
Hospital. made things lively in Nertl
Memphis early this morning. He wa
finally taken in charge by the police anC
carried to the Adams street station-house
from where he was returned to the hos
pital.
In order to reach Raleigh at pre- sent
you have to ride on the street cars, the
Louisville road to the cemetery and the
gauge from thence to the point
of destination; but all this will be avoid
ed when the iron is laid between our
city and the old county seat.
Louis Sturgeon, who shot-gunned the
boy Murphy while the latter was bathing
in the river in July last, has had his SEN
tence to be hung committed by Governor
Brown to that of Imprisonment for life.
The murder was of an atrocious char
acter-the act of demon instead of a
man.
Bucolic strangers with plethoric
pocket-bsoks are objects of attention
from gambling house stool pigeons
just now. The stool pigeon is a
vagabond and nuisance who should
adorn the chain,gaHg or be compelled to
migrate from the city. There are about
dozen Of them in Memphis.
The Quarterly Court occupied this
forenoon in passing on small accounts.
This afternoon it is expected that the
Selma railroad matters will be called up
for final settlement The Magistrates
are determined to protect the interests