Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-17
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Not death from yellow fever occur
red within the past ioriy.eight hours.
Mrs. Bowers as Pauline" in the
Lady Of Lyons At the lhsater to night
Now that the spirit Of health has re-
turned, the spirit Of matrimony stalks
forth
General Council meeting this after
noon and School Board meeting to-
night.
The LED0ER printing presses are be-
ing moved to the Exposition building
to-day.
Memphis is the best surface drained
city in the United States. Under drain
age is what is needed.
Superintendent Haiber has had bis
hands full to day giving space to exhib-
itors at the Exposition building.
Wandering Memphians continue to
return daily, concluding that fever or no
fever, there is no place like home.
A mudhole on the southeast corner Of
Washington and Fourth streets, requires
the attention Of the sanitary officials.
Advertisers will find it to their in.
terest 10 have advertisements in the
LEDGER, which will be struck or daily
in the Exposition building.
The Philo.Thespians are considering
the propriety of giving a theatrical ex-
hibition for the benefit Of the Matte
Stephenson monumental fund.
An officer representing the Cuban
Junta is in the city for the purpose Of
organizing a regiment Of colored troops
to 20 to Cuba and free their brethren.
DR.. Taylor, Secretary of the Board Of
Health, has notified the undertakers that
from and after this date they will be re-
quired to make only weekly mortuary
reports.
The Exposition will open up to-mor-
row. Every arrangement has been
made by the Board of Directors to make
the Exposition most attractive and most
successful.
Tie Mennoerchor, assisted by Arm
ODDS brass band and a number Of anna
teur vocalists, will concertize at Cochran
Hall next Thursday night for chart
table purposes.
The Voluntine No. 2 Shelby street,
fire engine is Engaged to-day in pumping
out the cellar under the County Court
building. The cistern in the alley ad-
joining needs repairs.
A well.known citizen humorously says
that he came very near starving to death
during the prevalence of the epidemic,
and adds: In the morning l was too
sick to eat at noon was too busy, and
at night l was too drunk"
To morrow will be the opening day of
the Exposition. Exhibitors should ar
range articles in order as soon as posi-
BILE, so as not to permit the exhibition to
present an unfinished and incomplete
appearance for week, as was the case
last year.
j. Frank Heinrich, or Henry, was cas-.
tigated by newspaper man last Satur-
day. He is not the Henry of the
LEDGER Office, we are pleased to state,
Madame Rumor would have it
so yesterday. But then everybody
knows the Madame to be very unre-
liable.
The art critic of the Avalanche gravely
informs the world that Gustave Dere's
panorama of "Scenes in the Life of
Christ, will be exhibited at the Exposi-
ton. Gustave, who is not a frst-class
painter, but who, as an illustrator, is
the greatest in the world, will, no doubt,
be incensed to learn that he has been
charged with painting panorama.
Old Boreas, accompanied by rain
hail, thunder and lightning, tornadoed
through town yesterday afternoon, and
tearing off thirty feet Of the roof of the
famous ex-Temple of Virtue ON the cor
ner of Main and Washington streets,
hurled the mass down through John
iron store, doing about three
hundred dollars worth of damage. The
accident reminded our Shakspearean
critic of the line: Virtue itself scapes
not calumnious strokes; contagious