Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-15
LEDGER LINES.

The Board OF Health report thirteen
deaths yesterday, Of which ten were
from the so.called.
The Criminal Court was engaged this
morning in impaneling Jury, and will
not perhaps get in working order before
tomorrow.
The property, cigars, etc, stolen from
Bachmans saloon, have been recovered
by detectives Brown and MoCune and
the thieves arrested.
1t would be- advisable, MS a sanitary
measure, to turn the water on from the
fire plugs and give the cutters and sew
ers a thorough cleansing.
Candidates for the various Offices to
be filled are beginning to make them
selves known, and are swinging round
the circle" buttonholing their friends,
and in fact going to work in earnest.
The best way to dispose Of Happy
Hollow now would be TO remove the
occupants therefrom and then remove
thereto eight or ten barrels of coal oil,
the same to be sprinkled over the shan
ties and match applied to each.
Ed Walker, a tar.colored citizen, was
arrested at Central Point yesterday just
as he was about to make kindling wood
Of Mary Semmes with an AK, but made
his escape from the officer, leaving a
portion Of his shirt in the officers hands.
Irene Hamlin, a colored lady, was cap
tured this morning by the police, charged
with stealing several articles from the
house of Mr.. Webb. Irene now rests
quietly at the Adams street station
house, where she was conveyed by officer
II. Wilson.
Seventy.fye dollars in fines was col
lected at the Police Court this morning.
Thirty-three cases we're tried, two con-
tinued, ten discharged, and five failed to
come after their forfeits. Two cases
were turned over to the State for trial
and one released.
The grand Confederate masked ball
has been postponed until satisfactory
arrangements can be made. When
given it will doubtless be a brilliant
affair, rejecting credit upon the man
ayers and raising a large amount of
money for noble cause.
We call attention to the article Of
"Old Citizen" If the statements
therein made should, upon immediate
Investigation, prove correct, why need
any citizen. or family residing south Of
Exchange street leave the city and thus
incur unnecessary expense, as well as
tending to increase the already existing
anxiety and apprehension in the public
mind2
There is in this city, living on Beal
street, certain gentleman, or man, who
many months since taught the gospel to
quite respectable congregation of one
of our churches. The old fellow has
fallen from grace, however, and now
lives in almost open adultery, moving
about once a month to avoid arrest by
the detectives. We might do so, but
forbear giving the two initials of his
name in hopes that he will either reform
or move hon " altogether.
The Secretary of the Gas Company
offers the city one hundred barrels Of
tar to burn at the street crossings,
should the authorities decide, which they
should do at once, to accept it. Prompt
measures should be taken Immediately
to prevent the further spread of the
prevailing fever, and the public look to
the city authorities, every one of them,
from the Mayor down, to act in the mat
ter of having the city cleansed and
purified instanter. 1t might be we'll for
public meeting to be called to take
some action in the matter.
Mr.. John r. Downs, of SO Main street,
has had the great misfortune, within the
past few days, to lose his faithful, be-
loved wife and his little son, scarcely six
years old. The funeral of the former
was unusually largely attended, testi-
mouy of respect for the dead and SYM
pathy for the bereaved husband and
father. Yesterday the remains of the
bright-eyed, beautiful boy were laid be-
meath the sod, and the doubly bereaved
parent bows beneath his severe Attic
tons, which excite the sincere regrets
and commisseration Of his numerous
acquaintance and friends.