Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-10


plumber and robbery. The accessory
was punished, but the principal was set
free.
Peter Hendricks, a white youth, who
last evening attempted TO drill a der
ringer hole through the body Of George
Smiley, negro musician, was this morn
ing fined fifty dollars by Judge Winters
and was sent to Jail in default Of $4,000
bail
The people who cant get away from
Memphis during the summer must quiet
their impatient aud impecuAious souls
by reading the cool correspondence Of
Memphians who bask In more temperate
climes beth in this land Of ours and the
old world.
Some wretch with an investigating
tura Of mind has discovered that the
initials Of Sons Of Temperance spell
"sot." This chap considers as curiously
as the fellow who said, IF you would
abolish the inebriate, you must begin
with his grandmother"
A correspondent writes us as follows:
"Cannot those who have control Of the
city railway issue an order prohibiting
drivers from indulging in profanity when
it happens that the right Of way is for a
few moments delayed, or disputed by
conveyances ahead Of them2"
One hundred shares of the Home In
surance stock sold yesterday at $50 per
share Of 800 each; $1,000 Of the Wash
ington Insurance Compauy's stock sold
at $22 per share, and one hundred shares
of the Mississippi Valley Insurance
stock sold at $50 per share.
A Philadelphia journal says that ff.
teen citizens of Memphis are willing to
sacrifice their private business to become
Mayor of Memphis. That Philadelphia
journal is correct as to the sacrifice Of
property and business, but the number
fifteen should be multiplied by ten.
Dan Tracy, the individual who got
three gauges of Fort Pickering benzine
in his boiler yesterday and perforated
the anatomy of William Breckenridge
(colored) with half ounce of lead from
a navy six, was sent to Jail to-day by
Judge Winters to await the result of
William injuries.
Messrs C. W. Ennis and B. f. Nor
man, the sports who yesterday tried to
swindle an old country gentleman named
Swarts out Of what little he possessed by
that little game called three-card monte,
were this morning fined ten dollars each.
Norman raised the amount, but Ennis
could not.
A we'll known Memphis physician ad-
vised dirty-looking patient to use soap,
water and a rough towel freely every
morning as preventive against cholera.
why, that's only washing ones self !"
answered the patient. II will admit"
replied the doctor, that it is open to
that conjecture"
A writ of habeas corpus was sworn out
this morning in the case Of August
Welke, Swede, who yesterday was
found drunk and had navy six in a
side pocket. Judge Flippin will hear
what he has to say this evening Welke
was fined ten dollars by the Recorder
for his drunk, and transferred to the
State authorities for having the pistol.
Some genius has invented cpnversa-
ton FAM upon which are printed thoughts,
themes and suggestions for conversation.
1t helps to break the ice after an intro
duction, and eifectually disposes Of those
awful pauses in conversation, that are,
however, often happily broken by some
thoughtful person who says something
original about the heat of the weather.
1t was not calculated to create pleas
ant reflections when the workmen and
residents, near the corner Of Main and
Vance, recollected that they had been
drinking water from that cistern in which
the dead and decomposed body of an
infant was found yesterday. Should any
of them be attacked with cholera it will
be a clear case of cholera infantum, and
let no doctor, undertaken or newspaper
man attempt to call it otherwise.
The colored Odd Fellows, who have
received charter from England and
who are in no way identified with Amer
lean Odd Fellowship, hold picnic to-
day. The Avalanche says a fine ban
ner will be presented to the Lodge by
the ladies of Memphis" The reporter
evidently means the colored females, but
such could not possibly be understood
from the Avalanche notice of the fete
and presentation.
There is musical darby cow-herder
in the vicinity of this city who, in order
to induce the COWS to come home"
commences singing some melody of
mournful character, such as
Way down the Mississippi hoaing."
The COWS listen, come out of the swamp
and follow tae eqlored 0rpheus home
ward. But the niger aust keep the
tune PIP, because when he stops the COWS
and calves break with head and tail up
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