Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-01
LEDGER LINES.


post. having returned from a trip TO the
East Tennessee mountains.
American female newspaper reporters
are now found in all parts Of the world.
Sixteen went TO the Vienna Exposition.
A pigeon shooting club is TO be organ
lied among the shotgunnists Of our city.
The club will be composed Of many Of
the cleverest and best men Of the bluffs.
Wife-whippers are not uncommon in
Memphis. They are generally let of
with light 6ne, but the chain-gang is
the place for oil such representative
men.
The heavy rains last night and TO day
have improved the sanitary condition Of
the lanes, the streets and the alleys.
Dame Nature. after all, is your best city
scavenger
During the late epidemic not a single
case OF cholera occurred at the county
Ijail-a fact which speaks in the highest
terms Of Major o'Bannon, jailer, who
paid such strict attention to sanitary
matters.
News hunting is one OF the most pro-
fitless employments ever INDUCED in by
man, especially in Memphis. during bot
summer days when the thermometer
ranges among the eighties.
It is proposed to dispense with the oil
lamps in South Memphis and other por-
tons of the city and substitute gas. This
should be attended TO at the meeting OF
the General Council next Wednesday.
Several Memphians have seized time
by the forelOck by announcing them
selves as candidates for the gubernato-
rial position in the new State Of Jack
son alias Neshoba, alias Chickasaw, alias
Fiasco.
The question now is, has the rainy
season commenced2 The repeated and
heavy rains and thunder storms that
have passed over the city during the past
two weeks are not in keeping with mid
summer dog days.
Esquire Miller to-day issued a warrant
for the arrest Of Amanda Thompson, a
saddle colored damsel who is charged by
her next door neighbor, Amanda Brown,
with terribly abusive language and hard
names.
The smiling and cheerful bill collector
is on the grand rounds to-day, remind
ing you that it is the first day Of the
month. 1t is to be regretted that so
much dunning is going on and so little
money is collected.
Five hundred dollars reward has been
offered by Governor Brown for the ar
rest of the murderer of Frank Moore
This fearful crime cannot possibly es-
cape detection, nor can society afford to
permit the murderer to run at large.
Some talented philosopher has just
made the discovery that rain is good for
the complexion and hair. After this we
will not be surprised to see the average
Mississippi journalist rushing home be
cause tits raining terribly where he lives.
Captain Weatherford is acting Chief
of Police, vice Chief Athy, ISho leaves
to-day on trip Northwprd in search of
health Captain Weatherford is one of
the best and most reliable officers on
the force, and deservedly commands the
respect of our citizens.
The introduction Of the postal cards
is making fearful havoc with the eye
sight of the distributing and asserting
clerks in those offices where females are
employed. The male clerks having no
inquisitiveness, of course, are not driven
to such railroad rate of reading.
One of the charms Of reportorial life
is being bored by a chap whose breath
is perfumed with mean whisky, and who
imagines he knows everything, when in
truth he knows nothing Another charm
is to be threatened by the same fellow
with bore about the size of navy
six bullet if you ever say anything about
a bogus journalist"
Sandy C. Hunt, African, for an as
sault upon Ida Hunt, the lass that ten
years ago he stood up with before Second
Corporal Casey, Of the Thirteenth In
diana Huzzars, and promised to love,
cherish and respect, was arrested to-day,
and Ida, who told the corporal that she
would cling to Sandy Z" till death doth
'weuns' separate" was arrested for being
extremely disorderly.
A young fellow about twenty. years
Of age, and wearing a pea-green coat,
went through house No. LOG Fourth
street, yesterday, while the occupants
were enjoying their hash and watermel-
ons, and robbed the house Of silver
mounted pistol, a pair of pants, a shirt
and pair of shoes. When he went to the
house, day before yesterday, to apply for
board-on the charity plan-he said he
was painter, but failed to give his name.
Governor Brown deprived the newspa-
per reporters of most sensational item
the hanging of Eason on the Sth inst.
II may as we'll be understood now that
Governor Brown will let no person hang