Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-12
LEDGER LINES.

The mercury at noon to-day indicated
just 90 In the shade.
On Friday next there will be a barbe-
cue and dance al Raleigh Springs.
Pigeon shooting is rapidly becoming
the leading sport with the huRiing Mem
phian.
Mr.. Aaron Pickett. the new superin-
tendent Of the city schools. has gone TO
work officially.
The incendiary who has been busy for
several nights, failed to put in an APP
pearance last night
Martin Burt, pugilistic darkey, was
lodged in the Adams street station house
this morning for lighting.
There is cracked Bell attached to
the Union and American. It's compost
ton is entirely Of "brass."
Sallie Sloan, a colored damsel was ar
rested by the upper district police to-
day for dsorderly conduct.
Now that the business season is com
mencing you will find il to your advan.
tage to advertise in the LEDGER.
The average Memphian now travels on
the thousand mile ticket principle. The
system is growing daily into popularity.
The sultriness OF the weather is the
topic Of general conversation at pres
ent. How to keep cool is the meteoro-
logical conundrum.
The election for justice of the peace in
the Fourth civil district to fll the va
cancy caused by the murder of Esquire
Hale, will be held on Friday, the 22d
instant.
The General Council will assemble in
adjourned meeting tomorrow afternoon,
when the school property tax and water
works questions will come up for final
consideration.
The Bartlett Circuit Court coRvenes
tomorrow, the 18th instant, for the pur-
pose of closing tie business Of the term.
Parties interested should be promptly
in attendance,
The next trOt at the Memphis Trotting
Park comes off ON Thursday afternoon.
-Four well-1nown roadsters are entered
already, and without doubt there will be
six . starters"
On Saturday last the Bluff City Oil
W orks were sold at administrator sale,
he Union and Planters Bank being the
at $1,000, one.third OF the
value Of the works.
Doctors INITIAL and Rogers, who am
putated the arm Of VIM. Rumwell on
Sunday last, pronounce his condition
favorable for rapid recovery. The oper
alton was performed scientifically and
The sanitary officer informs us that
over five hundred cisterns in this city
have direct communication with ada
cent cisterns. To drink such water is
IN invitation to grim death to appear
Immediately.
An open boie of cotton, picked on the
of M. Bolton, on Big Creek
ound its way to the LEDGER Office to-
lay. Cotton on Big Creek is opening
apidly, and the prospect of a fair cot.
on crop is promising.
Murder will out" is not true adage
Ifter all. During the past eight years
here have been dozen frightful muir
lers committed m Memphis, which muir
lers have remained mysteries, so far as
he perpetrators were concerned. The
doore murder is the last and most mys-
erious.
The writ of habeas corpus is one of the
,reat boons to criminals in Memphis.
No matter on what charge the criminal
nay have been committed, he holds fast
o the attorney who believes in the eff
acy of the habeas corpus writ. Among
riminals it is regarded as a writ for
eneral Jail delivery.
The number of white children enrolled
t the city schools is 4l55; colored chill
rem enrolled. 1915. The statistics show
hat there are in Memphis white chill
rem of school age 7l64, and of c'olored
55l, showing that there are 3009 of
Ihite and l476 colored children either
tending other schools or not attending
ny.
And now comes the Boston Fire
Underwriters Union, in the wake of the
lew York Board, declaring that after
he lst Of January next the insurance on
OGDEN Mansard roofs shall be raised
'om fifty cents on one hundred dollars
} one dollar on the same amount. This
lcludes not only the building but the
lsurance on all the merchandise con-
lined in it,
The Executive Committee of the New !
tate movement met and adjourned sine
lie yesterday, after passing a resolution
lstructing each member to ascertain !
lie public sentiment. The committee 8
ian from Memphis cannot fail to dis t
over public sentiment in the almost
UNIVERSAL apathy and general opposition
, tho chimarica1 schama ,