Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-24
LEDGER LINES.

Monograms of Henry ward beecner
are exhibited all over town.
The Nonconnah Turnpike case is yet
on trial in the First Circuit Court
Memphis Bethel Concert at the Green
law Opera House tomorrow night.
The new Constitution of Arkansas
will be submitted to the people on Tues
day, the 18th OF October
Several suburban residents, having a
judicious fear of burglars, make their
wives sleep on the outside of the bed.
The New Orleans people are repeat
ing the couplet:
"0f all the sad words of tongue or Penn, :,
The saddest are these-We may have Ben.
Porter and Maynard, the rival candi-
dates for Governor, will crate on politi-
cal affairs in this city on Saturday, 0cto-
Der 3lst.
Causey street, between Beal and Lin
den, is flooded with water so that pedes
TRANS have to go around by fernando
street or wade.
The rain fell in torrents last night, the
foods washing up covered street cutters
and doing good service in alleys, in a
sanitary sense.
Thursday next will be the lst of 0cto-
Der, and on the Wednesday following
the General Council will assemble in
monthly meeting.
The sun crossed the equator yester-
day on its way to southern latitudes, and
in consequence we are now enjoying the
usual equnoctial storm.
In consequence of the rain storm last
evening the Invincible Hose Company
ball at the Exposition Building was
postponed until this evening.
About this time last year the yellow
fever ragged as an epidemic in Memphis.
Now no city in the Union is SO healthy;
in fact, the medical men and under
takers regard it as distressinglY healthy.
The Gibson county Ku.Klux cases
which we're heard by Commissioner Gar.
rett have gone over to the next term of
the United States Court for trial. The
defendants have given bond to answer
as charged.
A Waterman found the back door OF
Guy, Mcclellan & Co.'S store, on Front
street, open last night, and gave the
alarm. The police entered and searched
the premises but found no burglars 1t
was an act of carelessness on the part Of
some employe.
Mr.. E. G. Barnaby, the well-known
dealer in gents furnishing goods, has
placed us under obligations for late files
of Eastern papers. Mr.. Barnaby re.
turned home yesterday having pur.
chased heavy stock of goods in the
Eastern markets.
The real working men of Memphis
repudiate the boiling ring, The work
ing men have no desire to desert the
white mans party and hugger-mugger"
with the white and black Radicals so
that few sore heads may secure a nom
ination for Office.
John L. Norton, ex-County Trustee,
yesterday turned over the Office to j. j.
Rawlings. Mr.. Norton collected and
discussed over four hundred thousand
dollars since January last, and yesterday
he settled up with the County Court and
obtained clear receipt.
The city is repairing the Nicolson on
Main street from the curbs to the rail.
road track. The Street railroad com.
pany should now be invited to repair the
pavement between the tracks according
to the provisions Of the charter. We
will then have a telerably good street
for fall and winter travel.
The insurance in the fire at the Gin
cinnati Furniture store on Main street,
near Poplar, was held as follows: Tom.
linson's agency, one thousand dollars on
furniture; Peoples Insurance Company,
one thousand dollars on house. The
damage done to either furniture or house
was light, so the insurance men will
suffer no loss.
Now that the equinoctial storms have
come, the days and nights are Of equal
length and frost may soon be expected,
The two equinoctisl points are wherein
the celestial equator and ecliptic inter-
sect each other; the one being the first
point of Aries, is called the vernal equi-
nox; the other, in the first point Of Libra,
is called the autumnal point or equinox.
The missing Philadelphia child, Char.
ley Ross, has been in every State in the
Union. He has been seen in Memphis
and at all the stations on the railroads
between here and New Orleans. That
twenty thousand dollar reward has had a
wonderful effect in making people forget
their own business in order to attend to
the Ross family troubles.
When candidates for Legislative offices
work night and day to make delegates
and then 60 before a convention and are
defeated they should abide by the deci-
sion of the people, as they we're pledged
nnd In hnnnr hnnnd 70 do When the