Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-11-23


At the n Ext meeting Of the General
Council the Citizens Protective Union
and the Council committees will present
that report on city finances, which re-
port, we are informed, will furnish in
structive ard interesting reading matter
for the public.
Monday next an excursion train will
leave the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad depot at six am. and carry pas
sengers to New Orleans without change
of cars. The grand Knights Templar
Encampment will be held in the Cres'
cent City on the LIST proximo.
During yesterdays storm the wall OF
the Elliott block, recently destroyed by
Ere. fell with heavy crash into the alley
on the north side. A poor old mule hap
psned to be crouched for shelter near
the wall at the time, and the subsequent
proceedings interested him no more.
There are at least about eighty physi-
CLANS in Memphis. In healthy times
| like the present it is difficult matter for
a doctor to make living. A lawyer has
an advantage over doctor, as there are
Railways two sides to lawyer case, and
he has chance Of being employed on
either.
Richard Grant White in the last issue
of the Galaxy, says you needn't be SO
internally particular in always using q
plural verb to follow two nominstives
| connected by land" when a singular
verb would seem to sound better. Mr..
White may rest satisfied and happy in
the assurance that he has our approba-
ton.
The Appeal man yesterday boasted
over a turnip which weighed fifteen
pounds, and exultingly asked, who can
beat this2" 1t can be beat by dozens of
beets to be found daily in the Beal or
Poplar street markets. The Appeal man
now eats turnip for breakfast, dinner
aud supper, and has a supply of rations
for fifteen days.
The black boards of the Cotton Ex-
change to-day show the receipts of cot
ton within the past twenty-four hours to
be 43OS bales; total receipts for the
season since September LIST, ll8,44l;
stock on hand to-day (the heaviest of
the season., 40,637 bales, being an in
crease over corresponding time last
season of 20, 7O4 bales.
There are about two hundred and fifty
attorneys in Memphis-ffty of these
make more than competency; fifty Of
the remainder make moderate or rea-
sonable competency; twenty-five more
make an irreglar competency; and the
balance, one hundred and twenty-five,
make living some way or other most
mysterious to the outside world. Such is
professional life.
interviewing ia now the chief occupa-
ton of the city editors of our city jour.
nails. The business is now conducted
systematically. A blank sheet of paper
is furnished on which are written the
following interrogstiops: Good morn
ing" "What do you know" "How
long have you known it2" How did
you FIRST know it?" Where we're you
when you knew it?" How long did
you remain there after knowing it?"
Good evening" This system is. pat
ented, because it can be used in inter
viewing on all subjects.
Investing in lotteries seems to be the
favorite way of spending money in Mem
phis at present. The excuses given for
investing are often amusing. One wants
to raise money to start in business; an
other to take trip to Europe; third to
enable him or her to get married. a
fourth to educate children at some col.
lege; in fact, each person has something
in view other than the passion for gam
ing, which seems to be inherent to hu.
manity, from the Digger Indian OF the
Pacific coast up to the highest grade of
Caucasian life.