Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-03
LEDGER LINES.
County Fair next Tuesday.

noon.
The mongrel Legislative ticket will
soon be made public.
The magistrates courts are bare Of
any interest these days.
Summer complaints, roses, straw hats,
iced drinks, ETC., farewell
Chief Athy, of the police, left to-day
for St. Louis on professional business.
The Masonic fraternity banqueted the
officers of the Grand Lodge last night.
Business continues to increase, and
country people are arriving daily in
search of supplies.
Next Tuesday week, the 18th inst, the
people of Arkansas will vote for or
against the new Constitution.
These are the first days of October-a
splendid time to settle up all your little
Unsupported you have the wherewith.
A morning journalist, speaking of the
corn crop, strangely remarked; We
have on exhibition in our sanctum pair
of magnificent ears"
A Tom Collins club has been organ
lied in this city by the victims OF the
stale joke which had been worn out in
the Eastern cities several years ago
In the First Circuit Court yesterday
the jury returned a verdict in the Non
connah Turnpike case in favor Of the
plaintiffs and against the toll gate COM
pany.
The stockholders Of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad will meet in this
city on Eext Wednesday, the 18th inst,
and elect President and Board Of
Directors. 4
In the First Chancery Court last even
ing James Miller filed bill for divorce
and injunction against Fannie Miller,
alias Gordon, a well known keeper of a
house of infamy in this city.
The Schumarn Combination troupe
will appear at the theater for the last
time tonight. Next Monday night the
Stetson people will open up an engage
ment in Under the Gaslight.
General Marcus j. Wright, formerly
of the Register of this city, has become
part owner of the Jackson Tenn. Wing
and Tribune, and has removed with HE
family to this new field of journalism.
But seven misdemeanor cases were
heard at the Recorders Court this morn
ing. VIM. Thompson, carrier of deadly
weapons, was fined and placed under
the usual bond to answer before the
Criminal Court
Why is it that when the average Mem.
phians have occasion to pronounce the
word specially" they invariably say
speciality" accenting the third and
the penultimate sylables. The improved
word does not appear in the dictionary.
On the 18th of October the Italian
residents of Memphis will celebrate the
anniversary of the discovery of America
by Columbus. Why the native Ameri.
cans do not engage in these anniversa-
ries is one of these historical mysteries
that no man can discover.
This morning an old man residing in
the suburbs attempted to drive a tres.
passing COW out OF his lot, but the ani-
NAL turned upon him, threw him down
and ripped up his neck and head with
her horns. The wounded man escaped
and had his wounds dressed.
At horse trot matinee yesterday two
horse jockeys or grooms, named Best
and Carroll, engaged in a fight, during
which Carroll slashed Best with knife,
inficting a number of wounds. IL horse
trots are 70 be settled in this style it is
time they we're left the exclusive prop
erty of horsescrubbers.
Over sixty Memphians left the city on
the 9th ult. for the Chicago Exposition,
and the number was increased to nearly
two hundred before the excursion train
left the State. Among the returned is
Mr.. Converse, of the Adams street bill
lard rooms, who, during the trip, visited
Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit.
Last Wednesday was Michaelmas day,
on which occasion the tenansry of Eng
land usually pay rent to their landlords,
and by way OF making him lenient, ten
der to him a good stubble goose called
the Michaelmas goose, which is eaten
for dinner. In this country the day is
observed as a feast both in the Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal churches.
That scientific fisherman who an
nounced in the LEDGER of yesterday
that splitting on the bait does not help to
catch fish must take back seat, as halt
a dozen Of our leading Front and Union
street merchants, who have been using
saliva on bait since boyhood, assert that
the man who says it does not help to
catch fish is fraud and an economizer
of truth.
The cow-stealers are again at work in
the suburbs of our city. The unfortu-
nate COW in wandering over the com
mons in search of pasture is confronted
by the cow-stealer, who drives her to
sone suburban slaurhter-house, and next