Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-01
LEDGER LINES.

yesterday, and but four we're made las
night.
Private sociables will soon be inaugu
rated at the residences of our wealthy
citizens. 49,. 900
New lodges Of Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias will soon be organ
lied in this city.
The collectors are calling to-day. If
they ask for money and you have it not,
do not become offended.
The new blocks put down in repairing
the Nicolson resemble an oasis in the
dreary desert of rotten wood.
Sneak thieves are at work again by
invitation of those of our citizens who
leave their hall doors open during the
day.
The concert for the benefit of the
Memphis Bethel will take place mex!
Tuesday night at the Greenlaw Opera
House.
Memphis bellies now affect a pocket
dangling from their belts, on which belts
they also string fans, parasols, bundles,
cologne bottles, etc.
The races at Memphis Trotting Park
will be on Friday, the second of October
instead Of Saturday, the third, as adver,
tised in the morning papers.
Very interesting revival meetings are
in progress at the Central Baptist church
of this city. Services at u this even
ing and at 10 am. tomorrow.
The questions, "Wilt thou take this
Buffer for thy husband" and Wilt
thou take this Bluffess for thy wife2 I"
will be answered affirmatively by several
bellies and beaux ere long.
This forenoon NJ. Combs, jr., was ar
rested on the charge OF threatening to
slaughter with pistol colored barb sr
named Dave Jackson. M. c. now rests
in the Causey street bastile.
Yesterday Dr. ]. D. White, of our
city, was married at Chattanooga to
Miss Judith Hoskins, daughter of Col.
VIM. A. Hoskins, of that city, and for
merly of Danville, Kentucky.
Gentlemen who patronize beer saloons
might as well know now as at later pc
rod of time that analine red "a deadly
poison) is sometimes used to impart a
healthy appearance to sausages.
In the First Circuit Court last even
ing Elizabeth Cheek fled bill for
divorce against John W. Cheek on the
grounds of abandonment and threats to
kill. The petition also prays for ali
mony.
The Avalanchian who adorns the local
column announces with dignifed wave
of the pencil that Chief Athy is the
head of the police force" just as if any
one outside of the city government build
ing disputed that fact
At the Second Presbyterian Church
this forenoon fashionable wedding took
place, which was attended by the elite Of
the city. The contracting parties were
Mr., George B. Morton and Miss Emma
daughter Of Judge T. W. Brown, of our
city.
At twelve o'clock to- day the day and
night police patrols changed. During
the day Captain Weatherford, Sergeants
Arrata and McElroy will be found on
duty. The other cavalrymen have
charge of the night watch and will com
prehend all vagrant men and women,
like unto that watch charged by Dog
berry.
Tomorrow will be the anniversary of
the execution of Major Andre by George
Washington. The accomplished gentle
man, Andre, unfortunately travelled with
out his uniform, and after having nego-
tiated with the traitor, Benedict Arnold,
was shot as a spy on the I'd of October,
1880.
A street car driver named Kerr was
arrested last evening on the charge of
wishing to hold an ante-mortem exami-
nation on street car Superintendent Bar.
rett and dissect him with knife, SO that
he could inform the world why the su-
perintendent did not run the cars with
greater regularity and speed.
Captain L. o. Rives, of our city, an
nounces that he has located for the
practice of law at Mason Depot, Upton
county, and will practice in the courts
of Upton, Fayette and Shelby counties.
Captain Rives is an accomplished gen.
tleman and sound lawyer, whom we re-
gret to part with, but what we lose our
friends Of Upton county viii gain.
Secretary Toof, of the Cotton Elk
change, has placed on our table the gen
eral cotton statistics for two years, end
ing September LIST, 1874. The statistics
we're compiled by Secretary Toof, and
are printed on large imperial sheet. so
that it can be framed and hung up for
future reference. 1t contains an i'm
mense amount Of valuable information
about cotton.
The Mayors negroes whom he APP
pointed as appliances to the Chelsea
hose carriage, finding out that the Gen