Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-29

was all the rage; that gave way to the
st. Louis mixture, and now nothing
will do them but Milwaukee beer, all the
way from Wolverine State.
When a country merchant makes his
appearance at one of our hotels he is at
once surrounded by fifty drummers, each
Of whom takes him around the corner
and whispers in his'ear. Late at night
the well-drummed man retires to his
couch in an exhausted condition, having
been almost talked to death.
A large number Of young men are in
this city unable to find employment.
Every few days merchants are offered
the services of young men for board
The young man who has a pleasant home
in the country wherein he can earn a
living had better remain there and not
risk life's happiness in the deceptive
eddies and whirlpools of city life.
The executive committee of several
trades unions met last night and passed
resolutions repudiating and ignoring the
ticket pat forth by the Democratic and
Conservative party Of Shelby county be-
cause the two men recommended to the
convention by them failed to receive
nominations.
Justice Spelman held an inquisition Of
lunacy at the stationhouse last evening,
on the person of j. T. Jones, who gave
evident signs of wildness on the streets.
BE arrived from Little Rock few days
since, and says his home is in Ken
lucky. He was sent 10 the county Jail
last night for safe keeping.
The ticket elected by the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday was as follows
President, j. NJ. Pettigrew; Vice Presi-
dents, John Johnson, E. M. Apperson,
j. j. Busby, Ben Eisman, l. NJ. Hill;
Treasurer, John T. Willins; Committee
on Appeals, ]. T. Fargason, ]. G. Ions
dale, A. D. Gwynne, d. T. Porter, Benz.
Babb, G. Il. Judah, j. W. Heath.
The public schools of Memphis are:
The Male High School, on Poplar street;
the Female High School, on Court street,
six rooms the Market street schools,
twelve; the Alabama street schools,
eight; the Linden street schools, nine;
the Peabody schools, eight; the Chelsea
schools, FIVE; the Clay street (colored)
schools. eight; the Washington street
(colored) schools, three; the Chelsea
(colored) schools, one.
The Philadelphia Sabbath Association
has pronounced against the following
forms of Sabbath dissertation: The run
ming Of street cars, the delivery of milk,
bread or newspapers, the street parade
If beneficial orders in uniform at iuner-
as, the candy, cigar and oyster shops,
he beer gardens. Should all these
Kings be stopped in Memphis nine.
.enths of the population would emigrate
% some less religious part of the world.
Women srights are undoubtedly recog-
lized by the Board of Education of this
,ity. The teachers number sixty-six, of
which number but six are of the male
lex, the remainder being Of femaledom.
The ladies receive salaries ranging from
800 to $3.50 per month, and the men
rom $ll5 to 5000, but the men are
,ither principals or special teachers.
The amount of monthly salaries paid to
he men is $500, but the amount paid to
be ladies is $4S6O.
The Southern carpet-baggers' conven-
ion will be held at Chattanooga on the
9th of October. The convention is
'alled for the purpose of taking into
the condition Of affairs in
he reconstructed States, and to issue an
address to the people of the nation con-
aiming a true statement of the same.
The delegates appointed at the Memphis
RADICAL Congressional Convention will
e in attendance.
The sharpness and watchfulness Of
Iemphis reporters must be admitted
hen it is seen that some people cannot
ither leave town for twenty minutes or
lip back secretly without having their
Movements heralded. Many ignorant
eople imagine that these personals are
aid for at the rate of twenty cents a
ne, and they often ask reporters, how
4 the world does the name OF such a
erson get in the papers so often2 They
now not the industry of the over
orked newspaper men Of the Bluff
ity.