Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-14

be cleaned out, and not covered up.
At 2 o'clock this morning a Ere broke
out in the store occupied by A. Beren-
stein, on the northwest corner Of DeSoto
and Gsyoso streets. The frame building
and another frame adjoining, occupied
by negroes, we're destroyed. Mr.. Whelan.
to whom the building belonged, was To-
sured for $1,000. No insurance on the
stock Of goods.
In these days of flowers the city editor
Of the LEDGER has to invest twenty-five
cents semi-weekly for a bouquet where.
with to regale the inner senses when he
desires to forget the world OF man with
all its s~elishness and turmoil. As Miss
Evans would say, he wishes to sink the
micrscosm in the periumed macrocosm
Of Nature.
We do not know whether the following
will apply to Memphis bellies, bat it is
given out by a Philosopher as a truism:
Black-eyed women are most apt to be
passionate and jealous; blue-eyed-soul-
full, truthful, affectionate and %cenfding;
gray. yed-philosophical, literary, reso-
lutte and cold-hearted; hazeI-eyed-
quick-tempered and tickle; green.eyed--
jealous"
The united societies Of Zion, com-
posed Of the leading black people Of the
city, will visit Zion Cemetery, near ellis
station, tomorrow, and decorate the
graves Of the dead, the National Gene
terry decoration not being to their taste,
as on that celebration the black people
had to stand back and look on, whereas,
in such matters, they always desire to
take a lively part.
The people of Memphis do not feel
any especial sympathy for the Express
Company in the robbery case on trial in
the Criminal Court, the company being
amply able to stand all losses, as its
charges for carrying money or freight
are as high as a monopoly can make
them, but the people feel that the at.
tempted murder Of Express messenger
Brady should be punished.
In this city the splendid speech Of Mr..
Beach against Beecher is attracting gen.
eral attention, and is read with eager
ness. The general verdict seems to be
that, no matter what the jury may con-
clude, Mr.. Bee ler's days of usefulness
are past and gone, and that, though he
may continue to wear the livery of
heaven to serve the devil in, he is played
out-as a Christian minister.
Jake Woods, Of the drug house of
Mansfield & Co., was sstonished to dis
cover that be had been elected Council.
man Of the Fourth ward by the General
Council without his knowledge or on
sent. This is one instance in Memphis
where the Office sought the man and not
the man the Office, but on no more
worthy shoulders could the mantle of a
"City Daddy" have fallen. The honor
cost him several nickels for treats as the
boys rendered their congratulations.
The argument in the Express robbery
case is progressing to-day in the Crimi.
nal Court. On Saturday the counsel for
the negro johnson addressed the court,
stating that bis client wished to with
draw the plea Of not guilty and enter a
plea of guilty, but or Judge Flippin
stating to the defendant that the penalty
Of the ofense was death, the culprit re-
fused to plead guilty, preferriug to take
his chances with the jury. The case
was clearly proven against the defend
ants.
Yesterday the Maennoechor and Bru-
der Bund, headed by Arnold's band, Wis
tied Elmwood Cemetery and placed
flowers upon the graves of the dead
members of the societies. Several cho.
ruses were sung during the memorial
services. The custom of spreading
flowers, wreaths of immortelles upon the
graves Of the dead is Of European origin,
where it is a floral tribute to departed
worth and a sad testimonial Of affection
from the living to the dead.
The street car company must have a
set Of thieves as drivers, since the Su.
p%erintendent finds it necessary to adver'
tise them by placing in the mule-boxef
q placard as follows: Fifty dollars re
ward will be paid to any person who
secures the arrest and conviction Of any
employe of this road for stealing money
or tickets from the company" 1t looks
badly to see such o card as this in Q
mule-box, and it makes one %involun
tarily keep his hands on bis pockets
when a driver looks at him. AS one o
the drivers said to our reporter yester
day in reference to the matter and TIT
Superintendent; my God sir, he's
hard nan to get along with; he's hare
on the poor"