Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-02

showed Froude TO be q fraud, is reported
to be out Of danger and hopes are enter.
tanned Of his recovery from a threatened
or existing attack Of cancer Of the
stomach.
At St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on
Poplar street, yesterday, an eloquent
sermon was preached by a Memphian,
Rev. A. Il. Ssmuels, o pastor Of a
church in Wisconsin. At Calvary Epis-
copal Church last night a most interest
ing discourse was delivered by Bishop
Elliott, of Texas.
Several Memphians who write descrip.
tive letters from Europe, accept entirely
too much inspiration from Murrays
guide books. Indeed, a man can sit
down in Memphis with these guide books
before him, and write most interesting
European letters SO fully and accurately
on those works gotten up.
A new constitution for Tennessee Odd
Fellowship is being prepared by a COM
mittee of the Grand Lodge at Nashville.
When the committeeman conclude their
labors the constitution will be submitted
to the Grand Lodge at its next annual
meeting. The changes that have been
made are said to have been badly needed.
The bridge on Madison street over the
Charleston railroad track remains OBJ
structed by heavy plank SO as to prevent
all travel and compel citizens to drive
many squares out of the way. The
Charleston Railroad Company or the
city, whichever is responsible for its re-
pairs, should 60 to work Immediately
and fix up the bridge.
Judge Flippin, of the Criminal Court,
has gone to Brownsville, Tennessee, and
the Waddy Thompson jury remains
locked up until they get up a verdict,
when a telegram to that effect will recall
the Judge to this city. The jurors will
probably have to remain locked up a
couple of weeks before they are dis.
charged by the court,
The moor changes to-day, and this
may bring about a change of weather;
but will it be a wet or dry moon, or will
its horns turn up or down? These are
questions for lunatical weather observers
who have faith in lunar observations as
to rain, sowing grain or other crops,
planting out trees, putting shingles on a
house, etc.
Secretary Toof, of the Cotton Elk
change, has returned from Greenbriar,
Va, where the late meeting of the Ma
tional Cotton Exchange was held, and
of which Association he is Secretary.
During the absence Of Secretary Toof
the LEDGER reporter became indebted to
Assistant Secretary Semmes for many
business favors.
A eolored preacher exhorted before the
station-house prisoners yesterday after
noon and engaged in the singing of an
thems in which latter he was Joined by
the black denizens of the Commissioners
castle. He advised them to lead a better
life in future and to keep out of the
clutches of the law; an advice which we
fear was lost upon the hardened crimi.
mails of that famous locality.
1t is rumored that a chancery bill is
preparing to be fled by a minority Of
the stockholders Of the Street Railway
Company to compel the three men who
own a majority of the stock and elect
each other to Office to disgorge, pay divi-
dends and render some account Of the
big profits made by the road during the
past few years, of which profits the
minority Of the stockholders, represent
ing nearly a moiety Of the stock, have
never received one cent on their invest
ments from the b, D. and V. triumvi-
rate.
Yesterday afternoon the Firemen's
Relief Association Of Memphis turned
out in uniform and in force, with band of
music, to escort the remains of ex-fre-
man John Tierney to the cemetery. The
deceased was a member of the Hook and
Ladder Company some five years ago,
but left the fire department to pursue
another walk of life, He remained,
however, a member of the Firemen's
Relief Association. On Saturday he was
at work 10 his garden and died suddenly
of sunstroke or congestion Of the brain,
caused by over exertiou, he was a
good citizen and leaves a widow and two
children to mourn his loss.
All the Rage Just Now.
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