Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-07
LEDGER LINES.

resemble the November days Of the sere
and yellow leaf.
The black Daughters Of Zion and the
Sons Of Ham picniced at the Exposition
building yesterday afternoon.
The Waddy Thompson case has been
a prolific source of items to the report
ers, and consequently Of interest to the
public.
The concer in Court Square last
evening was largely attended. The
musical programme presented was thor
oughly enjoyed.
Now that we have recovered from the
Paducah t%en-fOot rise scare, the appre-
tensions felt as to a general overflow are
passing away.
On Monday the French Society will
give a picnic at James Park for the ben
eft of the sufferers by the recent terrible
noO0s In franc
An exchange explains the scriptural
saying-'the poor we have always with
us'-by Stating that the rich go off every
summer to the springs.
The officers of the steamer Fort Glib
son, just in from the Arkansas river, re-
port all safe on that river, and nobody
hurt as yet" by the overflow.
John King, who was engaged with one
HeAen in stealing a skiF, was tried be-
fore the Recorder this morning and com
mitted in default of $4,000 bail.
Abe Mcdonald, (negro), who in July
last shot George Washington, was sent to
Jail to-day to await the physicians report
as to the condition of George, which con.
dition is extremely critical at present.
Yesterday afternoon a small boy fell
into the Bayou Gayoso from the Jeffer-
son street bridge, and just as he was ris-
ing up the third time, Eugene Keith, an
other small boy, thirteen years old,
jumped in and pulled him out.
West Tennessee has received a very
large amount of money for fruit this sea.
son. Never before in the history Of the
State was so much fruit exported to other
States. Heretofore the people of West
Tennessee were planting, but they are
now farming"
The School Board will squat around
the camp fire on Monday night and pass
resolutions, ETC., which have been cut
and dried and on which a count of
noses has already been taken and the
necessary number of votes secured by
the ring.
A report reached the city last evening
that Colonel DuBose, counsel of Waddy
Thompson, had obtained a writ ofhabeas
corpus from Judge Trigg, of the United
States Court, at Knoxville. This will in
volve a question Of jurisdiction between
the United States and State courts.
Sol Coleman continues to sell his i'm.
ported cigars at a lower price than any
dealer in the city. For full particulars
60 to Coleman's Havana cigar stand on
Main street, north ofAdams. In another
column will be found Soils advertise.
ment local, which will be found of inter
est to all smokers.
In writing personal notices the gush-
ing newspaper man should always recol-
lect the words Of Junius, Old stat nom
inis umbra,' 1--WE always make our
friends appear awkward and ridiculous
by giving them a tawdry and local suit
Of qualifications which nature never in
tended them to wear"
A few nights ago a Front street porter
in wandering homeward walked out on
a drift pile and soon found himself in
the river. AS he drifted down toward
the landing his yells for help brought up
the coal tug and the man was rescued.
He had been drinking or else was pom
dering over the result of an overflow and
walked in to make a river gauge of him
self.
Captain s. A. Munson, who lives nine
miles east Of the city on the old Macon
road, brought us a "Chinese.cling"
peach from his place, which measures
III inches at its smallest circumference.
1t is a monster, and looks at a glance
more like a small canteloupe than a
peach. Captain Munson has quite an
orchard which bears peaches of the same
size, though it is almost a failure this
year.
A young driit-catcher, below the city,
had his skif swamped in midstream and
had to ride a log fifteen miles down the
river a few days since. His cries for as
sistance attracted the attention of some
negroes, who rescued him, but who
threatened to keep him under arrest, as
they suspected that the log-aoater was
an escaped convict from General For
restis Presidents Island Work. hnnsa-