Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-21
LEDGER LINES.

Undertakers are not reaping a bounti,
ful harvest at present.
An old weather prophet says that
squaw winter has come and gone, and
now we will have Indian summer.
In the early part Of the season there
wal not enough Of rain, but now there is
too much. Some people are never salts
fed.
Judge Flippin is quite i'll, and Judge
Ray is holding the Criminal Courtduring
his illness. A few petty larceny cases
we're on trial to-day.
The cool weather continues to call for
heavy clothing and fires. Several citi-
zens residing in the suburbs Of the city
aver that frost appeared on Sunday and
yesterday mornings.
The Board of Underwriters elected as
officers yesterday W. A. Goodman, Pres
ident; W. r. Lucas, Vice President; w.
81. Rhea, Secretary; J.. A. Harpham,
Marine Adjuster and Inspector.
The Memphis Exposition will open on
the Goth of October and continue open
until the 10Th Of November. A COM
mittee Of citizens and stockholders will
visit the business men and solicit sub
scriptions. etc. The Exposition will
attract large numbers Of people to our
city.
The Grand Jury of the Criminal Court,
selected yesterday, is composed of the
following citizens George R. Powell,
foreman; j. G. Simpson, J. A. Simmons,
Thomas Boyle, John Steele, WI. Chase,
S. Strouse, P. II. Donnelly, j. W. Ira
bnc, Woodford Hall, NJ. A. Allen. S. S.
Hall, Jacob Weller.
There is big aud dangerous hole at
the corner Of Wellington and Monroe
streets. A young mar not acquainted
with the locality stepped into the hole
yesterday evening and was considerably
hurt, as we'll as muddied and Disguised.
1t is perhaps time the authorities we're
looking into this hole.
Yesterday the Noneonnah. turnpike
case came up for decision before Judge
Heiskell, of the First Circuit Court. The
Judge dismissed the petition, which gives
the Turnpike Company permission to
erect gates and charge toll once more,
but the case has been appealed to the
Supreme Court for final ~adjucation.
The Jefferson Street Opera House
Varieties), will open under a new
management and with a ~irst.class
variety troupe next Saturday night. Mr..
Meyers, the lessee and manager, has
fixed his Opera House up in attractive
style and will run his show with legiti-
mate attractions during the season.
Some time since patrolmsn Allison
had his house burglarized and robbed Of
several articles, among others q silver
watch. Haywood Grant, a notorious ne.
gro, was arrested and committed to Jail
on the charge. This morning Detective
McCune found the watch secreted in the
station-bouse cell wherein Grant had
been confined previous to his transfer to
the county Jail.
The bayou bridges over on Third and
Alabama streets have fallen in aud are
blockaded so as to be impossible, much
to the Inconvenience of country people
and others. This has been so for some
time, and it is about time that the city
was repairing them. We will call atten-
ton to these bridges ENTHUSIASTICALLY
until the work of repairing or rebuilding
is commenced.
The slowness Of the street car mules
over Superintendent Barretts Grand
Pacific Trunk Air Line is accounted
for by the fact that they have to change
of on to the cemetery branch of the road,
which gives them a funeresl gait, but the
road pays $4,000 per annum salary,
which is divided between three men, who
own over a moiety of the stock and hold
all the offices, viz the President, Treas
urer and Superintendent,
Mesers. Friedman Brothers received a
heavy lot of freight yesterday by the
Southern route direct from Boston in
nine days. The rate charged was only
seventy-6ve cents a hundred, and the
time unusually short. The rate from
Boston to St. Louis on the same class OF
freight is one dollar per hundred, and
from St. Louis to Memphis seventy-6ye
cents. This shows the immense advan-
taOe Memphis possesses as a Wholesale
market.
The talk Of the city to-day was the ad,
ventures of Mrs. Wellington at one Of
our leading hotels. Accomplished in
every respect, we'll educated and beauti-
full in person, she ~captivated several well
known Memphians Of the Don Juan
stripe, but yesterday morning the denoue
ment took place, n not unusual in such
cases-a scandal, threats Of exposure,
ste.. The gentlemen interested refused
to- stand the exorbitant demands made
on them and the accomplished but en-
1, .ed LADY left Immediately for Chatta-
nooga, leayi.ag a portion of her baggage
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