Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-28

Mrs. Julius Behr presented her has
band this morning with a noisy little
clothing salesman, weighing twelve and
a half pounds.
The Avalanche announces that Col.
F. A. Tyler and Col, G. W. Alexander
have purchased the Washington ID. c.
Gazette, of which Colonel Tyler will be
editor and Colonel Alexander business
manager. The other members of the
staff are not named.
Now is the time to enjoy Sidney
Smiths desire-to step out Of your flesh
and sit in your bones. Oh, for a lodge
in some vast ice-house, some boundless
c~ontiguity Of iced %claret, where rumors
Of 9O' in the shade or singing mosquitoes
would reach US more.
Those ten per cent. interest notes
issued as pay to the unfortunate teachers
who were discharged from employment
in the city schools find no demand in
the market. The School Board should
go to work and raise money to pay of
people who we're discharged by the
Picket ring. But when was the Picket
crowd ever known to do either a just or
a generous action2
There is considerable poverty and dis
tress among the poor Of the city. The
Citizens Relief Committee, which had a
large surplus of funds on hand, should
take some steps to alleviate this distress.
We do not know the amount Of funds on
hand at the present time, as the Citi-
zens' Relief Committee has, we believe,
never published any official report.
In many localities the odorous condi-
ton of the atmosphere is not the best in
the world. This nuisance exists in
many alleys, backyards, cellars, etc. At
night the belated pedestrian has his
~ollaetory nerves greeted with a num-
Der Of most suggestive but unpleasant
perfumes, that causes him to execrate
modern civilization and its immediate
surroundings.
We have received by Secretary Frank
Millward the premium list Of the Cincin-
natl Industrial Exposition for 1875 and
the report Of the committee on the last
Exposition, 1874. The Exposition will
open Oh the 8th of September next, and
will continue until Saturday, October
9th. From the report and prospectus
we opine the forthcoming Exposition
will excel all those previously given in
the Queen City.
A negro man discovered a sleeper
missing on a trestle near Pamela on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad track
on Saturday last, and knowing that a
train was due, he remained there and
advancing, signaled danger to the engi-
neer, who stopped in time to prevent the
wreck of his train. The old negro
saved the lives of many passengers by
his thoughtfulness, which was a good
deed that deserves a liberal reward.
The street car mule system is fast Civ
ing way to the dummy engines, the mule
being entirely too slow for the exigen-
cies Of the present times. The dummy
locomotive is quite as safe as the mule,
much faster and stronger, less stupid and
requires less profanity on the part Of the
driver to induce a rapid system Of travel.
Had Barrett a few Of these dummy
engines his boxes could make that JET.
ferson and Main streets curve without it
becoming necessary to invite passengers
to get out and shove the box up grade
and around the turn.
To-day is the anniversary Of the bat
tie Of Monmouth, l778, which took place
at Freehold, Monmouth county, New
York, between the forces of Sir Henry
Clinton and those of General Charles
Lee. Washington coming up found the
Americans beaten and retreating, but he
rallied them and won a victory. 1t was
at this battle that General Wayne dis
tinguished himself, and it was also here
that Mollie Mcguire took the place of
her slain husband at his cannon, and
managed it until the battle was over with
c%onsummate skill and wonderful bravery.
h oDI, do,o4 70. OIL