Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-13
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The public schools will open up again
in September.
The song or whistle of the katydid is
again heard in the suburbs.
Ex-Governor John c. Brown arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon.
But FIVE misdemeanor cases came up
for hearing before the Recorder this
morning.
A large number Of ladies intend going
on Tracy's Mammoth Cave excursion
to-day week.
Bartlett wants a Jail for its court and
asks Shelby county to appropriate $4,000
for that purpose.
The County Quarterly Court adjourned
yesterday afternoon ove to tomorrow,
"Wednesday morning.
1t is proposed to procure the telegraph
company to occupy a portion Of the new
Cotton Exchange building. uod
The Carmichael : Madigan homicide
case was argued by counsel before Es-
quire Miller at the Criminal Courtroom
to-day.
The loose plaster on the courthouse,
d. La-
which has been falling upon the heads Of
pedestrians, oI Poplar and Main streets,
is to be removed by contract.
jim Peck, a Shelby county convict,
who escaped from the p~enitentisry in
April last, was arrested yesterday and
will be sent back to Nashville,
On Sunday night burglars made at
tempts to enter several Main street
stores near Union street, but failed to
carry out their designs Of robbery,
A general rain fell yesterday, to the
great satisfaction Of farmers, gardeners,
etc while eyen the city people did not
turn up their aristocratic noses at it.
Although the members of the School
Board are aristocratic looking citizens,
nevertheless they smoke around the
board in the most democratic manner.
The Police Commissioned met to day
and removed patrolman c. W. Alt for
neglect of duty. Ex-policeman j. W.
Jenny was appointed to FIJI the vacancy.
The burglars have commenced work
again throughout this city. Look out
for your stores and safes, as the blow
ers" and crackers" are on the war path.
In another column will be found
the notice of Williams & Co., with re-
ference to the great reduction in the
prices of all kinds of rough lumber and
framing.
The negroes now have their public
schools in their OWE hands, with a black
principal and black teachers, and if they
do not pan out well next year it will be
their own fault.
This forenoon a small boy fell into a
very large and deep privy vault on Pop
lar street. He was fshed cut after SOME
exertien and his parents purchased him a
new suit of clothiRg.
G. V. Powers, a vagrsnt, was mulcted
twenty-five dollars by the Recorder to-
day. Henry Sale and Bill Lightner were
charged each Eve dollars for a plain
drunk by the same city official.
A countryman in town yesterday de-.
plored his misfortunes in the following
expressive manner: ut seems as if
I've had the worstest luck and the most
est of it, and it comes in the curiousest
way"
In Little Rock every person found on
the streets after u o'clock at night is
arrested, unless he can give a good ac-
count of himself. This would be a good
police regulation for our authorities to
adopt.
Superintendent Picket wears mourn
ing because bis chum and pal, Barnum,
was not reelected principal of negro
schools, and That Mrs, Thompson, whom
the Picket-Barnum ring prosecuted, was
reelected a teacher.
1t has now become fashionable to give
certain citizens puffs that will blow them
in the direction Of the Mayoralty chair,
but we opine that many of the aspirants
would find the Mayoralty chair either too
big or too little for them. ama
Messrs. H. c. Brewer, R. A. Parker,
E. W. Caldwell and H. Bensdorf were
appointed n otaries Public by the County
Court yesterday. Memphis has a greater
number OF Notaries Public to the square