Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-03

on the Poplar street boulevard. Grover
left Coleman's employment yesterday
morning and came to this city, where he
was found with the clothes on him. he
made no effort to escape, nor did he
make any explanation as to his conduct,
nor, indeed, did he present the appear
ance Of a thief.
The sensation on the streets yesterday
afternoon was a New York turnout with
lveried aunky behind. Many and curious
we're the comments made thereon. The
rear guard or liveried darkey wore a
regular suit, with plug hat and white
band and white cotton gloves. The
thing was immense, and the mig" in
rear smiled prodigiously at the novelty
of his position rs he drove up and down
the principal streets and thoroughfares.
On Madison street q small boy, upon
seeing the thing, cried out: Here comes
Mardi-Grasl"
The name of the introducer Of the UNI
brella into England should not be forgot.
ten. 1t was Jonas Hanway, who was
also the founder ofthe Marine Society"
and to whose memory there is a monu-
ment in Westminster Abbey. The mem
DRY Of this philanthropist should be re.
vered by every man in Memphis who
sells a fifty cent umbrella for two dollars
and a half, cash. He died in l776, and
an effort should be made to get up a
centennial celebration to his memory on
some rainy day next year.
The Typographical Union Of this city,
in view Of the action Of the unions in
other cities, and also in view of the fact
hat the times are dull aud hard here
and elsewhere, reduced the price of COM
position from sixty cents to fifty cents
per thousand ems reduction of about
twenty per cent. The newspaper pub.
fishers and compositors of this city fully
recognize aud thoroughly understand
that their interests are mutual and iden-
teal, and this being SO understood, the
very best state Of feeling has ever ex-
listed between them in business matters.
The month Of August was the sixth Of
the Roman year and was called Sex
tillis. Julius Caesar made it thirty days
in length and Augustus Caesar increased
it to thirty-one. AS it was the month in
which Augustus Caesar had entered upon
his first consulship, had celebrated three
triumphs in the city of Rome, had re-
ceived the allegiance of the soldiers who
occupied the ~Janiculum, had subdued
Egypt and put an end to the civil war,
the Senate, in order to Aatter him,
changed the name of the month to
Augustus. The Flemings and Germans
have adopted the word August as an
other word for harvest. The mythologi-
cal representative Of August is that of a
naked man with streaming hair, holding
up to his mouth with both hands a
drinking horn; at his side are a bundle
of peacock feather, three melons and
large drinking vessel.
To-day, one year ago, but eight feet o
water we're en- the bars between her,
and Cairo; Memphis was preparing t
enjoy a county election, over which al
exciting canvass called the Bartlett
movement was progressing; Barbour
Lewis wanted to kick the LEDGER int
the river, but his lower extremities be
ing too short, he relrained from making
the attempt; the dramatic season wai
announced to open on the 2lst Of Sep
TENDER; the fight over the county cleo
ton was being made squarely ON the
color line; a big voudoo Radical meet
ing was held on the bluff; the Texas anC
Louisiana excursionists arrived in tn,
city and we're received by the Chamber
of Commerce and Cotton %Exchange-iI
fact, things we're quite lively around thI
city, a striking contrast to what its con
dition is at present.