Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-28
LEDGER LINES.

intendent of the Exposition and ]. B.
Cook architect.
Captain Lenow is determined to get
up a sufficient amount Of subscriptions
to build a town clock.
Work on the custom-house cannot be
commenced until, by act of Congress, a
limit is fixed to the appropriation.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and Mr.. j. M.
Heating, Of the Appeal, will arrive at
home tomorrow evening from St. Louis.
Strange as it may appear, when a
leading Memphian ONE out Of a saloon
he looks one way and walks another.
John CASTOR lost a fve-hundred dollar
solitaire diamond pin yesterday, it hav-
ing accidentally dropped from his shirt
bosom.
The Washington street railroad track
was laid up to Main at IL o'clock to-day,
aud will be extended to Front street by
night.
Many citizens are suffering from ague;
consequently they fully understand that
slang phrase heard in keno rooms,
" shake EN- up"
In the Criminal Court this forenoon,
c. W. Harris was found guilty of per-
jury, and was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Candidates for the office of Mayor are
rather slow in announcing themselves in
the newspapers although several of them
are doing a little el%ectioueering for the
Office among the boys.
Quite a heavy fog hung around cor
ners and dropped down into streets and
alleys last night, 1t was a damp and no
doubt unhealthy fog, which belated cit
zens should avoid if possible.
James Bell wal tried in the Criminal
Court this morning on the charge Of
larceny, and on conviction was SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment in
the county work-house on Presidents
Island.
The rehearsal for the performance to
be given at the Memphis Theater mex
week in aid OF the Texas sufferers, which
was to have taken place at the Elk
position building this evening, has been
postponed till tomorrow.
An a%nnular eclipse of the sun, invisi
Bile in this latitude, will take place early
tomorrow morning. Those MemphianI
known as early birds may, if no fog pre-
walls, see something eastward, provided
they gaze in that direction.
The Illinois has changed her leaving
days from Fridays to Thursdays. Sh,
0 will arrive Wednesday and leave Thurs
day evening for Vicksburg and the bends
: and makes direct connection with tn
packets for New Orleans and Yazoo ant
T~allahatchie rivers. 2
The Chamber of Commerce, at tn
2 meeting yesterday afternoon, passed
vote of thanks to Congressman II. Case.
Young, General R. Il. Patterson an,
Judge Henry G. Smith in securing tn
, Congressional appropriation to the Mem
phis custom.house.
Mr.. Sol Coleman is an e~nterprisin
young merchant, through whose effort
the price of cigars has been greatly RI
daced in this city, and he deserves greO
: credit for his enterprise and spirit
; Competition is the life Of trade. H
= does a fair business, and is worthy Of hi
great success.
The Bohlen & Huse ice.house, on Mai
sire 1T near Madison, is being torn dowr
i and lpon the same site will be erected b
r the lst of January a fine four-stor
building with elegant front, hydrauli
), elevator, etc. The new building will b
erected under the supervision of jaime
: B. Cook, architect, and will be occupie
: by Rice, Silk q Co.
Yesterday Mr.. George Truehart swor
D out bench warrants before Judge Fiji
pin of the Criminal Court against Ma
gle Williams aud Sarah Flynn, keeper
of bagnios on Washington street, an
n against the proprietorS of the famor
"Arkansaw House for the same reason
The parties gave bail to appear an
: answer at an early day.
u The Chamber of Commerce electe
officers yesterday as follows; j. N
Petit, President; j. M. Pettigrew, v
= w. Guy, VIM. Joirer, Elias Lowensteil
j. M. Goodbar, Vice Presidents; job
T. Williams, Treasurer; d. I. Elicit,
X. Speed, J. n. Martin, 2. N. Este
John Steele, J.. M. James, Cotton Gree
. Committee on Appeals.
The police force organized into a r
lief association yesterday afternoon an
elected the following officers: P. |
Athy, President; R. F. Arrata, Viz
President; Henry Clements, Secretar,
W. C. Davis, Treasurer. The committC
on charter will file a bill in the Cha