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

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The Chickasaw Guards and Irish Vol
unteers drilled last evening at the Expo
Sition building. 1t was warm work.
The Somerville Falcon of the Sth says
that highway robbers have appeared on
the road between that town and Mos
COW. They are white men.
The last Of the absentees from Mem
phis are homeward-bound and will arrive
on the bluff in a few days. Our Euro
pean tourists have all landed on our
shores.
The theater box-ofice for the Sheridan
and Mack engagement is open to-day for
the sale of seats. The management will
present two matinees w~eekly-on We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
The station-house Migrants and pau
pers need clothing badly. Many of
them are so undressed that the jailers
will not take them out of the cells. A
number of people can spare their c~ast-of
garments, which if sent to the station
houee will be judiciously distributed
among the wicked and unfortunate.
In the First Circuit Court, to-day, a
petition for $4,000 damages was fled in
behalf of G. M. Venable against the
Mississippi River Railway Company,
Paducah River Railway Company,
Paducah and Memphis Railway Com
pany, John L. Norton, John Overton
and A. T. Lacey. The petition was
fled by Mr.. ]. M. Gregory, attorney for
the complainant.
Two young negroes we're whipped at
the statioE-house yesterday, their parents
standing near and experimenting the
job. Uncle Mitch" the negro cook,
used his long black strap with effect and
gave each Of the young thieves fifty
lashes. They were then permitted to re-
turn homeward with their parents, who
promised them another licking on arri-
val at the paternal mansion by the Ba-
you Gayoso.
Some time since a complaint was made
by many citizens that the negro preacher
and Beal street market-master, Phillips,
did not keep the market stalls and
grounds clean. This was remedied, but
now another serious complaint has been
made. The negro market-master per-
mits a lot of negroes to fry cat. fish in
the market which gives out a frightful
stencil most disagreeable. This is not
permitted by the ordnance, and Phillips
should be instructed that he must stop
the fish frying, as a market should Mt
be turned into a negro cook house.
The trouble in the General Council is
that there are in it too many would-be
Mayors, and each aspirant for the office
endeavors to take the lead 80 as to make
q point in securing the position in 1876.
Mayor League will, of course, be a can
didNte again, and just here comes in the
war in the General Council. Already
the Mayor is spoken of as a candidate
for reelection. Three Aldermen and
five Councilman are also mentioned.
1t is more than probable that the timber
for the next Mayor will com from the
business circles of the city, and not from
the City Hall or the General Council.
In the Council, yesterday, Councilman
Cochran offered a resolution instructing
the City Comptroller to charge back the
pay Of Councilmen and Aldermen for
the months of June, July and August,
the City Attorney having rendered an
opinion TO the effect hat under the new
charter they were not entitled to pay.
Councilman Danbury moved to lay the
resolution on the table, and the 500 per
month boys did it with a vim, only two
members voting in the negative. The
back salary grabbers were elated, but
they can sing for some time yet the fol-
lowing line about 500 per month: Thou
art so near, and yet so far"
A dog and q COW in N0rth Memphis
have formed an affectionate alliance
most amusing, they remaining together
from daylight until dark. Yesterday a
red COW and a white dog p%romenaded
Madison street. When the COW stopped
to eat watermelon rinds, the dog would
lie down near by and then accompany
her to another locality. In the evening
the dog becomes restless, gambols and
banks around the COW, and rests not I'M
til she turns her head in the direction of
home. They form a happy family of
%incongruous elements, but they give
every evidence Of attachment toward
each other. Is all this the result of in
stinct or reason2
The terribly hot weather, ranging from
800 to so in the shade, is creating con-
/, siderable sickness in Tennessee and
Mississippi along the Mississippi river.
r Malarial fever is even more prevalent
and dangerous in the country than in
| our city, and it presents a more danger
GUS and malignant type of disease. This
is owing to the intense solar heat and
the waters left in the bottoms by the
overflow. A few hours heavy rain would
settle all this, but this we cannot reason
? ably expect before the autumnal eduinox.