Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-15

the physicians, but yet a few die of the
dread disease T.
Many Mempbians are Disguised at
having to wait until next Saturday for
he news as to the result Of the Presi-
Dental election.
Sheriff Anderson returned home from
Nashville last evening, after delivering a
number of convicts over to the peniten-
tiary authorities.
The thermometer at IL n. to-day indi-
Gated 420, or ten degrees above the ~freez-
ing point. II looks as if a small snow
storm was approaching.
The streets aad sidewalks Of the city
are not in the best repair, and should be
looked after by the proper authorities
before the rainy season sets in.
Asa Pratt, an Indiana confidence man,
who was arrested ia this city, was carried
back to Evansville, Ind, last night by
the chief Of police of that city.
The big Thompson Dean AID the
Grand Republic lay side by side at the
landing yesterday. They were swallow
ing hundreds Of bales OF cotton with ease
and rapidity.
The newspaper men are answering
about one thousand questions per day
about the latest election new The
boys answer each question in a cheer
full manner, and are ready to say give
US a harder one"
III know that Tilden is elected, but l
believe the RAIDS will count him out" is
the general remark made in the city. Is
civilization a failure2 or has the eau.
casisn played out2 are p%oeticsl and per-
tinent questions just now.
The cutting scrape wherein John Wat.
son figured a few days since, did not
occur at Millard'S clearinghouse near
the Louisville depot, as heretofore stated
1t took place at the clearinghouse kept by
Mrs, Hopkins, near the depot.
The lecture on Mormonism to be de-.
livered in this city by Rev, DR.. Palmer,
of New Orleans, will come off at the
Greenlaw Opera House on Thursday
evening, the 30th inst, and not on to.
i morrow evening as has been enormously
stated.
The Jefferson street Opera House will
be re-opened as a Varieties thester ere
long by Mr.. Elisha Evans, who intends
securing a Gne troupe of variety artist:
: for the season. The Opera House i;
, being rapainted and reGtted in an attrac
I tive manner.
Several asshy looking strangers have
= been noticed around town during the
week. It is not probable hat they came
here 10 learn anything about the election
, news. If any citizen has his pockets
picked be will be most apt to fnd the
thief in the ranks Of these asSby looking
strangers.
. Engineer Charley Piaggio, Of the Ad
ans street No. fire steamer, returne.
from St. Louis last night, whittier he ha.
= been for several days on leave Of alb
sence. He travelled on the train Will
Little Phil Sheridan and staff, who wer,
on their way to do dirty Radical work il
"a Louisiana.
At the Criminal Court to-day the case
Of Joe Chase, indicted for the murder o
Leon Cohupe, was called up for trial. Ii
consequence of the fact that Judge Log
!. wood is incompetent to Try the case b.
reason of being counsel for Cohupe
some member of the bar will have to b.
] selected to preside during the trial.
= ut is a nippiug and a biting air, sal
Hamlet, with reference to the weather a
Elsiuore. II Hamlet bad been in thi
city last night be would have made tn
saHs remark, and would also have put
y few hot whisky punches under his svorC
belt, even though he believed that it wa
"a custom more honored in the breac
than the Ohlelyance."
-. DR.. Clark, EhO wss sent to the Lup'
tic Asylum from this city some month
on SINCE, ard who escaped tberefrom a fe
weeks ago, was nrFssted last evening OF
in the suburbs Of the city by some eli
.th zens and was Committed to the count
Sc, Jail to await future action. The Doct,
is still Of upsouud mind, but is muC
less boisterous aud unruly than heret
fore. His friends have him in chars
IN and will take care Of him,
The telegram from Nashville, with r,
erence to the action of the Grand Lodi
Of Masons in restoring Angerona Lodg
10 Of this city, its charter and abolishir
Il, the t%yrannical and unmasonic edict N
50, will be read with interest by all M
sons. The sdiot SO Objectionable authC
ICED the Grand Master to appoint yisitc
fer to visi. lodges, giving these visito
ct. power TO summons the oficsrs Of lodg
and instruct them in tie 60 called a
nv form secret work,
~
v. Among the lAisit and most useful
ST. yentioaS is the '~ssli.lishtinS gas burpel