Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-12

the present day. but the boys Of the mid
die ages took to it in a kindly spirit saw
oring Of affection.
The ante-sunup riser now tells you that
health, wealth and prosperity FOLLOW in
the wake of his particular habit, aud yet
he has nothing to show for it. This
shows the distinct difference which often
arises between theory and practice, or as
Hudibras puts it, as to len
They compound for sins they have no min6
to.
By dsmning those they're not inclined TO-"
Not a day passes but some disturbance
or scene affecting good morals and de
cency progresses around those dens Of
infamy on Washington street, between
Main and Second. The late grand jury
report discussed the moral condition Of
the city in a square and truthful manner,
and now the police authorities are in
vited to abate the most offensive of these
nuisances.
The C~bickasaw Guards INDUCED in an
elegant social hop with a number of their
lady friends, at the Guards armory en-
Adams street, last night. Previous to
the hop the Chicks" VEN through a
two hours severe drill in full dress uni.
form for the benefit Of the lady visitors
The affair was q most pleasant reunion,
aud was attended by a number of the
leading bellies of the city.
SO far but few Memphians have gone
to the Philadelphia Centennial, and the
dizziness Of the times and scarcity Of
money is the reason why they have not.
1t is not every person who sings he is 60
ing to the Centennial that is going to do
it. The number of residents who will
hold the fort or the BLUFF this summer
will be larger than usual. The stsy-at.
home crowd, or can't-getaways, number
many thousands.
A we'll known cotton man got severely
wounded yesterday on Madison street,
near Center alley, by calling upon a
young base ball player to pitch him a
harder one" BE got it, and caught il
on the nose and cheek, the hot ball doing
these facial organs considerable dam
age. He was carried off the Geld ant
had restoratives applied internally apC
healing medicine applied externally. Il,
: will not join the cotton-buyers' picked
nine.
OF the $780, $50 of police and FIRE war
rants issued under Mayor Leagues ad
ministration, there we're only $3.50 GU
and unredeemed on the lst of May, an,
these will be redeemed by the city il
cash at their face value. The amount q
police warrants issued was $50,58O an
the amount now outstanding is S20(
= The amount of fire warrants issued wa
> $4,000 and the amount now o~utstandin
. is $3.50. When the scrip vas issued tn
LEDGER asserted that it was worth il
q face value; other journals OF the Gil
put it down. but time. has shown the co
p rectness Of the position taken by II
LEDGER. Notwithstanding the bears
who sent the warrants down among Ii
IS eighties for a time in order to speoula
thereon.
With reference to Sunday laws, Il
10 following facts may be of some interes
In the earliest ages Of the church Su
day was devoted to religious worship
remembrance of our Savior's resurre
10 ton. At the end Of the second centu.
1t abstinence from worldly business seer
to have been customary. When in Il
q course of time the Christian religion "
is recognized by a State, laws were pass
forbidding the transaction OF business
ri Sunday, The Emperor Constantine,
Of the year AL, forbade the transaction
al any business in the Courts except d
" msnumission of slaves, and all 9th
ii business except agricultural labor.
N the year 425, Theodosius II. ordered tn
no games or theatrical exhibitions shou
take place on Sunday. In the year 81
the Council Of Orleans forbade all lab
- on Sunday, and from these old laws
Z the church the modern Sunday la.
have been taken by England, and frc
- the English laws the Sunday laws of t
= United States have followed.