Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-21

Rumor has it that there is a white
man going around town playing the role
Of woman after the style Of Crutcby
Thompson and Indian Mag. Should
the rumor be correct the villain should
be arrested Immediately and punished
severely.
Base ball is running at O low ebb here
at present, the boys not taking as much
interest in the game as they did some
time since. The only way to revive in.
terest in the ball and bat is to secure
several crack clubs from other States to
come to Memphis.
General Pennypecker and staff, with
the Sixteenth infantry, have lett Ash
Barracks, Nashville, for Newport, KY,
ut which place they will be stationed
hereafter. The Nashville folks met and
adopted a series Of regretfuI resolutions
over the hegira of the troops from the
State.
Visitors to the bluff yesterday after.
noon amused themselves watching three
boys who swan the Mississippi from the
ssnd.bar in front Of Madison street to
the elevator at the foot of Beal street, a
distance of at least a mile. Two Of the
swimmers crossed rapidly beneath the
power Of the overland stroke. They
we're attended by a skif during their
aquatic performance.
That sickly movement known as the
National Independent party OF Cooper
and Cary will develop into a mass meet
ing at Nashville on the I'D for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for State
o(ices-at least so says the Avalanche.
1t is an effort made to call off sufficient
votes from the Democratic party to give
the State to Radicalism.
The Eckfords and Riversides played
eleven innings at a base ball contest at
Olympic Park on yesterday. The game
resulted in a victory Tor the Eckfords by
a score Of 6 to 5. The game vas spirited
and interesting, and was witnessed by a
large crowd OF spectators. The Eek
fords and Riversides are the leading am.
ateur base ball clubs Of the State.
Those residing around the intersec
ton OF Second and Washington streets
now vince nightly under the horriC
brayiug OF brass instruments at tbs
hand of a colored band now practicing
The beating of drums and the squealinl
Of Gfes also add no little each evening
to the entertainment of the residents
Too much music becomes a nuisance III
any neighborhood.
An Eastern theatrical journal an
nounces that the real name of Lawrence
Barrett is Lawrence Brannigan and the
real name of John T. Raymond (Colone.
Mulberry Sellersl is O'Brien. These
names we're changed as above in order
TO make them sound more euphoniously
During the war Mr.. Barrett was a cap
tain in the Twenty eighth Massachusetts
r-ac;uopt of infantry
Those Who will live to see the mex
centennial will be pleased now to know
that Professor Wise, the aeronaut, pre-
diets that before many decades people
will seek cool weather up in the clouds
to sit or sleep. At 5000 feet up the at
mosphere is pure and uncontaminatet
and the temperature 2O0 below that o.
earth. Up in a Balloon is the place tC
escape from all dangers Of suustroke.
JEFF Logan, a negro who burglarizeC
the residence Of Captain Marsh Miller
and who was captured at Helena, Arksn
sas, a few days since, arrived in this eitl
this morning ia charge of an officer on
requisition, and on being taken befor,
Esquire Miller to answer the charge
waived examination and was committed
to Jail to answer the charge before thc
Criminal Court.
Last Friday night a steamboat put oil
on the landing a white mai in a dyinI
state. His nameis Henry Johnson, age
Is, and q native of Richmond, Virginia
He had been working on plantation
down the river for a year or more, an
some weeks since was taken sick will
chills and Aux. He was in a dying con
dition when found on the bluff, aud wa
sent out to the city hospital by the polio
authorities on Saturday. He is an oh
ject Of charity and worthy Of some atten
ton.
The B%atesville Miss Blade has th
following crop item about Pamela county
"In some localities in this county Oh,
farmers have been damaged from thu
overfows and some complain OF thei
cotton throwing of, but as a genera
thing crops are a little above the aver
age. 1t is hard to tell ct present VIVA
tue cotton crop will do, but in the cours
Of a week or ten days we can give a yer.
good idea. Late corn is doing well, an,
with tho surplus of corn left owe iron
last year we think there will be enougI
to do until another crop is made"
There is a law prohibiting the carry
ing Of paupers or sick people to this cit.
from points inland and Plong the river
vat the Inv IL violated often. esneciall