Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-04
VIM. MCELRoY,
Sgt Sig. Serv., U. S A.
LEDGER LINES.

Fresh Baltimore oysters received daily
1t Madam Vincent's Crystal Palace sa-
Ioon. l54t
Henry Smith, a black larceRist, was
committed to Jail by the Recorder to-day
IN default OF bail.
Billiard playing has again commenced
a lively manner, now that cooler
weather has set in.
Several Of the new justices of the
peace have already opened Offices, aud
have commenced dispensing law and
The Board Of Health mortuary report
for the past week shows the total deaths
to have been 80, of which there were l6
whites and l6 blacks.
When a Memphisu who has come back
from the Centennial Exposition fails to
say ITS a big thing"-be generally
says, TITS immense"
The police authorities would like to get
information as to the owner of a girls
gold bracelet upon which the name OF
" Annie 0lden is inscribed.
September days have come, the sad
dest of the ~year-owing to withered
leaves, dead flowers aud the indications
that winter is coming on apace.
The County Democratic Convention
to make nominations for State Senator
and Representatives will assemble in
this city on Tuesday, the 10Th instant.
The Congressional Democratic Com
mittee will meet in this city on the 18th,
Thursday next, for the purpose of nomi'
mating a Congressman for the Tenth
district.
The United States Receiver at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, advertised to let the
hot iron spring, which is in the center
of the town. The exclusive right to the
spring is guaranteed.
The Chamber of Commerce will meet
at 4 o'clock this afternoon to take action
with reference TO the signal service, TIE
Memphis harbor improvement and the
Custom-house matters.
Numbers Of citizens are sick with
chills and bilious attacks, owing to the
sudden cooling down of the atmosphere.
Eating the almost out Of season water.
melon has had no little to do with these
attacks of malarial disease.
Rev. Eugene Daniels, one Of the very
ablest Presbyterian ministers Of our city
! has been edifying the people of Hunts
vile, Alabama, with a series Of religious
discourses, Of which the Huntsville
, journals speak in the highest terms.
t The Paris (Ky.) Mutuals defeated tn,
Memphis Reds at Central Park yesterda.
by a score OF Is to IL, much to the as
constituent Of many visitors and to tn
y chagrin Of many betters. At leust twI
6 thousand dollars changed hands on tn
result.
A contemporary wispers that 9TH
Memphisn at home and the Memphia.
abroad are two very different person
morally" As many Of our brethren q
the press are now touring around Mort
and East it is to be hoped that they Sc
a better example than is above asserte
}. concerning the average Memphian wbe
out Of his beat.
u Barchus Morgan, q black preacher
the Gospel of peace, was arrested by tt
police on yesterday on the charge
a%ssaultng a black brother with q pisto
he was locked up and was disarmed
his deadly weapon, de must belong
Id the Church Militant, which believes
be advancing
g. the tenets orthodox,
By apostolic blows and knocks
Burglars and sne~ak.thieves continl
to prowl in the suburbs. Last Fridi
night negro burglars entered the rel
dence Of Mrs. Moon, on the PigeC
- Roost road, neal James Park, and cE
ried off a quantity Of china and silly
dining ware. The thieves carried d
things of on q dray in the coolest ma
+. ner possible.
The Nashville Banner tn
Governor Porter informed its report
- that he would carry out the program
Of purchasing the coupons at their ia
Z value on the 10Th instant, and the Be
ner adds, THE opinion of Attorn'
General Heiskell 10 not regarded as
specially lucid one, but on the whole
y appears to be in favor of the Governo
action" The opinion Of the Attorn'
General does not read that way in w
j., Tennessee.
During the marriage ceremony at
"a Jewish synagogue, on the corner Of Nj
and Exchange streets, last evening,