Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-19
THE CITY.
Wednesday evening. July 10, 1875
LEDGER LINES.

The thermometer was 940 in the shade
at II IN. to-day.
Ninety.ive was all it could reach yes
terday in the thermometer.
Weather observers are now declining
the following: Hot, hotter, hottest-ofI
the season.
Peter Winbour, a negro larcenist, was
committed to Jail by the Recorder to-day
in default Of bail.
W. A. Wheatley offers a choice large
line of mansions and cottages for rent.
Farming lands and houses for sale. I'd
The second warders had a rousing and
hot Democratic meeting at the City Hall
last night and organized a Tilden.Hen
bricks club.
Mayor Flippin will leave for the East
next week for the purpose of holding a
conference with the bondholding credit.
ors Of the city.
Soda water has come down to FIVE
cents per glass with many dealers, and
no longer does the ten cent. dealer do a
thriving business.
Cantaleups and watermelons are the
latest luxuries in the market. A canta.
leup stuffed with ice is a mess fit for the
heather gods and goddesses.
The Frances Thompson Radical dis
closure is going the rounds of the press
Of the country, and is doing good cam
pAign service against Hayes and Wheel.
erism.
The black military company INDUCED
in a drill on Second street last night
The men marched we'll, and went
through the different evolutions to the
sound of the fife and drum.
Cameron, Secretary of War; says no
law exists authorizing the acceptance of
volunteers for the Indian war, conse.
quently our citizen soldiery can hold on
to their scalps for some months to come.
The ordinance imposing a fine Of five
dollars for killing or catching spafFows
is violated daily by both white and black
boys. A few arrests should be made in
order to stop this barbarism among the
youthful roughs,
Major Upton has established a soap
factory at Fort Pickering and has taken
the place of the city scsvenger. All
dead animals will now be removed from
premises, free of charge, by leaving Or
ders at the station.house. -"
Our ancient mariner left on an Anchor
Line boat yesterday in order to meet the
James D. Parker between here and
Cairo and return on her. The mariners
family is on the Parker returning from a
summer trip up the country.
Hundreds Of sweltering citizens sat
up until midnight on the curbstones, on
the bluff and on all other points that
suggested a cooling breeze. After mid
night they repaired to their rooms and
courted balmy sleep till dawn with aid Of
a fan.
The Nashville American Of the 18th
says: The Porter Rifles have received
a challenge to a competitive drill with
the C~hickasaw Guards at Memphis in
September. The Rifles will accept the
challenge and designate the day in Sep.
TENDER"
The FIRST coup de soleil of the season
occurred yesterday at the Memphis and
Little Rock railway depot, the victim
being a laborer named Thomas Magin.
mis-, who was Frustrated and conveyed to
! the City Hospital. Keep your head cool
5 avoid strong drink, exposure to the sun
rays or violent exercise.
. The Appeal local, while p%romenadinp
Main street last night. accidentally
stepped upon the sleeping form Of 9
baby that occupied the sidewalk. The
Appeal man ~apologized to the mother o
the s~omnolent infant and left hurriedly
hoping that the street would be paved
\ with babies instead of rocks.
Next Saturday evening a Greco-RomaI
wrestling match will come off at thu
Memphis Theater between the famous
athletes, Prof. Emile Regnier and Mons
Jules Regal. These noted athletes ar,
:; men of wonderful muscle, strength anc
activity-perfect men Of mighty mould
The match will no doubt attract a larg,
audience,
~ Several of the C~hickasaw Guards ar
practiciug the scalping process in vieV
of their trip to the plains to e%ncounte
Sitting Bulls warriors. The way tn
Se Indians do it is 10 make q circular Gu
10 with q knife on the top oi the head
take the hair with a twist between tw
fingers and give it a yank, and then 20
&c will have the scalp in a jIfy.
ot
n A base ball crowd returning from
" nracLice pame at the OLYMPIC Pork ye