Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-16

who resides near Nesbitt' station, De.
Soto county. Mississippi. The case will
be heard by Recorder Duff this after
noon.
Decayed vegetable matter can be
nosed out" oil over town, just as the
body Of old Polonius could be "nosed "
in the closet, according to Hamlet.
Watermelon aud cantaleupe rinds are
piled up in street cutters and in alleys
Hundreds of citizens declare that last
night was the hottest aud most sultry
one that we have had this year. Not a
breath OF air stirred, but the cats and
the dogs stirred around as usual, making
the night hidsous with their vocal music.
The members Of the German shooting
club, of this city, leave to-day for the
Centennial in order to be present at the
long range rife contest between the in.
ternational teams. The shooting item.
seekers are George Handkerchief, g. A.
Eckerly aud John Wendell.
Terry and Crook are on the Rosebud,
while Sitting Bull is encamped on Stink
ing river, and the Big Horn Mountains
separate the warriors Of either side.
Terry and Crook are encamped in the
most p%oetical locality, if the name Of it
ia any indication Of the existence of pc.
etic elements.
Quite a number of clerks, mechanics
and laborers are out of employment at
present, and in consequence Of the shut.
ting down Of our oil mills, which will
take place on the first proximo, over
two hundred other labore-s will cas-
work for a month or two until the mills
resume business.
During next month il is asserted seve-
raj crack Northern base ball clubs will
be able to come here and give us a few
new items as to the bat and ball. The
advent of a few crack clubs here would
, stir up base ball matters considerably, as
. people as losing interest in games played
by amateurs or semi-Trofessionals.
Mr.. NJ. S. Brooks, formerly a well
known merchant Of this city, but now q
: successful Shelby county planter, hal
sent to A. j. Roach & Co of Front Row
& a bouquet of several open cotton bolls al
a specimen of many acres he has nov
ready for picking. This is ahead Of any
thing we have seen.
'e The Fourty-fourth Congress has ad
journed sine die. So our readers will
have no more debates, Impeachment
ID trials or other Congressional affairs t
read and discuss until the Forty. fit
+. Congress meets in December and on th
x. 4th Of March next to install Tilden an
Hendricks in the Presidential and Vic
Presidential chairs.
II Into some Of the alleys adjacent I
q. Madison street, between Main and From
almost nightly slops and foul water al
bo thrown, to the great annoyance Of nur
.ol bers Of citizens, who have to close the
!. windows in consequence of the odiol
perfume that is waited upon the mi
night air. Singing buckets Of fltl
." water from third and fourth story wi
v dows is a nuisance and misdemeano
Nv and should be prevented by punishir
the offenders against health and commc
decency,
A we'll known Madison street salUc
ne keeper now weeps over the loss of a be
tie OF fine whisky and a box Of ciga
he which he had rolled up and presented
M a customer, who announced hat he w
u- off for the Centennial and a SUNNI
tour; but, as it turned out, the Cente
id. nialite and his friends put up a job
ed the auid.mixing professor for the pr
,re pose of securing the box aud bottle.
you want a fight, all you have to do is
.od say, George, I'm going to the Cente
bo nisl,' aud you'll get it.
use Sometime since it was announced
Nashville papers that the Link" ba
H., ball club would play any Southern ell
q match game for $500. We understar
a purse Of the above amount has be
made up by c~itizsns Of u city which t
Nashville boys can pocket if they G
re- score more runs hal the Memphis Re,
We have no doubt they can arrange sal
nd factory terms with the managers Of
Reds for three games that will compr
ted safe them for coming here, beside
on. $500 purse-if they win. The game VOL
old draw a large crowd.
NY On Monday night last Mrs. Frost, "
ion resides at Buutin's station, hearing
TRY noise in the hall arose, and on proce
we ing to the hall discovered a negro will
tent lighted candle in his hand. On CALI
her husband the negro escaped from
,ork house, bat LETT therein a basket conta
tate ing his hat and shoes. Yesterday a
, by gro, bearing the great name Of Geo.
iu. Washington, was arrested q. SUSPECT
of being the burglar, and the hat q
~, shoes we're identified as belonging
htlr him. He was brought to this city t
morning by a deputy sheriff and '
al, locked up in the county jail.
y. Personal.