Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-26

"ood nave Otth oDetFuctinb tnc tlueWdi
for weeks, and as yet no effort has been
made to remove them. Il is not only an
obstruction to travel, but it is unhealthy.
The city engineer OF his assistants should
attend to this important matter.
The style of collar Aow worn by fash
ionable young men is most dangerous.
If one Of the boys stepped on q banana
peel and took a seat suddenly on the
pavement the force Of the conclusion
would cause the collar 10 cut Of both
his ears.
Mr. Hop" Johnson, city editor Of
the Appeal, is recovering from his late
dangerous illness. Mr.. Brooks, Of the
same journal. is confined to his room
with a severe bilious attack, and Mr..
Rozelle, the commercial editor, is also
on the sick list.
A number of prominent coIored poll.
t%ieians and other colored citizens met at
Zion Hall last night and passed resolu-
tons indorsing President Hayes, and
demanding that colored men be recog-
nized by the government 10 its distribu.
ton of official patronage.
The attention of charitable people is
called to the fact that a poor white wo.
man, Mrs. Roddy, a widow, and four
children, are in bed sick, and are in a
destitute condition, at No. "a St. Martin
street. The case Of sickness and desti.
tuition was reported to the police author.
tits.
A public debate aud reading takes
place at the hall Of the Irish Literary
Association, 81 Poplar street, near Main
to night. The public is respectfully in.
vted. No charge, seats comfortable,
and the hall we'll lighted aud ventilated
L will be an excellent literary entertain
ment.
1t is a saying smong Democrats just
now: We indorse President Hayes
course as to affairs in South Carolina
aud Louisiana, but that does not make
us Republicans. So long as Hayes, does
right SO long will we commend him. At
pre- sent he is carrying out Democratic
principles and measures"
There was a tremendous rush for seats
yesterday for the opera Martha. All the
dress-circle seats four rows back and
many in the parquette have been taken
for both nights. 1t is anticipated that
standing room will be extremely scarce
and crowded. 1t SHOULD be understood
that there will be no matinee.
The people Of Huntsville, Alabama,
ara preparing TO receive the soldier boys
when the competitive drill comes of in
that city on the 18th of June. The Porter
Rifles and the Chickasaw Guerds are
hard at work drilling for the contest,
which will be the most exciting ever en-.
gagged in by these two crack military
companies.
The Chinese residents OF Memphis ar {
becoming Americanizsd rapidly. TteJ
tai the "Msllicsn" liogo, wear Christian
clothing, aud have to a great extent dis
pensed with the everlasting pigtail
They drink whisky, chew tobacco, and
smoke cigars, like other men, and hava
given up many of the Oriental habits o
their fathers.
Last night quite a large number o
applicants for lodging presented them
selves at the station. house. The rain.
drove them in from their accustomed
places Of lodging out Of doors, wher,
they had been studying astronomy from
an %impecunious standpoint. Many O
the tramps are now gazing at the star
through the bars.
For some unexplained reason a ma
joritY Of The people OF Memphis favoi
the cause Of the Turks in the presen
war with Russia. 1t cannot be for tht
same reason that an Irishman gave:
II ne'er had a genius for work,
For ] come from the U'Gradys.
I'd make al Elegant Turk,
For I'm fond of tobacco and ladies'
l. is not generally known that tn.
poleclt is one of the most %dangerou
animals is the land. Its bite is fata
because it produces hydrophobis. TIL
American skunk is the same as the pole
cat Of Europe. 1t is so called because
it feeds on poultry and eggs. 1t is
digitigrado carniverous manned, having
q small gland secretinq a fetid liquor, anC
is nearly allied to the weasel.
Last night the DAILY Fifth Avenue
Theater people appeared in Lemons be
fore q large and pleased audience. Thu
comedy was well presented, each roll
} being sustained in a clever manner. II
half an hour after the performance
closed the DAILY company were en- route
for Nashville, and to. night the residents
, of the Capital City will learn something
about lemons and "squeezers."
The impetuous coz with crumplet
D hors, the wiry goat with climbing feet
and the grunting swine with roofing
{ snoot are destroying many flower gar
dens throughout tho city. The ordi
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