Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-23
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The continuous cool weather is said to
be indicative of an early frost.
AbseRtees continue to return slowly,
and they agree in stating hat there il
no place like Memphis, after all.
The Avalanchian should not forget
that the LEDGER only acts as an emetic
on those inclined toward Radicalism.
Little Rock, Ark, just now brags on
being able to furnish cheaper rate Of
railroad travel than any city in the land.
The military excursion of the Bluff
City Grays will come off on next Mon
day evening on board the steamer Phil
AlIin.
There will be no concert at Estival
Park until further orders, the manager
having gone up North to arrange for at.
fractions.
At the Talbot place on Vance street,
near Lauderdale, q picnic for the benefit
of the Church Orphans Home will come
off tonight.
This afternoon B. L. Shepherd was ar
rested by the police on the charge Of
keeping a lottery in full blasti in violation
of the laws of the State.
Those rewards offered for the appre
hension Of criminals made prior to JSue
~, 1877, have been withdrawn by Gov.
Porter by proclamation.
Rev. Father Magevney, after preach
ing several eloquent ermons and de-
livering a few charming lectures in this
city, left yesterday for Cincinnati
To-day ]. Hicks, an African bootbIack,
was arrested by officer Hope on the
charge Of fighting like a Turk at the
passes of the Balkans or at Plevna.
A. L. Claire, q river engineer, died this
morning at his residence, l4S Poplar
street, after an illness of several weeks.
bis funeral takes place tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Shelby County School Director Green
?. Foute has appointed Mr.. Hundson
Cary as school director OF the Fourteenth
civil district, vice Mr.. Bigelow resigned
and removed from the district.
To-day a partial eclipse of the moon
will take place, The moon will rise
eclipsed at 6:26; moon leaves shadow at
7; noon leaves penumbra at 8:O5. Get
your glasses ready for business.
Owing to the warm days and cold
nights and rains malarial fever prevails
in the the Mississippi bottoms and among
the steamboat crews. In Memphis mum.
bers of citizens are suffering from chiIls
The Bluff City Grays is rapidly be.
coming a solid and strong military or.
ganization. Their river excursion on
board the steamer Phil Allin next week
promises to be most successful and popu.
lar.
The Little Rock and Iron Mountain
railroad war continues to be waged on
the cut-down.rates basis with a pluck
and ferocity which rivals the war now
progressing in Europe between the Rus
slams and Turks.
The first bale Of new cotton was sold
yesterday to Vernon Rhodes, cotton
buyer, at l23c per pound, and will be
shipped East to-day free of charge by
Captain ALI. G. luther, agent Of the
Star Union Line.
All day yesterday and up to II o'clock
last night no arrests had been made by
the police, but a few minutee alter mid.
night the guardians Of the public peace
brought in one unfortunate who labored
from the effect of drunkenness.
The people living on the fernando
road and south Of it in the suburbs of
the city should organize a detective and
patrol force to prevent chicken.stealiug.
In other suburban localities the citizens
have so organized,aa arc with happy effect.
Before Judge Ray tt day a habeas cor
pus case is on hearing, wherein a Mr..
Abrams was committed by a justice
Of the peace on the charge Of using
vulgar language before Mrs. Bern
stein. The case attracted quite o crowd