Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-14


press Office, steamboat, depot, etc., within
the country trading with Memphis will be
presented with a col Y of the Memphis
Business Directory.
Some of the Tennessee papers are agi.
tating the question of Withdrawing the
convicts from competition with honest
labor and putting them to work upon the
public roads. Many convicts are so m
ployed in Virginia.
This forenooR Deputy Coroner Britt
was summoned to the corporation line,
near Olympic Park, in the northeastern
portion of the city. to hold an inquest
upon the dead body of a negro infant
found lying in the street gutter.
In these days of Ohills and fevers
every person has his or her own remedy
-quinine, hot aud strong coffee, hot
tea, French brandy, salt, the juice of a
lemon, ague pads, a Gotten string tied on
the third finger Of the right hand, etc.
The Frisr's Point packet Coahoma
brought in five bales of cotton from the
down river bends this morning. Cotton
picking is progressing 10 a lively manner
in the river counties Of Arkansas and
Mississippi between here and the Point.
A Main street saloon-keeper has a cat
which is affected with some kind Of cold
in the head. The owner of the cat pre-
nounced the disease epizootic, but an
other mar declared it to be cat arrh.
The saloon-keeper said nothing, but
treated.
The boat race between the DeSoto and
Bluff City boat clubs has, we understand,
been fixed to come OFF on next Sunday
week. A single scull race and a dugout
contest will also take place. The selec.
ton Of Sunday for the contest is not a
good one.
Prairie chickens and other game birds
are said to be numerous on the Arkansas
prairies. Memphians who are disposed
to be Nimrods are fixing up their breeeh-
leaders and feeding their dogs with a
view to promenade we the Arkansas
p%rairies in a few days.
% the first of October the Walker
buildings, now occupied by Leubrie as a
cigar store, the adjoining store occupied
as a sewing machine agency, will be sold
at chancery sale. The property includes
the barber.shop and the Capitol saloon
in the rear The property belongs tc
the Sam P. Walker estate.
Chief of Police Athy, who was so badly
bitten by Captain Weatherford's dog &
few days since, is able to be out, but sit
ting down is not pleasant. The two dog
attacked him in front and zeal in Cap
tain Weatherford's yard, and he haC
neither pistol nor cane to defend him
self. he made a narrow escape.
The grand reunion and barbecue OF tn,
One Hundred aud Fifty : fourth auC
Thirteenth Tennessee Confederate reg
iments, which will come off at Estiva
Park on Saturday, the 29th inst, prom
Uses to be very pleasant. Some fou
thousand invitations will be issued, an,
ba?becued meats, etc., will be furnishes
all. The boys intend having a big re
union or nothing.
The Memphis Signal Telegraph Con
pany, which is being put in operation b.
Mr.. L, P. Meyers, advertises in the LEI
GER this evening that it has no conneC
ton, whatever, with the Western Unio
Telegraph Company. Mr.. Meyers i
meeting with substantial success in estat
fishing this enterprise, and says he wi
have it in practical operation shortly.
The Bohemian Girl operate rehearsal
which take place almost nightly in
Main street building, opposite Cour
Square, attract the attention Of scores 0
people who either love or wish to be COZ
sidered as loving music. The .sidswal
in front Of the rehearsal hall is usual
crowded on such nights, while many tax
seats in Court Square and enjoy the sins
ing from a distance.
Robert Burton, charged with being a
accessory to the murder of Frank Wi
liams, in Mississippi county, Arkausa,
June II, 1875, was arrested yesterda.
aud put in the station.house. Jess
Carter and Cyrus, alias, John Thompson
are charged with completely in the crime
Sheriff Hoskins, of Mississippi county
has a requisition for Burton, and viii
take him to Arkansas to-day.
Wanted.
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