Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-19

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The street Sprinklers of Providence
have been evoluting along tie streets
and alleys for several days,
The big river is a source of uneasiness
to the people residing along its banks.
1t is rising slowly at present,
Yesterday was one Of the dullest days
known of in this city. The heavy and
continuous rains had a cooling effect
rpon trade.
The petition in bankruptcy of NJ. E.
Hodge, Of Hardin county, Tennessee,
was fled to-day with the clerk of the
United States Court.
The farmer who planted cotton last
season and now is purchasing supplies"
wishes he had reversed the rule by raising
supplies and purchasing cotton goods
for cash.
Nine.tenths of the street car pessen.
gers o pay but a nickel fare, but the
other tenth, by way Of charity, contribute
the dime fare to the poverty stricken
monopoly.
The best ish that ever come to this
market, such as red snsppers, Potomac
shad, lake salmon, etc, are now selling
at lOc and l24c per pound. Fuchs, at
Al Jefferson, has a supply.
The ladies complain Of the man who
is described as follows:
He is heavy and berry ambitious,
lie is smoking a t~iye-cent cigar,
And his manner is quite supercilious,
As he rides on the front Of the car,
The Little Rock Gazette says: THE
Memphis and Little Rock railway draws
an immense volume of immigrants who
are aocking to Arkansas and Texas from
the Eastern and Southern States"
Mr.. Hop" Johnson, of the Appeal,
who has been dangerously ill with erysip.
elias for some days, is, we regret to state,
in a most critical condition, his attend.
ing physicians having but little hope of
his recovery.
Under the new system OF German con
s%ulates in the United States. the sonsu
late OF st. Louis embraces the States OF
Missouri, Kauaas, Colorado, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
and the Territories of New Mexico and
the Indian Nation.
Hardly a day passes but some dissatis
fed husband or wife files a bill for di.
vorce in the Chanoery Court. The
strange part of the affair is that the pc.
titioners, judging by the petitions sworn
to and fled, are all saints, and the de.
PENDANTS all sinners,
In the case Of A. Csrdano VS.. Wesson
& Son, suit for damages, argument oil
counsel closed yesterday afternoon, and
judge Heiskell, of the Shelby County
Circiit Court, before whom the case was
argued, took the papers aud will render
an opinion in a few days.
hi retail way the street car monopo.
ly sells a ride at Eve cents, but at whole
sale you have to pay six and ane.fourth
cents a ride, or four rides for a quarter
Of a dollar. This is reversing a business
rule, all article, being usually sold at a
cheaper rate at wholesale than at retail.
There are more embryo base. ballists in
Memphis than any city of its size on the
continent. The crop Of ball tossers 10
the coming generation will be immense,
but such a profession is not calculated
to save the country or tickle the. earth
with a hoe, thereby making it laugh with
q harvest.
Mr.. G. A. Stillman, of this city, inter.
married with Miss Alice Roberts, a spirit,
residence unknown). a few evenings
since, at one Of the seances given b
Mrs. Miller-the marriage csremoty
by DR.. Watson; no cards. An account
Of the inter.world affair is given in the
Spiritual Magazine.
Boys continue 10 indulge in the dan
gerous practice Of swinging on to street
cars by standing on the trucks and mold.
ing on to the window frames. They also
swing on to the platforms Of the Charles,
ton railroad trains that pass over th'