Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-19
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Advertise in the Memphis Business
Directory.
The Bohemian Girl" rehearsals are
progressing almost nightly.
Victor D. Fuchs, Al Jefferson, has a
lot Of fine squirrels on hand.
Sunday next one of the German be.
nevclent associations will engage in a
basket picnic at Fitzggib5on's grove.
The Fay T~enpleton troupe will give a
farewell performance at the theater to-
night, and will present Puck, a Day
Dream.
Fires were lighted in CRATES aud stoves
yesterday afternoon throughout the city.
People are getting into winter under
clothing.
Now arises countless persona, who, on
the Horace F. Smith disappearance and
temperance, are ready to say, II told
you So"
The present is October weather. This
morning at 6 o'clock the thermometer in.
dicsted forty-eight degrees-almost down
to a white frost.
At the Criminal Court to-day Chris
Johnson (white) was placed on trial on
an indictment charging the embezzle.
ment of FIVE dollars.
Last night at Keely saloon and dance
house, 35 Main street, Sam Hodges, (ue.
gro), shot Sam Williams, (uegro), about
a woman Williams received a fash
wound in the thigh and Hodges escaped
arrest.
The central committee of the Work.
inqmen's party met last ni5ht, but all the
delegations from the wards not being
present an adjournment was had to an
other evening, when the work of organi
cation viii be proceeded with.
The police commissioners order tc
arrest tramps will have the effect of in.
creasing the chsin-gang force and de.
cressing the number of buyglaries and
larcenies which have been Of almost
nightly occurrence in the city for some
weeks.
The werkmen tunueling the sewer in
Second alley, neat Madison, struck al
old privy vault back Of Specht's thii
forenoon, and came near being drowned
or smothered to death with foul smells
The men fortunately managed to escape
from the trap.
One thousand and twenty one persons
are engaged 10 business in this city; tina
is, such business as includes the proprie
tors among those who have to pay 4
license on merchants capital. TIT
amount Of capital reported as employed
BIZ these merchants is So, 709, TAO.
The query, docs virtue payT" il
again being discussed in the morning
journals by correspondents. The quer,
means, rs there not more sympathy
rendered and more active, practical sup
port rendered for the reclamation of fal
len women than for the honest, virtuou
and poor Of the city2'
The police commissioners order clos
ing whisky saloons at IL o'clock at nigh
has caused any amount Of kicking amonI
the proprietors Of all-night houses an,
those saloons in the back rooms OF which
vile men and women conEregate nightly
The ordinance and orIer are in defense Q
decency and morality, and should be en-
fotced strictly by the police.
Tomorrow the Old Folks Of Shelb
county aud their invited guests will ell
Joy an oldfasbioned picnic and barbecu
at Estival Park. A residence in Men
phis Of twenty years makes a citize
eligible to be elected as one Of the OF
Folks. The ante.war Old Folks are pas
ing away rapidly, but ere long those VIII
. came to Memphis during the war will b,
come old residents" The society i
. this way eau perpetuste itself I'D in6u
tum, the mantle Of age falling upon Il
: shoulders Of youth as the years grind b.