Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-28
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lSS-lSS- 1885, l8S -l88 -l98 -l88.
1t frOlics up around the 800 point at
present.
A society of rejected lovers" is about
to be organized in this city.
Has the municipal election campaign
opened for january is the question of
the night.
To-day Thomas Roberts (negro) was
arrested by patrolman Malloney, on the
of larceny, and was committed
in default of $500 bail.
Chas. Herzog & Bro. are selling more
school books than any other two houses
in the city. They keep a large and
>mplete stock on hand.
On Monday, October lst, the Memphis
Theater will be opened for the season,
by Kelly Icons Minstrels, an organiza
ton now playing at St. Louis.
The school board examining commit.
tea is investigating the qualifications of
nineteen white and fourteen colored ap.
plicants for teachers certificates.
The street parade and the barbecue at
Estiyal Park Of the surviving members
of the Seventh Tennessee cavalry on
Friday next will be quite attractive.
The ladies and members of the Saffa.
ran street Methodist church in Chelsea
will give a grand festival at their church
this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock.
To morrow night the Workingmen will
hold an adjourned meeting at Cochran
Hall. The true Workiugmen should
shake themselves loose from Radicalism
as oon as possible.
Ellsworth, the Peabody Hotel waiter
who was SO desperately stabbed by the
head waiter Bacon, is recovering from
the effects of his wounds. His physi-
clan %pronounces him out Of danger.
Arguments OF counsel were heard
by Judge Ray, of the Probate Court, to.
day, in a habeas corpus case involving
the possession of q child. Judge Ray
decided to give the custody of the child
to Mr.. Philmott and wife.
The river excursion of the Bluff City
Grays on board the steamer Phil Alliu
last night was h pleasant affair, and was
enjoyed by those who attended. The
Grays acquitted themselves most credit.
ably as hosts aud entertainers.
The Avalanchian yesterday afternoon
discovered a pair of boy twins abandoned
in a basket and under a bridge on Union
avenue. The twins we're taken in charge
by q colord woman The unnatural
parents deserve the severest censure and
punishment.
The Christian Brothers band will drill
at the college to night in preparation for
next Fridays parade. Tomorrow morn.
ing the members will enjoy an excursion
to Raleigh. We wish them a good time,
which they richly deserve for their appli
cation to the study Of music.
Two gentlemen from one Il the neigh.
boring river counties in Mississippi en-.
gagged in o controversy not many days
since at home. They came to Memphis
on Saturday last and arranged to fight a
duel in Arkansas, but one of the parties
reconsidered the matter and the duel is
of.
1t is better to remain away from
church altogether than to get up and
walk out when the preacher is delivering
his we'll prepared discourse. Such i'm.
politness distracts the attention Of the
audience and has a depressing effect
upon the pulpit orator. If you. are a
sinner, be a polite one at least,
The station house now contains, in
addition to the usual inmates behind
Gagged doors, { bear, two foxes and a
coon. Young Bruin, Zip Coon and the
Reynard brothers treat each other afec.
tonqtely and never quarrel, except when
the Appeal man gets around and induces
the animals to engage in Q free Aght.
A ditch full of stagnant water on
Fourth street, between Poplar and tx
change, sends forth most offensive exha
latione. 1t vas attempted to drain the
ditch by running the water up hill, a
difficult hydraulic engineering feat never
yet accomplished without applying some
power. Water generally runs d,wu hill
when left to itself Ia This latitude.
il has been discovered by Prof. Hall
that the planet Mars, which now ap.
pears so bright and Gerry 10 the heavens,
bias two satellites or moons, but Of ~
small . % magnitude OF diameter that one
might safely agree to ride round Que of
them ia a railway car between two sac.
cessive meals, or to walk round in easy
.stagaadnring VERY hriaf -Yana.inn. Tha