Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-14
LEDGER LINES.

Last night was cool.
The weather is fair and pleasant.
The wharf presents a cheering appear
ance.
The city council will probably meet
next week.
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office, 10
Madison street.
There we're only two arrests by the
police last night.
Over four thousand bales of cotton were
received yesterday.
Hon. John League was yesterday adj
mitted to the Memphis bar.
Judge Eldridge is engaged with probate
business on an extensive scale.
The millinery and fancy stores of Mem
phis present a good appearance.
Every kind ofjob printing executed at
the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office,
ID Madison street.
The Memphis Annual Conference Of the
Methodist church will meet at Jackson
the 4th ofnext month.
Over fifty thousand bales OF cotton have
been received. This does not look like
Memphis has lost her trade.
The recent elected members of the leg
stature are already receiving circular lot.
tiers from applicants for office.
The decomposed bodies of cats, dog
and birds are found in cellars and houses
that were closed during tbe epidemic.
TBS cents a week for the DAILY Pun.
Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by goot
carriers. Leave your orders ut this Office
The subject of national legislation OF
sanitary measures and quarantine is com.
handing general attention throughout the
country.
The great amount Of infected wearing
apparel and bedding destroyed will doubt
less work a hardship upon the poor per
sons Of Memphis.
Job printing of every kind executed il
the best style and at the lowest price a
he PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office
IL Madison street.
The matrimonial market is improving
1t is rumored that several marriages il
high life will take place among Memphi
people this month.
The two men, Shilling and Hordon, al
rested on the charge of vagrancy, wer,
discharged yesterday. They were brough
out on writs of habeas corpus.
Many Of the accountants, book-kseper
and correspondents, who have been absen
during the past two or three months, fin
accumulated work to engage their after
ton.
The habeas corpus case Of Steve Pc.
kins% tcoloredl charged with shooting wit
intent to kill, resulted in the prisont
being remanded to Jail, as he was unabI
to give tail.
A petition is being circulated for a pull
lie meeting in aid of Captain John "
Cowden's BRrataria canal scheme, whic
has for its purpose the opening of shi
navigation to New Orleans.
In our article of yesterday on the death
escapes, etc., of the LEDGER force durin
the fever, an error occurred in reportir
Mrs. Joe Mahaffey dead. She escape
entirely, but her mother died. SO o,
total figures were correct.
I We are glad to know that Justice j. y
. Coleman has sufficiently recovered fro
his relapse 70 be in his Office. His relap
was caused by undue exertion in drivir
: a fast horse that e~ndeavored to wreck Il
buggy and kill the squire.
= A. Holmes (col.l, chairman Of t
, Colored Preachers Aid Association, l
ports the following number Of destitu
persons; C54 widows, 607 children, 4
orphans. He has these in charge, and W
do his bes. to have them cared for.
Detectives McCune and Pryde arc viz
liant in their efforts 10 find out and ARE
all persons of a suspicious character WI
+; come to this city. P%eripatetic thiov
I md swindlers will fin a prison cell and