Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-23
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street.
Tomorrow is the eleventh Sunday alter
Trinity.
Our people scattered over the country
are enjoying themselves.
Rain fall last night LIZ inches, or about
1870 tons of water to the square acre.
River fell five inches here yesterday
and is less than eight feet abovelow water.
Mr. Charles Ryder is back at his old
post once more-sorry to hear that he was
sick.
First-class printing at low rates at the
LEDGEE job printing office, 10 Madison
street.
The steamer Batesville is going from
Evansville to Cincinnati to be docked and
repaired.
Confidence in the future of Memphis
and the effects of quarantine are among
DR.. Mitchell's latest
Cotton advanced during the past week
&c at New Orleans; bloc at New York
and I'd at Liverpool.
From 720 to 9O0 was the temperature
yesterday and 720 at sunrise this morning
with the winds northeast.
The proposal to compromise the State
debt was defeated at the recent State
election by fully 10000 majority.
Two fresh cases of yellow fever have
appeared at New Orleans, according to
kilograms in the morning papers.
The board of health officials at Little
Rock are out of funds and several meme
bers of the force have struck for higher
pay.
The sun now rises at half-past 8 and
sets at half-past G.. Days length thirteen
hours and above an hour less than eight
weeks ago.
The LEDGER job printing Office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the job
printing line as neat and cheap as any
house in this city.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER will be
mailed to any address for fifty cents per
month. The subscription must, in every
case, be paid for cash in advance.
The poor-house has about one hundred
and fifty inmates and DR.. Williford is at
present in charge. DIR. Duncan is slowly
recovering from his recent illness.
The trains between Bartlett and Nc
Kenzie are to be inspected by DR.. w.
w. Taylor, he having been appointed
to that sinecure by Hon. John Jo hnson.
W Jack, 800; ]. w. Vogelli, s25, were
the receipts by the citizens committee
fund yesterday. Rations for 2Os7 persons,
ninety-fve colored, were issued yesterday,
Forty white men have been organized
into a military company under command
of Captain Freeman, with their head
quarters in the armory of the Bluff City
Grays.
DIR. Plunket, at Nashville, says if the
negroes could be got away from Memphis
the fever would die out for want of ma.
terial within two weeks. The doctor is q
wise oracle.
Captain Key has organized a company
of one hundred mounted men, both whit,
and colored, for the purpose Of p%atrolline
the suburbs from Trigg and Kerr avenues
TO Wolf river for the purpose of protect.
ing life and property.
The steamer Hard Cash is to leave st
Louis for points below Cairo, including
this port, on Tuesday next. Merchants
should forward orders by telegraph. TIL,
Grand Tower passed here going South
yesterday afternoon and did not stop.
A person may set out on his from
porch after nine at night il he wishes K
enjoy the pure dew laden air Of evening
but the State board Of health says he mus
not roam the public highways under pen
atty Of its great displeasure, if Mr.. Johr
johnson will tell on them.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
is an old motto, or saying, extending
back 10 that poetic period when English
bards were numerous and noted. II could
be made to fit a board Of health officer.
case very neatly just now if it were no
for the fat salary he draws.
A. w. Bigelow & Co, book and new
depot, 1856 Main street, have receive,
Ledger, Fireside, Weekly and Saturda,
Night, all for this week Popular Month
ly, Scribner, St. Nicholas, all for Septem
Der also all tho late st. Louis, Cincinnati
New York and Chicago dailies.
The orphans Of St. Peters Asylum hav.
not tasted meat for more than two week.
says the Rev. Father Kelly in a lette
written to the East. Here is a chanc
for some generous person TO win a crow