Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-08

Trickery in order construction
trickery in law; trickery in all hat of
fers a chance to play a trick seems to b,
the study and practice of a State anC
National board Of health official.
The puncturing quality of the DC.
tOber mosquito appears fully IN t.
the strength of the tribe that were
here in the midsummer season, anC
there arc no sluggards among them.
When de fight goin' 10 begin? ,
said a country darky, as he passed the
cannon near the corner of Second and
Union streets, and he went on look
ing about as if in search Of the battle
field.
The Bluff City Grays are to give
an entertainment at GAINESVILLE next
Tuesday. The farces of Box and Cox
and Cherry Bounce are on the pro-
gramme; also music, vocal and instru-
mental.
Capt. Pettibone's Hannibal Guards
drill on the smooth brickyard plateaus
in South Memphis, They exhibited
on Sunday evening last, and persons
who saw them say they are we'll
trained.
A man named E. II. Hehpell has
been practicing the Memphis sufferer
dodge on the people of New York city,
and it is said has lined his pockets to
the extent of over 10000. He is not
alone, however, in the business.
Half a dozen Of our Celestial breth-
rem from the land of the sun have
suffered with febrile fever here this
season. None have died, however, as
far as remembered. Yesterday Sam
John was stricken.
The yellow fever appears to have
broken out at Harrison Station, on
the Mississippi and Tennessee rail
road, some eighty miles south of here.
A telegram elsewhere announces the
unfortunate news. The fever was
bad there last year.
Our absontees are heartily tired of
wild and picturesque mountain scene
ry and fine hotel accommodations.
They are even tired Of the hospitality
afforded by their sisters, cousins
etc. They want to come home.
For the first time, as far as heard,
the Towards took in no money yester-
day. Since the 9TH Of last month
their daily receipts have generally
ranged from $500 to $4,000 per day,
with here and there a day when it ran
even higher than these figures.
Rain fell at Louisville last night,
and Chattanooga was favored early
this morning to the extent of twenty
hundredths, with a fair prospect fer
more. The heaviest rain ofyesterday
was reported at Nashville, ninety. six
hundredths.
The Chicks went into win at the St.
Louis contest last week. Before en-
tering the arena a motion was made to
exclude for all future time a%lmittance
to any contest of the soldier who made
the first individual error. 1t is not
stated who made it.
The sanitary condition Of Memphis
engaged the attention of the State
board Of health at Nashville yesterday.
No conclusion was reached so they
will deliberate over it again at eleven
o'clock to-day, after which We NAV
look for huge chunks of ~sporadical
wisdom.
The venerable Hans Lemon lost his
berth as a bread hauler all because he
demonstrated vigorously with pickets.
whose conduct wereof therufian type.
The old man may console himself with
the reflection that military and quar-.
antine roughs will be addressed out of.
Office a few weeks hence.
Mr.. w. B. Stewart is sick at Wy4be
depot, Louisville railroad, but as vet
it is not certain whether he has yellow
fever or not. lie is said to be occupy.
ing a room where some one died last
year. A special engine with a doctor.
nurse and the president of the How
ards went up last evening.
The citizens committee yesterday
agreed to pay bills aggregating about
$4,000. OF this $3.50 is due the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad
S797.5O to Lyle & Shields 3O3.55 to
Il. Hart, for beef, and the remainder
to sundry persons, including s165.8G
for the weekly pay roll at Camp Marks.
The Chronicle, at San Francisco.
Cal, moved into a new fve-story
building on the 29th of last month.
They sen an invitation here for the
LEDGER staff to attend, but failing to
reach this city until two days since, it
could not be accepted. Thanks are.
however, extended all the same.
The bulldozing system practiced by
tho hoard of boo1tb n