Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-20

~ NN"A 'Ho ~HNs
The cotton crop Of the Mississippi
valley is this season very fine and
very large. Hereabouts the yield will
be nearly one-fourth above the aver
age.
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 adj
vance.
James Jones Murphy, believed by
officer Jenny to be the man who
escaped from his clutches a few nights
since, had friends enough to swear
him out of trouble.
A north or northwest wind IS fine
for yentilating purposes. Servants
should be instructed to let no other
breezes permeate the hooks and cram
MES of house rooms.
A little dry fog or Iudian summer
mist was visible along the river at an
early hour this morning, but o 0 after
sunrise the wind rose and it was
scattered from view,
Merchants and others will remem-
Der that the PUBLIC LEDGER bindery
is prepared to furnish all manner of
binding, from a pamphlet to a full
bound ledger, in the best style and at
moderate rates. Office ID Madison
street. -
The city authorities would do we'll
to organize a yentiIating corps to see
that all houses are thoroughly and
carefully aired before refugees and
others are allowed to enter and occu-
Ply them.
A note from Scanlan's Landing, 70
miles below here on the river, says F:
Health here was never better. Do
not know of a chill at this writing, and
there are l40 persons on the place.
There is certainly nothing here calcu-
lated to evoke medical attention.
Highest temperature yesterday at
this point, 629. Lowest temperature
this morning, Az. Memphis and
Y~icksburg had the same minimum
temperature this morning III. We
were two degrees lower than Louis
vile, six degrees lower than Nashville,
and eleven degrees lower than Chatta-
noogo.
People in and about Nashville show
considerable opposition to the pro-
posed meeting Of the State legislature,
and express a belief that the situation
can be handled without it. The gov
ernor of Arkansas should be urged to
call the legislature Of his State to-
gether with a view to having Forrest
City severed.
The heavy blow of Boreas beat
against the north sides of lowly cots
and lordly mansions yesterday and last
night like battering-rams. His chilly
breath was a welcome visitor, and
caused even the birds in the back
yard shrubbery to twitter gleefully
and hail the GOODNESS of the morning
air with their merry songs.
There would probably have been a
light frost here this morning if the
wind had not been so high last night.
Frost may occur at a temperature OF
AZ if it is calm and clear. In order
to have frost at AZ or even at AZ,
there must be no wind at all. 1t must
be so calm hat even a feather, held
five or six feet above the earth, will
fall straight to it.
If the doors and windows Of all the
houses in the city had been thrown
open early yesterday morning, and
that frost-laden north wind allowed to
sweep through them all day, purifca-
tion. would have been the result. Such
winds are more beneficial than a dozen
light frosts without wind. Frosts
purify the atmospere outside Of dwell
ings, but if the dwellings are kept
closed during an epidempic and are
not open to receive the frosty wind
they are unhealthy.
The Macaronians number 152 mem
bers, and out Of this entire list only 2
have died of yellow fever during the
present year. Their guests on excur-
sions and visits have been very numer.
Gus, yet only one of these have suffer
ed illness, and he it is Believed was
seasick or had a snake in his boot. II
is believed that macaroni is a certain
antidote for yellow fever-better by
far than a thousand Of the nostrums