Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-04

w ~ y MNNA AHNNA6SN III ANAt
at present.
A sham battle between 1000 troops
takes place at st. Louis to-day and
will wind up the military display at
the great fair.
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 State board of health holds a
meeting at Nashville next Tuesday,
at which all members, including DR..
Maury, are expected to be present.
The Nashville board Of health has
raised the quarantine against Mem
phis and discontinued the hospital
established for yellow fever patients.
The free ration distribution has
been totally suspended, and Mr.. Lem
mon, who served as chairman {" free
gratis for nothing" is out Of business.
There has been considerable talk
within the past few days Of raiding
the pickets and Smelling them out.
The boys should fortify their posi-
tons.
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.
king Cotton; Shall he Play Sec
ond Fiddle to Yellow Jack? 2" is the
expressive way the Nashville Ameri-
can heads an article from Judge w.
S. Flippin, of this city.
The Memphis representation on the
State board of health, like certain
ministers, went away because his
patrons did. This IS a very lame ex-
cuse, but tbs better than none.
1t will be a joyful day when the ma
tional congress abolishes the national
nuisance, the National board Of health,
and we here who know how ridicu-
lous its workings have been can sing
peans of great glee.
A rag depository belonging to Mr..
Lehman, was destroyed by fire about
four o'clock this morning near Dunlap
and Manassas streets, Supposed in
cendiaries we're seen to leave the
place and we're fred upon by the po-
lice. Insurance $4,000.
Never before in history has Little
Rock merchants handled so much
cotton in the same space Of time, says
the Gazette. No wonder that the
Arkansas board of health is anxious
to keep up a rigid quarantine against
u3.
On Wednesday last Sheriff Wilson,
of Bolivar county, Miss, was reported
very low with fever at Concordia.
Four new cases were reported, Mrs.
Hernden and three colored. The
fever seemed to have taken a new
start.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 91'; lowest temperature at this
point this morning &C.. The lowest
temperature at any point in the South
this morning was at Louisville, 630.
Rain fell at Galveston and Shreveport
last night.
For over seventy-fve years New
Orleans has had yellow fever, off and
on. During all that time cotton
moved unrestricted and was distrib-
uted over the world, without even
causing a single person to be afflicted,
as far as has yet been heard.
There have been a hundred epidem-
les in this country at various periods.
forty times worse and more fatal in its
course than this Insignificant affair off
ours, and no commercial blockade was
thought Of to annoy and keep people
from earning their daily bread.
Flashes of electricity were to be
seen in the northwestern skies last
night. A few disciples Of Ticc fondly
thought a rain and thunder storm
would come upon US, but the majority
knowing everything Tice guesses at to
turn out the other way, felt confident
there would be no rain.
A tug crossed the river from this
side yesterday with Peg-leg Williams
on board as a messenger to parley con-
corning a lot of paving stone wanted
here and quarantined there. The
patrol threatened to lombard the yell
low flag of truce borne by Williams,
50 he did not land or tarry.
Over 500 bales Of cotton were sold
at Fort Smith, Ark, last month.
Planters are rushing it into market
and hurrying sales, and the Indepen-
dent advises this course on the ground
that it is not often that holding on is
any benefit unless you have a bear by
the tail and no fence to climb.
Tie Odd Fellows relief committee
report six Datients undar traatmon4