Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-15
LEDGER LINES.

LEDGER job printing Office, Is Madison
street.
The lowest temperature just before
dawn this morning was 7Oo.
There is strong talk OF quarantining
Chelsea against Memphis, Good idea.
First-class printing at low rates at the
LEDGER job printing Office, 10 Madison
street.
The steamer City of Helena passed
south this forenoon heavily laden and did
not stop.
The scanty, shabby and irregular mail
continues a subject Of much worry, an
noyance and talk.
The Howards received 1926 as contribu-
tons yesterday. Their daily expenses arc
now several times that amount.
A camp for the Germans here willing
to go there has been proposed, and is likely
to be established near Camp Marks.
Byrd Douglas, 500; s%ternberg & Son,
500; j. S. Spalding, $5i Mrs. Isaac Smith,
81, were the amounts sent to the Towards
yesterday.
Yellow fever houses are to have yellow
flags hung over them. 1t will be a good
thing for the flag maker, but hardly to
any one else.
From 78o to SO, with southerly to west
erly winds yesterday. To-day easterly
and southcrly winds, cloudy skies and
showery areas.
Ever SO many coops of chickens are
along Front street to-day. They came
from st. Louis last night by rail and sell
at g per dozen.
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 barometer fell gradually last night,
and an overcast sky this morning, were re-
garded as precursors of rain. 1t fell, how
ever, in very light doses.
The packet Mark Twain, from Mound
City, Ark, came in this forenoon and
made a big racket with her whistle about
the landing and up the harbor.
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.
Yellow flags, about as large as a mules
ear, o swing from various sick colored
folks residences. Passers by smile when
they catch a glimpse of the signals.
Flattering notices Of our absentses ap-
pear in various places. Our people are
behaving SO nicely that a number Of poo
pie are trying to win them to change
citizenship.
The cotton exchange is still a fayorite
resort for those who we're wont to deal in
the staple. The last visitor recorded was
Lieutenant Robert r. Lopez, on the 18th
of last month.
All of those i'll and cared for by the
Masonic relief association are conyalescing
except 1. D. Conway, who passed a rather
restless time and exhibited rather too
much temper last pight.
For the three days ending at moor on
Wednesday the river rose nine inches
opposite this point. 1t fell an inch from
then tonoon yesterday and abouttwo more
between that and noon to-day.
Avenues and walks, covered with brown
savdust, have been laid out through the
soldiers camp on the bluff and contribute
much TO the beauty and comfort of the
Mcclellan and Zouavc Guards tenting
field.
The sanitary council executive COM
mittee meeting is to take place at
Cairo to-day. President A. D. Langstaa,
of the Howards, has been sent there as a
delegate from the citizens safety commit
tee of this city.
John Grace in an unruly mood threat.
ened to kill folks out at Camp Father
Matthew. He was tied with ropes and
brought to the station-house, where h,
rested and vas bitten by mosquitoes and
other things last night.
The sum of s22O5 has been raised anon,
Memphians now so%journing at st. Louis
A part Of it has been forwarded here
and a part, amounting to over $1,000, isstil
at st. Louis, from whence It Is to be sen.
either in supplies or cash.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
Of the late Q. B. Church, were passe,
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