Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-15
TEN CENTS PER WEEK
THE CITY.
Tuesday, Evening, July 10, 1879
LEDGER LINES.

Madison street.
The headquarters for shoes is at the
Big Boot shoe store, 344 Main.
The 'to rent" sign is numerous and
general in all parts of the city.
Ships in quarantine at New York
have four cases of Yellow Jack.
The temperature at sunrise this
morning opened at so, with gentle
e%asterly winds.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER job printing Office, Ii
Madison street.
The highest yesterday was 81, the
lowest 77'. With a pleasant breeze
this is endurable.
The air is cooler than it was pre-
vious to yesterday noon so is the
minds of our people.
St. Martin street, between Linden
and Vance streets, has a bad, in fact
filthy, set of cutters.
For lack of a quorum the sanitarian
officials did not do anything yesterday.
They are to meet again to-day.
Sour beer and mean whisky was the
previous condition of several persons
who have died with yellow fever within
the past week.
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.
At last accounts the war ship Wa
chusett was making rapid tracks for
the salt water of the deep blue sea, or
was about to. The yellow fever scare
was too much for the boys on board.
Fresh New York papers came to
this Office to-day, as usual, through
the courtesy of the Southern Express
office. The auditoa's department at
this place Of the express company has
been removed to Huntsville, Ala.
Interior towns are cleaning and
scrubbing up so that they may eat
their dinners ON plank sidewalks.
When this process is accomplished
returning visitors won't know them,
and guides will be necessary to show
folks about.
A steamer is now on her way from
Yicksburg to St. Louis with a cargo
Of freight which the people of Vicks-
burg would not permit to be landed
there because the boat touched here
as she passed south. This must be
llore doctors foolishness.
The lightning was seen to fash yes
terday in the northeast, and the thun-
der was heard to roar. The latter
rumbled a little directly overhead, and
many were delighted at the prospect
of a much hoped-for shower. But it
did not come, not even a sprinkle.
News regarding the crops and their
condition continue favorable, except
in localities where no showers have
fallen for several weeks. 1t is now
fifteen days since we had a sprinkle
here, and Crittenden county, on the
opposite shore, has had no rain for
more han six weeks.
George Cogan, who it has been said
died of yellow fever at Water Valley
Miss, is set down as a spurious case
by the visiting and inspecting ply.
stefan who went to look into the mat
ter, by'order Of the board of health al
New Orleans. Will these doctors
ever agree about anything?
A shining yellow fever sharp, know
to fame as DR.. Verdi, of the nationa
board of health, yentilates his belief
and he perhaps knows, or thinks h,
does, that Yellow Jack will becom,
acclimated to this part Of the country
and its chances are good to appea
regularly every year as it does il
Cuba. Cheerful.
The County Court, composed Of tn
magistrates Of the county, held
meeting at the courthouse yesterda
to act on a budget Of matters, in
Guiding assessments. They will no
meet for business again for a period
: but the clerk will enter a record iron
day to day, the same as if there wer
, no quorum.
A cash dividend Of 5 per cent. wa
declared by the fernando Insuranc
Company yesterday out Of the compa
, ny's earnings for the past six month,
This distributes $1,000 among til
luckv eharaholda,s al Ill. A.