Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-14

perquisites, and who ever knew a tax
gathcrer to fail when such opportuni.
ties offer.
Heavy clouds e~nyeloped the 6rma-
ment above from two o'clock this
morning until long after dawn, and a
violent, irregular southeast wind blew
all over this part Of the worlds sur
face. The celestial pyrotechnical dis
play failed to come off in consequence,
but was indefinitely postponed on
account of the-well, the weather, il
you like. There are some who believe
the star shower actually occurred, but
that they were all caught on the upper
surface Of the clouds, and that they
will drop to earth all in a cluster.
Judge L. B. Horrigan, who is a
most accomplished lawyer, fully con-
versant with the criminal code of this
and adjoining States, is trimming his
sails to work the Criminal Court in
the public interest by reducing ex-
penses and fees, as well as by prepar-
ing for active and expeditions work.
lie is to sit in chambers on Monday
next to fix special cases, as may be
agreed upon by the States attorney
and counsel for prisoners. The regu-
lar term of the court is to begin three
weeks from Monday next.
Father John 7. Moss visited his
flock of orphans at the St. Peters
asylum last evening, in company with
a few personal friends and associates.
There wcre over n hundred persons
who presented themselves to welcome
the ood-looking young father.
Thirty orphans, or almost that mum
Der, the children of persons who died
during the past summer, have been
under the especial care of Mr.. Moss,
aided, of course, by the good sisters
of the asylum, whose labors in the
interest OF the children are unremit.
ting and unrewarded.
Preparations are under way to have
our stock Of coal r~eplenished from the
Big Muddy mines in Illinois, about
midway between Cairo and St. Louis.
that is provided no rise Of magnitude
occurs in the upper Ohio, whereby we
may obtain a supply of the Pittsburg
article. For the psst two or three
days the water at St. Louis has been
swelling slowly and the streams above
there are all rising a little. 1t is
expected that there will be as much
as eight feet between Cairo and St.
Louis by 3iext week. This will be
sufficient to let out fleets Of coal in
barges,
Yesterday afternoon there were
three feet Of water in the Ohio at
Pittsburg, and a swell had set in
which promised to be Of sufficient
magnitude to let some 100000 bush
els of coal start for Cincinnati and
Louisville. 1t is not expected that
the water will rise enough to let the
coal fleets down the lower Ohio until
there is more rain. 1t will, however,
break the threatened coal famine at
Cincinnati and Louisville, and prices
at the frst-named city Will be reduced
from twenty cents to about ten cents
per bushel. AT present We think
nothing Of paying thirty cents per
bushel for coal here, and many regard
it with more favor than wood even at
this figure.
When the s%anitarians meet to dis
cuss sewerage to-morroY-night, it
would be well not to forget that For
rest City, Bqntyn citation, Holly
Springs, Raleigh, Concordia and other
places in the interior where fever
prevailed last year and this, might be
improved in a hygienic sense by
underground drainage and the aboli-
ton Of the pr|ivy-vault system. 1t
might be mentioned, too, that Gre
nada, which place never had priyy
vaults, but where pet pigs run at
large and serve as s~eavengers by
devouring human excreta as it is
deposited near bach -yard fenees, could
not thereby prevent the fever from
rayaging their pophlace. Eloquence is
cheap, and could be dealt out in large
doses on this and kindred subjects.