Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-02
LEDGER LINES.

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LEDGER job printing office, 10 Madison
street.
The moon was fullthis morning at half
past two,
From 10 to 900 Yesterday with winds
southeast.
The numbers at Camp Marks are daily
increasing.
Nurses headquarters for all societies is
at 800 Main street,
Several old "vets are among the Off
GERS Of the minute men,
Light winds from the southeast and a
close atmosphere to-day.
Practical artillerymen appear to be
scarce and in demand just now.
The minute men are to meet at their
rendezvous tomorrow evening to be in
strueted.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner
Main and Beal streets. Services at II
am. by the pastor.
Georgia street Methodist church-Ser-
vices tomorrow by the pastor, Rev. J.. D
Stewart. Sabbath7chool 9 am.
Twenty-sevon Memphis business firms
have their shingles out at st. Louis, and
will stay there until cold weather.
First Presbyterian church, corner Of
Third and Poplar streets-Services at Il
am. by the pastor, Rev. Eugene Daniel
The antidOte fiend Is now the worst we
have to contend with. 1t is difficult to
end a fellow without SEINE sure prevent
i've.
The LEDGER Job printing Office, 10
Madison, executes everything in the job
printing line as neat and cheap as any
house in this city.
Any old and respectable artillerymen
wishing 70 renew their hand viii call at
"a Adams street to be enrolled. Service
only when necessary.
The daily PUBLIC LEDGER win be
mailed to any address for fifty cents per
month. The subscription must, in every
case, be paid for cash in advance.
A case of yellow fever is reported at
Mr.. Saunders on the Raleigh road, be-
yond the poor-house. The parties have
not been in the city since the Fourth Of
July.
There are twenty-seyen Bluff City
Grays, all at work in this city at present.
The "Chicks are represented by five
members, and there will be one less as
soon as Mr.. Williamson is able 10 travel.
Scrub a man with salt, ashes and lime
juice, then dose him with oil, Is one way
Of curing a sick man, and another h to
scald the bristles off. All new remedies
should be first tried on those who propose
them.
A person who slept last night with six
teen fat mosquitoes inside of his bar, and
q dozen chinches under his pillow, was
Mortified on rising to find n poor little
thin flea hopping over the counterpane.
He could stand the other vermin, but the
flea is too much.
The bitter compounds used in fountain
soda water has reduced its use. Many
fond Of a good glass Of pure soda now re-
pudiate it entirely owing to some bad
tasting ingredient being used. Unless
soda makers reform, their nostrums will
go the way of patent yeast powders, and
be cast to the dogs
Half a bale of cotton was stolen from
F%erguson's cotton shed last night by
darby thieves Who effected an entrance
by breaking in. The Villains dropped a
sack full north of the City Oil Works
about three o'clock this morning. They
will be caught or shot if they don't keep
their weather eyes peeled.
The minute mems officers are NJ. Ma
gevney, jr, w. w. Guy and W. r. Ship
per, first, second and third l%ieutenants; r.
T. Dabney, c. T. Corson, Joe Locke, w.
S. Rogers and j. NJ. Bowen, sergcauts ;
j. NJ. Bowen, P. G. Bigley, K. G. Webb,
NJ. Stiles, A. @. Lake, L. SOLAR, j. Il.
Hobsou and H. Ashe, corporals.
One Of the Zouaves named Mat las
Jones caught a stray genius in the act OF
shooting a pistol down Beal street yester-
day. The man said he would rather die
than to be arrested by such authority
The Zouaye leyeled his gun and said;
Very well, then take yonr choice Thf
man weakened and went to the lookup.
Look over the hotA arrivals as printed
in upper country papers and you never
meet M set down as from MemphIg II
was not so ia years gone by. During old