Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-19

yet over the river is considered q
healthy place by those who reside
there.
Persons wishing passes to go to the
country to pick cotton must go into
camp for ten days prior to seeking the
cotton fields or places of employment.
This is the State board of health's
edict,
State board of health officials con
tinue to skirmish around the edge, as
it we're, smelling the infection from
afar-Sdevising plan to continue in
Office. DR.. Wight visited Bartlett
yesterday.
Theorists at a loss for theories are
diving into the fancy flights ofromance
Writers to support their visionary sug-
gestions. 1t is surprising to the multi
tude what strange thoughts will at
times enter minds diseased.
The Hannibal Guards, Captain
Pettiboae, + still in the field, but
like the late Reserves, are without
guns. So far they have been unable
to find proper bondsmen to guarantee
that they will take care of their arms.
That most solid Of all clubs, the
Macaronians, have their heads to-
gether arranging places for a little
recreation and pleasureable enter
tainment. If any people in the land
understand life's true enjoyment tits
the Macs.
Great Jupiter, the most attractive
of all the planets travelling through
the starry heavens, is now the obsery-
ed Of all celestial observers in the
early evening hours. He rises shortly
after sunset and his brilliant luster at
tracts universal admiration.
An officer Of the State or National
board of health must not hold oppos-
ing views or his official place will be
taken from him. DR.. Rogers should
have written a few articles in support
of the quarantine business and then
he might have secured promotion.
Several persons were making prepa-
rations this forenoon to go either by
skif or steam tug, to the relief Of the
people at Concordia, $50 miles below
here. Among them we're Messrs. D..
W. Coan, +. Blessing, w. c. Wood
ward and w. P. Ricketts,, Of the
Avalanche.
The way they controlled epidemics
300 years ago, and the hygiene laws
and rules which Moses and the exc
busters practiced in the Egyptian will
derness, has many strong advocates
among the people Of the present day.
Scientists have taught US nothing
according to these theorists.
Staining peoples polished marble
and granite walks and marble orna-
ments is an amusement INDUCED
in by State and other board of health
experts. Copperas and other nos
trums are the vile materials used.
Mr.. N. NJ. Jones walk on Poplar
street yesterday received a few doses
Of the nastiness.
The earliest frost known to have
occurred here during the past ten
years was on the 26th of September.
This was in 1871. The frost was not
a killing one. In 1873 a heavy frost
occurred here on the night of the 7th
Of October. Several heavy frosts
followed between that date and the
close Of the month.
From the remnants Of the old Re-
serve Guards, Captain Frierson, a new
military company has been formed
about 40 strong. Last night they
elected f. Lamont captain w. j.
Freeman and Lyttleton Penn lieu
tenants w. j. Jones, G. NJ. Guer-
rant, I. II. Cooke and ALI. b. Wat
kins sergeants. 1t is understood this
company will have no trouble in get
ting guns. The old company tailed to
hold to those they had.
Purloining blacks in the vicinity Of
the Arnold residence, eight miles out
on the Horn Lake road, carried off a
portion of the bed clothes used by sick
members Of the family and before the
garments were disinfected. The
stolen goods have been skillfully hid
den. An aged colorod woman was
found yesterday lying very low with
fever in a wretched hoyel a mile or SO
from the Arnold residence. She was
properly cared for, and medical at
t%ention was given by DR.. Sim. The
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