Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-20
LEDGER LINES.

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I'm triumph it waves
Temperature CSC at sunrise this morn
ing.
LEDGER job printing office, IS Madison
street.
First-class printing at low rates at tn
LEDGER job printing office, 10 Madison
street.
The river is falling at the rate of 81,
inches daily, and is now 81 feet abov,
low water mark.
John Devote was sent to Jail to-day t,
await the result of wounds inflicted OF
Charles Thompson.
The filthy abode, lately occupied,by tn,
Forbes family, was destroyed by fire last
night. The place was set on fire.
Public assemblies are prohibited here,
and the officers are to rigidly enforce the
rule of the State board of health.
The steamer w. P. Halliday from New
Orleans and the City of Helena from
Natchez to st. Louis are expected to pass
up this evening.
The LEDGER job printing office, IS
Madison, executes everything in the lob
printing line as neat and cheap as any
house in this city.
Mrs. Walker, colored, died five miles
out the Nonconnah road, yesterday, at the
advanced age of seventy years. The
cause of death is not stated.
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.
Until the period of frost along about
the middle of October, but little hope is
entertained that Yellow Jack will prepare
to take his departure from our midst.
The new light-draught steamer Plow
Boy, for the Memphis and Arkansas
river trade, is nearly completed at Pitts
burg. She will draw but nine inches.
The committee of safety have received
a total of $7425.s0 and have expended
SS545.7S. Their outlay has been to feed
people in camps and other necessary ex-
penses.
The stock Of cotton at New Orleans is
down to 472l bales, a lower figure than
been known there for many years
Middling cotton was quoted quiet and
there yesterday at 1O11c.
The eolored citizens relief committee
their total receipts at Sl99.20; their
total expenditures including 5000 to AL
fred Froman for travelling expenses, at
and their cash on hand at $l56.6S.
Commerce, Miss, forty miles below
here, is to be a quarantine station for
bound steamers to stop at and
examined. The State board Of health
for Mississippi have ordered this new
A huge mug containing nearly half a
of Lemp's cool and foaming beer
sent to this Office to-day from Fritz
.femfert's by Mr.. Jacob Brown. 1t came
1t a time when its merits were most high
" appreciated.
Cornmeal at $3.50 and 50 per barrel;
smoked meat, 5Ao for clear ribs and G to
jhc for clear sides chickens 81 to 81 per
dozen, and potatoes $2.25 per barrel are
present market prices and cheap
for the closest.
Our neighbors in Crittenden county.
across the river, say their doors are open
md all fleeing from the plague shall have
access to their shores. Visitors will
ind shelter and if taken i'll will be cared
or in the best possible way.
Charles Thompson, in a jealous quarrel
with John Devote, last night, about Mrs.
lyme, was badly and perhaps fatally
stabbed under the shoulder-blade. The
occurred in the old Gayoso House.
The would-be murderer was arrested.
They are dropping off one by one are
he familiar faces seen a few weeks ago
'long Main street. Some have gone to
heir homes, to tread their former ,
Others will be convaleseent in n ,
weeks and be seen as of yore in their ,
I'D haunts. =
Yellow Jack is no respecter Of persons. ,
dc picks off a shining light as quick as he 1
Ices a shabby citizen. In many cases the |
after class escape ~unscathed, or with A
ight touch, while the useful and valuable 4
itIzen Is swept quicklyto that bourne ]
rom which no traveller returns. {
BY order of the State board of health
physicians and clerymen may enter and
etlre from the apartments of yellow fever
ick at all hours, provided they do not
a non-infected house, carriage, car.
II other public place or resort until their !
PERSONS or apparel have been thoroughly
lisinfected.
True hospitality Is that proposed BY
A. @. Brewer, Of Crittenden county, !