Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-18

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dat new moon hung Just
right for frost on de night OBJ de
twentieth, said the president of the
defunct Ethiop's club as he looked
aloft last evening. The old man is
considered a true prophet among his
people,
Various thermometers scattered
about the suburbs and the city record
ed the temperature this morning all
the way from 4S' to so. The air was
balmy and somewhat chilly, but no
cooler than it was on several occasions
last month.
The ~blistering wave predicted by
Tice, and set down for its coming in
August, never reached here until
October and now it has gone. We
are glad the heated term is over, but
would like it if Tice could make
more valuable predictions.
The Arkansas authorities object to
letting folks from this side land at
Hopefeld to go to Forrest City to aid
the sick. They are willing to let
them land at Four Mile Bayou and
walk to the railway, a little tiresome
but splendid limb exercise.
Several persons about the city ques-
toned visitors from the country very
closely on the subject of frcst this
morning, but not a sign of it could be
heard of. The temperature must
drop a dozen degrees yet before we
can look for enough GOODNESS to scatter
Yellow Jack.
Robert Loughbridge died at Forrest
City evening before last, and his
mother died lea the same place yes
terday. j. R. Brown was attacked
yesterday and Mrs. Wade and daugh-
ter are very sick. This was the stu
alton there last evening as telegraphed
to the morning papers.
The minimum temperature at this
point this morning was 81, which was
two degrees lower than Louisville,
three degrees lower than Nashville,
and thirteen degrees lower than Chat
tanooga, Shreveport and Memphis
had the same temperature, while
Vicksburg was one degree higher, 52'.
Little Rock also had so.
Those eminent citizens and heavy
realty owners, Messrs. j. c. Macoabe,
Judge w. W. Mcdowell, J. NJ. Greer
and j. E. Beasley, were prominent
in a meeting evening before last at
Nashville and gave their valuable
counsel in regard t way the peo-
pie here should taxed to build
sewers and carry out other works of
interest to them.
The Howard relief party to Concor-
dia had az day pleasure excursion of
great interest and enjoyment. They
we're at the place q hours laying
there to say prayers and other deyo-
tional exercises on Sunday last and
were nearly 3 days on the homeward-
bound voyage. They left $500 and a
lot of eatables at the place, and re-
ceived the thanks of those who we're
left alive.
The National board Of health is to
meet at Nashville on the 18th Of next
month and will doubtless there con-
coct excuses for the woes they have
inflicted upon this community and
will also endeavor to devise means to
continue in Office to practice further
absurdities. They have plenty of
leisure time and any AMOUNT of talent
for this kind of work, but little or
none for the relief of the sick and
distressed.
Meteors or shooting stars have often
been noticed in unusual abundance in
past years on the night of the 18th Of
October, so if they fly about loosely
tonight it need not frighten folks.
These promiscuous and uncertain OBJ
jects are supposed to be thrown from
lunar volcanoes or from the planets.
Some, however, are inclined to the
opinion that they exist independently.
They are not dangerous unless they
should happen to fall on the head of a
plunketonian.