Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-10-15

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Boswell was voted for at ten cents
each person, and over fourteen hun
bred votes were cast. The young lady
received twenty-three majority.
A few wagons loaded with baled
cotton from two to four bales on each,
struggled into the city this morning,
We get a little of the staple, through
special favor of u oppressors.
During old war times men high in
authority had their tias and their
controversies and their public as well
as private Quarrels. We have it over
again here at present in miniature.
Henry i. Owen, Of this city, is
buying cotton at points along White
river. H. went up stream from Des
Arc last week, seeking a cheaper
market than any to be found there.
The chief business of the health
officials, State and National, appears
to be now to continue to hold Office,
draw pay and have a good time at the
public expense a heavy expense at
that.
The Yelled Prophets at st. Louis
have aroused the ire of the preachers,
and sermons on the subject were de-
livered in that city last Sabbath. A
number of our citizens attended both
exhibitions.
Mean old whisky is a sickness that
afiicts a variety of people under treat
ment. One person has been treated
by a physician for several malignant
attacks of this malady since the fever
appeared here.
The act of the Tennessee legislature
of 1877 creating the board Of health,
was referred to by this journal on
Monday last as having been the act Of
1879, and the same was a mistake
merely of date, however.
All passes through the pickets have
been revoked by those in authority
here. They are clamping down tighter
and tighter, but if their absurdities
have prevented anybody from having
yellow fever, nobody has yet heard
of it.
Flour has advanced here and else
where within the past three weeks
from one dollar to one dollar and a
half per barrel, and cut meats in the
same time have gone up from one and
a quarter to one and a half cents per
pound.
Merchants and others will remem-
Der that the PUBLIC LEDGER bindery
is prepared to furnish all manner of.
binding, from a pamphlet to a full
bound ledger, in the best style and at
moderate rates. Office - Madison
street.
Relief has been sent to Forrest City,
Ark, by Little Rock, aud the earnest
ness manifested here to extend aid
was of no avail. The town of Forrest
City is on the railroad, fifty miles west
Of this city and ten miles beyond the
St. Francis river.
As the great Tennessee militia colo
mel, u present military commander,
has achieved renown, AMI as the
great American letter writer he has
also won distinction, judging from his
epistle to Father Walsh as it appears
in the morning journals.
A frost and freeze will drive our
Yellow Jack. but quarantine officials
will hang on as long as they can. The
day of our deliyerance is not far dis
tant, however. The oppressive fea-
lures Of the business will be obliged
to relax by the middle of next month.
The Louisiana lottery drawing yes
terday caused considerable stir and
gossip here among numerous ticket
holders. AS far as heard no large
prizes have been secured by local
ticket holders. The lottery managers
have a liberal list of patrons in this
community.
They have typhoid fever rather bad
at Little Rock, swamp fever along the
river valleys, malarial fever in the
towns and zymotics among the medical
fraternity. No yellow fever anywhere
in Arkansas. The quarantine is a
certain antidote and preventive. For
this are we doctors"
There are now thirty orphans at the
St. Peters asylum, under the manage
ment of MIR. John T. Moss, Of the
Towards, and the Catholic sisters, all
relics Of persons who have died during
the past summer. Five children have
died at the asylum since the Towards
began to place children there for ten
porary homes.
Testimonials, from persons who
happen to be on the lucky side aud