Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-06

Five miles of sewers were contract
ed for by the city something over a
week ago, to be built at the rate of a
mile a week. When completed, we
will have over 81 miles of sewers in
operation.
The w~aterworks are still working
badly. The Peabody has had no
water above the second floor for three
weeks past. The water company
ought to stir their stumps, and get
things in better shape.
1t was dark as Erebus all over the
city between 10 and half-past II last
night. The gas-light began to flicker,
and finally went clean out, and where
people had no candles they were
obliged to feel the darkness.
The town Of Dresden, Tenn, where
the gubernatorial candidates, Wilson
and Wright, speak to-day, is about II
miles west of Mckenzie ard 36 miles
miles southeast of Hickman, Ky. 1t
is the capital Of Weakly county,
Tennessee.
Jacobs and Swanser, two Swedes,
had a fight last week, and when ar
rested and searched at the station.
house, a pistol was found in Jacobs
pocket. Swanser was fined s., and
Jacobs $50. The latter was also
bound over for carrying concealed
weapons.
The something to take out grease
spots" mar is here on his annual he
gira southwark, and halls every passer
with a request to buy his compound.
He is a little ahead Of the telescope
and lung testing traveller this year.
They will be along, moving toward the
gulf after a bit.
Those Of our citizens, whose bust
ness kept them out last night, expert
enced great difficulty in t~rayersing
the muddy streets, owing to a lack of
pressure at the gasWorks. The street
lamps, although lighted, failed to shed
their gentle rays, and an Egyptian
darkness broOded over Memphis for
several hours.
Disasters by food and field are
among the present excitements. Va
rious accidents are reported on the
river, none, however, Of a serious
character, within the past few days,
all because the channel Of the great
Mississippi is just now shaggy, tortu-
GUS aud shoal.
1t is the talk that DIR. D. 7. Porter
eontemplates a trip abroad next year
az a recreation from the manifold and
onerous duties he has been called
upon to perform, and that having sue.
ceeded in getting municipal affairs in
good shape he no longer desires to
remain in public life. Already nu.
merous persons are ~log-rolling for his
position.
There we're tyenty-six deaths In this
city last week, including fifteen white
and eleven colOred. OF these. four
teen were between twenty aud seventy
nine years Of age, and eight we're
under five. -Four died of remittent
fever, three of typhoid fever, three of
consumption, four Of Inflammation
or congestion Of the brain, and the
remainder Of scattering disorders.
Tho Memphis and Charleston rail
way have largely increased their bust
ness by advantageous connections to
the east, and with the Cincinnati line
] to Chattanooga. They will add fifty
new freight cars to their rolling stock
within a few weeks, and they are now
in course Of construction at their
shops in this city. New passenger
coaches are also being added to the
line.
The railway freight agents who met
here last week were harmonious on
the subject of a freight tariff for the
ensuing season, which is to be uni
form, and the same as ruled last year.
When it came to a discussion of the
quantity Of cotton each line should
carry, however, a split followed. and
no conclusion was reached. Every
line will doubtless look out for mum,
Der one on that point.
A number Of leading citizens ant
capitalists, chiefly residents along tho
Poplar boulevard, in this city, have
organized a street railway company
and asked to be incorporated. Theil
proposed system contemplates line
extending east and west. through the
pincipal streets not at present occu.
pied by street railways also on Sec
ond street extending north from
Beale street. From this It would ap
pear that Brother Barrett is likely t
have opposition.