Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-10

No more circus shows on the bluff,
say the authorities; at least they said
so to Mr.. Haight, the agent Of COup's
menagerie, which company desires to
step here a month from tomorrow.
Collections of City Inspector NAL
lory last month, $399.19 collections Of
Poplar street Market Master Barrinds,
$40; of Beal street market master,
Sl99,50; of City Register Tuck,
$2l.5O.
The popular Louisiana lottery will
hold its usual monthly drawing on
next Tuesday. By risking two dollars
for a ticket, thirty thousand dollars
may be the prize won. Get a ticket
at the usual place.
Advices from many sections Of our
broad land give details of-serious in
juries to growing cotton, tobacco and
other staples, by the recent heavy
rains, the previous drought, worms,
aud other destructive agencies.
Property-owners are being stirred
up by the authorities regarding their
slow movements in having pavements
laid where streets have been lessened
in width. The work should be done
before the rains of winter set in.
Voting for governor by proxy in
crowded street cars is an amusement
frequently INDUCED in by enthusiastic
politicians. Though the real sentiment
of many are not often developed, yet
it brings out discussion, and sometimes
information.
The Memphis and Charleston rail
road company offer to remove the piles
and debris over the bayou on Wash
ington street, and to put up a wooden
bridge on pile abutments, supplying
labor for the same. The authorities
have the offer under consultation.
The city authorities should compel
the owners or agents of property on
the south side of Alabama street,
between Bull Run and Exchange
street extended, to have the sidewalks
repaired without delay. At present
they are in a dangerous condition.
AS soon as a competent engineer car
be secured The road bed of the project,
ed railway between here and Holl!
Spring, Miss, is to be carefully sur
veyed, so that its condition may be re
po' ted upon to recent purchases, will
a view of estimating the probable cos
of its completion.
The marriage season has not opened
out very actively here yet, though
few fair ladies will be minated maid
ems only a short time longer, so it i
quietly limited. Half dozen or S
nice t~rousseaus for wedding service ar
known to be in course Of eo~nstrpotiaf
by our fashionable modisteS.
} The past summer proved a real be
nanza for those wise farmers VIII
} planted generous sized melon patche.
Several hundred dollars profit wer
realized in some instances, and water
melons ranged in price from twent
to fifty cents each all the time, the de
mand being in excess of the supply.
The Eighteenth civil district clu'
propose to have a meeting to-morrOv
night at the school house at the inter
section of Union avenue and POpla
street, for the purpose of re- organizin
for the fall elections. Hon. j. N
Harris is to speak to them. TIL
Eighteenth is always there at tn
right time.
There will be another farmers meet
ing, and doubtless a large attendance
at Bartlett next Wednesday. TIL
farmers Of Shelby county have yer
properly and wisely determined +
take a more active part in local an,
general politics than usual, and tbei
influence, which is always exerted i
the right direction, will be felt.
Sixty.two Smiths, and thirty seve
Browns in excess of the number emu
merated in the United States censu
are said by United States Marshal N
T. Williamson, tohaye voted in th
First ward, on the 9Th Of August. A
excessive number of Browns an
Blacks also voted in the Fifth an
Tenth wards, but the marshal don.
say SO.
t The merchants Of this city will b
5 allowed TO buy tickets over the Louii
vile railway or its branches, for tn
t benefit oftheir customers, at the sam
E reduced excursion rates that the mel
8 chants Of other c%ities, Louisville il
cluded, have recently been fayore
0 with. No discrimination is to
shown in favor of any city, says NJ
S Atmore, the general ticket agent.
A MEMPHIS ANNIVERSARY.
To-day is the anniver aryo of the disco
d cry OF the Mississippi river by the Spa
@ ish explorer, DeSoto, in 1911. From 4
bluffs on which tho prosperous city
Memphis now stands, he first beheld t
Q mighty Father Of Waters rushing towar
: the gulf. What emotions would ha
filled his soul if he could have pull
LII tho .,-tg. - C,t..st "a lo.lr