Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-20

Torrance free OF licenses to the city,
the object being to raise money
enough to get away from here as soon
as possible.
"A colored man named Charles
Rainey, while hunting in the suburbs
this morning, had his left hand so
badly mangled by the explosion that
his physician considers amputation
absolutely necessary.
The Tennessee Club will close its
art loan exhibition on Monday even
ing next with a musical s%oiree, vocal
and instrumental. The parlOr and
rooms of the club being filed with
floral decorations and works ofart, all
seats are to be removed on the even
ing of the concert.
The last of the Ohio river Mardi
Gtas excursion feet passed up the
river yesterday afternoon. 1t was the
steamer Golden Rule, and there were
40 people on board, a hundred or
more Of whom strolled over our city
for several hours, viewing its beauties
and peeping at Hebc's unwashed face
in the square.
"A big legal fight on the question
Of county official salaries comes of
before the State Supreme court next
Tuesday at Nashville. The tax eaters
will leave no point untried to defeat
the legislative acts, which some time
since equalited their salaries, and re-
duced them to what was regarded as
fair pay for services rendered.
Work on the customhouse has
been resumed in a limited way, a few
stone-cutters having gone at it under
hope Of being paid back dues a few
days hence. Some forty stone-cutters,
all industrious and worthy, are inter
ested in this back pay account. A
number have found employment in
stone work, for account, Of the city.
The temperature was down to 33' at
At sunrise this morning, a gentle four
mile an hour breeze blowing from the
northeast. 1t was slightly warmer
than yesterday morning and promises
to become still more moderate by to-
morrow, as the wind,is shifting toward
the southeast, The range of tempera-
ture yesterday was from 800 to 4O0,
with northerly or northeast winds all
day.
The city authorities impOunded a
mule several days ago, and it was sold
at public cutlery very cheap. The
owner who lost the animal has replev
ined it, and now the purchaser asks
the authorities to return his money
and the expense of keeping the ami
NAL, amounting to close up to $40
The only chance the'suthorities have
to get eve is to catch and fine tie
proper owner for letting his stock run
at large.
The river here is now within
seven feet of the top level of the rise
of a month ago, when the water was
slightly over low places, and in many
cotton fields between the rows. 1t is
also about nine and a half feet below
extreme high water mark. 1t is graft
flying to announce that the Ohio is
declining from its mouth to its source,
and that from present appearances no
serious results are likely from the
water now in sight.
Some sixteen passengers from
New Orleans to this city arrived here
yesterday by way Of Grand Junction,
ignoring the route from Grenada here
because connection there is made
after midnight, and it is necessary to
stroll about for several hours to await
the departure of the train from Gre.
NADIA for Memphis. By the Grand
junction line, a traveller can rest all
night undisturbed, and he gets here
with little trouble and no important
loss Of time.
"A few days ago rumors prevailed
in and about this city, and they found
believers among highly intelligent and
well tod people, that over three
hundred cases Of scarlet fever pre-
vailed here. By presenting the true
facts, the total cases from its first out
break to the time Of publication ag-
gregated but forty-three persons, all
told, and yet the gentlemen Of our
medical society think it unwise Ia
promulgate the names Of scarlet fever
sufferers.
Mr.. John. D. Cox, it is under
stood among his many friends, will be
a candidate for justice of the peace
to succeed the late George D. Crock.
EFT. AT least he has a number Of
friends who assure US that they Intend
to run him anyhow. We have knowr
, MIR. Cox many years, and regard hin
as a true man, we'll qualified and il
every way worthy Of the Office. Ii
his hands its duties would be faith
fully discharged, and we would looI