Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-23

Ou6 WdloTo. luNebOA6otiuu has %eAiSN
10 throw any light on the affair.
The howl of the unmuzzled dog is
still heard in the land, n~otwithstand-
ing the fact that more than five thou
sand of them have already fallen
before the policeman's deadly pill.
The reason Foreman Piper, of the
elevator, was discharged is said to
have been that he made a piece Of
work cost the contractors a thousand
dollars when it ought not to have cost
more than half that amount.
TIE latest trophy added to the
%rogue's gallery is a photo of the negro
highwayman Charles Williams, who
knocked down and robbed j. N. Den
ton, on the corner of Main and Linden
streets, one day last week.
An unoccupied frame shanty, near
the corner of Second aud Gayoso
streets, caught fire this morning, but
was quickly extinguished. The only
damage was that done by the 6remen
to the ne~igbborhood in failing to allow
it to burn to the ground.
A cloud ofmosquitoesan and a burning
rag caused considerable excitement in
Scotland last night. Smoke wa seen
issuing from the windows Of a house
and a crowd collected. With the
smoke came the mosquitoes and the
crowd dispersed.
Mr.. j. NJ. Gregory, after al absence
of ten days or two weeks, returned
last night from McMinnville, where
he went for a little spell of hunting
and fishing. During his stay there he
organized a branch Of the South
western Benefit Guild, composed of
the best young men Of the town.
A small boy with a small menagerie
in the shape of half dozen large rats
in a cage exhibited in an alley back Of
Main street this morning to an admir-
ing crowd Of Arabs. The price Of adj
mission five pins, was readily paid.
The little fellow banked them in his
mouth however, and the show stopped.
IF these fellows would drink bar
room whisky like l do they wouldn't
get here" said a visitor at Esquire
Quigley's tribunal this morning. Its
the corner grocery whisky that does it
all" and his face wore the expression
of a man who had just mastered a
social problem.
The poll Of Lynn Ross, a dusky
prowler captured last night, was the
most striking spectacle in the Police
Court this morning. The wool was
shaved close to his skull, except d.
rectly over the top of his head, where
it was left long and wrapped with a
string, from the end O (which depend
ed a curtain tassel.
When Greek meet Greek it is bad
enough, but when on Italian apple
peddler and a Greek peanut seller
gravitate toward each other the world
stands on tip,toe rather than miss the
magnificent engagement that is SURF to
follow. North Memphis was the scene
Of such a display yesterday, for which
the Italian paid five dollars into the
city Golfers.
For some reason outdoor sports do
not seem to be very popular with
Memphis ladies. A half dozen or
more archery and crOquet clubs, which
started with splendid prospects at the
opening Of the season, have already
ceased to exist except in name. There
is a lawn tennis club too. What are
its members doing? 1t should not be
allowed to fall through.
Wagons used to transfer iron safes
should be designed expressly for that
purpose. Any ordinary tire, with the
strain Of a heavy safe upon it, literally
chops the new pavement to pieces
This item was suggested by an ordi-
nary transfer wagon loaded with an
extra size vault and drawn down Main
street yesterday by six mules, who
had all they could do.
The demand for houses to rent il
hardly met by the supply. Renewed
confidence has led many to leave theil
boarding houses for houses Of theil
own. Small cottages rent readily a
from twelve to fifteen dollars, and few
are found at less. The call for thii
class Of houses is greatest, and prop
t erty owners would do well to tea
down their old rookeries and teue
ments and erect neat one story cot
tages which would pay 10 or IL pc.
4 cent on the investment.
Homemade Butter, Schmiel
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