Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-25

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and Al Jefferson,
The Japanese parasol is rarely seer
shielding the fair from the sun. L
has been folded away with the memo
ries of the past.
Soda water and ice cream saloons
were busy to-day. No change in The
amount Of trade done by the othel
kinds was noticeable.
One story Of the Custom House il
still visible. II begins to look as il
the whole affair we're simply a scheme
to have a cornerstone speaking.
As the Canadian prophet, Vennor.
is not a wet weather man, people in
this locality will be glad to know the
rumor that he would supercede Hazen
is yet un~sustained by fact.
Bill Lunsford, the fellow who as
saulted his aged father-in-law and was
shot for his pains, was sent to Jail in
default Of bonds. The latter was re.
leased on his own recognizance.
Charles Gallina has brought suit in
Little Rock against the Little Rock
railroad for putting him off the train
because he refused to pay and wanted
to ride on an expired excursion ticket.
Professor Bells invention to locate
a ball in the body is not a new one.
A fellow now in the calaboose had one
in his pocket. Arkansians nearly all
carry them and have done so for years.
There are only about thirty cases
for the Criminal Court docket for the
next term, which opens the first Mon
day in September. They are nearly
all misdemeanors and will not require
a week for trial.
A dray was called into play yester-
day to haul drunk to the stationhouse.
People who saw him lying on the side
walk reported him ss dead. He had
a cash on his forehead caused by fall
ing on a sharp rock.
A female prowler by the euphonious
name of Julia Jackson, went down to
the Island to-day. Her excursion
is good for forty days, and was
issued by Squire Quigley, General
Transportation Agent.
The iremen's library is one of the
principal topics of conversation.
Won't somebody start the ball rolling
for the police? They would gladly i'm
prove the few spare moments they
have when off of duty.
No rain fell at any Of the Signal
Service stations last night except at
Davenport, Iowa, and LaCross, Wis
The general complexion Of
the weather all over the United States
is reported fair.
The awning knocked down by a
team Monday, which came
so near killing two people, has been
Others yet standing should
also be removed before they fall Of
their own weight.
The Grand Jury has several times
recommended that some sort of heat
ing apparatus be put in the station
and it is to be hoped that the
authorities will bear this in mind
when making the contemplated re-
pairs.
All is quiet to-day about the eleya-
tor. The arrest Of a turbulent striker
the very beginning prevented fur
Their trouble. The manufacturing in.
terests Of Memphis are not great
enough yet for strikes to be much
dreaded.
A melon rind, attached to its cor,
responding slice of fruit, is pleasant to
look upon, but a demolished rind,
Ornamented with flies and smashed by
a wagon wheel, is anything but a
pleasant sight when met in an up town
Hey or elsewhere.
A couple of guards discharged from
by the State Superintendent
Of COnvicts for Irregularities, followed
that officer to this city yesterday,
with the ayowed intention of reyeng-
ing themselves upon him. The police
blocked their little gang,
"Will the people and Goodwin, or
will the Encouragement become a
T%urner-on Of water?" asked a face
tious water consumer yesterday. If
the present state Of things continues,
owners Of cisterns and wells will be
"Hawkin'" water about the streets.
A walk about the city will show a
good many more buildings in course
of construction than most people seem
to be aware of. 1t is noticeable that
most Of them are substantial and de.
with a view TO beautify the
portion in which they are erected. All
the carpenters and painters are busy.
The we'll planned elopement of a
drug clerk and a pretty school girl
was discovered in the nick of time
about nine O'Clock last night by the
girls big brother, who had remained
late aLoviuo h;Iltords Wbo vauno