Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-27

Is this thus.
The meanost hot weather trick OF
the sneak thief is to steal the swelter-
ing citizens daily block Of ice from
the top Of his gate post. 1t is often
done.
The railroad to Covington has no
accompanying telegraph line, a very
unusual thing, to which is due the
failure of the LEDGER to get the de-
tails of yesterdays hanging.
Indications for Ohio valley and
Tennessee, partly cloudy weather,
followed possibly in north portion by
local rain, Variable winds mostly
southerly; stationary or higher tenn
peratHre.
A South Memphis man has started
a b~rick-yard in the iron basin under
his water-faucet. The product is said
to be of inferior quality, owing to the
sponginess OF the mud.
The disgusting spectacle Of a barrel
of garbage on the sidewalk should be
removed. The citizens are not to
blame, as they act in accordance with
a regulation of the board of health.
The system is wrong, and should be
remedied.
The foundation of many a princely
fortune has been laid by a lucky
venture in a lottery. Get a ticket at
the usual place in the Commonwealth
Lottery, the drawing Of which takes
place next Wednesday, and this may
be the result.
H. Seessel, Sr, & Son, will receive
an extra supply of beef tenderloins
this evening and will fill orders to-
morrow Sunday morning, delivering
free. They will also have a full supply
Of ell other meats. Don't fail to send
in your orders in time.
The bill against the water company
has been fled and will be pushed
through. This is one of the suits at
law that brooks no delay and the pros
ecution has the power to push it to an
immediate issue, as the question is one
that involves the health of the city.
j. D. Waldran was elected Captain
of the Porter Guards last night; KEEL
Ter Anderson, First Lieutenant; H.. G.
Getchell, Second Lieutenant, and w.
P. Wildberger, Sergeant; w. H. Pull
len, Secretary and Treasurer; DR.. w.
B. Rogers, Surgeon and Rev. Edward
Organ, Chaplain.
When everything else is dull, the
boot blacks get up a row and makes
things as lively as they can. A pugilis-
tic sinner showed his sombre self be-
fore the Squire this forenoon, but as
the other fellow got the under hold, he
was discharged.
Elijah Mason, a darby, was caught
last night by the Waterman at the
Louisville and Nashville depot in the
act of rolling away a barrel of whisky
which had been left for transportation.
His bail has been fixed at $1,000, which
he failed to give and went to jail.
Another wife beater was put on ice
last night so he would keep until
trial. His wife, at whose instance he
was arrested, failed to put in an ap-
p%earance this forenoon when the case
was called, and a subpoena was issued
to bring her into court Monday.
A young man living in the neighbor-
hood of Raleigh springs, and who is
occasionally seen on the streets here,
is the possessor Of a curious lock Of
hair. The color Of his hair is dark
auburn, with the exception Of a patch
on the back Of bis head about as large
as the palm of the hand, which is
snow white. The cause is unknown.
Lovers Of good cigars and tobacco
should lay in their Sunday supply to-
day, as Sol Coleman does not open his
store on Sunday, but observes the day
as a day of rest. Sol never unIocks
his front door or back door
on Sunday and makes no excuse
to do so. He has received an.
other shipment of fine cigars
only fifteen days out from Havana.
His stock is always kept up to a first
class standard, BOT only in imported,
but also in Domestic cigars. The No.
los are universally conceded to be
the best i've cent cigar in the world.
Call on Sol, at BIG Main, for a smoke.