Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-11


rabid canine was slaughtered on
Union street yesterday.
The Cotton Exchange will meet this
afternoon to discuss quarantine in its
national and LEGAL aspects.
The Presidents Island workhouse
farm is to be investigated by Esquire
Galloway, Attorneys Gibson, Heiskell
and Turner.
Next Friday, at Olympic Park, the
Remy Clarke Base Ball Club of New
Orleans, is to play against the Wetter
Nine of this city.
Five members Of the School Board
last night protested against the use Of
Swinton's supplementary readers in
our public schools.
Chas. Safarans, colored, was run
over and killed yesterday, while trying
to get on diIt train near Auction
street. His back was broken.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 80 cents per month in advance, with
the privilege of changing pOstofice.
Sol Coleman has ordered an extra
supply of those delightful fans and
Patience cards for children. Custom
ers can get some by applying to Sol
for them.
The local Republicans are working
towards harmony, and are trying ia
heal their troubles, SO that they can
present solid phalanx and one ticket
on election day.
Mr.. John johnson, L. D. Goodwin
and j. G. Handwerker have been ap.
pointed by the County 'Squires to ex.
anime the County Trustees report on
errors and insolvences for 81.
The Mozart Musical Club, of this
city, has over one hundred associate
members, forty. odd active lady and
twenty FIVE active gentlemen members,
and Professor NJ. S. Downs is their
musical director.
Total deaths in this city last week,
nineteen, of whom six were white and
thirteen colored. The total whites
dying here during the past two weeks
sum up ten, Of all ages. Two of last
weeks six died of accidental causes.
A favorite driving mare was killed
for Bracket, on Sunday last, by too
sudden turn while going lively, near
the toll gate on the Poplar boulevard.
Mr.. ]. J. Adams, the driver, was
injured a little, and the buggy was
badly hurt.
Mike Dalton, a we'll known news
merchant, arrived home from Indian
apolis last night, in happy order, and
good shape, being the extreme rear
guard of the party who recently went
to that city from the South. Mikes
bootblacking tools came through by
express three days ago.
The Odd Fellows building, at the
corner of Main and North Court
streets, yields a revenue Of from three
to five thousand dollars per annum,
and a remarkable fact, not generally
known, is that the entire sum is dis
tributed every six months among the
widows and orphans Of the Order.
The School Board is about to con-
slider the propriety of erecting $1,000
school house in Chelsea, and to Dor
row the money to pay for it, the same
to be used for colored children; in
stead Of three different school houses
now rented for the business. Plans,
specifications and estimates are to be
drawn.
The School Board Finance CON-
mittee report 1924 Sc in cash on hand,
and with the amount Oh hand by
Trustee and city for school account,
will make 1928 81. The unpaid pay
roll is 1924 So, leaving s413l % nee
essary to be borrowed or otherwise
raised before the debts Of the Board
can be squared of.
The back tax collector took N the
GayosO House for ~ at the cost valu.
alton of$9O,0OO. Yesterday the coun
ty Magistrates ordered the amount
collected, over $4,000 valuation, ia
be credited to the amount Of the un-
paid taxes due by the owners for years
in which no taxes we're paid.
The Remy ClarkeS, Of New Orleans,
will be here on their way home from
the East and will play the Reds al
Olympic Park next Sunday. As the
Reds are in good trim, a fine game
may be looked for. The Reds have Z
fine catcher, Mr.. Collins, Of Louis
vile. lie played against the Wettert
last Sunday without an error.
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