Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-03

The deputy snerlnS lay for railWa
trains as they arrive to catch men 70
jury service. They took in a Tiptol
county man yesterday by mistake.
A mosquito, generating hot spell
with the mercury up in the eighties
would turn all of the cut worms int
winged moths inside Of three days.
"The Red Cross Of Geneva" soci
ETY. intended to aid sick and distresse,
sufferers, have established brancl
organization here. The parent societ
is in Europe.
The new Pioneer Cotton Mills nov
make twine aud rope with Wolf rive
water, having connected BY a pip,
with the water works, and they max,
it clear, clean and Of superior quail
ity.
Mad dogs begin to excite timorouI
people. one was seen in the Southern
part of the city yesterday, and way
farers are generally inclined to shy
around a dog if one is seen trottinl
along the pavement.
West Court street is to be paved
with stone or wood at an early day, i
the city authorities are willing anC
can spare their share of the funds. The
people have put themselves on record
for their full quota.
The less the number Of tickets put
in lottery wheel the more chance
each ticket holder enjoys. The Littl,
Havana Lottery will use only 1900
tickets in its drawing next Friday
Secure q ticket stonce.
A large cOncourse Of people heard
the Rev. George w. Sweeny, at Linden
street Christian Church, last night
and many say the discourse was logi.
cal, eloquent and remarkably interest
ing from beginning to end.
Discussing the merits and accom-
plishments of new preacher last
evening on a street car, one Of our col
ored sisters, who was asked where the
clerical gentleman came from, replied:
He claims to be from Ohio, but /
speck he's JUS out of de bushes"
The Porter Guards assembled thirty
strong last night at their armOry for
drill work; the BroOmsters were on
hand to the number Of sixteen in liue,
while the Chicks had forty.four men
in line, besides six or eight in the awk-
ward squad, under Lieutenant Clapp.
Several gardeners report that cut
worms have an especial fondness for
mint, and that they not only strip
every vestige of the green leaves
therefrom, but actually gnaw the
stalks down even with the ground.
Paris green, London blue, and spell
of close hot weather, are the leading
remedies, and everybody just now ap.
pears to prefer the hot spell.
The sporting fraternity were out at
Estiyal yesterday afternoon for an
hour and a half to see Captain Stubs,
Of Arkansaw, do some wonderful
shooting. He performed his work
much better than Mate Huff and Cap
tain Long did in their combat on
Monday last, and the show was less
exciting and dangerous to the partioi.
pants as well as spectators.
1t threatened rain this morning at
Cairo, and was raining at st. Louis, as
we'll as further north in the Mississippi
valley. No rain fell anywhere South
yesterday or last night, but local rains
are predicted for to-day in the Mis-.
souri, valley and western portion Of
the Ohio valley, while in the west
Gulf district the barometer is falling
The temperature is warming up all
ever this end Of the country.
The Street Sweepers," under Cap.
tain Terry, and the Broom Rang
ers," under Captain VIM. Pearce, all
females but the commanders, are drill.
ing at New Orleans for the militia
drill there four weeks hence, and
the Now Orleans people are especially
anxious to have a visit from oul
Broom Brigade on or about the tim.
referred to. A triangular battle be.
tween the Broomsters would be on
entertaining exhibition. better indeed
than the ballet beauties drill Of the
Michael Strogof" company here
some time ago.
A dozen or 50 Of darkies make fail
wages herding COWS on grassy plats, il
the suburbs, at fifty cents a week. A
drove Of nearly forty cows we're OBJ
served going out Union street earl,
this morning, and another Of nearly al
many out Elliott street. The Unior
street herd we're a proud and aristo
cratic looking set, many bloOded ami
mails, and all in different stages Of fat
ness, while the other crowd wer
scrubby, thin and hungry looking
The latter evidently belonged to tn
poorer classes of our inhabitants, an,
the Union street herd are not goin
TO associate with anv such fya,b