Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-23

town and casts its shadow before In
the shape Of the usual number Of gor-
geous posters.
The topic of the late great strike
has given place before the all absorb
ing subject of the healthfulness Of
watermelons.
1t was decided at Huntsville, yes
~terday,not to unite the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad with the
Memphis and Charleston.
Bridge aud sidewalk building claim
the attention Of the Taxing District
authorities, while the politicians are
engaged in fence making.
Deeds were recorded to-day from
Sarah c. Tigho to w. 7. Taylor, j. T..
Brinkley to z. w. Prescott, 2. W.
Prescott to ]. S, Galloway.
Lawyers, as we'll as other people, are
locking for a business boom this fall.
Many of them complain hat the past
season has been unusually dull.
Sales Of tickets in the Little Hav-
ana Lottery close to-day, as the draw,
ing takes place tomorrow, Those
who desire wealth should try their
luck with a small i'm in this lottery,
The pavement in front of the
Adams street stationhouse viii proba-
bly, be finished to day. The boys are
on thorns all the time for fear an
alarm will come in before it is ready.
They are already talking about can
didates for the Legislature. Some
even urge that the sex of that august
assembly ought to be changed, and a
ticket put forth composed entirely Of
females.
The clerks in the Trustees Office are
busy settling up their books. A state.
ment was sent the Comptroller two
weeks ago, but no answer has yet been
received. He is probably too busy
issuing and funding bonds
, In view of the lumber manufactur
ing era about to dawn upon Memphis,
it is we'll enough to remember that
the schools will soon open, and The
important item of paddles must not be
forgotten in the grand rush.
The news comes from Louisville
that a man was cowhided there by his
wife last Saturday. Such things must
be infectious, as a Memphis woman
was discovered, Monday last, vigor.
ously slapping her husbands face.
Information has been received that
there was a german at Bon Aqua the
other night, in which several Mem
phians took part. But then there are
Germans everywhere. There was one
at Blacklist, Sunday, torturing worms.
The change of the surface of JET.
fersOn street, where it crosses Front,
from convex to concave, is complained
of by a few. The engineers claim,
however, that it is necessary on ac-
count of the steep grade from the
river.
Several firms who were obliged to
take down swinging signs some time
since, but have since hung them
again, will be asked to remove them
the second time. 1t is a sign of the
times hat swinging signs will not be
permitted.
A new departure has been made IL
street car business. A man is en-
ployed whose duty it is to board every
car at least once during its trip from
terminus to terminus and see that the
driver is running on schedule time.
He also keeps them supplied with
tickets and change.
Ancient scientists believed in
the commences Of a pbilo-
sopher's stone which turned every.
thing it touched to gold, but iu this
they we're mistaken. Now-a-d days
people believe that tickets in the
Commonwealth Lottery turn to gold,
aud in this belief they are correct.
Rev. A. w. Lamar. pastor Of the
Baptist church in Macon, Ca, is in
the city, and will, lecture this evening
at s O'Clock in the Central Baptist
church. Mr.. Lamar isa native of
South Carolina aud a relative Of Sena
tor Lamar, of Mississippi. Though
but 80 years of age he has performed
much labor, and has acquired distinc-
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