Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-10

AaANANh tnAONCc AdNC.UGCu UUOl
pretty freely on Jones avenue. TIL
coops of DR.. Willitord, Squire Quig
ley, Mr.. Gerber and others have beef
depopulated this week. a shotgun
policy is being agitated.
The Medical Inspector at the Pres
ident's Island quarantine, DR.. Sol P
Green, came up to the city yesterday
8 and went back to his post to-day. DR.
furneii, of the Board of Health, wa
on duty in his absence.
Commercial travellers are unusually
numerous around the Peabody these
days, and judging from their compla.
cent smiles some heavy orders have
been taken. Memphis proposes to hy
high during the coming fall and winter
seasons.
A member of the leading club in
this city, who pays his dues regularly
and who has not been out of town,
after an absence of over six months
irem the club rooms dropped in the
other evening merely to see il the club
was still there.
The Porters, who are to 20 to Illi-
! nois and Iowa next week, were drilled
last night by Captain John D, Wal
| dram, and the Captain did his part
! we'll, while the men under his cod
mand acquitted themselves to his en-
tire satisfaction.
Cotton futures went up in New York
yesterday and went down again to-day.
The tendency at all points yesterday
was in favor of advanced values, but
to-day depression rules. The bulls
we're elated yesterday the bears are
vigorous to>day.
Lovers Of good eatables can find
guilt shrimps, red snappers, Macki,
nav trout. Reelfoot trout and perch,
fresh meats of all kinds, chickens,
WatermelOns and canteloupes on ice.
etc etc at Victor D. Fuchs market,
80 and Al Jefferson street. All orders
promptly filed. Free delivery.
A grand cake walk is a novel enters
tainment to come off next Friday
night at the hall of the United Broth
ers of Friendship, corner of Beal and
fernando streets, when the Queen
Candaoe" temple will give a sociable.
The finest and best walking couple
will get the cake" says the bills.
A number Of fine, fat looking COWS
promenade every morning along the
Vance street pavement. One white !
haired brute, with genial oounten-
aBee, was seen taking her usual stroll |
this morning and she cast sly glances
at every front gate along her course |
Size doubtless hoped to find a latch |
loose or the string hanging out.
A new insurance company is In |
course Of organization and is expected |
to be ready for business by the middle
of September. 1t is to be known as
the Arlington Insurance Company, and |
will have as stockholders such men as
B. Lowenstein 4 Bros, Geo. Arnold.
A. NJ. Boyd l. Co., Carberry h Casey, |
and other prominent business men.
Charley Sing is the musical name of
q Chinaman who was found enjoying
he sweets of an opium pipe in his
laundry, 81 Poplar street, to-day at
noon by Officer Koran. As soon as
Sing discovered the officers be doused |
the glim of his pipe, but alice samee
he bad to 20 to the stationhouse. He
will explain the delights of bis favor
ite drug to Judge Hadden tomorrow.
Rrequenters Of Madison street we're
greatly excited yesterday afternoon
over fist fight between Mr.. John +.
Wilkerson aud Mr.. II. Maury. The
combat lasted of and on ever quar-
teT o. an hour, and the bruisers drew
q considerable quantity of blood from
each other. 4 squad Of POLICE ar
rived and viewed tie field an hour or
so after the pugnacious victims had
gone home.
A few drops of rain fell about
Nashville and GAINESVILLE yesterday,
and little cloud let down scattering
drops here about 6 o'clock in the
afternoon. No rain fell anywhere
else in the Mspphis DISTRICT, Ehich, il
will be remembered extends ID Saotts
boro, North Alabama, to the east TO
Grenada, 100 miles ssssuth. and up the
Louisville and Nashville railroaa AZ, IN f, ,
miles to ClarksYille.
b. +. GraEeleV, the celebrated
tobacco manufacturer, has not made
any OF bis finest brands for the past
season, owing to the scarcity of fine
tobacco. He has, however. com
mensed manufacturing grade infe,
rior to the old one, and this is now on
Inc market. The manufacture Of the
line grades Of 1882 and previous is
very scarce, but as Sol Coleman
always handles the best, it can be
found at mis- establishment.
About dozen years age. when smack
houses and shabby Offices lined the
levee front, Deputy Sheriff Nooe. With
3 possee one bright morning, converted
the domiciles Of the entire party into
kindling wood in less than two hours
and not only unhoused the occupants
but about fifteen thousand four legged
rats were compelled to seek shelter
elseWhere. The Deputy did tie work J
By order OF the courts. Our City Attor.
ney expresses the opinion that the ,
same fate can be melted to the houses
nov adjoining our river front, even in ,
GLIDING that painfully gloomy adorn.
ment, the Babcock enginehouse, when. !
ever the citizens feel that the space
they occupy is needed for commercial ,
uses, or when the buildings become a
nuisance.