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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-24

9th. They are for sale at all the
leading cigar stores in the city. Come
early to avoid the rush ct the gate.
Victor D. Fuchs market, 80 and Al
Jefferson, offers choice veal, lamb,
fresh meats generally, chickens, water.
melons on ice, etc., etc. Leave orders
tomorrow for delivery of eatables on
Sunday morning.
The receipt of the first bale Of new
cotton is the advent Of the business
season. 1t inspires hope, as everybody
in Memphis is directly or indirectly
interested in cotton. When one gets
hopeful, he feels like buying a ticket
in the next drawing Of the Little
Havana Lottery.
Do not fail to attend the entertain
ment and hop given by the Jeans
Senators Monday evening. A good
play with q good moral, and to those
who wish to trip the light fantastic a
treatin the way Of good music. Cur
tain will rise at 8 o'clock. Come early
anu secure eeAtHs
Now that new cotton is beginning
to arrive, the lethargic influences Of
summer will be cast aside by business
men, and they will become argus eyed
during the daytime and slumber with
but one eye closed when owls are
abroad.
As illustrative of the efficacy of
prayer, it is only necessary to refer to
the petitions that have been waited
upward BY parboiled citizens during
the past few days. To-day the ap-
peals have been granted, as the morn
ing dswned delightfully."- cool.
No further developments have oc-
CURED in the matter Of the Ohicka-
saw Guards late Treasurer. The
committee are still working on the
books, and nothing definite can be
learned until they make their report
1t is highly probable that even then
some transactions will remain OBJ
scured.
An unknown negro attempted to
assault an estimable young lady last
night on the turnpike about a square
beyond the terminus Of the Poplar
street car line. The brute was fright
ened away and made good his escape.
BeyOnda thorough scare the young
lady was uninjured. The swiftest kind
OF justice would be only two slow for
these hideous monsters.
Wesley Burnett, a colored man, re.
Gently borrowed 50 from Anna Rob-
ertson for the alleged purpose of pro-
curing q marriage license WhereWith
to wed her. The license was procured
but the tickle Burnett married anoth- |
en- damsel, young octoroon named
Lydia Bradshaw. For this breach |
Misc Robertson had Wesley arrested |
for obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses. He was bound over by j ustice
Fleming.
1t is well known that low drinking
establishments, and in some cases
corner groceries, are the habitual
rendezvous of degraded females, whose
existence in another world would be
preferable to their habitation in this
sphere. These obnoxious parties form
the most disturbing element in the
city, as they make night and often
times day hideous with their yells and |
carousals. Judge Hadden is deter
mined to break this practice up, and |
has accordingly issued instructions to
the police to arrest every one of this
class Of tipplers that comes before |
their notice. 1t is good move, but q
gigantic one. and if carried out will |
prove a most infinite blessing.
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The Travelling Type setter.
Palestine CTe1as) Advocate.


He walked silently on. We knew
him the moment we raised our eyes
and saw him standing there. In fact,
we had been expecting him; he nearly
always comes when we are in lust such
strait and needing him. He always
wears the same style Of clothes-coat
Of one kind and pants of another; he
hasn't any vest; his shoes are worn
out and run down at the heels, and his
hat is battered and dusty. There are
spots Of ink about his shirt, which
hangs over his waistband, and his new
paper collar is the only fresh, white
thing about him, and it looks as
though he had just put it on with
soiled fingers. He is pale, weak eyed
and prematurely grayshaired; he looks
as though be had never known regu-
lar hours, either for eating or sleep.
ing, and he must have come thousands
Of miles, and been coming ever
since he was . boy. His starting
point was so far away, and SO long ago
that he has almost forgotten when or
where it was; but we have an idea that
it must have been when his mother
buttoned his little blue shirtband
around his white, boyish throat, put
on his little white hat and sent him to
work in the printing Office. How
proud he was when he went home that
first night and showed his new brass
rule, aud tells mother he had learned
all the boxes, and has a free ticket to
the circus next week, and the editor
gave him big piece Of wedding cake,
q part Of which he had brought home
for the baby, and if he sets upa COL
umn in one day next week he can 20
fishing on Saturday. Yes, somewhere
about there was the commencement
Of his long journey, and here he is
now, perhaps tWo.thirds on the
way. He asks: Whats the show
for sitp" We give him a case, and
by and by he says he feels faint,
and asks if we can't lend him a quar-
ter, he hasn't had any breakfast yet.
We know his weakness, and, as we
need his work, we go down with him
and order some breakfast for him at
the nearest restaurant. When he
comes back he looks happier and bet
ter able to work. In the evening,
when he goes to distributing his case,
he recOunts the history Of his late
places of employment. He knows the
circulation and amount of business of
every paper in the State, and just why
the Dispatch suspended, and why the
Advocate sold out to the Courier. He
is we'll acquainted with the unknown
editor Of the Thunderer, and has
friends on the editorial force Of all
the leading journals Of the country.
By and by he whistles low an air from
the Italian opera. and in reply to a
quotation he answers with Latin
quotation. He stays with us week,
and we grow to like him more
and more every day, he has read ev-
erything iromShakespeare and Ruskin
to Mark Twain and Bill Arp; he
knows more about our laws, National
aud State, than the best lawyer in the
city; he is we'll acquainted with the
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~BRING 'EAr ALL I'M"
Are His HOnor's instructions 90
the Police About Law
Breakers.

"Ah, l see the stone pile is begin
ming to get in its work. never saw
q darky woman yet that wouldn'
rather bask in the sun than smasl
q big rock into pills. We've been toe
lenient with culprits. They've had I
regular May day picnic in the bacl
yard, but my days of big heart arr
over, and I'm just going to sock the
law to every real offender that comes
in" said Judge David Park Hadden
as he viewed the pen and beheld such
meager array Of talent there thil
morning.
N. B. Stack was drunk the othes
day and left s. as a guarantee for good
behavior. Last night the aforesaid
Napoleon Bonaparte was again run
| in, being, as before, on q horizontal
drunk, Captain Hackett making the
arrest. NOW, Napoleon" quoth
the Judge, I'VE ordinarily charge 81
for straight drunk, an you've been
on two, SO that would cost you "a and
leave you 81 to get to Coney Island
with, but as you seem to be pretty
good customer I'll give you two
DRINKS for &c." Napoleon accord
ingly received 81 change and left the
hall, making inquiries for the first
boat that left for the East.
Jim Harris, colored, was arrested
by Officer Jackson at the instance of
Henry Webb, the DeSoto street
saloenkeeper, on a charge of being
drunk and attempting to commit an
assault with pistol. Har-
ris resides near Webb's place,
and the testimony showed that the
prisoner was on his own premises at
the time Of the alleged assault, and
merely drew his gun to defend himself.
The animus of the matter seems to
be that Webb charged Harris with
informing against his (Webb's) house.
Harris wife took a hand in the case,
and made no end of charges against
the prosecutor. The result being that
Harris was discharged and Webb fined
IS.
NOSE Smith, young c0lored lad,
run in by Officer Butler for being one
of the disorderly gang on Winchester
street, was assessed 81.
Mrs. j. II. Hicks, a drunk and
disorderly white woman, was hauled
up by Officer Boyd last night on Main
street near the car stables. Madame
ID. left So, which was forfeited by her
non appearance this morn.
Tom McHugh partook of too many
lemonades mixed with red wine yes
terday, and consequently boarded a
red line car to view the scenery. He
INDUCED in round trip and thereby
thought he owned the line and would
not pay for another jaunt. He was
fined 50 10, the dime being for the car
company, but subsequently the assess
ment was reduced to 81. Officer
Plummer made the arrest.
@. H. Tody was brought before the
tribunal by Officer jackson. Mr..
Tody took too much toddy, and his
spree cost him ~.
Annie Fitzgerald, who was fined IS
yesterday for failing to make proper
sewer connections, showed the Judge
that she had moved from the place
before the limitation had expired
The fine was RENTED. Court then
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-24
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.


Fresh fish at Signaigo's.
Fresh oysters, at Signaigo's.
Ice cold melons at Clements.
5000 watermelons at Clements.
Battier's chill tonic, Sc Main street.
Fine Missouri melons st Clements.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
Century Magazine for September, at
Corwin's news depot.
Boudoirs at the Cottage Gallery 81
per dozen. New sceneries.
White lead, paints, oils, glass and
kalsomine, +. Wright 365 Main.
Weber's Mass in G will be rendered
at st. Peters church next Sunday.
Some twelve miles yet remain to be
ironed by the Kansas and Memphis
road.
New check books manufactured at
low figures at the LEDGER job print
ing Office.
The directory Of the Mozart Society
will hold meeting at their hall to.
morrow evening.
Lucinda Marshall wants a divorce
from her husband Samuel Marshall on
the grounds Of cruelty.
Music books, magazines, illustrated
papers, etc., bound at the PUBLIC
LEDGER bindery, ID Madison street.
The gap on Second street between
Madison and Court, will be RAPIDLY
closed with pavement similar to the
balance Of Second street.
fernando, Miss, is pretty warn
place. Yesterday the mercury at thai
point indicated 990, while 500 was IN,
highest point reached in Memphis.
Business men will find it to their.
interest to have ell their job printins
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER iof
printing Office, l3 Madison street
Clements melons are certainl,
choice. Telephone your orders a
call and see thu big lot and select 70,
yourself. Free delivery every houl
in the day.
This morning at six o'clock th,
thermometer stood at zoe. AWAY ON,
in Bismarck, Dakota, people sbiyere,
at 53'. St, Paul, MINI, felt comfort
able with $40.
Procure your tickets for the jean,
Senator's concert, performance anC
! hop at festival Park Monday, AusuI'
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lile Of every eminent person Of his ace,

life Of every eminent person Of his age,
and is a perfect encyclopedias of cur,
rent events. But we cannot afford to
keep him any longer, so we pay him
of, and again he starts on that long
road that leads-not to home, for he
has none; not to the society of intelli-
gent people like himself, for outside
the printing Offices he is unknown;
maybe back to night work on some
city daily or, if too old and worn for
that,-a rapid descent from one country
office to another, with whisky and
laudauum for companions, to an
unmarked grave by some lonely way
side.
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Cholera Not COntagIOus.

The Cologne Gazette is publishing
a long communication from DR.. Moh>
nike, . physician who practiced Is
years in Java, and has had great expe-
rlence in cholera, he endeavors %
show that it is not 9 contagious dis.
ease. He has never met with a case
which he could ascribe to contagion,
He attributes its ravages in general
to dietary faults, and in Egypt al
present to the same cause.
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PrOpagatIng Melons.

Dublin Gazette.
Mr.. Jerry Lee comes to the front
and tells us how to raise large water
melons. He says he selected one OF
ordinary size from those in the patch,
and not far from the stem, inserted q
string, common yarn, through the
vine, the other end he placed in pint
vessel containing water and manure.
Mr.. Lee says he filed this cup every
day, the melon taking up each day a
pint Of the mixture. He repeated this
some time and the melon grew amaz>
ingly and began to assume gigantic
proportions. But one morning he
paid the usual visit for the purpose OF
replenishing the fluid, when, to his
surprise, he found the melon had
grown so large it bursted wide open,
and the beautiful red melon lay before
him. He states that the flavor was
delicious, and thinks it the plan to
raise large watermelons, provided you
can bind or confne them to prevent
bursting. The fruit can be favored
with any kind of flavoring to suit by
the process of propagation. =
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swimming the whirlpool,
New York Herald.

NEW 10rk herald.
Swimming the whirlpool" seems Ia
be not only the fashion at Niagara this
summer, but in Wall street as we'll,
and reports from both points are
about equally sensational in character.
There is this difference, however;
When man attempts the hazardous
task at Niagara, he takes his life in
his hand. to be sure, and eventually
loses it: but, after all, he has lost that
which is peculiarly his own personal
property. When he goes into Wall
street it is not infrequently he takes
in his hand something which is some.
body else's personal property, and
when they 70 down together in the
maelstrom anxious inquirers appear
on the shore who are much distressed
to know whether the gentleman
left anything behind. The report
from Sherbourne yesterday, for in
stance, as to an unfortunate townsman
who was a speoulator in Wall street,
is case in point. He is missing and
is supposed to have gone down in the
Wall street whirlpool with his own
800, 600 and some funds drawn from
the Sherbourne National Bank.
No one can object legally 10 any
one swimming the whirlpool who
feels SO inclined. But he ought to
stand on the bank and strip, as il
were, of everything which is NOT
strictly his own. Then if he goes in
and "goes under" it is his own private
and particular business, and no one
can have a word to say about it.
This seems to be the opinion in Sher-
bourne just at present, and it com
mends itself 10 thoughtful public al
a sound and practical idea.
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New Departure.

NOW DCVWFIWIOs
| wish to inform my friends and the
public that l have newly fitted up q
clearinghouse in addition to my So.
loon and am prepared to take boarderi
BY the day or week at very moderate
rate. l have spared no expense to make
everything in FIRST class style. Call
and see for yourself at ai
PHILLIPS EXCHANGE,
Corner Shelby and Beal streets,
lob 2. PAssERA, Prop'r.
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FISH FISH FISH
Albert SeesseI's Market,
I21 Main street, Is


All the privileges for the Jeans
Senators picnic, to be given Monday,
August q, at Estiysl Park. for sale.
Sealed bids received at 81 Main until
Saturday. 1853
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Said the teacher TO the scholar,
What is the largest city in the
World2" And the child replied "Chi-
cago.p NO" ssid the teacher, "Chiu
cago is not The largest city in the
world" well" said the child,
any way, Chicago man told me It
was. "
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FIRST GRAND CONCERT
To be Given at the Terrace Gar.

Saturday night Mr.. Henry Luehr.
mann will give his first grand concert
at the Terrace Garden. A good or
chestra has been secured. Everybody
invited. 153
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nyOu are suffering with ehiIIs,
take BattIer's Chill TOnIc and it
Will cure you. SO Main vt. l46t
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FIRST GRAND CONCERT
To be Given at the Terrace Gar.
den.

Saturday night Mr.. Henry Luehr
mann will give his first grand concert
at the Terrace garden. A good or
chestrs has been secured. Everybody
invited. 1873
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An Observing pedestrian hiss made
the startling discovery that the reason
why woman cannot succeed as we'll Is
man in the walks Of lite is because
when she is on the walks one hand is
usually employed in holding up her
dress.
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PoaItIVely lhe Lnnl IYeok

OF Risks grand closing out sale.
Stoves, tinware, lamps, etc, at your own
prices. for this week only. Will be
opsn until . o'clock every night. 1854
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-24

Letter heads, bill heses, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and
every other kind Of job printing exer
cuted in the best style and sst the
lowest prices at the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, l3 Madison street. /
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JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKES
81 Second street
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THEAP~A neat suburban cotISSs co5,sj57
~ ing 5 rooms, kitchen and servantsi room,
stable, carriage house and good oistern. Lot
contains one third Of an acre, we'll fenced :
: I'D In good order. Situated on the Southeast
corner Of Randolph road and Brinkley street
8 minutes walk from the street cars. For
further information apply TO
lNi M h BACON. Madison street.
GTYLISH m are, good ph@t6n and harness,
~ AZ ~ Poplar street. $50 1855
+. COTTAGE, nice and new, large lot, In
~ South Memphis. Terms part cash AND
balance in monthly payments,
1887 M. y. C0NAWAY, 2S5 Main.
nRAY, mule and harness. IKE A CHASE
~ 20 Front street. last
ON SACKS ground peas; choice stock
OUU feed. w. ]. CHASE Il 90. 1lS II
A GOOD second hand buggy and phetoI
"a for sale cheap. Apply No. 80 Third st
Chelsea. 100 1856
Al BUILDING L0Ts-D esirably located
~ Price &, 90 and So pcr feot.. Easy7pay
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Let's 90 20 Bon Aqua and Cool
OF,

We are authorized to say that month
lyrateS will be given all 6ho desire 10
breathe the pure air and drink the
health restoring waters Of Bon Aqua
for few days or weeks. l5l
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Mellow, Waxy, Nice.
The New Bales Gone.

AHo NOW WHTeB UOmes
Two Of the new first bales of cotton
went east by passenger trains last
night, being sent free of charge by Ed
Hart and Barney Hughes, and insured
after the same style by G. B. Wexford
& Co. The bale from Canton, Miss,
left by the Charleston road for Elliott
& Bros, Baltimore, and that from
Pamela county went to Freeman &
Co., Boston. The Tallahatchie county
bale left this morHAg for Dunning &
Reynolds, Providence, r. l., and il
was carried by passenger train on the
same terms as the others. All three
bales will be in the cotton mills be.
fore to morrow night, and they will be
partially worked up by Monday even
ing.
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FIRST GRAND CONCERT

To be Given at the Terrace Gar.
den.
Saturday night Mr.. Henry Leuhr'
mann will give his FIRST grand concert
at the Terrace Garden. A good or.
chestra has been secured. Everybody
invited. 1853
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FISH FISH FISH
Albert BeesseI's Market,
I24 Main street. 1862
KALsOmVNING,

Wall TInting and whitening.
A. Mcneil. 25I Third NJ.
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w REAL ESTATE AGENT q ATTY,
,o. Walker Block, 28l Main street.
NOTTAGE 2TS Poplar street
" Second hoor 30T Adams
Two homes at Ridgeway, Charleston RR
lso third, corner Washington.
sw corner Union and Wellington. store,
Tenement lsl Beal.
l78 Orleans.
ZIG Orleans, residence, fine grounds.
3l Adams (Dr. Buddeke's).
Residence 2SS elliott street
Nice cottage $50 Lauderdale street
Ao6 Shelby street. two fats
Flats on n ain near Union, also Second AZ
House and store 4S8 Orleans
Tenements on Bass ave, Causey and ReaI
= W cor DgSoto and Elliott, store d room
Stores 3l3 and s45 second street
Store &8 Second street l95 1852
I ARIvaE. frst-clpSs cotton warehouse.
~ l15f j. ", PATRICK.
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Ah6E, hrst-clpss cotton warehouse.
~ lzsf ]. v: PATRICK.
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mississIppi,s Adynnthge..

Jefferson Davis's estate of 500 &C. es, at
Btauvior, Miss is now mainly devoted
10 grapes and CHANGES RI told receL
caller that the neigh lrhuud was equal
TO anything in Florida in natural advan-
IA :es Tor winter resort. lie mentioned
several points On Mississippi Sound as
aiiurdiug rare chances for capt. ,li>ts to
make money by erecting hotels. They
get The benefit of southwest winds that
almost continuously float over the WA
ter ho said. and bac; of them are
thousands OF acres of pine forest, the
odors from which are strengthening 60
weak lungs. The fi>hlng,i is ,xce.Ient.
the haN"us 'walm with geese, duck and
hraft, anu the forests Void yield To tho
sportsman's xiii plenty OF turkey, quail
and deer Mr. Dl is thinks thai, on
s.dering tho circumstance, Mi>sissippi
il doing very we'll in the way OF prog-
ress She produces more cotton than any
oihec state, she has cotton and other
mills employing about {. COO hands and
S7.O5O, 900 in capital, her free schools
number 600. aud in every way she is
getting wide awake.
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HER FATHEs,s POsr SCRIPT.
An APpointmenI which a Mnshcr
Probably Failcd TO Keen


Mt long agp one Of those unfortunate
Creatures called 'maslers' sent TO an rs-
t'm'ble young German lady a letter, t,
which this postscr'p' was ded
+. ) -Fnst my rling my make N
mistakc, mrmb that Will wrara Ign
par ct pants aui dark cuI-4way AT.
La my rgn hand will carry small
cane, md IA my l,ft a c.g r. Yours FER
eyer. Anrpyr,
The father replied courteou-iy, stating
that his daughter had given HIM ar horny
to reprrs,n at her at the appointed rlac a,
The tiTc pr,crbcd. The pustscrip. atd,d
WAS a. fIilOws
'P. Sd tminee,n raay maze uo IRISH.
dak,s, will be drrshcd IN mine snirl
sleeves. will wear Xix shooter, fry-
i've csIibre. You recogui5. M by DC ",
bats you on de heal google dimes
twice NIT rbe Cub Wait for me on de
corner, So nave son- dinga i'npprdSni To-
inform you mlts. Your trent.
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The Family OF Oue oT the DubIin
fsSussias.

Joseph Brady, the condemned ssssssi n,
somewha, remarkable family. Ills father
aud mother are not GO years old, and their
children number twenty Gve-20 sons and
five daughters, most of WHOM, are living
and IN fairly respectable situations Bra
dy's father hGs beer for forty ycars ia on,
employ, aud bears high character H.
says he was entirely ignorant of his con
connection with secret societies, and biz
arrest came on him as shock. Brady,
family were well aware OF HI, Inimac
with the in'orm'r Carey. who shortly be
fore the asa 'ssinAtinn asked Brady To be
com" godfather TO one of hia cnidrrn
b adY was apparently e7ot 4 Roman
Catholic, aud WAS 80 h gbly esteemed by
tnr cl' rgy OF that Cburch that he WAS ap
pointed an Office bearer in Ann Street
Chapel, Dublin. At tnr door of this char
o. for nine Ycare he was entrusted win
In" responsible duty Of making the col
lection, and he discharged his on -
throughout To the Satisfaction OF his clri-
~. BrAdy. up u the day of his arrest
~ns employed bv the Dublin Corporation.
OF which the iuiormcr & rey was menu
Der, and since he triils it has been dr.
covered that The convict frequently gave
himself a holiday, W hnul rcproof, pre-
sumably To cIuf-r with C,rey and others
belonging to the so-callrd lnvincOles.