Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-05

GcuAlcultA WHO are luNtttIdlt lOudlCl
chewers often suffer at the theater fron
deprivation Of the weed, as they eanno
use It 10 the soiling Of the floor and the
injury Of ladies' dresses. The best sub
s.tute yet discovered Is ko-Ko Tulr
chewing gum, which Is very satisfying il
its effects Each tobacco chewer shoulC
get q package whenever he attends thu
Iheater.
Judge Greers peace domains extend L
the borders Of Shelby county, and thu
rebellious and unruly disposition of hi
constituents has been SO manifest recently
that he might with profit TO himself anC
his reputation, send a Sheriif's squad out
70 quells turbulence, killing, whisky
drinking and law breaking generally
kerrville appears to have been sadly II
need OF bis salutary influence and assis
lance last week.
Prairie hens from the treeless plains o
Kansas and Nebraska are among the lux
uries our people now indulge in. ThOsl
arriving in choice order sell at 50 per doz
while some not so good sell at 81 TO 81 80
Another luxury for some people is pos.
sums, and you can buy q fine fat 'possun
for about % TO 5Oc, so for half dollar
feast OF baked 'pOssum and sweet tate
may be INDUCED in by those who regart
such dish with favor. Coons of thu
four legged quality, sell Q for a dollar,
The mortuary list here last week sum
med up 81, against Is the same week las
year. Our population is now mucl
greater than year ago, the season ha
been more unhealthy, and many unaccli
mated people after sickening in tn,
swamps come here for medical treatment
The list Of last week includes 4 deaths o
consumption, Of congestion, 5 of malaria
fever, 3 OF diarrh9a and dysentery anC
the remainder scattering. OF the list L
were children, and 6 died at the City
Hospital.
Some Of those who reside in the neigh,
borhood of Henry Webb's say they hearC
no shots fired by the Sheriff and his posi-
when the latter made rush into the dive
but they say terrific fuss was raised. UI
at Flynns quarters, in the northern part
ofthe city, y or % people were captured
in the act of shooting craps" and like
exercises, They were all sent 10 Jail and
will furnish fund Of costs for Judge
Greers aid de camps, perhaps fines for the
court ITSELF and certainly subjects fol
moral lectures.
The letter OF VIM. r. Moore, as printed
yesterday, reads like political request
for the next candidacy TO Congress, and
the colored folks in a numberof instance;
say the Hon. VIM. X. is their friend, and
that he can be their candidate il he wants
to. Mr.. Moore is to-day the strongest
man in the Republican party in this Con.
gressional district, no matter what Others
may say, and wereit not for his ultra rad
ical and extremely obnoxious views, he
would not DO so unpopular with the more
conservative Of the community.
The perjured female, Rachel Long, who
figured so conspicuously in the Taylor
murder case, for which the murderer has
been sent 10 the penitentiary for life, will
herself spend three years in prison fol
false swearing If all false swearers, how
ever, were TO be treated like the duskJ
Rachel a penitentiary would have to b
built in every county, and Judge Gree
would have his hands full looking aftei
his. share Of falsifers. The point Of thi
sentence may be better appreciated By
spending day or two listening TO evi
denee as given in the courts at public
trials, both criminal and civil
A telegram from jackson, Miss, Stat,
Fair announces that the enterprising anC
reliable music house Of 4. Whitman &
Co., Of Memphis, carried off two diplo
mas; one for the best exhibition of mu
steal instruments, the other for the cele
brated Gabler Piano, sold exclusively by
them. These testimonials are merited-
not merely complimentary-as every ont
acquainted with this reliable music housi
will testify. T. Whitman q Co are gen
eral agents for the Steinway Piano; alsC
for the Wheelock, the Kranich & Bach
and Q. D. Pease 4 Co.'s Pianos; Mason
Hamlin, Olingle & Warren, Pelonbex !
%. and Smith American Organs.
The Scimitsr, of Saturday, gives th,
following advice: Double knees SHOULD
be placed in all childrens stockings. T,
do this, take a square of an old stocking
about four inches each way, or if this /
not procurable, piece of merino or wool
en- goods will answer; then lay ii on tn
wrong side over the knee and sew dowI
with soft darning cotton Of the SAM
shade" Such advice Is thoroughly good
but now seems ancient, since the grea
leap recently made BY Memphis in
yentor, which hiss brought the Nonconnal
Knitting Co.'S Y. p. X. into such popula
favor and placed il far ahead Of compel
ing brands. Its special feature is th
doubled knee, but made by methoC
greatly superior in every wayto that sug
gested above.
The Sherif's deputies turned pistol
loose promiscuously at Henry Webb
DeSoto street saloon about 10 o'clocl
Saturday night, but themselves and IN,
ast0nished people upon whom they de
scended 80 unceremOniously, were NOR
sUared than hurt. In one Of the earlies
and hottest Of the battles Of the late wa
four hundred cannon shots were fired a
rlose range, and but FIVE persons wer,
wounded and none killed. This circum
stance is mentioned merely 10 illustrate
how little danger there is in promiscuou
bullets fired in or through houses, walls
and about the streets. Judge Greer
forces may succeed after more practice il
killing or crippling few citizens, bu
his raiders didn't hurt anybody SATURDAY
night
The police officers ofour town not be
ing managed 10 suit the highly zealon
Criminal Judge Greer, Of Shelby county
he turned out posse under Sheriff Can
non Saturday night, and raided the lead
ing pulieus, 10 find even his extreme
views Of morality fully complied with a
al points, until his party dropped int
an up town region, where IL struck a mes
Of the lowly INDUCING in various games
and the entire crowd were taken 70 Jail
where they were quartered for the night
III the Judge would run his posse out be
yond the limits Of the city, be could fnS
enough 10 keep all bis moral and physica
forces busy straight along. and then no
keep the peace among his constituents a
il ought to be kept.
The Ex-Governor Of this State, Jane
d. Porter, a man Of capacity, integrity
and prominence, and who also wields ex
tended influence among railroad men, no
only IN this State but elsewhere, expresse.
the belief that the Republicans win selec
a Southern candidate for Vice Presiden
OF the nation next year. The Republican
have a strong following in the South, an,
is ranks are unbroken, but not a singh
State in the South will give the Republi
can candidate a majority Of its votes
Indeed, so much are the Republicans il
minority, that you could take the enHr
white members Of il in this county, tina
Is the respectable white members, and vol
could put the squad in a room 20 Zee
square. Then you might squeeze int
that room without much effort 10 fin,
four out Of FIVE in the lot wishinRa publ