Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-21

The weather Is warm enough for II. and
the people are doubtless glad 10 have 50
good an opportunity 10 welcome visitors
nom the Kansas and Missouri country.
Both the Merchants Exchange
and the Cotton Exchange have a
number Of banners hanging on their outer
walls, chiefly national in their color and
stripe, and i is all in honor Of the big
train with the people in it which arrives
to-day down the Kansas railway.
That popular young attorney Mr.. John
L. Moss, was quietly married last evening
10 Miss Hattie billiard at the residence
OF the bride on Jones avenue, and Mr..
and Mrs Moss went East late last night
by the Louisville and Nashville railway.
About IS people, including representa-
tlVes o. this and otLer city papers, left the
Peabody Hotel about half past o'clock
this morning to go up the Kansas railway
to meet the approaching guests with the
view Of escorting them into the city in
good style.
During the four months ending with
the close Of October, the Memphis and
Charleston railroad earned $3.50, 637 70, an
increase over the same time last wear of
S69,626 %, The net earnings for the
same time were SlS5l77 50; increase
S46 S6l o.
Those who expect TO dine on turkey
during Thanksgiving day might save a
penny by buying one or two now, keep
ing up the bird or birds, and iattening
them on pecans and other dainty feed
turkeys are very cheap at present, and
chickens are cheaper.
The present uniavorable dampness is
bad for the many painters plying their
brushes so freely in various portions Of
the city, hence whitewash was thought to
be better substitute in the work per-
formed by the grand jury in is contract
with the official raiders.
Missouri has two towns named Augusta
one in the northern part Of the State, the
other on the southern border on the
Kansas railway, and the latter is known
IN postal circles as Division Postoffice,
hence all mail matter directed 10 Augusta,
Mo, goes TO the northern part Of the
State.
The excursion train from Paducah, en-
gineered by Captain Cash Mosby, which
came here last Sunday, brought 72l per-
sons into the city. OF these 26l started
nom Paducah, and the remainder were
picked up along the way They came in
six passenger coaches and baggage car,
and all, or nearly all, wenthome the same
night.
The new directory of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad has chosen two repre-
sentatives from our city, instead OF four,
as heretofore,viz Mr.. Napoleon Hill and
Mr.. A. Woodruff, and Mr. Harrington
Mr.. X, d. Frayser and Mr. A. Hays have
retired from the board. Mr.. Hill is the
only Memphis representative of the old
board who has been retained,
An old negro from the country named
Sam Cooper, for attempting 10 steal a
bolt Of goods at Bejacks, Monday, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff j. W.Murray,
but got away and was recaptured after
lively chase by Constable Garvin, near
thepostotiice, and bound overto the Grim
inal Court by Esquire Quigley. Garvin
was on horseback; Murray personated the
Infantry the darby represented the late
civil rights bill.
Sheriff Cannon, with deputies Powell,
Pope and Alexander, went down on the
steamer Dean Adams last night as far as
the Upshaw farm, about ten miles below
the city, and arrested John Guy, Ella
Guy. John Diamond and Wade Hart an
eolored, charged with cutting Charles
Gross, during festival held in the vicin.
ity last Friday night. Gross was cut in
nine or ten places, and is now at the city
hospital. s1..
Heretofore the railways ofthe country,
llSIOCO miles in length, have had 63 differ
emit schedules Of time 10 run by. Over
10000 miles are pledged 10 adopt the
new time standard, which is 10 count
from the central meridian of longitude,
IN each l5' west from Greenwich. This
city is in the 9Th belt of l5o, and Is loca-
ted within a few miles Of one-fourth Of
the way around the globe from theGreen-
witch meridian.
The Grand Jury have made their re,
port to the Criminal Court Judge, regard
ing the late raid made by order Of the
Court on certain houses In various parts
OF the city, where gambling was suspec-
ted. 1t seems from the report that a
couple OF pistol shots were actually fred
IN Webb's place, on DeSoto street, by the
officers. II hearsay evidence is worth
anything there we're several incidents
connected with the exploit which have
not been reported upon.
An accident occurred on the Mobile
and Ohio railway yesterday below Jack
son, by which man was killed and an.
other hurt A bad collision occurred on
the Illinois Central Is miles south Of Full
ton, KY, on Saturday last in which both
engines were wrecked one fireman killed,
an engineer had both legs broken and
another engineer was badly hurt, while
hve coaches were wrecked and burned
and eight or nine persons were also burned
10 death, besides a number being Grip