Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-02

day, for putting on 50 much style.
MOral-COn6ne yourself to sugar.
loafs.
The new rules Of the TelephOneEx-
change, requiring girls employed to
serve from Sam. to pm, = total Of
ten hours, and to receive $50 or SIS
per month, or quit II they do not like
it has caused displeasure in some
circles.
An unoecupied shanty at the rear
Of lot belonging 10 Mr.. Paine, on
Mitchell, near Mississippi avenue, .
square south Of the city limits, was
burned to the ground at daylight this
morning. 1t twas doubtless set on ere !
by sorne malicious person.
The markets North are very quiet
to-day. Meats at Chicago, Kansas
City and St. Louis are unchanged
from last evenings closing figures. At
the latter point oats are 25ic and 10
down; corn 45lc aud 10 cheaper, so
says the Merchants Exchange tele-
gram.
1t is understood that the three
colOred jurors in the Albritten cai 9
we're strongly in favor of giving the
accused five years in the penitentiary,
but finally gave way to the views Of
their white colleagues, to find the
pritoner guilty Of assault and battery.
A motion for new trial was made.
The Iron Mountain has reduced its
passage rates over its main line and
branches to three cents per mile.
Heretofore they have been four cents
per mile in Missouri and five cents in
ArkansaW. 1t makes difference in
favor Of travellers Of 50 from st. Louis
to Little Rock, and Sc 40 to Tex.
arkana.
A suit has been commenced 10 the
United States Court here by H. 0ney
l. Co. against the lessees of the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad, the
point being to cancel the lease given
BY the latter corporation to the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road. The case will be heard on the
9th inst.
The 6endish Albritten narrowly
escaped mob violence when his pre-.
liminary examination occurred early
IN the summer and be was only saved
by the S, P. G, A, The monster has
Jared much better at the hands Of the
kind hearted jury than he would have
done had the crowd executed sum
mary punishment.
Mr.. W. B. Williamson offers to take
all the county convicis and work or
keep them on his farm, near Bartlett,
caring for, feeding, clothing, burying
aud otherwise, and paying the county
loo per day for each one, male or
female, over II years Of age. His
proposal lie to he considered by the
County Court next Monday.
The insane department at the poor
house will doubtless cost about $4,000,
as the lowest bid for its construction
by irresponsible builder was made by
j. NJ. Rich, at $500, and it is likely
the job will be awarded him, the com.
mitsee having the matter in hand
having been granted power to act by
the County Court at its session yester-
day.
No more single roofing within the
lire limits is to be permitted. A tenth
ward resident was recently refused
permission to repair an out house with
shingles aud be had metal roof put
on. His next door neighbor, afflicted
with political influenza, covered his
COW house, directly alongside, with
shingles, and it naturally created com.
ment OF a somewhat emphatic descrip
zion.
Forty two convicts, recently work
ing on plantation near the river
below Helena, have been returned to
the penitentiary at Little Rock. They
have not been profitable to the lessees
The result was the same some time
since on the Ensley place, ten miles
below the city and this convict system
on that plantation was abandoned and
the eonyiets returned to Nashville
some months ago.
Mrs, Angelica Wynne, who served
four years as matron of the Garfield
Orphan Asylum, and who retired on
the Sd Of July last, is out in card
defending Parson Tally. Shs says
she received from him during the last
two years OF her stewardship two bbls
pork, one Of cornmeal, one bolt calico.
thirteen gallons molasses, twenty bbls
coal and sundry other items, all Of
which she thinks is equal to anything
Others Of The committee accomplished.
Adumpy looking, bow legged darby
passed up the center of Main street
yesterday, emigrating westward, car.
rying his entire worldly goods on his
back, except big yellow cur dog
which he led with a rope. He had a
pot metal shotgun over his shoulder,
q pack swung across that, and he was
tolerably well dressed for a man fresh
from the woods, as he appeared to be.
His bat was Of the style known as
SLOUGH, but 1t wasn't broken hat. A
crowd Of idle people looked at the
man and made numerous comments.
The leading expression was that he
appeared fixed to go straight through
to the Pacific coast without delay, and
that both the man aud dog were as in.
dependent and indifferent as q Florida
alligator.
SOL C0LEMAN'S
CIGAR PALACE