Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-31
A couple Of dozen mustane ronies

came from the west by rail this morn
ing, to be used in this vicinity.
Noah D. Smith, the embezzler or
appropriation OF government funds, is
under way for this city to answer for
his alleged shortcomings.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, 10
Madison street, execut IS every class of
such work in good style and at low
rates.
The rapidly rising river has made it
unhealthy for i've stock in the low
grounds, and in some places they have
been driven to ore elevated roaming
places.
People who do net pay as they go,
may get ready for those unwelcome
visitors, the collectors, tomorrow.
They are sure to call, so prepare to
settle.
The PUBLIC Ledger job printing
Office constantly receives new type Of
the latest styles, and the Office gener-
ally is kept up to the highest standard
Of excellence.
The son of E. J.. Norton died Of
diphtheria yesterday in the eleventh
year Of his age. The funeral occurred
this afternoon from the residence, No.
6l3 Shelby street.
The bondholders and the property
owning taxpayers are apart on the city
debt question. like the cotton meR are
sometimes. The bOndmen are too
stiff in their views, and the taxpayers
refuse to make concessions.
Our interior planters are about
through picking or "scrapping" cot
ton. They started in last fall to pay
fifty cants per cwt for picking, ad-
vanced to s~ixty-fve cents and wound
up by paying seventy five cents to
scrappers.
Lecture on that Interesting topic,
Women tomorrow night at the
Central Baptist church. Everybody
likes to bear nice things about the
women, and that, it is said, is the way
the Rev. T. T. Eaton always treats
the delicate subject.
Moonlight on Killarney" Over
the Mountains and"Peek a Boo are
songs sung by MI. Scanlan in Friend
and Foe" They we're all written by
the songster in person, and the last
named appears to be the most popular,
as whistlers are whistling it all around
to-day.
Each Of the delegates at the coming
convention to nominate a Magistrate
will probably endeavOr to turn the
political wheel / u favor of their friend.
Those who turn the wheel of fortune
for the Little Havana Lottery do not
care a rap who WINS the prize. Get a
ticket at once.
Next Tuesday is the time many
voters will struggle to choose a Magis.
trate for the city at large, to I'll the
vacancy made by the death Of the
lamented Walter A. Goodman. The
primaries are to be held tomorrow
evening to choose a Democratic nomi-
nee, and the delegates elected then
will NEE. on Friday.
Mt. +. J. and Mrs. Sallie Norton,
of Shelby street, have lost another
child, Familiarity known as Nate, q
bright boy Of eleven years old. He
BOO died Of d~iphtheria. The family is
indeed afflicted in the loss Of the fair
est and dearest Of domestic jewels.
They have the sincere sympathy Of
all their friends in their trouble.
Oscar Wilde says we, Of America,
are a magnificent set Of liars, the con-
ceited ssp-head; but we deserve it all
for letting such a palpable fraud pull
the wool over our eyes. and pus our
dollars in his pocket. Even Peter
Tracy says, and ne says it honestly,
that Oscar is the worst fraud he ever
associated with, and that is a startling
confession for the General TO make.
The Grand Jury found an indict-
ment for murder in the first degree
against Adlai and James PrOud6t,yes
terday. They are still al liberty under
a bond of $25, 900 each, and the And
ing Of the Grand Jury will not effect
them, unless the Attorney General
should iRsuguTate measures to have
the action Of Magistrate MADDEN set
aside. 1t is not probable that he will
DO this, az there is no danger Of the
young men attempting to run Rgpy.
John Kane made a narrow miss from
death yesterday when james Meath
shot at him 10 front Of the courthouse.
JOh4's fsce caught a little hot powder
and the bullet made a hole through
tho air 80 close that his cheek felt the
wind. Had Kane been killed Meath
would, doubtless, to. day be under an
indictment for murder in the Arst de.
gree. As it is, he is out on $4,000 bond
while Kane is under $500 bond, this
being Justice Haddeu's action after
the belligerepts we're arFested.
The dividend announcement Of ths
Pioneer Cotton Mills was something
Of a surprise to many people, and
some went so far as to throw out hints
that it was not genuine. The surplus