Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-01
CAUSE AND EFFECT.
How the Problem Was Solved
This Morning by President
MADDEN.
Church Going the Cause Of His
slespinsSs, and the Effect, Fun
for the Spectators.
Whiskey the Cause Of Their
Confinement, and the Effect,
Cash for the City.

The Chief Executive of this city
whose park is bounded on the nortl
by David and on the south by Had
den, with several counties vet !,
hear from, entered court this morn
ing like one in deep thought or Ark
ansaw. The numerous Hyperion
locks which lie over his mind cell
were tumbled and awry, Just likt
those OF a small boy who had taker
a surreptitious swim. 1t was eyiden
that the Judge had heard the clocl
sound pretty nearly all the hours las
night and that he haC
tossed around considerable /
not moreso, in combating will
some qestions relative to the city,
improvement. The vast audiencI
stood still just like one man, while th,
gang in the pen looked like they woult
like to stand by still and have tn,
key TO the bung hole in their posses
sion. The Judge looked at the morn
ing newspaper man for an inspiration
but that individual had been 10 churci
yesterday so often and so successfully
that he was asleep. Seeing this th1
Court gave the Office to Hedrick Il
earn his salary by singing tune thai
would open court, also the roof Of thG
building. fhe balitf sang out al
though he was the whole chorus o.
a Cincinnati musical jamboree, 81
which the scribbler Of the morninl
newspaper awoke with such rapidity
that he thought court had adjourned
and was going out when he was stop
ped by an officer.
I've been working on the problem
Of cause and effect, an think I've got
the thing down pretty fine. The cause
is whisky and the effect is little plas.
ter in the shape Of a fine in this court
They all land here sooner or later, and
they had better come with fat pocket
books, for there's nothing / like bet.
ter than good hard cash,
This district is getting along pretty
nicely, but we want more money.
Why, look down on Poplar street,
where two bran new churches are Cos
ing up and will soon get there.
went to Brother jays church yester-
Gay, myself, and | tell you, boys, the
music was immense. | felt lifted and
the power was SO irresistible that Twas
lifted clean out Of church; but we
must get at this docket and clean il
right out. | see lots Of forleits arc
up, and | rather think we'll gather
them in.
Dean Ferguson and Thomas Wright
are the names OF two darkies who had
scrsping match on the levee last
Saturday. The difficulty occurred
in the discussion over the merit Of .
mule, and the Judge struck Ferguson
with q So fine while Wright was lei
down with a 81 whack.
Harry Williams, the fugitive
brought from Little Rock to answer
the charge Of grand larceny, was fined
$50 and bound over to the State.
William Mccarthy was charged
with being drunk and a vagrant; ht
was given severe lecture by Iii.
Honor and essed down with SO beinf
entered up against him. ~
Thomas Welsh, a white man, goI
into dispute with a man aud BIZ
almost his entire lower lip away. Tn,
case was continued.
Barney Young was drunk and thor
oughly disorderly, SO he was given II
days on the road to sober up and ge
rid Of the disorder.
David Moore, a countryman, was as
rested for carrying concealed weapons
He proved his ignorance of the Law
and gave the Court such ample proc
that he was merely passing through
town that he was released.
Eva Williams, Belle May, William
Robbins, Joe johnson and Mary Hol
low, charged with disorderly conduct
had their case continued. The troubl
occurred Saturday night and all tn
parties put up forfeits. 1t would no
be surprising if they did not get an
change back.