Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-13
PITTsBURa and Kentucky coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 2S2 Main
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News I'm Brief.

Memphis strawberries in Market
The children's concert at the Greenlaw
Opera House will be repeated tonight
Too cold yet for ice cream. Plenty Of
screaming, however, OF the gorilla meet
ings.
The Baptist Sunday school picnic
takes place on Saturday. Fun for the
little ones.
whites station" on the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad has been changed
to " Whitehaven."
Showers of rain this morning may have
been very good for May flowers, but very
bad for picnics.
So far the bodies of the parties drowned
by the late boat disaster near Hopefeld
have not been found.
Jesse Lane, colored Hercules,
dubbed his wife yesterday. He now
boards in the city Jail.
Bishop Feehan will be here next Sun
day and administer the rite of confirma'
ton at St. Peters church.
ST. Georges and St. Andrews Societies
will hold picnic at James Park on the
oath in honor of Victoria.
ALT. Burnett, candidate for public pa
tronage, will be in the city on Monday.
He runs on the Humor ticket.
The time for holding the Methods,
Sabbath School picnic, at Bartlett, has
been postponed until the 29th inst.
The latest sensation in police circles
is, 1.-THE Captains horse will be rsfiled
tomorrow evening at Cochran Hal"
The Brignoli Opera Troupe closed their
engagement at the New Memphis last
night. They were we'll patronized in
this city.
Temperance is progressing in Mem
phis. Only three DRINKS" on the
police docket in the first station this
morning.
The circus "curled up and quit" last
night. 1t was an excellent show, how
ever, and deserved the liberal patronage
it received.
Bills for boarding the jury in the case
Of Doran VS.. the State have been pre-.
scented to the County Commissioners.
They amount to 5000. Quite liberal.
Particulars of the burning of six steam
ers at the New Orleans and Memphis
packet landing. Cincinnati, yesterday
morning, will be found In our dispatches
on the fourth page.
A game of base ball took place between
the first nine and second nine of the Bluff
City Club ct the Enterprise grounds yes
terday. Innings of the frst pine, 40;
of the second nine, IS.
The bonds of Patterson and Newkirk,
the new Revenue Collector and Assessor
10 this district, have been approved.
These are the days Of bonds and bondage
However, there's q "good tims COM
ing -" in horn"
The little ones of St. Peters Orphan
Asylum visited the circus and menagerie
yesterday. They we're brought thither in
one of the Transfer Company's emni-
buses free Of charge, for which kindness
the sisters of St. DOMINIC retarn thanks.
One white man was maieted iH the
sum of $40 in police court this morn
ing for carrying concealed weapons;
another paid s25 for the privilege of car
ryipg pistol end "Fsising a row."
Horse and mule thieves are preylng Up
in Pinch. Mr.. Martin Shay, 80 jackson
street, lost black mare mule. worth
5000, and sorrel colt, worth 500, last
night. He says they were stolen from
his premises.
Register. The Commissioner will be
ct Collierville to-day; at Big Greek, to-
morrow; Bartletts Station. Saturday {;
Memphis, Monday white day.; Mem
phis, Tuesday (black dsy); Cuba,
Wednesday, Shelby Depot, Thursday.
Register.
The Shelby County Agricultural Co.
ciety has appointed A. J. Hays, L.
Early, G. C. Holmes, A. B. Haynes,
Leon Trousdale, E. W. Caldwell, Cham
berlin Jones, r. 6. Craig, Davis Cock
rell and NJ. D. L. Stewart delegates to
the Commercial Convention.
A very agreeable hoaF can be spent N
the Ayres Block, st the strawberry festi-
val given by the ladies Of DR.. Fords
church. Strawberries and cream, hot
cakes and coffee, full blown roses and
rosebuds. What q treat Only fifty
cents.
Preparations for the Masonic Fair are
progressing. It is 70 be a grand affair.
The handsomest ladies in the city ere
engaged in it. Its object is to raise funds