Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-25
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news I'm Brief.

Weather cool and congestive.
Fishing is good in the Arkansas
bayous.
Lizzie Clark, the beer-jerkist, will
probably recover.
Municipal Court was not in session
yesterday but opened to-day.
Work has commenced upon st. Mary s
(Father Schneider's) church.
The Robert Burns, it is said, will make
a moonlight excursion before long.
The spring is backward, and crop re-
ports from the country are not the most
favorable.
The Church Home building, on the
Charleston railroad, is progressing to-
ward completion finely.
The Masonic fair last week realized
about fifteen hundred dollars, and the
Central Methodist fair eight hundred.
The ladies of the Central Methodist
Church will have series of tableaux,
| on Union street, near the church, to-
night
Burke and Marsh, the thieves who stole
| o coat from Sproule & McCown Saturday,
were bound over yesterday in the sum Of
| $1,000 each.
I'D. Mackay. President of the Mis-
sissippi Life Insurance.. ia in the city on
business oopnected with his growing
company. -,
The commencement exercises of the
Mempbis Stste Female College will ex'
tend from Sunday, the l4ih, to Thursday
the 18th of Juue.
A train will leave at 8 pm. this even
ing on the Memphis and Ohio railroad
and carry free all persons who desire to
attend the Springdale concert and sup
per.
1t is said that there will be surplus oil
the Convention fund after oil expenses
are paid. By all means let it be poured
into the empty treasury of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
The Eighth Ward Democrats held
lively meeting in the Poplar street Mar
ket House, and speeches were made by
y
Judge John W. Smith, Captain B. New
ton Hart and Colonel Gresne T. Foute
St. Patricks grand annual picnic vii
come off tomorrow "wednesday a
James Park. mora O'Neil" and
"Nora's sweetheart" and everybody
| else's sweetheart will be there, and we
wish all happy time.
Next Friday night there will be pleas
ing and Attractive entertainment by TIL
pupils of the Memphis Female College
At the New Memphis Theater, under thu
direction of Professor Tepe and Mrs. Nor
gan. See advertisement in amusement
column.
The St. Andrews and ST. Georges pic
,;c. at James Park yesterday, the an
D;vsrsary of the Queens fiftieth birth
aav. was largely attended by the sons AM
dauohters of England and Scotland, an'
a merry. enjoyable time they had. Th'
affair was highly Oreditable to the so
cisties and will long be remembered will
Measure by all who we're present.
| A yillainous attempt was made abou
ten o'clock last night to burn the az
sembly Hall building, at 1865 Main street
1.-THE incendiary slipped into Mr.
schvoob's sleeping-room, fred the bee
clothing, covered the key.hole with we
towel to conceal the light and made hi
escape. Mr.. schwoob made the discovery
| inst in time to save the combustibl'
building.
We regret to learn that our fries
Colonel Horace Rice, delegate to tn
late Convention, had the misfortnns
lose bis carpet-bag containing valuab
papers, on his way home. II was prob
bly, taken by mistake at Humboldt.
| - -. d. raaaonahia. reward will b