Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-01
BREyITIEs.

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The thermometer at IL m. to-day
ranged at GO, and the barometer 20 GIG
inches and falling.
The strawberry festival for the benefit
of the Orphans Church Home com.
mences to-day at Rocco Hall.
Lydia Thompson, with her famous
troupe of blondes, will appear at the
Memphis Theater on Tuesday evening.
A heavy rain and hail storm passed
over Horn Lake, Miss, yesterday, doing
considerable damage to fruit trees, gar
dens, etc. a
This is the first Of May, month hon
ored in ancient and modern times by
celebrations, floral festivals, Roman
games and marriages.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has every
thing in the news line-daily papers,
Illustrated weeklies and monthly maya
zines of latest dates.
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st. Peters Sunday school picnic has
been postponed until Thursday. The
Sodality band will enliven the occasion
with the sweetest music.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for the latest daily and
weekly papers, pictorials and literary
publications generally.
Captain Harvey Mathews, the popular
Tax Collector on Privileges, has been
confined to his room for several days,
owing to severe illness.
Buck beer has taken the place of the
ordinary lager as beverage in Mem-
phis. King Gambinus has so ordered
and his followers obey the mandate.
The announcement that Nilsson would
sing in this city on next Friday and Sat
urday evenings caused the greatest hut-
ter of excitement in musical ard fash
ionable circles.
Next Saturday will be Commemora-
ton Day, upon which occasion the graves
of the Confederate dead at Elmwood will
be decorated with flowers, and appropri-
ate addresses will be delivered.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
obtained at the counting-room tomorrow
morning. The WEEKLY LEDGER con-
tains full account of the week racing,
and the latest news of every description
from all points.
Colonel Gowan, well-known civil
engineer, will address the Chamber of
Commerce this afternoon on the subject
Of tightening vessels over the bars at the
mouth of the Mississippi, and his plan
for removing the distractions.
The Lydia Thompson Troupe leaves
New Orleans this morning by special
sleeping car through to Memphis via
Grenada, and will arrive at nine O'Clock
tomorrow morning-so DIR. Spalding is
advised by telegram from New 0rles.ns.
The Chamber of Commerce meets
this afternoon to consider, among other
things, the terminal point on the Mis- sis
sippi river of the Memphis and Selma
railroad. There will be large att nd
aace of merchants, railroad men and
citizens generally.
Emmons IL Son, newsdealers on JEFF err.
son and Beal streets, have received { he
latest news goods, daily papers from SIT
Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisvill e,
New York, Nashville and New Orleans,
illustrated weeklies, and foreign period
icals of latest dates.
Mrs W. Van Roberts died on Satm day
last few minutes after the prisoner, her
husband, reached her residence in oh rye
of the deputy sheriffs. Van Roberts was
considerably affected, and was carr led
back to his cell at the county Jail late
Saturday evening.
An interesting discussion was FRO
crossing to-day in the Second Giro 'uit
Court between Mr.. Woodward, an at tor
ney, and jury, whom he charges 18th
corruptly returning a verdict in violat ion
of their oaths. The motion is to str ike
the jurors from the regular jury.
Something called an inspiration nal ad-
dress will be delivered this eve ning at
the Greenlaw Opera House. Nj IS Clara
Robertson will be present and give ex-
hibitions of her power over tt Re spirits
while in clairvoyant state. The spir-
its, mediums, believers and di sbelievers
will crowd the house.
The Shelby County Agricr ,ltural So
ciety proposes that the next annual adj
dress shall be delivered by hat curious
compound of religion and fanaticism,
Henry Ward Beecher. WHIT he knows
about the Richardson -McF arland comedy
and tragedy would be an interesting
subject.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, at
the special reqv est of number of our
prominent citizens, will deliver an inte-
resting adore IS tomorrow evening at
The Greenla'T Opera Ho use. General
Gordon is fluent speaker and the ad-
dress cannot fail to be of absorbing in
ierest to all classes Of our >citizens.
A morning contemporary yesterday
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