Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-19
BREVITIES.

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market at one dollar and fifty cents pc
bushel.
The Mechanics Cooperative Uniol
will meet at the Chamber of Commerc
this evening at 8 o'clock.
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ported as drowned in Wolf river yester
day. The body has not as yet been re
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The Masonic picnic and baby show a
James Park on Saturday next promises
to be the grandest and most interesting
picnic Of the season.
| McAllister the world renowned ma
gician, will give wonderful exhibitions
at the Memphis Theater on next Friday
and Saturday evenings.
The German Lutheran school picnic
is progressing at Humboldt Park to-day
A gold watch and fine mereschaum pipe
are the prizes for good shooting.
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The beer gardens on Poplar street
Pigeon Roost road and Rayburn avenue
were largely attended by Germans and
Americans yesterday. "Unter den Lin.
den " is becoming popular in Memphis.
Go to Mansfords, corner of Second
and Monroe, for news goods, daily news.
papers from all points, magazines Of
every description, pictorials and French,
German, Irish and English papers and
periodicals.
The aurora borealis or northern lights
gave grand free exhibition on last Sat
urday night. A brilliant red glare,
which lighted up the heavens in the
northwest, and extended up to the zenith,
formed beautiful spectacle.
A sickly season has been predicted
for Memphis during the summer months
for reasons which do not clearly appear.
1t would be much more reasonable to
predict healthy season, but prophets
have to make startling revelations in
order to be noticed.
Curb-stone brokerage, with an office
kept in hat, is popular business in
Memphis. This saves house rent and
other contingent expenses; yet this style
of guerrilla banking is Objectionable in
many respects, and an injury to fair and
legitimate business.
The annual commencement of the
Memphis Ladies Institute, Mrs. Nc
Gehee principal, will take place this
evening at eight o'clock at the Memphis
Club Hall. The hall will be crowded
by the friends of this sterling educa-
tional institution.
One of the most frequented drives in
the city is from the foot of Main street
out Rayburn avenue to the cemetery.
An extension of the street car line out
in this direction would connect with the
fernando line near Elmwood, and would
be popular and pleasant line of travel
for pleasure-seekers on Sunday. NW
The Chief of Police of st. Louis
raided on keno a few days since and
closed up every bank in the city. In
Memphis keno and faro are enjoyed in
the most public manner on one of our
principal streets. The keno and faro
bankers pay regular city assessment,
and are protected in the enjoyment of
their demoralizing traffic.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
all the latest daily and weekly newspa-
pers from all points European papers
and publications Of latest dates received
by ocean steamers. The latest fashion,
scientific and literary magazines for
July, and everything in the news line
have just come in.
The Italian Society annual picnic, to
be held at James Park next Wednesday,
will be most interesting and enjoyable
entertainment. The Italian citizens of
Memphis spare neither labor nor expense
in making their picnics successful in
every respect. Thousands of our best
citizens will attend the fete given by the
Italian Society.
Tomorrow morning. at nine o'clock
the annual commencement of St. Agnes
Academy will be held. A most interest
ing programme has been arranged for
the exercises. The musical entertain
ment will be a feature of the occasion
well worth hearing. The patrons and
friends of st. Agnes Academy will be in
attendance tomorrow in large numbers.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has received
Harper's, Peterson's, Godey's, Scribner' S
and other monthlies for July. illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from
New York, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis and Chi;
cago just received. Foreign papers and
periodicals Of latest dates can be had at
Locke's.
The elevator question is approaching
a satisfactory settlement. The Memphis
and st. Louis Packet Company will be
permitted to expend 100000 near the
foot of Beal street The works will be
finished by this enterprising company
during the present summer season. The
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