Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-21
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to-day, from which it is not possible fol
them to recover.
The citizens of Chelsea are engages
in holding religious revivals at thu
Methodist church.
Quite large variety Of fruits has ap
peared in the market. Apples, peaches
blackberries and melons are abundant
Hunting up local items with the Their
mometer $50 in the shade is the fashion
able amusement INDUCED in by Memphis
reporters.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has daily
papers from all points North, South,
East and West. July moathlies and il.
Illustrated weeklies received
The whisky cases, in which all whole
sale liquor dealers are interested, will be
considered by the Supreme Court this
week. IN
Quite a large number of cows belong
ling to Memphis dsirymen are on the
sick list, from some disease which APP
proaches an epidemic.
Quite number of responsible citizens
are canvassing the city for stock sub
scriptions to the Memphis and Raleigh
Springs narrow gauge railway.
The Temperance picnic takes place
tomorrow at James Park; and the Tenn
perance Convention will be held in this
city on the 23d inst, Friday next
At the late Commencement of Emory
and Henry College, Va, Prof A. j. M.
Bizien, of our city, received the honor
airy degree of Master of Arts "a. NJ
This is the longest day in the year,
yet Byron insisted that more wickedness
was created during three hours of moon
shine than even on the 2lst of June.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected by the Confederate Historical
and Relief Association tomorrow even
ing, at the Second Circuit Courtroom
At Mansford's, corner of Second and
Monroe, you can get foreign newspapers
and publications, magazines for July,
pictorials from all points, and daily pa
pers from Eastern, Southern and North
ern cities.
The I" kite " is not peculiar to the
juveniles of Memphis. 1t has none
tary significance which is understood by
brokers. A "kite" can raise the wind
as well as be raised by it. The kite
flyers" in Memphis are not all children.
1t is wonderful that no person thinks
of newspaper reporters when they are
Offering fair and picnic prizes to popular
persons and institutions. In Memphis
we have the handsomest, ugliest fastest,
sIowest, most popular and most unpopu-
lar reporters.
There will be a called meeting Of the
General Council Tomorrow afternoon at
O'clock, at the City Buildings. The
elevator question will come up for set
Element. II is to be hoped the General
Council will act on this matter promptly
on Thursday. Memphis requires eleva-
tors.
"How shall we celebrate the glorious
old Fourth of July?" is question that
has been asked of late by many citizens.
OF late years the celebration Of the
Fourth has fallen into disuse throughout
the South, because it was celebrated by
partisan politicians at the North.
A Texas steer, fresh from the frontier,
and as wild as Mr., Lo himself, under
took to carry off Front Row on his
horns yesterday Near Exchange street
the wild animal ran into masked bat
terry of repeaters, and the subsequent
proceedings interested him no more.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal, have received che latest
daily newspapers from New York, St.
Louis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Nashville and Chicago; also, illus
trated weekles, monthly magazines for
July, French, German and English pa
pers of latest dates. b.
A. H. Hanson, an Arkansas desperate,
charged with murder at Helena, dug
through the brick wall at the Causey
street station-house yesterday in a vain
endeavor to escape. he was carried to
the Adams street station last evening
and locked up to awaitthe arrival of the
officers from Helena.
The commencement exercises Of the
Gaines Institute on Madison street. of
the Memphis Female College at the
Memphis Club Hall, and of st. Agnes
Academy, we're largely attended by the
friends of the respective schools yester-
day. The exercises were of most in
teresting description, and we're deserved
ly applauded.
Louisville has sensation in an un-
known individual who enters the cham
bers of young ladies at night, and, with
a pair of scissors, cuts off the flowing
locks of his beautiful victims. The
monomaniac does not disturb false
tresses. In the morning the young
ladies' find their wealth of tresses gone
forever, a result which brings about