Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-03
BREVITIES.

| st. Bridgets Church has hfteen
hundred pound BELL which has just ar
rived from the East.
| Memphians drive out in large mum
bers to Raleigh every Sunday to- enjoy
the rural scenery and the medicinal
waters Of the springs.
AT the lightning news stand, 1885,
Main street.-the Locke-has the lates
daily newspapers, weekly pictorials and
monthly magazines from all points.
| On Wednesday next the Old Folks al
Home will hold one of their pleasant
reunions for the purpose Of completing
arrangements for their Forthcoming pic
mic.
The Orphans picnic will be held to-
morrow, July 4th, at James Park. In
addition to the usual exercises of the
day, there will be valuable prizes offered
for distribution. y 90 "a 81 u
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
obtained at the counting-room tomorrow
morning The WEEKLY LEDGER contains
the latest news of all sorts, both foreign
and domestic. agRsei ttiAa
The attendance at the different
churches of the city yesterday was
quite large. The discourses delivered
were Of an unusually superior and in
structive character. g 8 o. et rtA y
The Masonic temple, proposed to be
erected on the northeast corner of Sec
ond and Madison, will be a magnificent
structure and an ornament to the city.
The work will be commenced at an early
day.
The reduction in fare and the general
improvement in the running time of the
street railway are matters of general
comment throughout the city, and are
generally Endorsed as a move beneficial
to the public.
To-day the testimony in the case OF
Tom Connell, who stands charged with
the murder of officer Fenton, is being
heard in the Criminal Court. The case
will in all probability not be concluded
for several days.
There will be no.issue of the PUBLIC
LEDGER published tomorrow. The
Fourth of July will be regarded as a
holiday by the compositors, editors and
attaches of this office.
1t is good idea to make arrange
ments to receive your favorite periodi-
Gals when leaving town for summer re-
sorts. Mansford pays particular atten-
ton to this business and forwards large
number of papers to absent Memphians.
The official report from the Memphis
postoffice shows the following figures for
the month of June: Number of mail
letters delivered by carriers. IS, 100; To-
cal letters delivered, 1921; newspapers
delivered, 24,540; letters collected, 80
92l; newspapers, etc., collected, G490.
Two wife-whippers, one white and the
other black, were fined by the Recorder
this forenoon. The black whipper was
fined ten dollars, and the white individ-
ual twenty dollars. About thirty days
Imprisonment would have a beneficial
effect upon the heroic women-whippers.
The good effects of the police raid on
gambling houses in st. Louis has been
felt in Cincinnati, where, on Saturday
last, the authorities followed the exam
pie and arrested number of keno pro
fessors. Memphis receives the refugees
from the prosecution of the Communists
of st. Louis and Cincinnati.
At Emmons & Sons news stands, on
Jefferson and Beal streets, you can find
daily papera from New York, New Or
leans, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago
Nashville, st. Louis and other cities.
Foreign newspapers, pictorials, maya
zines and periodicals received regularly;
also the latest news goods Of every de-
scription.
The Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
way is one of the best conducted roads
in the South, and is favorite with the
travelling public. Superintendent James
Yonge, Ticket Agent and Auditor Ward
and Conductors Cain, Childers, Leech
and Kirby are frst-class officers, and
deservedly popular with all travellers.
Candidates for the Mayoralty are
emerging from the chrysaliS state by the
dozen. The other offices to become
vacant in few months are not ignored
by aspirants. From the present out
look the only thing apparent is the fact
that no Office will be left vacant by
reason of a superahundance OF modesty
on the part Of the candidates. : ~ -
The patrolmen on the landing have
been instructed by Chief O'Donnell to
keep a sharp look out for people attempt
ing to commit suicide by drowning. An
attempt to drown ones self is a peni-
Tertiary offense, and it would be well to
make an example ofthe next offender
in order to put check upon this new
departure" business. Shielding is becom-
ing too common TO be either sentimental
or sensational.
Tax Collector Mclean is selling real