Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-11
BREvITIES.


The Probate Court will be in session
next Monday.
The First Chancery Court will be in
session Monday next.
The Memphis Industrial Exposition
meets at eight o'clock Monday evening.
There is a saloon in South Memphis
that tempts its patrons with Dolly Var.
den soup.
The Second Circuit Court will convene
Monday, which will be the last motion
day of the term.
The price Of strawberries has gone
down from IS to % cents per quart
within the last four days.
A strawberry festival, for the benefit
of the Central Baptist Church, will be in
augurated week after next.
The ladies of the First Congregational
church will hold a strawberry festival at
No. 81 Main street, next week.
The Vance street Presbyterian church
will be dedicated at half-past three
o clock tomorrow afternoon.
The ladies of the Central Methodist
Church will hold festival next week
for the benefit of their Church.
Thirty-two cases were disposed of by
the Recorder this morning, and one
hundred dollars assessed as fines.
The stray goats and hogs arrested and
impounded by the police were sold at
auction yesterday, and ninety-three dol
lars realized for the city by the sale.
The true blues had Grant mass
meeting at the Assembly Hall last
night, which was attended by every
Government office-holder.in the city.
The foundation of the new Methodist
church, at the corner OF Lauderdale and
Vance streets, has been laid, and the
work of building is progressing stead
lily.
Memphis has not been so crowded
with strangers since Mardi-Gras day as
it was yesterday. lee cream saloons,
soda fountains and stores of all sorts
reaped a golden harvest.
Andrew Mcbride, dishonest porter.
was sent to Jail in default of $4,000
bonds by the Recorder this morning for
stealing two bottles of wine from his
employers, Messrs Rogan & Selden.
Deputy Sheriff Mason will head little
excursion party to Nashville tomorrow.
The party is composed of eight candi-
dates for positions in the penitentiary,
exclusive Of the Deputy Sheriff who &C.
companies him.
The following marriage licenses were
returned to the Clerk of the County
Court for the week ending to-day; DR..
R. W. Mitchell and Miss Rebecca Park,
N. II. Shepherd and Miss Sarah A. E.
Carroll, F. j. Ryan and Miss L. C.
Fisher.
That historical old building, the Still
man block, is gone, the last brick pulled
down, and the spot that knew it once
shall know it no more forever. Very
soon magnificent structure will rise
up in its stead that will be the pride and
boast of Madison and Second streets.
In our report of the Sunday-school
Celebration yesterday, we accidentally
omitted mention of the First Presbyte-
rian church. This is all the more pro-
voking, as this school was one of the
finest in the procession, turning out IT'S
scholars, under the guidance of their
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bowman and Superin-
tendent G. L. Dennison.
Several boxes, containing ripe, lus-
cious strawberries from Barbour's fruit
gardens, made their appearance in our
Office this morning. The fruit was large
and inviting, consequently duly appre-
ciated. Barbour has supplies Of fresh
Strawberries at the grocery house of Oil
yer, Finnie & Co., on Main, near Madi-
son, every morning.
The picnic of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Benevolent Asso-
citation is progressing at James Park
to-day. The refreshing show ers of last
night will make the ride to the park
pleasant and those who attend may be
sure of enjoying one of the best picnics
that will be given during the season.
The festivities will be kept up till late
hour tonight.
Frank German and John Houston,
the two men who robbed Colonel Nc
Combs at Grenada, Mississippi, some
time ago, are now languislling IN the
county Jail, and will there remain I'M
til a requisition from the Governor of
Mississippi can be had. The gold watch
and chain, worth $500, were recovered.
Colonel McComb, now in Wilmington,
Del, was telegraphed this N orning of
the recovery Of his watch and arrest Of
the thieves.
The Boston Post advises ladies who
contemplate poisoning their husbands
or children, or shooting aliena ted lovers,
to postpone their purpose until after the
Presidential election, as newspaper col
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