Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-15
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The Hebrew leap year, which occurs
every seven years, occurs on the 23d of
the present month.
The managers Of the Church Home
intend holding a festival for the benefit
of the orphans, on the 9th of May next
Chicken fighting will be one of the at
fractions during the weeks racing in
this city over the Chickasaw Jockey Club
Course.
Percy Roselle, the boy actor, will APP
pear at the Memphis Theater to night in
Viewers startling drama, entitled The
Boy Detective.
The negro roustahouts on the levee
have gotten up a corner" to compel
steamboatmen to pay frst-class prices
for unloading boats.
The privileges for the spring races
win be let tomorrow. Bids must be
handed in to-day at the Office of the sec
rotary, % Jefferson street.
The colored people enjoyed a series of
dimensions in the muddy Mississippi at
the foot of Union street yesterday.
Their sins were washed away, etc.
Mr.. ]. w. S. Adams, a well-known at
torney of this city, has become one of
the proprieters and editors of the Iuka
Miss Herald, sterling Democratic
weekly journal.
Bids for the refreshment privileges at
the race track may be made for each
stand separately or for the whole privi-
lege together. Hand to the Secretary,
% Jefferson street.
The mighty Mississippi is on bender
at present The waters are within six
feet of the bank at Hopefeld, Arkansas,
and threaten to 90 higher and higher
before many hours.
The great Sunday school children S
celebration will take place on the 10th
of May next. The Sunday School Union
has made every arrangement for the
success of the great fete.
There are many localities in Memphis
which may be set down as unalloyed
but none can excel Rotten
Row, on the corner of Shelby and Gay
oso streets, in this particular.
Major E. Whitmore, proprietor of this
journal leaves this evening for st.
Louis on board the palatial steamer
Belle Memphis. Major Whitmore will
be absent from the city week or ten
days.
The stores of large number of our
Front, Union and Monroe street mer-
chants will close at six clock this after
noon, and each ensuing, until the 10th
of September next in order to give their
employees little recreation.
Master Percy Roselle, the celebrated
boy actor, made us pleasant visit this
forenoon. The size and youthful APP
pearance of this dramatic wonder, aged
fifteen years, leaves one in amazement
at his success so we'll established.
us the press the true exponent of
public opinion?" is the latest cheerful
conundrum thrown into the Shelby
county political cauldron. "If not,
who is or what is?" are the deductive
conundrums hurled at the world.
A somnolent individual enjoyed nap
in st. Peters church yesterday during
divine service. His snoring drowned
the melody of the fine organ so charm
ingly walked into life by Professor Per
ring. "Thou shalt not - sleep in
church.
Yesterday, on Poplar street, a white
woman stepped on a nail, driving it into
her foot several inches. She was Sc
riously threatened with lockjaw in con-
sequence, which result, however, was
by the timely attention of DIR.
E. A. White.
The Shelby County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee at its recent meeting
resolved that the 9th of May next, the
time fixed for the State Convention, is
premature, and that the State Execu-
tive Committee be requested to call
meeting of its members, and provide
for the postponement of the convention.
Saturday and Sunday, for some un-
known reason, are prolific of crimes,
judging by the Recorders docket every
Monday morning. People not having
to do get into trouble; hence
the DRINKS, fights, larcenies, robberies,
assaults, etc., committed each Saturday
and Sunday night by the non-religious
people.
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