Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-19
LEDGER LINES.
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day.
Next Wednesday the great picnic o.
tho Italian society will come Oh a
James Park, IIf
The Orphans Church Home straw
berry festival tonight at No. 267 Main
opposite Court Square.
Ne MemphiAn was killed by the white
or colored Modocs yesterday. Messeurs
assassins, we thank you.
Attempting to mail letter in by
drant is the latest vagAry Of an intoIi'
Gated denizen Of our city.
The prettiest sort Of weather for the
floral decorations at Elmwood and the
Printers picnic at James Park to'mor-
row.
The funeral services Of the late Col.
r. A. Pinson will take place at Grace
Episcopal church at three o'clock this
afternoon.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be had at the
counting-room tomorrow morning. Sim
gle copy in wrapper ready for mailing,
five cents.
A water-works Gre-plug test Of twelve
streams will be made at FIVE o'clock this
afternoon at the corner of Madison and
Main.
Those Memphians who defacc fences,
dead walls and old houses with adver-
tisements might as we'll mix little
spelling with their paint.
The Jackson Insurance Company is
again open for business, Mr.. Kirkland
having given a replevin bond for $50, 900
in the Polk attachment case.
The question with many Of the candi-
dates for Adams street station-house
keeper is one Of perquisites, which can
be made to exceed the legitimate salary,
but not honestly.
A very important legal decision, in.
volving many vexed questions of com
mercial law, having been made by our
Supreme Court, appears to-day on the
first page of the LEDGER.
Next Friday evening the rattle for the
five years scholarship in the Christian
Brothers College, as we'll as that for the
portrait of 0'Connell " i'll be settled at
the Hibernian Hall, cor ner Of Main and
Adams.
The hydrophobic man on the Appeal
is opposed to the Court Square fountain
scheme. He never did love water. But
let him try it one time as beverage
We are certain he will take to it kindly
afterward.
The Pope has recovered, to the great
disgust of newspaper men who had pre-
pared elaborate essays on his life and
times for publication so soon as the tele-
graph announced that Pope Plus TX
was dead.
A suburban. parent had to put tar on
his gate in order to save expenses in the
way Of new hinges, the purchase Of
which was often necessitated by the
swinging proclivities of his lovely daugh-
ter and her admirer.
Of the city magistrate who is men
toned in connection with the vacant
office of Chief Justice of the United
States, well known attorney states
that the movement of his mind re-
minded him Of the operation Of GIN
let"
Next Thursday afternoon the Knights
Templar of Memphis will celebrate As
cension Day by dress parade on the
streets and by attending the Cumberland
Presbyterian church for the purpose of
listening to discourse from their prelate,
Sir George White.
Attend the baby show for FIVE, valua-
BILE prizes at the Exposition building in
the afternoon of Friday next, and the
promenade concert and dance at night.
Lou Leubrie intends to raise funds in
order to give free concerts to the people
in Court Square, and to erect fountain
therein as suggested by the LEDGER.
Young man, take the advice of Micaw-
Der: Annual income, twenty pounds;
result, happiness; annual expenditure,
twenty pounds ought and six; result
The blossom is blighted, the
leaf is withered, the god of day goes
down upon the dreary scene, and-and
in short. you are forever Aoored, Copper
field"
1t is rumored that one of our wise
ministers is about to inaugurate fifteen
minute sermons for the spring and sum
mer seasons. The discourses would be
listened to by large congregations. A
boiled down and condensed sermon is
the thing to catch the outsiders who
can't sit through a homily of an hours
duration.
The wife of Memphis lawyer made
a hustle out of some important legal
documents, which her husband had car
ried home, aud the case had to be con-
tinued in court until the backward and
crumpled papers could be brought for
ward in proper shape. The clerk issued
a subpoena duces tecum.
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