Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-21
LEDGER LINES.

Nothing new in courts Of record or
Recorders Court to-day.
No arrests made in the South Mem
phis police district last night.
A festival will be held tonight at the
Third Presbyterian church in Chelsea.
The Arlingtons beat the Eckfords at a
base ball match in Chelsea yesterday.
Wednesday next the Societa di Union
e Fratellauza Italiana will picnic at
James Park.
Professor Mueller's grand Terpsicho-
rean exhibition at the theater on Friday
evening next.
Next Monday the German Protestant
Sunday-school picnic will be celebrated
at James Park.
Knights Of Pythias picnic at James
Park to-day and tonight. An immense
attendance expected.
The children of the colored schools
paraded to-day and marched out to pic
mic at Humboldt Park.
John Henry, charged with garroting
and robbery from the person, was com
mitted without bail by the Recorder to-
day.
The Tennessee Pharmaceutical Asso
citation is in session at Nashville. Presi-
dent, J. c. Wharton; Secretary, Benja-
min Lillard.
The wearing of the green might in
Memphis be paraphrased With, " They're
beheading bully peelers now for wearing
O the blue"
The Police Board will meet again on
Saturday, when the beheading ak will
swing as of yore, to clear the force of
incompetent men.
The oratorio Of the Messiah will be
rendered by the Mendelssohns at the
Cumberland PresbJ terian Church on
next Friday night week.
1t lightened, Numbered and rained all
around Memphis last night, which ac-
counts for the cool breeze to-day. The
weather is no longer at cremating tenn
perature.
The beaux of Memphis like TO associ'
ate with and admire belle who has
good figure, say about $4,000. This
would make life unobjectionable, even
if you were compelled not to work for a
living.
Don't forget the lecture of Colonel
DuPre at the Christian Church tonight.
The proceeds go to the sufferers by the
high water, and the lecture will be one
of great interest. Let the house be
crowded.
Stragglers from Arkansas continue to
reach and pass through Memphis every
few days. The little struggle between
Elisha and Joseph" caused many
fellow TO turn refugee, especially the
little local or county leaders of the
fiasco, called POLITICALLY the coup de etat.
Joe Locke has taken charge of the
LEDGER circulation. When you do not
receive your paper regularly, or if you
wish to subscribe, leave your complaint
or order at the LEDGER Office, and Joe
will attend to it Immediately. Those
residing in the suburbs can arrange for
routes and the delivery of the daily
LEDGER.
State Librarian Mrs. Paralee Haskell is
writing up biographical sketch of the
Governors of Tennessee. The hundred
candidates for the gubernatorial posi-
ton should induce the Librarian to add
an appendix giving their biographical
sketches, bat then the book would be too
heavy at the tail end, and would never
be read by the public
The death sentence of Ed Beckton
and Tom Lewis for robbing from the
person, adjudged by our Criminal Court,
was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme
Court, but the Court recommended the
Governor to commute the penalty to i'm
prisonment for life, stretch of power
which the Supreme Court should not
have INDUCED in, as its duty is only to
affirm or set aside judgments Of the
Courts below.
The negroes have petitioned to get
in the FIRE department as well as into the
white schools. The white men are suf-
fciently able and competent to govern
Memphis. The fire committee is com
posed of Aldermen Dryer, Cicalla, NAL
atesta; Councilmen Roush, Chase, Walsh,
Camp and Thomas. 1t will soon be seen
who favors and who opposes this politi-
cal and Radical partisan measure in the
Fire Board.
KAHN & PREIBERG.