Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-05
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O. clock this evening.
Esther Club OF Old Folks will give q
series of concerts at the Memphis The
alter, commencing tomorrow evening.
St. Peters Sunday-school picnic has
been postponed until next Tuesday. 1t
was to have been held to-day at the
Exposition building.
Q. G. Locke, late of the Appeal, is
now connected with the business depart
ment of the LEDGER. We will approve
all contracts made by him for u.s.
Have we shyster lawyer among us
is the conundrum which now agitates
the officials at the station-house. An
affirmative answer has been given to the
question.
To-day, fifty-three years ago, 1921,
Napoleon Bonaparte died at st. Helena
of cancer in the stomach. Napoleon
landed at St. Helena on the 10th of 0c-
tober, 1915.
The General Council meets tomorrow
evening, when it is to be hoped that each
member will be governed not by politics
but by charity. Let ward politics drop
where it belongs-into the filth of the
streets and alleys.
Trailing dresses that sweep the pave
ment and gather straws into bundles as
the belle promenades the sidewalks are
most fashionable at present. The dress
is scant before but wonderfully full be-
hind. Such is fashionable life in Mem
phis.
Trains will run through regularly over
the Memphis and Louisville railroad on
and after to-day. The road has been
thoroughly repaired and inspected, and
is now in perfect order The trains run
as usual, via GAINESVILLE on to Louis
vile.
At Humboldt to-day delegations from
the Chamber of Commerce. the repre-
sentatives of the press and others will
meet the Governor of Tennessee, when
the question as to the location of the
West Tennessee insane asylum will be
settled.
Were it not for the Relief Committees
of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Cotton Exchange Memphis would be
disgrased by the action of the General
Council; but, thank goodness, all Coun-
cilmen and Aldermen are not mer-
chants.
Up to yesterday morning the Relief
Committee of the sufferers by overflow
received supplies amounting to $4,000,
and cash subscriptions amounting to
$4,000. Over $4,000 in supplies had been
forwarded to the suffering and sub.
merged districts.
Gas mains are being laid out Georgia
street from Main to Raymond avenue.
The next step is to extend the other
mains and street railway. South Mem
phis is the healthiest portion of the city;
at least it was proven so during the cpl
demic Of yellow fever.
No Norwegian girl is allowed to have
a beau until she can make bread and
knit socks. If this domestic rule were
established in Memphis not belle in
the city could hang on the gate and talk
to the male bipeds outside; but then
Opponents would be in order.
The German Maifest was only par
tally celebrated yesterday. The ora
tions we're not delivered, and late in the
afternoon it was resolved to postpone
the celebration to a more suspicious
day, which will be selected in due time,
of which due notice will be given.
Next Monday evening the Memphis
dramatic amateurs will appear at the
theater in the well known play Lam
cashire Lass for the benefit of the suf-
ferers by the overflow. The Relief Com
mittee indorses the movement, and this
Endorsement of itself should fill the
theater.
The jury in the Mclean embazzle-
ment case was discharged last even ing
by Judge Flippin, as the present term Of
court is drawing to a close. Counsel of
defendant objected to the discharge Of
the jury, and will, no doubt, at the next
trial of the case file plea of once in
jeopardy" which, if proven, wo uld be an
estoppel to any other prosecution of the