Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-26
LEDGER LINES.


Nothing of interest progressing in the
Courts Of Record.
Knights of Innisfail picnic at James
Park to day week.
Even the average Memphian retires
under mosquito.bar at night.
Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works exhibition
at the theater next Thursday evening.
To-day St. Georges Benevolent Asso-
citation give picnic at James Park.
Picnic excurters have not as yet in.
dulged in trip on the river by moon.
light.
Hopefeld bar over the river is grow
ing again and has gotten its head above
water.
AS cool summer drink Floyd's mead
/ the thing. Our Ledger Liner so
found it.
The Police Board is composed of
scientific wood choppers, or decapitators
of blockheads
Memphis Fire and Relief Association
picnic on Thursday, June 18th, at the
Exposition building.
Fifteen misdemeanor cases of little
interest were disposed of by the Recorder
to-day in the usual manner.
Why do rot merchants close their
stores at six o'clock each evening and
give their clerks chance to cool Off
Popularity in Memphis is built up by
inches and disappears by chunks, espe
cially if you become candidate for
Office.
Happy Hollow has been declared a
nuisance by the General Council in
obedience to the opinion of the Board of
Health.
Rev. Father Rooney lectured before
large audience at st. Peters church last
Sunday night. Subject: Bismarck and
The Pope"
Some scientist insists that copious
lraughts of ice water are productive of
dyspepsia. What shall the overheated
imbibe2
The German Lutheran Sunday. school
picnic at James Park yesterday was
lutte success. The children enjoyed
he iete immensely.
An escaped convict from Mississippi
vas recaptured by Captain Weatherford
md Sergeant Arrata on Main street this
morning. He will be sent back.
A section of the bluff below Treze-
rant street sided into the river yester-
lay. A stable containing two mules
vas carried into the bosom of the Mis-
issippi.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
birthday of Victoria of England, and
.lso of the battle of Bannockburn, in
which the English were defeated by the
scotch under Bruce.
A Memphis Chinaman who has been
attending the Criminal Court says:
One man say nothing, another man
alkee all time, twelve men say guilty to
nan who said nothing"
Next Thursday the graves of the Fed
raj dead at the National Cemetery will
,e decorated with flowers by the colored
ivic societies. Addresses will be deliv-
red by prominent speakers.
The troubles in the police and fire
apartments are not calculated to have
beneficial effect on these forces. The
auses of the troubles are well known to
e political from negro standpoint.
The charter members of Ceur de
lion Lodge No. Is, K. of P, will meet,
rganize and install officers tomorrow
vening at seven and half o'clock at
heir Castle Hall, corner Of Adams and
econd streets.
Mayor League received telegram
o.day from Columbus, Ohio, asking if
hree hundred colored laborers could be
REQUIRED in this city. The laborers are
ere, but will they go to Columbus to
eek work is the conundrum.
A severe storm of wind, hail, thunder
nd lightning swept over the Big Creek
ountry yesterday. Adjacent to the
Iemphis and Paducah railroad trees
ERE uprooted and considerable dam
ge was done to planting interests.
The General Council met yesterday
nd passed an amended ordinance giving
he bluff to the general government for
custom house, postofice and other
imposes, which the city neglected to do
nd the supervising architect, Mullett,
,rgot to suggest when the Council acted
n the matter few weeks since.
The late Arkansas war is supposed to
ave cost 5000, 900, and now the people