Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-05
LEDGER LINES.

Chief of Police Athy has gone to st
Louis on police business.
There was light frost out in the
country this morning.
The Schumann Novelty Troupe LEFT
yesterday for New Orleans.
Reserved seats at the theater can bt
purchased at the Peabody Hotel.
1t takes the day twelve hours to make
the race between sunrise and sunset.
The Stetson Combination in under
the Gaslight" at the theater tonight.
The annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce will be held this afternoon
The Sullivan Cogan shooting match
will be heard by Esquire Miller this af
ternoon.
Nearly every morning a heavy fog
hides the islands both above and below
the city
Wednesday next the Charleston rail
road stockholders will elect officers fol
the company.
See the notice in another column Of
the opening of our County Fair, which
will take place tomorrow.
The Arkansas people will try and es'
tablish new Constitution in that ague
struck State tomorrow week.
Mayor League is acting as chief of the
fire department and that Of police in the
absence of both chiefs at St. Louis.
Society has become galvanized in its
legs, and sociables, with instrumental
accompaniment, are becoming the rage.
The city bellies, az they promenade
on Main street, look like race-boats with
outriggers of the most improved styles.
Il. Casey Young and Barbour Lewis,
the next candidates for Congress, will
open up the campaign at Bolivar to-day.
Watermelons still continue to en-
croach upon the fall season, and aid and
assist in the development of chills and
fevers.
The Memphis Bethel concert at the
Greenlaw Opera House tomorrow night
will be both fashionable and charitable
affair.
ThesTennessee Historical Society will
the anniversary of the fight OF
Kings Mountain on Wednesday at Nash
vile.
The churches were we'll attended yes.
terday. The cool weather has had a
good effect upon those religiously dis
posed.
In the match game of base ball yes
terday between the Wetter and Eckford
clubs the score was: Wetters, 81 Eek.
fords, Is.
Fire Chief McFadden has gone to st.
Louis to attend a meeting of the Fire
Chiefs of the West and South in National
Convention.
The Old Folks Monthly Magazine has
been started in Memphis, but whether it
will or will not live is question for time
to determine.
The mortuary report for the past week
shows the total deaths at 26-whites, l6;
blacks, 10. The health of the city con.
tinues excellent.
That car load of Texas cotton received
by J. j. Busby & Co. was purchased at
l43c by Aglosto & Co., Greek firm
doing business in our city.
Monday next will be celebrated by the
Italians of our city as the anniversary
of the discovery of America by the great
Genoese navigator, Columbus.
There are one hundred and thirty
prisoners confined in the county Jail at
The new regime is furnishing
The prisoners with new bedding, etc.
All the courts of record-Chancery,
Circuit, Criminal, Probate, County,
Ouasterly-sre in session to-day. The
United States Circuit is in also in full
blast.
Already our civic societies are max
ng arrangements for the celebration of
Mardi. Gras next year. 1t is intended to
make the celebration more attractive
han ever in Memphis.
City Council meets on Wednesday
afternoon. All the orators will be
present. They will sit on lamp posts
md squat on sidewalks as they offer
and ordinances.
In the Criminal Court this forenoon,
frank johnson received a sentence of
en- years in the penitentiary on the
barge u larceny of goods from the
esidence of Colonel Clspp, of our city.
In the Criminal Court today Chris.
dalton, indicted for stealing a beer bar
ell from Henry Luhrmann, was sen.
enced to ten days Imprisonment in the
county Jail.
Capt J. 7. Washington, the noted
teamboat agent, has removed his office
0 No. 10 Madison street, which is fitted
p in elegant style. His new quarters
re inviting.
Corey Waters, the shootist, has
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