Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-13
LEDGER LINES.

meets at Bolivar on the first Sunday in
August next.
The Monday Register still comes out
as an illustrated political paper. 1t has
some fine cuts of Mr.. Snifkins, local
politician of high aspirations.
Calvary church is the place and nine
O'Clock Wednesday morning the time.
The text will be from the principal
chapter in the book Of James.
If four ladies occupy one side of a
street car while eight gentlemen stand in
the aisle and sixteen mackerels swing on
the back step, how far will the comet
miss the off mule2
Aleck Waddell, passenger agent of the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad, with
headquarters at Little Rock, is in the
city, and leaves in few days for an ex
tended tour through Texas in the inter
est Of his road. ie
Captain j. Hop johnson, city editor
at the Appeal, has gone to Clarksville
for season to enjoy life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. May he sue
coed to his hearts content.
One of the Memphis Celestials took a
celestial nap Saturday evening from the
effect of too much opium. Esquire
Spellman held the inquest at GA Jeffer
son street, anything but a celestial place
Laura Mitchell, colored damsel o.
DeSoto street, cut another frail sister o.
her own color, last evening, for which
she was fined fifty dollars and required
to furnish the usual bonds for good be.
havior.
Colonel A. j. Kellar and family leave
to-day by rail for White Bear Lake
Minnesota. The Colonel will only re-
main short time, and will be back in
time to take part in the August cleo
ton.
Professor II. G. Undertake, of Mis-
sissippi College, at Clinton, Mississippi
is in the city for few days enjoying a
vacation from his )aborious duties. The
institution he represents is in a very
prosperous condition.
Captain James Stokes, of No. A fire
company, died suddenly this morning al
nine clock, after short illness. he
ate hearty breakfast this morning, and
died two hours after. The deceased was
an old fireman and noted ward politi
clan.
Leopold Levys store, No. 299 Front
street, was burglarized Saturday night.
The thieves effected an entrance in the
rear of the store by boring through the
door. They succeeded in getting away
with $500 worth of pistols, jewelry and
cutlery. The detectives are on the track
Of the burglars.
The editor of the Winchester Home
Journal, who was glad be came tc
Brownsville, advertises that he lost his
pocket book and various articles, not
including any money though, at fire
the other night. We thought people
went to a fire generally to pick up some
thing.
Congressional candidates are verging
on announcement. A few OF the over.
wise ones, however, who never take any
chances or do any unselfsh work, prefer
to wait for the result of the August cleo
ton. When the party drudges have won
a victory these kid glove gentry will be
willing to step forward and claim the
fruits.
1t is thought that the West Tennessee
lunatics can be furnished with 10000
gallons of water day at Brownsville.
If there are 200 inmates, this would give
an average of 25 gallons per day to
each patient. The general scarcity Of
water in West Tennessee being consid-
cred, we think that this allowance is
liberal, even for lunatics. Of course
any sane maH would be able to live on
Is or 20 gallons a day.
Tom Anderson, who was too fond Of
bug juice, and stole Tighe's wagon,
loaded with poultry, butter, etc, was
captured with the wagon, he having sold
the contents and got gloriously drunk
on the proceeds. For being so indiscreet
Recorder Winters sent him up TO Castle
Doyle and requested him to give $4,000
bonds to appear before the Criminal
Court for larceny, and fined him fifty
dollars and put him under $4,000 bonds
for carrying concealed weapons.
Two candidates in a neighboring
county are running for the same office
one named White, the other Jones. One
of them rode up to an old farmer who
was milking an unruly COW, and &C
costed him thusly; Good evening
neighbor; how do you do? Are all well z
ANY news? You seem to have vicious