Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-24
LEDGER LINES.

! Several new candidates will be out
between this and the August election.
As Memphis exquisite puts it, the
heat is "pawsitively insuppuortawble.3
Big trotting match over the Trotting
Park Association course on Friday next.
Commencement exercises of city
schools at the theater next Friday even
ing.
Tomorrow is election day for delegates
to the Bartlett convention of the I'd
proximo.
There is but little sickness in town.
Memphis was never so healthy at this
period of the year.
Whenever a dozen politicians meet in
any ward set OF delegates to the con-
vention is the result.
The Odd Fellows basket picnic at
Bartlett yesterday was largely attended
and generally enjoyed.
No sun.stroke as yet en- the Bluffs.
In more northern cities these strokes of
misfortune are not unusual.
The Fourth ward will take turn at
selecting delegates tonight, at the Sec
ond Chancery Courtroom.
Memphians who have been absent at
the Hot Springs, Ark, are returning
daily, and are relieved of rheumatism.
There should be a movement among
wholesale merchants to close their stores
at six o'clock during the hot summer
months.
Esquire Miller sent Maggie Winters
to Jail this morning on the charge Of
stealing a lounge and a chair; bond,
$4,000.
A philanthropist proposes to muzzle
Memphis boys during the green apple
season, and in this manner reduce the
mortuary report.
Summer excursionists should order
the daily LEDGER sent to their address if
they desire to keep posted as to persons
and things at home.
Detective Smith arrested Emma Frank
lin, a negro girl, on the charge of steal
ing twenty-five dollars worth of things
from Jefferson street barber.
The Workingmens' Family Supply
Association obtained charter from the
First Chancery Court yesterday. Capt.
tai stock, 100000; shares each, $25.
The negroized Radical party is keep
ing shady but working with energy,
ready to take every advantage whenever
presented by the white mans party.
The relative speed of hogs, goats and
cats is daily and nightly exhibited on
the streets, superinduced by those two
other animals, the man and the dog.
The Bartlett movement-hand-sh shaking
by candidates. The Radical movement
eating and drinking with Civil Rights
William on terms of perfect equality.
Children should be prevented from
stealing rides on the rear platforms of
street cars. 1t is dangerous custom,
and many fatal accidents have resulted
from it.
The Memphis Theater will pass into
the hands of the new management, or
lessee, Mr.. I. W. Davey, on the first of
July. A brilliant theatrical season is
heralded by the management.
Twelve Happy Hollowites have fled
injunction bills against the Board of
Health in the Chancery Courts. All
the bills allege that this Hollow" is
the healthiest place on this habitable
globe.
The commencement exercises by the
students of the Christian Brothers Col
lege at the theater last night attracted
quite large attendance. Judge Brown
delivered an address to the boys when
presenting them with medals for best
speeches and essays.
Mr.. William Henry, of the LEDGER
office, who had two ribs broken last Sun
day afternoon by civil rights negro
Radical who assaulted him with brick,
IS doing well, and will be out in few
weeks. He says he will know the negro |
when next they meet
In the suburbs the peaceful citizen
Keeps his FIRE arms in good order, await
ng the advance of negro thieves and |
burglars. Why is not the vagrant law
enforced to the letter. By so doing ut
east Eve hundred worthless vagabonds
will be forced to leave the city or 60 on |
he changing.
Get your babies ready for to-day's
prize distribution at James Park. At
east one hundred diminutive Mem. |
Dhians will be on hand and will be heard
voting for delegates to the Bartlett Con-
yention. It will be delightfully."- cool at