Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-09
LEDGER LINES.


AS Rogation Sunday.
Send your advertisements to the LED
GER for the Monday issue.
The moon enters her last quarter to-
day, but in what is not stated.
St. Peters Sunday school picnic at
James Park on Tuesday next.
ID Thirty-one thousand bales form the
stock on hand at present on the bluffs.
Did you draw anything in the Nor
folk lottery2 is the question Of the day.
Children Of Israel sacred concert at
Memphis Club Hall next Monday even
ing. a s,tt .li1 iaa
The river is falling slowly. When the
waters recede planters can ship their
cotton to Memphis.
Rev. Father Rooney will deliver a
lecture at st. Peters church tomorrow
week ON Bismarck and the Pope
Rev. David Walk has returned from
jackson, and viii occupy the pulpit OF
the Linden street Christian Church to-
morrow as usual. iad
The committee of the Christian
Brothers festival awarded the beautiful
silver chalice to St. Bridgets church,
lit nsuad 100 yofaa
The Stephen Delacella case of tam
pering with and alleged atterptto bride
the Mclean jury, is under argument in
the Criminal Court to-day.
John CASTOR, the well known restau-
rateur, was thrown from buggy and
severely injured while returning from
the races on last Wednesday evening.
The Christian Brothers College festi-
val at the Exposition closed last even
ing. The Esther Club of Old Folks
attended en- costume at the close of the
theatrical concert.
The races are over The weeks sport
has been the most successful both in
attendance and field attractions ever
given under the auspices of the Chicka-
saw Jockey Club
Elk President Andrew johnson is ex-
pected in the city this afternoon from
Nashville. He will probably address his
fellow,citizens on the situation of the
country before be leaves the Bluffs.
Rev. Samuel Watson will preach on
Spiritualsm, or the Philosophy of
Spirit Communion and there is Spirit
ual Body" at the Assembly Hall to-
morrow afternoon at three o'clock.
The sacrament of confirmation will
be administered by Rev Bishop Feehan
at St. Patrick's church to- morrow, and
at St. Peters on Thursday next, which
will be Ascension Thursday, or the
fourth Thursday after Lent.
Captain P. H. Thomas, night editor
Of the Avalanche, has left that paper
and goes on the Little Rock Republican.
Brother Thomas, may you become
Major General and have the biggest
staff in the City of Roses.
The Lancashire.Las will be presented
at the theater next Monday evening by
the amateur dramatic artistes and under
the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce Relief Committee for the benefit
of the sufferers by the overflow.
The crowd of strangers who attended
the races left to-day, save and except a
few dozen pickpockets aad confidence
men who have remained here to finish
up their work. These will be pulled
in by the police before midnight.
The supply of New Orleans vegeta-
bles has ceased to arrive in the city,
our own suburban market gardens hav-
ing raised all kinds of vegetables and
offering them for less than the New Or
leans vegetables could be purchased.
The list of the Norfolk lottery mum
beers published in this mornings Ava
lanche made hundreds of specializing
Memphians sick, they having invested
and won nothing. Thousands of dollars
we're squandered by the Bluffites on
the Norfolk Masonic Lottery. Bring on
your next lottery scheme.
Baby carriages propelled by the col
ored maids of the period continue to be
driven against the legs of gentlemen
who loaf on sidewalks or lean against
street corner lamp-posts. The man
looks Indignantly at the Nubisn and
angrily at the occupant of the carriage,
while the occupant rolls up its eyes at
the lounger in a nonehalant and imper-
tinent manner.
The Nashville express train will run
daily on and after Monday next, with
through sleepers, making close connec-
tons at Nashville for all points south
aud southeast. Returning, train will