Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-25
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To morrow evening the closing exer'
cises Of the city schools will be held at
the theater.
A hobby is the cheapest thing man
can ride, even if he rides it into fat
Office in August next.
The Directors of the Mississippi Val
ley Society will meet this afternoon at
the Union and Planters Bank.
General Marcus ]. Wright is favorably
spoken of as a West Tennessee candi-
date for the Office Of Governor.
Cotton blooms are coming in rapidly,
and in few months the first, second
and third prize bales of cotton will be
on the bluffs.
Every morning and evening crowds of
boys and grown persons take skiff ride
to the Hopefeld sand.bar and go bathing
in the back water.
Sixteen unfortunates, charged with
violations of city ordinance, contributed
small fines to the exhausted city treasury
o.day before the Recorder.
Eighty-four babies put in an appear
ance at James Park yesterday and con-
tested for the prizes offered by the man
ayers of the Masonic picnic. A new
born baby carried off the first prize.
Congress has adjourned, and Barbour
Lewis will soon return and inform the
negroized Radical party why Civil Rights
William died in Washington.
Rural bellies and 5eaux sauntered
throughout the city yesterday in large
numbers, they having come to town on
Masonic picnic excursion trains.
Election for delegates to the county
convention this afternoon between three
and eight clock in the different wards
of the city and districts of the county.
In the Second Circuit Court, Mary
Collier, negress, filed bill of divorce
against John Collier, negro, on the
grounds of cruel treatment and infidel-
ity.
Several companies Of militia have
been organized in this city. In short
time Memphis will have regiment of
white volunteers armed with improved
guns.
The Masonic picnic, held at James
Park yesterday, was most successful
financially, and was attended by an i'm
mense crowd of people from both the
city and adjacent country.
Our Ledger Liner was invited yester-
day to become candidate for Governor,
but be declined in favor of the two hun
dred candidates now appearing in West
Tennessee.
Tuesday next, the Both inst, an cleo
ton for delegates to Constitutional
Convention will be held in Arkansas.
The Convention will be held at Little
Rock on Tuesday, the l4th Of July.
The police muddle case being over,
having been decided in favor of the ma
iority of the Police Board, the city ad-
pets will now settle
down as humble citizens not on duty as
"peelers."
To-day is the longest day in the year,
according to Byron, who insisted that
more wickedness was carried on during |
one hour of moonshine than during the |
25th of June, the longest day; and By
ron may have been right.
Conservative sovereigns, repair this
afternoon to your respective wards and
vote for the best set of delegates, and, if |
possible, vote for set who will go un-
pledged into the convention, and who |
will not engage in ax-grinding or
trading. !
In one of our courts to-day, the judge |
and clerk formed the audience who list
sned to an exhaustive argument made
By enc Of our eloquent attorneys. The
opposing attorney sat in the hall and |
famed himself while his learned brother
orated
A little cowhiding scrape between a
man and a woman, which took place on |
Main street yesterday afternoon, was the
chief topic throughout the city in the
evening. The man took the cowhide
rom the woman and belabored her with
i severely.
About this time ofthe year the wearied
Memphis journalist filings aside his
Faber No. 2, goes to his banker, fills his
pocket, packs up his vahse, and flies
% some fashionable place of resort to
3quander his money, but as yet no jour
nalistic Memphian has departed on such
\ trip.
Ed Shaw and his rowdy negro Pole