Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-23
LEDGER LINES.

An interesting meeting of the Mem
phis Bethel was held at the Exchange
building yesterday.
The colored people and several of the
city officials turned out yesterday morn
ing for the dead SUMMER.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the counting-room and leading news
stands tomorrow morning
The hack stand order has been so
modified as to permit hacks to stand on
Main in front of Court Square.
Suburban grangers are at work fixing
up flower gardens and adorning front
and back yards with shrubbery.
The street railroad tracks are to be
repaired Immediately, under the super
vision of Superintendent Barrett.
Doing business without license has
caused trouble among railroad and
steamboat agents during the past week.
There was no public demonstration in
Memphis with reference to the death Of
Elk. President Fillmore, the white mans
man.
Colonel Lee Crandall, Southern agent
of the New York Daily Graphic, is in
the city on business connected with his
pictorial.
The Avalanche appeared in pictorial
dress yesterday morning, illustrating
from wood cuts Professor Barney
Hughes Collierville lecture.
Prof Mueller's soiree dansante, sec
ond term, commences this week, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday for new
pupils; Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day for the present class.
The County Assessors meet to-day for
the purpose Of equalizing the assess
ment of property, but adjourned over to
Friday week, when property owners can
appear and have assessments regulated.
Baker and Farron will appear at the
theater in Chris and Lena" tonight,
and will be supported by the stock COM
pany, the difficulties between the man
agement and the company having been
arranged and settled.
In the Second Circuit Court to-day
Harriet Franklin filed petition against
Benz amin Franklin, not the man who
invented lightning and got off the wise
saying, take care of the cents; the
dollars will take care of themselves
Harriet says Benjamin is habitual
drunkard, has beaten her, and fails to
provide for her support.
The Fire Department refused to turn
out yesterday in the colored procession
gotten up to celebrate the death of
Charles Sumner. OF course it was not
obligatory on any person, either con-
nected or disconnected with the city
government, to attend these ceremonies,
although the Mayor saw fit to order the
attendance of the Fire Department.
A number of our Irish fellow-citizens
attended meeting at the rooms of the
Irish Literary Association yesterday
and established the Home Rule Associa-
ton of Memphis, to aid in the estab-
lishment of home rule in Ireland. A
committee, composed of Messrs. Gaven,
Mulvihill Walsh and Smith, was APP
pointed to communicate with the Asso-
citation in Dublin, Ireland, with refer
ence to rules and bylaws.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, who undertook |
to carry on a set Of signals last Satur-
day night with the prisoners confined |
in the station-house on the charge of
robbing Annie Gallagher, threatens to |
slaughter any newspaper reporter who
dares to publish his name and ofense,
and in consequence Of the threat the
Ledger Liner gives the public the item
and the noted rough Fitzpatrick an OPP
portunity to carry his ideas of journal
ism into execution.
t A close calculator has estimated the |
exact weight of a lady's apparel, and
finds it to be eleven pounds, thirteen
ounces and eight drains. This includes
everything worn, from the innernost |
recesses outward to the parasol. The
inventory includes the following arti-
Giles: Underwear, chemise, stockings,
garters, shoes, corset, underskirt, hoop
skirt, petticoat, dress, collar, cuffs, neck
tie, bonnet, hair, hair pins, veil, wrap,
gloves and handkerchief. Where the
eight drains are included in the weight |
is not stated, but it is to be hoped that
the drinks are not swallowed before
breakfast by the belle.