Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-28
LEDGER LINES.

The'picnlc season mas suddenly passed.
away.
The bottom of the river is appearing
slowly.
Read the Sheriffs election notice in
another column.
Next Friday the First Circuit Court
will meet to adjourn for the term.
1t takes about three hours for a re-
porter to go all over town in search OF
items.
The County Quarterly Court stands
adjourned over to the second Monday
in August.
Billy Lieben will have Nashville pa
pers tomorrow containing the prize list
of Golladay's drawing.
Fifteen fatal cases of sunstroke in St.
Louis last Saturday. Yon must go
north to feel the heat.
A car load of hay from Chicago, via
Charleston railroad, arrived here to-day.
This is a new feature in trade.
A writ of certiorari and supercedeas
in the Jack Walsh case was served on
the Common Council yesterday.
The chap who wrote that "canard
Yesterday knew exactly what Beecher
ought to do, and how he would do it.
Yesterday in the First Circuit Court
confirmation was had of the tax books
of O. M. Alsup, railroad tax collector.
Major j. G. Armstrong, a well known
citizen, who has resided in Pamela, Miss,
for over forty years, died few days since.
Since last Saturday forty persons Of
foreign birth have been made American
citizens before the First Circuit Court.
Negroes will be imported from Arkan-
sas and Mississippi to vote in Shelby
county in August. This has been done
before.
Councilman Walters, of the Ninth
ward, resigned his place yesterday.
Gus Reder was elected to fill the va
cancy.
1t was only $50 at 10 o'clock this
morning, all of which made life desira-
BILE and profuse perspiration thing of
the past.
Ward meetings are in full blast at
present. This gives the orators fine
chance to ventilate their views before the
sovereigns.
Four horses running away with an
omnibus made it lively for pedestrians
on Second street this forenoon. No
damage done.
The General Council has at last ad-
journed for the month. Next Wednes-
day will be the day of the regular meet
ing for August.
The Louisiana aud Texas excurters
will reach Memphis on Sunday next, and
will leave homeward bound on the Tues
day following.
The great desire of both the aristo-
cratic and plebeian Memphian at present
is to get suddenly rich by purchasing a
prize lottery ticket.
We prefer to elect Anderson Sheriff
and have white men to act as jurors in
negro cases, rather than elect Garrett
and reverse the rale.
Many citizens are laying in a supply
of coal and wood for the winter, thereby
exhibiting desire or intention to take
time by the forelock.
A fully developed cotton boil, ready
for the picker, was received to-day by
Chris Steinkuhl, from the farm of
Clark Brewer, of this county.
The streets paved with Nicolson will
be almost impossible next winter owing
to the fact that our enterprising coupon
government will not repair them.
The rubicund tomato, the rotund wa
termelon and the plump yellow cante-
loupe are plentiful and are eaten in
vast numbers by the hungry Memphians
of both sexes.
Councilman Jack Walsh yearns after
the flesh pots of the Council table and
begs the Council to recognize him as a
c. C. until the question as to his ineli.
gibility is settled by the courts.
James Pierce and Charley Stewart,
white men, were arrested yesterday for
insulting ladies or Main street, near the
Overtop. Pierce was fined by the Recor-
der and Stewart was discharged.
Even the matrimonial fever has sad
denly ceased. Those inclined that way
yet who are unable to seek cooler climes
to the northward, have wisely concluded
to postpone the ceremony until fall.
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