Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-12
LEDGER LINES.

best OF taOle Dutter ~ OhNer, rlhhle
& Co.'s.
New Orleans tomatoes have appeared
in the market.
Kite flying is all the rage with the
boys at present.
Odd Fellows invitation basket picnic
on Monday next
The Express robbery case is still on
trial in the Criminal Court.
Rallies are all the rage with speculat-
ing Memphians at present.
Close cut hair, prize fighting style,
has become popular among the young
men.
The Adams street station was disgust
ingly quiet last night from a reportorial
standpoint.
Lager beer is rapidly distancing soda
water as a summer beverage with the
young bloods Of the Bluff City.
The strong.mihded women Of Memphis
should stand upon their rights, especially
when they enter a crowded mule-box.
White gospel meeting for young men
at the Exposition tomorrow afternoon,
The usual services will be held tonight.
Quite a large number of Memphians
are arranging for fishing excursions TO
the Arkansas lakes and bayous to-mor-
row.
What church shall l join9' David
Walk will discuss this subject ia the
Linden street Christian church pulpit to-
morrow morning.
An effort is making to organize in
this city a society to prevent cruelty to
animals and to prosecute all v%iolators Of
the laws of humanity.
Tomorrow, aye, tomorrow, the base
ballers will be smashing the Sabbath all
around in the suburbs outside the corpo
rate limits Of the city.
The Bruder Bund and Maennoechor
will decorate the graves Of their dead
members at Elmwood Cemetery at two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Danbury hose carriage was
hitched up and got ready for use in
twelve seconds yesterday in the pres.
ence Of one of the Fire Commissioners
1t might be of advantage to our Mayor
to know the old proverh, Don't imag.
inc that you we're born to reform the
world. You can't split a mountain with
a t~oothpiek.'
Armour Institute commencement ex
e%rcises at Mendelssohn Club Hall on
Monday night next, and St. Agnes
Female Seminary commencement exer
cises OF Tuesday next.
The click and claek of the croque
ball and mallet is heard in the suburbs
aud you hear the following conversation
You did not" II say l did" "Yol
horrid cheati' "0h. for shamer" Ma
NAL"
The great Bolton VS.. Dickens chancerl
suit, which grew out of a killing scrap,
long prior to the war and which wal
commenced in 1868, was decided yester
day by Chancellor Morgan, who dis
missed the bill.
The General Council should pass al
ordinance prohibiting the crowding o
street cars. 1t is cruelty to the ANNA
known as the mule, and is disagTeaabll
to the animal man, except one, and tina
is Superintendent Barrett.
The Irish Literary Association i
making an effort to induce Mr.. Jefferson
Davis to deliver a lecture on Johi
Mitchell to aid the proposed memorable
the memory of the dead patriot who's
love Of liberty extended through on
two continents.
A certain petty jury in the court
house is working under the Democrat
convention rules. They have elected
chairman and secretary and require
two-thirds majority to find a verdict, tn,
other third going over after the two
thirds is discovered by ballot.
well, how do you find items now2
said a bland and patronizing citizen t
our reporter. How do l find things
why by looking after them, Of course,
answered our man Of business, who di
not like the idea of being ~pOtronized b.
any specimen of the genus homo.
The General Council meets again o.
Wednesday next, and we understand tbs
an ordinance will be presented repealin
the old ordinance giving pay to Alder
men and Coureilmen. Let the ayes ant
noes be called SO that the boys can plac
themselves upon the r~etrenehment recor
for the January election.
The b~laekboards of the Cotton El
change show the following facts an
6gures TODAY. Reneints for the U,eeL