Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-28
LEDGER LINES.


St. Patrick's church picnic yesterday
was largely attended and was quite a
success.
Agreeable to the prediction Of "0ld
Prob, local rains fell in this section Of
country today.
The amateur pigeon shooting match
for $500 will come off out on the Boule-
ward this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The remains of Egbert Woodbridge
were placed in Elmwood Cemetery yes
terday. The grave was covered with the
choicest flowers.
Deep IN his front engraven medita-
tation sits and public care" fully de-
scribes the facial expression Of the head
Of our Commune.
In the Criminal Court this forenoon
Hans Margerum and Fannie Malone
were placed on trial on indictment for
stabbing and robbery.
In consequence OF the storm the pic
mic of the Second Presbyterian Church
Sabbath school will be postponed until
Saturday Of next week.
Captain McMahou was sworn in by
Mayor League yesterday as Captain of
the No. 4 engine company, vice Foley,
removed by the Commissioners.
The First Circuit Court will adjourn
tomorrow over to Tuesday next in. con-
sequence Of the decoration of Federal
graves at the National Cemetery on Mon
day next.
Where will / go this summer is be-
coming a daily mental c~onundrum with
many of our wealthy citizens, but with
the poor the query is, How am l going
to live this summer2"
The Calvary Church Sunday school
picnic comes off at Ridgeway, on the
Charleston railroad, on tomorrow, the
29th inst. Special trains will leave the
depot at 9;l5 o'clock in the morning.
Our city magistrates are enforcing the
vagrant law. II enforced properly it
will rid the city of hundreds of petty
thieves who prowl around at night to
the great annoyance of all good citizens.
There was sadness yesterday when the
LEDGER appeared containing the fall
text of Judge Walkers opinion dissolv-
ing that injunction and sustaining the
validity of the new charter and the acts
OF the Commissioners.
The revenue officers of this district,
headed by General Patterson, are maxi
ing raids in search of that St. Louis
crooked whisky, which seems to have
been shipped to almost every point
North, South, East and West.
The total receipts of cotton at Mem
phis, Galveston and St. Louis this week
did not come up to the receipts at Mem
phis, by one-half, during the correspond
ing week oflast year, a fact which clearly
indicates the shortness of the present
cotton crop.
Hon. Hosea Townsend will deliver the
Grafton at the National Cemetery on
Monday next. Colonel Townsend is one
Of our most respected citizens. He rep
resented Shelby county in the thirty
seventh General Assembly of the State,
and is q gentleman of ability and cul-
ture.
The ring men who 50 badly advised
Tim Foley to enjoin the Commissioners
and who made a cat's-paw of him should
now see that be gets as good a place as
that which they forced him to lose; but
the ring men have no use for a man
after they make use of him to do a work
they feared to do themselves.
The black boards of the Cotton Ex-
change, presided over by Secretary Toof,
show the following facts and figures to-
day: Receipts of cotton for the week,
652 bales; for the season, 3l8,45O; ship
ments forthe week, 1898; for the season,
3O6,S5l; stock on hand, l7,43O; sales for
Che week, 5000, taken principally by
spinners.
To use a worn out and stereotyped
so often printed by our friends of
Appeal, 1.-THE position ofthe LEDGER
fully and completely sustained by
decision rendered by Chancellor
Walker" We prefer announcing that
the LEDGER fully sustained Chancellor
Walker in that injunction case against
Commissioners.
For several nights past but few applied
the %station-house for lodging, but last
night no n applied. The change is
caused by the fine spring weather which
enables the houseless wanderer to re-
upon the bosom Of mother earth and
gaze at the stars as they twinkle merrily
above him and listen to the soft zephyr
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