Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-26
LEDGER LINES.


the Recorders court to-day.
In the Criminal Court a batch Of mis-
demeanor cases was on trial to-day.
Picnic Of tha knights of Innisfail at
James Park, on next Wednesday, june 2.
Picnic of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum
at James Park this afternoon and to-
night.
The Commissioners are looking around
for a central location for the station
house.
Spelling matches are all the rage in
the adjoining counties of this State and
in Mississippi.
Summer suits are now the order Of the
day with those who have the wherewith
to purchase such.
Tomorrow Thursday will come off
at James Park the annual picnic of st.
Patrick's Sunday-school.
The kissing of soda fountains and the
squirting Of lager beer fausets can now
be distinctly heard in the land.
Rumors Of a criminal suit and a d.
vorce petition, arising out of a late scan
dal, are rife throughout the city.
All the railroads have changed to the
summer schedules. For changes see the
railroad time tables in the LEDGER.
Joe McCullers has horses, buggies,
hacks and carriages for hire, at his livery
stable, No. AZ Adams street. tb&mt
At many of the drug stores can be
seen the s~easonable plscard advertising
a certain article as sure death to bed
bugs"
Chairman Tom Holman, of the County
Court, has returned from attending the
Mscklenburg Centennial celebration at
Charlotte, North Carolina.
The ex-Federal soldiers at their meet
irg last night decided to have no street
parade and no ceremonies except at the
cemetery on Decoration day-Monday
next.
The General Council will assemble in
monthly session on Wednesday next for
the purpose of ~transacting regular bust
ness and receiving vetoes from Mayor
League.
A meeting of ex.Federal soldiers was
had last night to make preparations for
the decoration of Federal graves at the
National Cemetery on Monday next, the
3lst instant.
The Police and Fire Commissioners
met yesterday, but transacted no bust
ness of especial Importance, no doubt
awaiting the decision of that injunction
case by Chancellor Walker.
Hon. J.. M. Lea, of Nashville, one of
the best citizens Of tennessee and one
of the most efficient members OF the late
General Assembly, is in the city stop.
ping at the Peabody Hotel.
Rev. ]. R. Graves will preach at Ridge
High Baptist church, near Buntyn Sta
ton, on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, on Sunday next, May 80, at II
o'clock am. All are invited.
At the plgeon-shoot for the Bluff City
prize pitcher Yesterday Or. Saunders be-
came the winner, he having bagged his
five double birds, making a clean score
and defeating seven competitors.
The prisoners in the county jail have
been making arrangements to escape,
but the proceedings were interrupted BY
the vigilance Of the %jailer, who searched
the cells and captured several loaded
An alarm OF fire last night was caused
by the burning Of an unoccupied old
house, ON Beal street, near Sec.
ond. The Gre was extiuguished before
any material damage was done by the
incendiary.
The Arbitration Court adjourned sine
die yesterday, after having transacted a
amount of business. The Supreme
Court Clerk, Mr.. freeman, will take the
records to Jackson for the consideration
Of the Supreme Court at its next term.
The police and iremen are beginning
to talk about their back pay, now that
theirp per diem has been cut down, andeven
that is to be paid IN scrip Of unknown
value as yet, but which the brokers talk
Of rating at seventy cents On the dollar.
Mr.. Bliss and wife, the r~eyivalists, have
for Alton, Illinois, to be absent q
week. During their absence the services
the Exposition building will be con.
Quoted daily and nightly by Nj. White,
assisted by the church pastors present.
Quite a number of Memphians have
aiken advantage of the dull season and
not weather, and have left for the Hot
Springs, Arkansas, to be boiled out in
hat fountain Of life, which, according