Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-08
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

School Board meeting next Monday
night.
Real nice table butter at Oliver, Fin,
ME & Co.'S, .
Urania Tableau Club matinee at the
theater to-day.
The Causey street station-house was
abolished yesterday.
The First Baptist Church festival is
progressing under the Peabody.
The Arbitration Court stands ad-
journed ove to Monday morning.
Piscatorial excursions to the Arkar-
sas lakes and baycus are now in order.
Choral drinking is prevalent in this
city, so is opium eating, especially
among women.
The annual picnic of St. Peters Sun
day school picnic will be held at James
Park on Wednesday next.
1t looks as if spring was going back
on US again. The battle of spring with
winter is fought with blades of grass.
Uneasy is the head that wears a
crown" of Office in the police or fire de-
partments of Memphis; says Shakespeare.
Since 1870 twenty-seven lawyers have
died in this city. AS the ancient Ro-
mans put it when speaking of the dead,
they did live"
The friends of the Christian Brothers
College have determined to hold a grand
festival at the Exposition Building on
Tuesday, May 18th.
The latest wrinkles with Of
fashion are those Of 1875, which joaquin
Miller calls the 8 forked signs of turkey
tracks" which appear on the face near
the eyes.
Memphis Bethel concert next Thurs
day evening at Memphis Theater. The
programme; addresses, songs, chorusses,
etc, by the children Of the Bethel
school.
The Deutchen Schulfest, or picnic, Of
the Sunday school children Of the Ger
man Lutheran Church will come off at
Humboldt Park, on Monday next, the
l9th instant.
The City Hall ring of ofice-holders
and office. seekers is badly demoralized
over the election of the Commissioners
and the appointment Of Fire Chief Nc
Fadden and Police Chief Atby.
A river cook, Mat Mcmillan, died at
the %station-house last night of con-
sumption. Coroner Spelnan held the
necessary inquest and county under
taker Walsh performed the last rites.
W. H. Ferguson, a levee laborer, was
committed in default of $1,000 bail this
morning in the Recorders Court on the
charge of obtaining a bottle of whisky
under false pretenses from a saloon.
The newly elected officers of the Ger
Casino Club are A. Szerenye, Pres
ident; R. E. Blech, Vice President; Sig.
R%oeseher, Secretary; G. W. Reiter,
Treasurer; W. s. Langbein, Librarian;
j. E Moeller, Stewart.
A few misdemeanor cases were dis
posed of by the Recorder to-day. Mollie
Coney was committed without bail on
charge of robbing Pat Campbell of
dollars at a noted saloon in Center
alley, near Washington street.
II was feared to-day that Mayor League
would veto" his call issued yesterday
inviting the General Council to assemble
and receive Vice President Wilson. The
Mayor is suffering from a chronic attack
of veto" on the brain. OF vetoes he
is an exemplar."
The immoralities carried on at many
moonlight picnics lastyear were fragrant
and horrible. Cannot the authorities
make some effort to suppress this griey-
GUS nuisance which is turning q public
amusement into bachanalian orgies2
One hundred and four citizens remain
durance vile at the county Jail. There
are no p%icnics, centennials or other pub
Lic amuaements for them. and thew will