Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-14
LEDGER LINES.

Wagon-loads Of peaches and apples
were in town today.
A Cotton States Congress is in session
at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Cotton bales continue to reach Mem.
phis from the rural districts.
In Nashville the games of croquet and
"pomegraHate" seem to be popular.
1t would be a good idea to XIII off the
surplus dog population, that is, the non
tax paying dogs.
The river is on a big swell at present
and the Hopefeld sand-bar has disap-
peared for a season.
E%x.patrolman j. W. Clark was placed
on the police patrol force yesterday by
the Commissioners vice patrolman Alt,
removed.
Heavy and refreshing rain showers,
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
cooled the heated atmosphere considera.
bly, yesterday.
In mercantile and other circles eau
be seen men playing checkers and chess
by way Of relieving the monotony Of the
dull summer season.
Bishop Quintard, of the Episcopal
church, is on his way to England, whittier
he goes in the interest Of the Sewanee
University of the South in this State.
A cask of meat rolled off a dray and
over the mule, on Main street, near
Adams, to-day. The cause of the acct.
dent was the breaking down Of the dray.
Whenever a Memphian makes a break
in a public way now, he finds it neces-
sary to rise and explain by stating that
he is not a candidate for any Office in the
gift Of the people.
Every few nights midnight jewellers
make the streets hideous. These fellows
who won't go home till morning should be
locked up over night in the Commits
sioners' castle on Adams street.
Our peripatetic reporter while on the
6 and rounds last night heard floating
from a parlor window the following re.
mark: Fan me, Fanny, in your fanci-
est style"-so warm, you know.
Mr.. H. Furstenheim was severely
bitten on the calf of the leg by a New
foundland dog yesterday. He was whip
ping the animal at the time, when it be-
came enraged and turned upon him.
Visitors to Bon Aqua Springs will find
such a most pleasing place Of resort.
Numbers of Memphians have gone there
already and they pronounce the springs
to be a most desirable place as summer
location.
The Educational Board, distinctly and
sharply, established the color line in Sc
lecting teachers for the Clay street and
other colored schools, and yet the APP
peal does not d%enounce the movement
as opposing its policy, viz to obliterate
the color line at %picnics, etc.
The first or initial bricks of the Mem
phis Bethel were laid yesterday on the
corner of Adams street and Charleston
avenue. The bricks were laid amid ap-
propriate ceremonies by Misses Jarna-
gan, Randle and Spears amid the cheers
Of the workmen and spectators.
1t is said that an effort will be made
by the Picket School Board ring to put
in ex.principal Barnum as a teacher in
the white schools. Not having given
satisfaction in the negro schools and
having been dismissed, the white schools
should not be so imposed upon as to be
placed under his charge.
The investigation of the Carmichael
Madigan homicide case before Esquire
Miller closed late yesterday afternoon.
Judge Miller placed officer Carmichael
under $4,000 bonds to appear and answer
before the Criminal Court, should the
Grand Jury upon investigation find a
bill of indictment against him.
In the Second Circuit Court to-day the
case of Cherry and Greenlaw vs.. Shelby
county is on trial. These are two cases
involving Barbour Lewis warrants
amounting to $4,000, and which warrants
we're declared by the County Court as
illegally issued by Barbour Lewis when
that worthy wa n of the Shelby county
commissioners,
Newspaper correspondents, while not
putting up a dollar, are rushing to the
trent through our morning cotempora.
ries, and in a manner most satisfactory
to themselves, are selvingthe great prob
lem of the Memphis debt question. The
gushing correspondents, with a single
dash of their goose quilts, wipe out mil
lions and pay bonds and coupons with
astonishing alacrity.