Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-09
LEDGER LINES.

n olR EXCURSION 10 the Mammoth Gave
is talked Of.
The city schools commencement exer-
cises will begin on Friday next.
The trial Of the Express robbers at
tracts a large crowd of spectators.
The White gospel meetings will be
held nightly this week at the Exposition.
Checker playing is beginning to have
its annual popularity in Memphis bust.
ness circles just now.
The base ball fever is at its hight in
Memphis just now among the young
men Of a sporting and reckless turn OF
mind.
Students of forensic oratory will End
the Criminal Court the place to hear
some of it during the trial Of the Elk.
press robbers.
"Hark, l hear mosquitoes singing;
mosquitoes ever on the wing" is the re-
frain now popular with those citizens
who sleep beneath bars
The youthful male Memphian has the
swimming mania upon him, and the
question with him now is: rs my hair
wet; what shall | tell mar
An exchange, commenting on the
cool weather Of the past few days, rem
ders Goldsmith line as follows: Jan.
uary chawing the ear of June"
1t is said that the brewers now put
tobacco in the beer, and in consequence
the beer when drunk ia large quantities
produces sleep and stupor, like any other
narcotic.
A deputy constable has no right to
carry a deadly weapon except when in
actual discharge of duty, serving some
writ upon which he has a special delega-
ton to act as officer.
If the Memphis boy who has a pas
sion for base ball will but buckle right
down to the business he can make a
whole neighborhood respect his opinions
and seek his friendship.
Raspberry, g~ooseberry or plum festi-
walls are now in order, since the straw
berry is retiring from the market to give
place to what is known ia this latitude
as the blackberry season.
In the spring the amateur newspaper
correspondent, not having much business
Of his own to attend to, lightly turns his
thoughts to literature and hurls a few
pages Of writing at the heads Of editors.
The Exposition building is in danger
of being sold by creditors to the highest
bidder, and the stockholders are en-
deayoring to settle with the creditors in
order to save the property from sacrifice.
A very drunken but happy and up
roarious man was locked up in the sta.
tion-house last night. As the poet has
it: Kings may be blest, but Tam was
glorious; Ger all the ills of life victori-
ous."
West Tennessee planters should look
out. In Middle Tennessee considerable
damage is done to the growing crops by
the rayages Of the army worm, and the
planters are digging bitches to protect
their fields.
The weather is still cool on account
of the heavy and general rains which
fell during the past fewdays. The most
cheering accounts come from the sur
rounding country as to the good effect Of
rains on the growing crops.
Reports from Tennessee Mississippi,
and especially Louisiana, state that the
fruit yield this eason will be quadruple
that of last year, and the largest ever
known in the South. Peaches and
grapes are especially abundant.
The old Cotton Exchange and Cham
Der of Commerce building, on the corner
Of Madison and Front, is being rapidly
torn down to give place to a new and
splendid structure, which will be ready
for occupation in a few weeks.
Next week there will DO a pigeon
shooting tournament held in the suburbs
for which two thousand birds have been
engaged. The contests will be
very interesting, and will consist Of
handicap, sweepstake and other matches.
Now is the time for watering place
to make their appearance in our
midst and dilate upon the beauties Of
scenery, the quality of spring water and
especial advantages which their re.
spective localities have over all Others.
The picnic season begins to give signs
Of decay already. The "boys and girls
stand the steady rush of half o
dozen moonlight picnics per week.
Times are hard, money is scarce and
poor human nature fails some
A disease called the I" mad itch III is