Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-12
LEDGER LINES.

The drand Army OF the Republic re-
union comes of at Chicago to-day.
Strawberries, bananas, fresh pine
apples, oranges and lemons at Oliver,
Finnie & Co s.
Have those exposed collins at Win
chester Cemetery been removed by the
City Engineer
German Presbyterian church Sunday
school picnic at James Park on Mon
day, the 18th instant.
The ex Federal soldiers met last night
and perfected arrangements to celebrate
decoration day at Elmwood.
Nothing new in the Courts Of Record
to day, and the Police Court failed to
pan out an interesting item.
DR.. John Borg was sworn in and ad-
mitted to the bar yesterday after having
passed the usual examination.
Coffee urns appear in many saloons
now. A cup Of strong coffee neutral
ICES the effects of strong drink.
The bids received as to the city and
county poor.house win be opened at the
July term Of the Quarterly Court.
Magistrates now have jurisdiction in
vagrancy cases. Our city offers a fue
field for this kind of judicial investiga-
ton.
We are having windy weather. In the
language of an old sea song, it is proper
to exclaim, Cease, rude Boreas, bluster-
ing %railer."
Those who have been drinking Nil.
waukee lager will regret to learn that
the manufactures, Mr.. Sehlitz, went down
of the Sicily Isles on board the Inflated
steamer Schiller.
The disciples of old Isaac Walton re-
turn daily from Hopefeld Lake bringing
With them long strings Of fine perch.
The fishing season has opened and the
sport is excellent.
Mr.. Sam Baker, of Baltimore, Nd,
agent for the saddlery house Of f. Len
hart & Co., is here on a visit to Henry
Ferguson, of the hardware house Of
Ferguson & Privett.
The Aldermanic Board last night re-
fused to tax dogs, and laid on the table
the Council ordinance, for all of which
he dogs of the village will send up one
prolon ged howl Of applause.
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee has
been commissioned by Governor Porter
a commissioner to the International Geo
graphical Congress and Syndicate of
Trades, to be held in Paris, France, in
fully next.
Attend the Confederate monumental
picnic at James Park on Friday next,
aud even if you do not attend purchase
a ticket to aid the good object in view,
the completion of that monument over
the graves of our heroes.
Last night the Council defeated the
resolution empowering Mayor League to
purchase three cradles for the City Hos
pital, the Council not deeming it wise to
turn the hospital into a nursery, but
young America should be taken care of
on his entrance into this world.
Messrs. White aud Bliss, the revival
lists, will arrive here from Nashville next
week. The Pastors Association met
yesterday and made arrangements for
their reception by organizing q commit
tee of arrangements, Of which Mr.. E.
81. Porter was elected chairman and Mr..
I. II. Rice secretary.
The attention Of the proper authori-
is called to the low groggeries pre-
sided over by negroes in many parts Of
the city, These places are murderous
dens in which almost nightly desperate
ARRAYS take place and the vilest Of the
vile congregate. A few of the dens are
presided over by white men.
The Nashville Union and American
yesterday says: Under her new char.
ter, the police force of Memphis cannot
exceed ~forty-one-or one to every thou.
sand inhabitants. With so large an ele.
ment of floating population, double the
number would not be too many. False
economy in that direction is ineffable
folly"
Last night in the City Council the re-
port Of a special committee regarding
the d%elinquencies OF the Street Railway
Company in keeping their track and the
sidewalks on each side of the same in
bad order, and making q public nuisance
of their turntables, was adopted. 1t is
claimed in this connection that the Rail,
road Company violates its charter by
neglecting to do its duty toward the
public.
1t was ~delicately limited by Chairman
Zent, of the Council, last night thai
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