Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-06
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General Council meeting tomorrow
afternoon.
The Mammoth Cave e~xcursionists left
yesterday morning.
The glorious Fourth of July passed of
in a quiet manner.
According to the tradition, it rained
on Sunday, July 4th.
The boys had three whole days where
in to celebrate the Fourth.
Taxpayers are respectfully invited to
visit the Office of the assessor inmedi-
ately.
The Brownsville Democrat calls Major
W. j, Sykes the great railroad eyange-
list"
Numbers Of citizens continue to leave
the city for cooler chimes far to north
ward.
Cock.6ghting was INDUCED in yester-
day by sporting Mempbians at Mound
City.
European tourists from Memphis do
not shine brilliantly as foreign letter
writer's.
Many a noble citizen arose this morn
ing having in possession a Fourth of
July headache.
The next meeting of the Interstate
Educational Convention will be held in
this city next summer.
The stars and stripes Aoated from the
Custom-house and other points through
out the city yesterday.
In the Criminal Court to-day G. W.
Ashford was placed on trial on the
charge Of embezzlement.
Already $4,000 have been subscribed
for the Court Square fountain. The en-
tire $4,000 will be made up ere long.
Joe McCullers has horses, buggies,
hacks and carriages for hire, at his livery
stable, No. AZ Adams street. thanh
The Bishop of Arkansas will admins
ter the rite of confirmation o-morrow
"wednesday night in Grace church at
8 o'clock.
In the First Chancery Court to day a
branch Of the water. works case, with
reference to bonds, was up for argument
by counsel.
The thermometer indicated seventy.
five degrees in the shade yesterday. A
trip to the North Pole would be a plea.
sure in these torrid days.
Union torpedoes were spread upon the
sidewalks yesterday, and many a man
stepped thereon only to feel a young
earthquake break loose under him.
The Board of Underwriters received a
telegram from Captain Harpman that
the steamer James D. Parker left Louis
vile last night for Memphis all right.
July has developed heat enough for
all practical purposes and rays sufi-
ciently strong to make poor humanity
hunt the shade aud invest in iced beve.
RACES.
The present Memphis style of pinning
back the skirt is fashionable and attrac-
tive, because the form is brought out dis
tinctly. II is called the Egyptian mum
my style.
Mayor League purposes paying each
policeman a twenty dollar treasury note
sometime this week; at least that is the
rumor which has broken forth from the
City Hall.
The Board Of Education endeavored
to celebrate the Fourth by meeting last
night, but a quorum was not present, SC
an adjournment was had to next Mon.
day evening.
A few white people attended the negro
picnics yesterday, while others did moi
feel strong enough to go and bask in the
shade to watch the maidens of Africa
dance the CanlCan.
1t is strange that boys will battle in
the Mississippi below the elevator. This
is a most dangerous part of the river.
and it is full of whirlpools, strong eddies
and a fatal undertide.
The city and county joint committee
on %workhouse will meet this afternoon
to consider propositions made to take
charge of city and county prisoners sen.
fenced to work out fines, etc.
City Attorney Hanson desires that
Mayor League will appoint his successor
at once and send in the nomination for
confirmation to the General Council at
the meeting tomorrow afternoon.
New music published BYE. A. Sam.
uels, l25 fremont street, Boston-"I
Think Of Thee" song and chorus, and
Darling Lille May" song and chorus
NEGRO melody, price 30 cents each.