Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-03
LEDGER LINES.

ally.
Circus on the bluff this afternoon and
tonight.
St. Peters orphans picnic at James
Park on next Monday.
Driftwood from the Ohio river is float
ing past the city to day.
Many people are nOw-couiugating the
adjective hot, hotter, hottest.
The wild blackberry, plum, crab apple
and grape crops are aourishing.
Local base ball clubs will storm tie
Sabbath tomorrow in the suburbs.
On the suburban avenues and roads
clouds of dust make travelling disagree
able.
Tomorrow will be the anniversary of
the birth of these United States of
America.
Sol Coleman should move down town
if he wishes to sell the Big Bonanza
cigars by the thousand.
The postofice will close Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and carriers will make
but one delivery that day.
In the Second Chaucery Court the
Water works case will come up for hear
ing on demurrer this afternoon.
When a man commits a crime in these
days he and his friends call it by the
euphemistic name-misfortune.
Thousands of citizens auxiously read
the LEDGER yesterday, because it con.
tanned the result of the Beecher trial.
The banks will be open on next Mon
day, as in this State no law exists max.
ing the 9th of July a holiday any more
than the 3D..
Squads Of fishermen will leave the
city this afternoon for the Arkansas
lakes to spend the two Fourths Of July
in catching fish.
The colored brethren have taken
charge of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton, and are inviting the poor white
trash to assist them.
Several gentlemen went down the river
to a long range sand-bar and INDUCED
in target practice with Sharps and Rem
iugton repeating rifles.
General Williamson has taken charge
of Company A, Irish Volunteers, as
drill master. He gave the boys their
first lesson last evening.
Those unfortunate saloon keepers who
have been supplying thirsty citizens
with Sunday drinks are now settling W
with the Criminal Court.
A young lady Of this city has a scrap.
book in which is pasted the marriage
notices Of all the young men who have
loved her and whom she has loved.
Only ninety-six prisoners bask in the
shade ofthe county jail at present; they
will not e be permitted to come Out
and celebrate the glorious Fourth.
A man named Charles Shaw was ar
rested here yesterday by detective Gran.
mer on the charge Of breaking Jail al
R~ockport, Indiana, some months since.
The FIRST fully matured cotton boil o.
the season reached the Cotton Exchange
to-day from the plantation of F. H.
Price, near Marion, Crittenden county,
Ark.
Mr.. Ed r. Jack has been elected by
Banner Lodge No. l47, 1. o. 0. F., as
representative to the Grand Lodge
which meets at Nashville in October
next.
The Little Rock Gazette, Of the %
inst, says: Messrs. Whittle and Fran
els, who have been laboring here among
sinners for two weeks, left for theil
homes yesterday"
The river reporter Of a Memphis jour
nal goes by a wonderful lot of names
He is the river man, the wet ender, nau.
tic, nautilus, creek editor, mad.turtle
etc.. of the press.
Gath" of the st. Louis Times
shows that the present United States
Senators are worth, in the aggregate.
about $l8, 900, 900. Andrew johnson is
put down at 100000.
Mr.. James "A. Chastaine was trans.
ferred from the police station house To
the county jail yesterday, he having
been indicted for forgery by the grand
jury Of the Criminal Court.
We greatly regret that the extreme
altitude of the mercury makes it impos-
sible for our morning contemporaries to
open their mouths on the subject of the
persecution of Southern teachers by the
Picket ring.
Among the announced attractions for
the Pole Bearers picnic on Monday is
the ~followinp. Presentation of hon.