Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-29
LEDGER LINES.
Saturday next viii he Nav dav-

to. might.
Urauia Tableau Club exhibition to
night at the theater.
SILVER Moon" meal, pure white and
best grinding, at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S
Court Square is filled with children
daily. 1t is the only nursery garden OIL
park in Memphis.
Burglars have been making attempts
during the week to enter residences in
the suburbs, especially those on the
Pigeon Roost road.
The County Court Chairman has eff
feeted that twenty thousand dollars
loan for the purpose of erecting the
proposed poor-house.
The river is receding rapidly, so as to
be able to accommodate the June freshet
when the SHOWS melt in the north and
rush in a torrent to the sea.
A stable belonging to J.. F. Frank, sit
uated between Poplar aud Dunbar
streets, caught FIRE and was burned down
at twelve o'clock last night.
The special committeeman Of the
General Council are busy adapting the
old ordinances to the new charter, and
then the sore heads" will get into good
humor.
Nathan Adams, Esq, has been ap
pointed and commissioned one of the
Commissioner to the Geographical Con.
gress and Syndicate of Trade, to be
held at Paris in July next.
Notwithstanding that the letter "r'
appears in April, the shell oyster season
has closed, and thus falls to the ground
another old adage with reference to eat.
ing oysters on the half shell.
Should the spelling school be con.
tinued next week, the charge of admis
sion should be reduced to twenty-five
cents, so that all classes of people car
attend and the school become popular
lied.
The Appeal man is to be secured tC
furnish editorial opinions upon all giver
questions OF facts and law, since ht
always claims that upon every question
he is of course indorsed. Then why th,
necessity to get any other opinion2
The pslice authorities are considering
the propriety of suppressing those ques
tionable semi weekly balls given at al
up town variety show on the grount
that such exhibitions are violations o
the rules Of morality aud good order.
Dictator Kortrecht, while in charge o
the spelling school last night, made
grave and serious charge against som,
young lady in the class when BIS said, q
miss on one side suggests the prope
way of spelling the words to the othe,
side"
The attention of the proper authori
ties is called to the filthy and disgusting
condition of Center alley Immediately
south Of Monroe street. 1t is a standing
and sinking nuisance, and should b,
abated by the street force Immediately
The Louisville Courier Journal says
The Memphis Appeal urges Kentucky
to elect John c. Breckenridge Governor
of the State, quite forgetting that By
reason Of the Fourteenth amendment
General Breckenridge, who could carry
the State almost en- masse, is Ineligible
Several members of the City Hal
ring aspire to become Head of the Com
mune in January next, and are alreody
pipe laying" for the position. 1t il
now rumored that Mayor League de
clines TO become a candidate for the sec
ond term, he desiring to set an example
to his friend U. S. Grant.
A squad of negroes, instigated by
HoodoO orgies, are digging up suburban
grounds in search of buried treasures.
The negroes go armed, and are a terror
to suburban neighborhoods. As the
offenses are committed outside the iuris.
diction Of the city the shotgun seems to
be the only remedy to protect property
aud prevent trespass.
Yesterday a cOroner's jury sat upon
the body of the negro John West, who
was found hanging to a tree near Raj.
eigh yesterday morning. The jury re-
turned a verdict Of death at the hands
Of some person or persons unknown.
The cause of the hanging was the 6end.
ish attempt made by the negro to forci-
bly violate the person of a white ladv