Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-01
LEDGER LINES.
Nice beef tongues at Oliver, Finuie &

Fete chanpslre at the Brinkley
grounds tonight.
The Irish Literary Association will
meet at SO Poplar street tonight.
The Probate Court will be in session
on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday next.
The Chaucery Courts will adjourn this
week to court in course, in November
next.
Police and fire warrants now sell at
eighty cents cash, and they are still ad-
vaucing.
Work will soon be commenced in Court
Square for the purpose of erecting that
fountain.
In the Criminal Court to day the re-
tailers of liquors on Sunday are being
tried and fined.
Soaring up a irst-class local item at
present is like meeting an cid friend who
has just risen from the dead.
Diarrhea and aux are prevalent
throughout the city; cause-satingunripe
or stale vegetables and fruits.
Board of Aldermen meeting this after
noon. The Common Council stands ad.
journed until next Wednesday.
Howell & Aymar's circus on the bluffs
to-day. 1t is one Of the best circuses
that has been in town for years.
Joe McCullers has horses, buggies,
hacks and carriages for hire, at his livery
stable, No, AZ Adams street. th&mt
Gardeners and planters are advised
that late planted seed can be put forward
a week by being soaked in a solution of
camphor.
The Fourth of July will be properly
celebrated in this city on Monday next
A meeting will be held in Court Square
and eloquent speakers will be present.
The Unien and American in noticing
the invitation extended to General Fer
rect and othersb by the Pole. Bearers says:
This is a straw OF some significance"
Who will be selected as City Attorney?
is a municipal conundrdm at present.
The trouble is to induce the Mayor and
General Council to agree as TO the selec.
ton.
Protracted services continue with
much interest at fernando street Meth
odis church. Rev. Ben johnson, Of
Bartlett, will preach at 8 o'clock this
evening.
A select party of young ladies ant
gentlemen, residing in the vicinity OIL
Fort Pickering, will meet tonight fol
the purpose Of organizing a crosuet and
Copenhagen clnb.
A policeman, Charley Meyers, while
chasing a Negro yesterday was so unfor'
tunate as to lose his motherin.law, that
is, he lost q gold locket in which was the
picture OF that lady.
Tonight an elegant fete ~champetrC
will be held at the Brinkley place OF
Poplar street. The fete is given for the
benefit of St. MEry's Episcopal church
Tickets Of admission, fifty cents.
Victor b. Fuchs, the well known game
land fish dealer On Jefferson street, re
ceived to-day a carload of watermelon
from Florida. They are fine specimens
Of the delicious frrit or vegetable know
as the melon.
Chastaine has been captured at ST.
Louis and been brought back to thil
city for trial and punishment on tb,
charge Of forgery. The Police authori
ties of St. Louis deserve credit for thei.
watchfulness.
The police authorities are hunting ul
q negro preacher named Woodbridge
who is charged with killing two negr,
children and throwing their bodies in
bayou neal Big Creek, in this county
some weeks since.
Tennessee Lodge No. s., Knights o
Pythias, elected the following officer
last night for the ensuing terra: G
Layton, C. c. Joe Locke, V. c.; A
Boyd, Prelate; j. E. Russell, Trustee
j.. H. Moyston, ?. c.
At Bon Aqua Springs the most com
plete arrangements have been made +
receive all visitors. Quite a number o
Memphians are already located there en-
joying the charming retreat and Oh,
amusements incident to rural life.
Injunetions and counter Injunction
are the order of the day with the Littll
Rock railroad authorities. The EN-
ployes here do not know one minute t.
whom they will owe allegiance the nexi
inmate, so Sapidly do i~1junctions change
masters.
The negro societies Of Memphis intend
celebrating the Fourth of July at Alex
ander's Park, and have invited Governor
Harris, Colonel Kellar, Judge T. W.