Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-08
LEDGER LINES.

~ NoNu mortiuh tNWAs"
afternoon.
High schools exhibition at the theater
next Friday evening.
Thare we're two alarms Of Ere yester-
day and one last night.
The cool, fresh breeze from the north
west is quite refreshing at present.
New wheat has been received in the
city from more southern ATTITUDES.
The Italian society picnic at James
Park last night was largely attended.
A negro boy was drowned in the river
at Fort Pickering yesterday afternoon.
In Nashville they have ice-cream par
ties for the benefit Of the Heather Chinee.
There is a Greek priest in this city,
and he purposes I%ecturing to our people
ere long.
The Mission" Of the Italian priests
at st. Patrick's church closed last Sun.
day evening.
Several newspaper men were out at
the Italian picnic last evening cutting
the pigeon wing.
A number of Memphiaus are getting
ready TO visit the ~up-country brandy and
watering places of fashion.
The 2lst instant will be the longest
day in the year. 1t will be Eve minutes
longer than isto-day Tuesday.
The White and Bliss meetings at the
Exposition continue to be largely at
tended by the best people in the city.
If cleanliness is next to Goodness we
know Of several localities in this city
which must be next door to %purgatory.
Mr.. P. P. Bliss and wife left the city
yesterday for the North. Mr.. White
remains to conduct the revival meetings.
At the Jewish synagogues tomorrow
the rite of confirmation will be cele,
brated, this being the Hebrew Pentecost.
Every encouragement should be given
BY enterprising citizens to Mr.. Elders
efforts to raise money to build the Court
Square fountain.
The Judkins divorce case in the
Chancery Court continues to CROP out
a lot Of newspaper communications
through the Appeal.
President Pettigrew, of the Chamber
of Commerce, has returned to the city
from an extended tour through the to-
bacco marts of Virginia.
There will be q meeting held by GER
tain mechanics and manufacturers at
the Greenlsw Opera House tomorrow
night to organize a trades union.
That insane negro who has been in
the statiou-house for several days was
sent back to Upton county yesterday
on board the steamer Frank Forest.
Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out
at the Southern Oil Works, on Front
street, but the flames were extinguished
before any material damage could be
dlne.
He who goes out into the country and
tills an acre Of ground is by far greater
than he who stands leaning against some
street corner ~lamp-post and mourns over
hard times.
Officers Of AngerOna Lodge for the
ensuing year: @. W. Mosby, W. NJ; C.
W. Kealhofer, s. W.; Robert Galloway,
j. W; John Gordon, Treasurer; C. G.
Locke, Secretary.
The special term Of the West Tennes-
see Supreme Court commenced this
week al Jackson. Justice Turley will
be unable to attend, he being confined
to his bed with rheumatism.
Look after your premises and see that
they are thoroughly cleansed il you do
not wish to have therein ghostly tenants,
as pestilence and death may come evolv-
ing from the Summers heat.
That local summer sign, For Rent"
appears upon many stores and dwellings
in this city, and many of such signs will
remain unless rents are lowered to a
plane corresponding with the necessities
of the times.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
Statute, or that event in Italy which
gave to the Italian people a constitution
prescribing their rights as citizens, and
this event was celebrated by the Italian
residents OF Memphis.
Button hole bouquets are quite the
thing now with the victims of fashion in
this city. We would advise gentlemen
who desire to wear these floral docora-
tons to select as a make up leaves FROM
the tbalictrum minus or the adiantum
cuneatum.
Rumor has it that a we'll known North
Mississippi belle Of wealth, who has re-