Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-29
LEDGER LINES.
The beautiful magnolia now blooms
in the suhnrhs.

in the suburbs.
Best butter ever brought to Memphis
at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S.
Memphis Maennoechor entertainment
at Cochran Hall tomorrow night.
As in Memphis, the blue and the gray
are fraternizing all over the country.
The attendance at the Exposition
bible meeting last night was quite large.
Net marriage license was returned
executed to the County Court Clerk
this week.
Calvary Church Sunday school picnic
at Ridgeway station, on the Charleston
railroad, to-day.
At the Recorders Court to-day Henry
Coffee, a larcenist, was committed to
Jail without bail.
Owing to the rain yesterday several
picnics which we're to have come off had
to be postponed indefinitely.
The Probate Court stands adjourned
until Monday next, which will be the
last day Of the present term.
The LEDGER is the only daily journal
published on Mondays, a fact which will
be recollected by advertisers.
Seidenbergs genuine Key West cigars
at Sol Coleman's, where can also be
found the celebrated Rosa Concha.
The United States District and Circuit
Courts are in session for the May term,
and presided over by Judge Trigg.
Heavy rains have fallen in this and
adjoining counties in Tennessee and
Mississippi. So say the planters visiting
the city.
Henry 0lmstead, charged with larceny
from the person, was acquitted of the
charge in the Criminal Court this morn
ing.
Rev. David Walk will preach in the
Linden Street Christian Church Sunday
morning at halfpast ten o'clock. No
night service.
There should be a fountain in Court
Square where that marble bust Of Jack
son now stands. The bust is a horrible
satire on art.
Mr.. G. P. M. Turner, a we'll known
lawyer of our city, returned yesterday
from Evansville, Ind. accompanied by
his bride, Mrs. Clara L. Kouns.
General Forrest invites all exI Coufed.
crates to attend with him in decorating
the graves Of the Federal dead at the
National Cemetery on next Monday.
1t will soon be time to select a man to
act as Mayor of Memphis next year, as
in January next the present incumbent,
John League, will retire from public life.
Several Memphians are beginning 70
come to the front as crack pigeon-shots.
It is said. that one of them will soon
challenge Bogardus to meet him in rear
of a trap. M
Monday, May 3lst, being National
Decoration day, the postofice will close
at 10 am. Letter-carriers will make n
delivery and collection. All mails close
at 10 am. rIl'
In the United States Court to-day the
jurors were discharged until Tuesday
next, when the Grand Jury will be i'm
paneled. Court adjourned over to Mon.
day morning.
The Irish Literary Association meets
this evening at 80 Poplar street to con-
slider what action may be taken with
reference to the exercises Monday at the
National Cemetery.
Pat Short, formerly manager OF the
Memphis Theater, and Of late manager
of a theater in New Orleans, is in the city
on his way to manage a theater in st.
Louis, the Olympic.
II, as the Appeal says, the cause of
Tim Foley is the cause Of the people"
then the cause of the people is the
cause of the City Hall ring" whose
motto is to rule or ruin"
Generals Pillow and Forrest have ac-
cepted invitations to visit the National
Cemetery on Monday and assist in the
decoration Of the graves Of Federal
soldiers, both white and black.
AT one Of the White and Bliss meet
ings some n sent up a note, which was
read from the stand by Mr.. White,
asking the prayers Of those present for
two sisters who we're in6dels."
This forenoon detective MeCune ar.
rested an escaped Mississippi convict
named VIM, Barrett, who, with four
others, got away from the Sheriff at
jackson, Miss, some days since.
Colonel W. H. Turley and Colonel G.
M. McGhee have just bought a splendid
plantation Of 5000 acres in Bolivar