Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-31
LEDGER LINES.
The river is rising slightly once again
in front of this city it is bank full.


Court of West Tennessee, is in the city
on a visit.
1t is announced that on Tuesday even.
ing next the Casino Club concert will be
given in Court Square.
Send in your advertisements in time
for Mondays LEDGER, the only paper
published in the city on that day.
Colonel John c. Lanier died this morn
ing at his residence. He was one of our
Oldest and most respected citizens.
Shin Skee, a Chinese peddler, was
fined five dollars by the Recorder to-day
for doing business without a license.
A score of misdemeanor cases we're
disposed of by fine this morning. Moth
ing OF Importance took place during the
session of court.
/. NJ. Hill, who was appointed by the
United States Court trustee of the Mem
phis and Selma railroad, has defined to
act in that capacity.
The charming appearance of the set
ting sun, as it sank into the golden west,
was admired by a large crowd of people
on the bluff last evening.
Only one marriage among white
people was reported ct the County Court
Clerks Office during the past week
Owen Sweeney and Miss Elizabeth S.
Stone.
The west interior wall of the quad
rangle or court, in the courthouse
building, having commenced bullying
out, workmen are engaged to-day in hog:
claiming it.
Sol Coleman has received a new brand
Of imported cigars, which be sells
cheaper than any house in town, and
the cigars are excellent. See his card
in another column.
The game law provides that it shall be
unlawful to kill, capture or sell any bird
from the lst of March to the lst of Sep
TENDER in each year. This makes it an
offense to sell mocking.birds.
A w%ell-known attorney, in speaking Of
the Waddy Thompson case and straw
bonds, gravely remarked: well I've
always found it the best plan to take
things straight and not through a
straw"
Colonel j. A. Signaigo, now %sejouru-
ing for his health at Windsor, Canada,
has written to Secretary Camp, of the
Industrial Exposition, releasing all pc.
cuniary claims that he had upon the
Association.
1t is rumored that several Memphianl
of on European tours find themselves
embarrassed by the failure Of Duncan
Sherman & Co, which firm had posses.
sion Of their funds and upon whom they
drew for money,
A social scandal, in which a medical
man figured, was generally talked Of
last evening. The parties are said to
have settled up the delicate imbroglic
by a compromise of a pecuniary nature
instead Of by an appeal to deadly wea.
pons.
A mulatto named VIM. Childress, q
county convict, escaped from General
Forests Big Creek plantation yester
day, A number of convicts are at work
on Big Creek, awaiting the erection Of
the workhouse buildings on President
Island.
Hop" Johnson, city editor of the
Appeal, left for Cincinnati yesterday Oh
board the steamer James D. Parker
lie goes up to take soundings of the
rivers Mississippi and Ohio, and report
all he knows about overAows and water
generally.
Some reformed inebriate announce,
to the drinking world that if any one
will eat an orange every morning nal
an hour before breakfast, he will soor
lose all taste for liquor. Should this ties.
be made in Memphis, an orange trade
would flourish.
A report reached the city last evening
that on the Forrest plantation on Biz
Creek four negroes made a break for lib
erty yesterday, and that two of them
were shot dead by the guards. One
escaped and the fourth was recsptured
The result of the inquest has moi as yet
reached the city.
The news which reached the city last
evening as to the paralytic stroke re
ceived by Andy Johnson caused no little
speculation as to whom would be the
prominent West Tennessee candidate
for the Office Of Senator in the event
that the attack of paralysis would prove
.