Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-02
LEDGER LINES.
Next. Monday County Court day.

Nice beef tongues at Oliver, Finnio &
Co.'S.
Circus on the bluff today and to-
night.
Motto for the School Board ring: "As-
dition, division and silence"
The Fourth of July celebration on
Monday next will be a popular affair.
The fete champetre at Brinkley's last
night vas a very pleasant social affair.
The Grand Jury is working away on
the Chastaine matters with a view TO in
dictments.
Attend st. Peters orphans picnic at
James Park on next Monday. See pro-
gramme Of exercises in another column.
The low rate for the round trip to tie
Mammoth Cave is the subject of general
remark about town. But fifty tickets
will be sold.
Several gentlemen in this city have
organized themselves into a long-rangs
rifle shooting club. The club went out
to practice to-day.
In the First Chancery Court to-day
Minnie Trafford fled q divorce bill
against Joseph Traford on the grounds
Of i'll treatment and abandonment.
We beg leave to state that there is a
material difference between getting full
of ard getting full on the Fourth of
July. One is patriotism; the other
isn't.
At the Recorders Court to.day the
following cases we're disposed Of: Matte
Garnett, abusive language, fine $40; All
Wesser, drunk and disorderly, So; Pat
Rogers, drunk, s.; VIM. NJ. Cof, disor.
derby, $40.
AS Monday next is to be celebrated as
a National Holiday in place of Sun
day, the 4th, the LEDGER will not be pub.
Eshedo on hat day. Advertisers had bet
ter hand in their business notices for to-
morrow, Saturday.
Our carriers will be around tomorrow
to collect from subscribers their dues. 1t
will greatly accommodate these hard
working public servants If people will
have the change ready, and thus save
them a second trip.
Memphians who leave the city for the
summer months had better subscribe for
the LEDGER If they desire to keep fully
posted as to what is going on in the city
during their absence. Subscription price,
only seventy five cents per month, mailed
to any address, postage paid.
AT present Memphis is without an act.
ing City Attorney, City Attorney Han.
son having refused to attend to the city
business, although the Mayor declined to
accept it and the General Council did
accept it, to take effect when his sue.
cessor is elected ~andqualiied.
To use hat old phrase now made new,
there is a want of harmony" existing
between the Mayor and General Council,
because each Of the coordinate branches
of the city government want their dol
lar for dollar" or its equivalent. In fact,
each wants to select the new City Attor-
ney.
1t would be a pity if the Foley i%niunc.
ton ring would be able to put our Fire
Commissioners in Jail for contempt
during the hot summer months. Cen
tlemen, please don't exert yourselves so
much in opposing the city charter sim
4 ply because you were relieved from the
cares of some little Office.
The Avalanche is now controlled by a
copartnership recently formed between
Colonel Kellar, proprietor, and General
Thompson, former commercial reporter
of hat journal. Colonel Kellar will lead
the editorial corps, while General Thomp-
son will act as business manager and
control the financial end of the concern.
1t is rumored that municipal tickets,
in view of the election for Councilmen
and Aldermen in January next, are be-
ing made up in several of the wards by
the wise men Of the respective com
munes. This is taking time by the fore
lock and is preparing the early worms
for the voracious appetites of would.be
early birds.
Councilman Jake Wood, ofthe Fourth
ward, recently elected. having resigned,
Mr.. William l.. Vance was elected by
the Council to GIL the vacancy by a vote
of ten to two, but chairman Zent ruled
that as he did not receive a majority OF
the votes of the entire Council the cleo
ton was out of order. The election to
ill the vacancy will take place next
meeting.
Texas, Missouri and California arethe
f%avorite places of refuge for Memphians
who have committed crimes, such as