Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-15
LEDGER LINES.
Irish Literary tonight.

WI NN'mOAAo"f FASh oAAo VI NANNPhSHo
will be signed.
Both Boards Of the General Council
stand adjourned to the first Wednesday
in August next.
Eugene Lehman was appointed a
Notary Public by the County Cont yes
terday, as was also F. B. Willard.
Joe McCullers has horses, buggies,
hacks and carriages for hire, at his livery
stable, No, AZ Adams street. th&mt
Ex-Mayor John Johnson has been
elected a city Sinking Fund Commits
s%ioner, vice Commissioners Goodman, re-
signed.
DR.. H. Ess has been appointed by the
County Court to attend the sick at the
County Poor House for the remainder Of
the year.
Notwithstanding the dull times, the
sound of the carpenters hammer and
the mason's trowel are heard throughout
the city.
: Next month merchants will receive q
rebate of one and a half per cent. fol-
prompt payment Of taxes with fire and
police warrants.
The County Court has granted a Ger,
tifcate to a black man, Vim NJ, Griggs,
who aspires to becUme a legal pract.'
toner in this city.
Next Tuesday morning Manager
Tracy will escort another party of Mem.
phians to the Mammoth Cave and back
for twelve dollars per head.
The German Casino Club has been
granted permission to use Court Square
for the semi-weekly concerts, which are
proposed to be started on the free prin
ciple.
Picnic and promenade concert at Gov
ington tonight. Picnic trainsleave ovel
the Paducah railroad for C~ovington al
AIS this afternoon, returning te-morrov
morning.
Even among the colored brethren o
Avery chapel a Beecher scandal hal
broken out, in which it is alleged that
venerable ebony pastor was caught il
Aagrante delicto.
The Criminal Court is doing a it'll,
misdemeanor business, and is awaiting
the return Of Attorney General Wrigh
from St. Louis in order to fix up bills O
exceptions and adjourn to the mex
term.
A camp Of Shelby county Granger
met in the County Courtroom to-day
The hay-seed boys engaged in psalmody
and in this musical effort were ably az
sisted by the earthly divinities, Pomona
Ceres, Flora and others.
The City Finance Committee is CON
posed Of Aldermen Hillsman, Metcal
and White, Councilmen Camp, Hewitt
Cochran, Carpenter and Fisher. TIL
Mayor and City Attorney are e~x-ofici
members of the Committee.
A gentleman whispered to our re
porter this morning that he was leavin
on a summer tour to the springs, Blu
that he did not want his name publishe
in that connection, as it would attrac
the attention of his creditors.
The Mayor has not been authorized b
the General Council to advertise for bid
for hiring out the city Gonvicts, but tn
resolution SO proposing has been referre
to the Workhouse Committee for furthe
consideration and investigation.
Merchants, instead of buying polio
and Ere warrants from brokers, no
leave orders at the Adams street station
house, stating that they want so niue
and will pay SOC therefor. The Mechar
les and Traders' Bank is also payin
SOC.
The ordinance providing that tn
outer doors Of all churches, theaters an.
public buildings shall be hung SO as t
swing outwardly has become a law. Thi
necessary measure for the protection 9
human life in case of a fire or othe
alarm should be strictly enforced immt
d'ately.
An immense beet was sent to tn
Appeal Office yesterday. Il stared tn
city editor in the face, and he stared
in the face; it was a dead beet and h
was a live-kind of a chap, who, reaec
ing and considering the vegetable befor
him, muttered: This beats sll the beet
/ have ever seem"
The Police Commissioners will sit o
Monday morning next and hear the con
plant of 7. G'sullivau and other cit
zens residing near the corner of Secon
and Washington streets as to the neceI
sity of suppressiug or removing fou
houses of i'll fame in that immediate v
cinity on Washington, between Main an
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