Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-23

Peter-C oopercaryisms are being pub
lished daily by our Main street morning
contemporary. By supporting Cooper
and Cary you can avoid the terrible re-
sponsibility Of supporting either Tilden
and Hendricks or Hayes aud Wheeler,
you know, you know.
AT the Chancery Court today a divorce
bill was fled by Louis LaGrill, jr.,
against Mary Ellen LaGrill, on the
ground Of abandonment, etc. The par
ties we're married at St. Louis in 1872
and separated in 1873, since which time
they have not cohabited.
At the Recorders Court to-day Geo
Walker, a negro till Taper, was sent to
Jail in default Of bail. Kelley Blair, a
black %larcenist, was also committed.
During yesterday and last night thirteen
arrests we're made, principally for DRINKS
and d~isorderly eondrct.
To show how base ball is the engross.
ing idea with boys a story is told that at
a recent Sunday school a collection was
taken up, aud as the box reached the
pew occupied by a lady and her little
son the former found herself without a
nickel, but young hopeful pulled a cent
out Of his pocket, and after dropping it
into the box, whispered, There, | inst
saved the family from being white
washed"
A w%ell.known conductor on the Mis-.
sissippi and Tennessee railroad knows
every man, woman, girl and child along
the line for miles on either side. The
conductor is a useful man; be talks
politics and crops to the farmer, talks
household matters and garden affairs tC
the farmers wife, plays with and amuset
the babies, and talks love to all the GIRL
along the line of road. And yet he is al
unmarried mar notwithstanding his va
ried accomplishments. All the younI
folks call him Uncle Harry.
A lady got on a Beal street car, neal
Union, yesterday afternoon by mistake
as she intended going down Main street
which mistake she discovered on reach
ing the turn at Beal; but the remorseles
driver compelled her to put a ticket il
the box, and on reaching a Main stree
ear she had to put in another ticket
, thus charging two fares for one trip, We
the charter Of the company is explicit i
stating that but one fare shall be charge.
from one terminus of the track to th
other; but the dividing up Of route
3 adroitly evades this provision of tn
charter.
The correspondent of the Avalanch
writing from Arkansas to the effect this
the government ewes our State $4,000
for swamp and overlowed lands, cede
by the government TO this State an
afterwards enormously sold by the go
ernmeat, is laboring under a mistak,
n The United States never owned a foot
any kind Of land in Tennessee; hen,
- the provisions of the Act of SeptembI
%, 1850, although extended to all State
conferred no benefits on our State. Th
matter has some time since been the
oughly investigated by an attorney
l. this city.
: The event of the season in river G
lie cursions will take place tonight
* steamer and barges, which leave foot
Court street at 9 and IL o'clock. T
Be managers, Messrs. Frank Van Hor
James P. Gatti and Otto Seyppel, g
sisted by a number Of young gentlem.
as floor managers, have completed eve
IL arrangement to make the affair enjo
able. None will be permitted on boa
i, without accredited invitations; cons
i q%uently the most fastidious may be
sured Of a select party. Good mus
will be in attendance for the devotes
s. Terpsichore, while moonlight promis
IN the sentimental.
- There vas quite a sensation in
MS n~eighboring village Monday evening Ii
r. on account of awculd-be, or ought-to-l
n bridegroom failing to come to time,
n. cording to appointment. He came
M this city and obtained his license, payi
e. over So therefor, but for some reason l
as yet tFangpiFed failed to arrive WHIT
he the beautiful belle was awaiting hi
ar The friends assembled to witness the
mr. teresting ceremony were compelled
retire one and all, deeply s~ympathizi
with the unhappy young lady. I
young man, however, turned up on y
al terday afternoon, and the wedding "
celebrated III due form, amid the G
CALCULATIONS Of the friends Of the hal
ct pair. An accident unfortunately 7
vented the groom from appearing
Monday evening.
ng PROCLAMATION.
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