Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-27
LEDGER LINES.

The delegates of the different societies
intending to celebrate the Fourth Of July
will meet tonight at Cochran Hall.
The School Board will meet next
Monday night for the purpose Of selecting
a Superintendent of the public schools.
In the case Of the United States vs.. ].
S. Tomeny a verdict for the plaintiff was
rendered in the United States Court to-
day.
Summer absentees should order the
LEDGER sent to their address if they
wish to keep posted as to Memphis af.
fairs.
To-day ia big with fate, as Shakespeare
would say did he live in these days and
know anything about the St. Louis Con-
vention,
The Police and Fire Commissioners
hold a meeting this afternoon for the
purpose Of tr~snsacting police and FIRE
business.
Fire crackers aud other shooting
things arein demand at present, prepar-
atory to the Centennial Fourth Of July
celebration.
The steam fire engines dashed around
town last night in search Of the FIRE
6end, but the latter was not at home.
1t was a false alarm.
The ladies of the Central Baptist
Church will indulge in a sociable, musi.
cal and ice cream fete in the church
basement this evening,
In the coupon case of N. Long & Co..
VS.. the city Of Memphis judgment was
obtained against the city for $3.50 in
the United States Court this morning.
The motion for a new trial in the
Drury counterfeit money.passing case
has been taken under advisement by
Judge Trigg, of the United States Court.
The Illustrated Weekly, published by
Charles Lucas & Co., III Warren street,
New York, is quite an instructive jour
nal, to which a number Of good writer's
are contributors.
The Memphis Law Library is asSum
ing grand proportions. 1t is by far the
largest and most valuable law library in
the State, and is excelled by but few law
libraries in our sister States.
The base ball epidemic is raging again
; since the rival base ball parks have es.
tsblished one in North aud the other in
! Sonth Memphis. Even the children are
now beginning to talk about white
washing, fouls and flies.
: An election Of officers of Chickasav
Lodge No. s., l. o. 0. F., took place las
night. The officers elect are: E. NJ
Hearn, N. g.; A. D. Gibson, V. G. 7
j. Hogan, R. s.; Thomas Bacon, P. S.
j, John A. Holt, Treasurer.
3 Mr.. Bergh, the New York animal pre-
t%erctor, says tying up dogs has a ten
2 dency to produce hydrophobia, and dol
owners will take the consequences. Tn
: New York sportsmen want Bergh tied u
even if it results in the same disease.
The Bolton case has been continues
over for trial to the next term Of tn
Criminal Court. In this case younI
Tom Bolton and three others stand in
dicted for the killing Of a fisherman
Jack Stinson, at Randolph landing
y Stinsen had a few days before assassin
ated Bottoms uncle.
A Fourth of July excursion train vii
y run over the Paducah railroad to carr,
excursionists to the great celebration I
be given at Covington. The s~pecialtrail
- will leave Memphis at 6 am, and arriv
at C~ovington at 8 am. Returning, tn
, train will leave Coyington at 6 pm, On
fare for the round trip.
Mrs. L~inebaker, who was so terribl.
> cut and stabbed by her brutal husban
at the Gayoso House last Saturday even
ing, was alive this morning, but her ply
!. s%icians did not think she would live unit
night. Linebaker is in Jail, bail havin
been refused by the Recorder. Shout
II the m die Linebsker will be apt I
take a neal view of the gAllows.tree,
fate which he richly deserves.
While dozens Of theorists are discus
: ing plans and projects Of a route to tn
gull, Captain Eadsis making one throug
his %jetties at the south pass, and has q
ready secured a channel twenty feet j
depth; and the securing aRd deepenin
process still goes on. In the course
time we will see foreign steamers at ii
port Of Memphis taking on cargoes
cotton and grain for the European port
The submarine cable extending frol
Tennessee to Arkansas across the Mi
sissippi at Fort Pickering was pickle
- up and cut by a floating tree last Satu
~ day, The cable was put down SON
four years ago at this point, where IL
bs. river is nearly a mile wide from bank
,es bank. AT present and until the breG
nd is repaired communication with Lit
sri Rock and other trans Mississippi poin
will be kept up via St. Louis.
ISL The new Silsby rotary engines, j. ]
} Danbury No. l and W. N. Kehoe No
As. we're tested on the corner Of Second al
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