Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-20
LEDGER LINES.

until the first Wednesday in June next.
Do not forget the picnic of the Knights
Of Pythias at James Park on next Mon.
day.
The Riversides and Eckfords will play
a game Of base ball at Olympic Park on
tomorrow.
Street organ.grinders are again max.
ing horrible music for our citizens on
every corner.
Look out for Dom Pedro de Alcantara
and the Grand Republic at the wharf to-
morrow morning.
To-day is the anniversary OF the death
of Christopher Columbus at Vslodolid,
Spain, which event took place in 1906.
Managers of picnies can have all their
job printing done at the LEDGER Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. I
The Odd Fellows picnic yesterday at
James Park was a most enjoyable AFFAIR,
and was attended by q large crowd Of
citizens.
The Avalanche was selected to do the
city printing by the General Council on
yesterday, that journal having put In the
lowest bid.
The children Of the negro Sabbath
schools crowded the Exposition building
yesterday and enjoyed an indoor picnic
and festival.
The alley running from Third westward
to Second. between Adams and Jefferson,
is in a horrible condition and calls fol
the immediate attention Of the sanitary
force.
Ambitious young men who intend car
rying pixies and Strengthening rings at the
forthcoming Centennial tournament, ere
visiting livery stables in search of tsmt
horses.
At the Criminal Court yesterday Cliff
Worshan, who was indicted for stabbinG
Jew Jake, was placed on trial and wa
found guilty of a simple assault snC
battery.
Court Square fountain was visited b.
hundreds Of citizens yesterday and to
day. 1t is rapidly approaching compile
ton, and in a few days water will b,
: turned on.
AT the Recorders Court this morning
Henry Lane negro larcenist, was com
, mitted to jail, as we've also Henry Har
ris and John Scott, negroes, charge,
with a like ofense.
The steamer Phil Allin, for Arkansa
0 City, will leave this evening in place @
the Idlewild, the latter boat havin
: been ordered to the Ohio river to tax
the place Of the steamer Pal Cleburnt
=. Mayor Flippin has gone to Somerville
having been summoned there by the 81
rious illness Of his mother. AldermsI
John Zent, President of the Board, i
, ex-oficio and acting Mayor at present
The man on the bluff has appeare
again with awning and seats for the beI
y eft OF those who desire 10 be romsnti
and gaze Ger the rushing waters Of Ii
Mississippi beneath the sparkling stal
and gentle rays of the wicked moon.
The Board Of Directors of the Charlie
q ton railroad met in this city yesterda
and received the reports Of the officer
The running expenses Of the road hav
been cut down considerably, so as I
keep pace with the dull times.
I The surviving members of the Blu
!. City Grsys will meet at Falls ofic
Magnolia block, Union street, at IL n
on next Monday, for the purpose
making arrangements to strew AoweI
Ger the graves of the members Of the
company buried at Elmwood.
Already arrangements are making
Of cover with flowers the graves of the Coz
IS federate dead at Elmwood. The survi
N ing members of the Bluff City Grays i
tend decorating the graves Of their fe
~ low ,mrades, q number Of whom "slee
~ the sleep that knows no waking in Il
l silent city of the dead.
n. Sol Colepsn's famous Rosa Concl
aud Piccadora cigars are the most pop
I" lar brands in the city Of Memphis. II
Conchas, at I for 25c, are almost giv'
IL away. They are as sweet as sugar, 81
we don't wonder at the demand Sol h
for them. On your way up town CT
and have a talk with him.
The ordinance authorizing the city
" borrow money for the purpose of psyil
% of the policemen, 6remen and for il
provements proposed, passed its fin
reading at the meeting Of the Gener
Council held yesterday afternoon. 4
dermen Green and Grant voted again
the passage of the ordinance.
II The fat men at the base ball conte
on Tuesday next, will regret not beiI
C. able to adopt Sidney Smiths idea
ST happiness in hot weather." to step o
Of your flesh and sit in your bones
zee They will also note the lines Of ShS
speare-"0 that this too solid &c
would melt, thaw and resolve itself in
. the air."
Injustice has been done to the EnEli
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