Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-10
LEDGER LINES.

daily from the lakes and bayous in this
and adjoining States.
St. Peters church Sunday-sehool pic
mic on Vance street, heal St. Agnes
Academy, this afternoon.
Rumors are floating around that other
Impeachment trials will be iuaugurated
ere long at the City Hall.
Get your story papers this evening,
New York Ledger, Weekly, etc, from
spangler, S7S Main street.
Ushers benefit at the tkeater tonight,
upon which occasion an attractive pro-
gramme will be presented.
The river is again on the rise, but it is
not anticipated that it will reach the
point attained a few weeks since.
Another St. Louis base ball club will
arrive to-day to carry OF the barren hon
ors of the base game from Memphis.
1t is proposed to offer at some picnic
a silver goblet as a prize to the first su-
burbau resident who slaughters a COW
killer.
The Philadelphia Cestennial Expo
sition opens up to-day, and yet but few
Memphians have left our city to be in
attendance.
The Globe Fire Insurance Company Of
Chicago n~on,board corporation which
1ourished for awhile about Memphis
has busted"
There are only forty cotton mills in
Tennessee; the number of spindles EN-
ploJ ed, 55,S5S, and the number CT bales
of cotton consumed, l4,443.
Judge Adams, of the Criminal Court,
will sign the minutes Of court on next
Saturday, to which day court has ad-
journed in order to give the clerk time
to write up the record.
1t has leaked out from the circle of
society that ere long several upper.ten
marriages will take place, with all the
pomp and glittering surroundings that
are not always prophetic of future hap
mess.
Recprder Duff took not his seat on the
police court bench this morning, vice
Mayor Flippin, who has been acting Re.
corder pending the impeachment trial at
the City Hall. He will act as Recorder
Tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Randall, agent of the Silsby ro-
tary steam fire engines, left for Louisville
to-day, and will return here with the two
new engines on the first of June, when
the engines will be tested il every man.
ner calculated to bring out their powers
and efficiency.
A citizen suggests that if drinking
fountains are put around Court Square
that some fltering process be adopted,
because the golden hued or muddy water
of Wolf river does not present a very
inviting appearance to those disposed
to return toa water beverage basis.
Whitewashing fences and houses is q
popular and practical amusement Of
present. If q few score of these base.
ball fellows who annoy suburban resi-
dents every Sunday by rowdyism and
vulgarity could be put to work white.
washing the effect would be in every way
advantageous to society.
!, The ladies in charge of the Leath Or.
phan Asylum festival, now holding al
2693 Main street, opposite Court Square
are receiving that liberal patronage
which the objects in view SO richly merit,
The ladies deserve such encouragement,
and we hope there will be no abatement
during the week in which it is to be held.
1t is stated that several Communicates
of knights Templar in Ohio, Michigan
} and other Western States, which had in
tended participating in the grand parade
of the Masonic Order in Philadelphia,
+, June LIST, have declined positively to at
tend unless the railroad rates are redaced
to a lower figure than that already an.
nounced.
Memphis parents must be getting care
less, or else Young America has been
struck with a mania for wandering
around, judging from the number Of lost
t. children picked up in the street during
the past few days. The station-houss
is now called a nursery, and turnkey
Tim Hope is known as the dry nurse Of
!. the establishment.
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Whittle, the reyi
%valists, will be in Nashville on to-mor
row and will remain several days
Messrs. Sankey and Bliss are unable tC
attend, owing to previous engagements
Now would be a good time for the relig
ious people Of Memphis to arrange fol
s the appearance CT Messrs. Moody anC
White in this city to start up the revi
a val business for the beueft Of both saint
j, and sinners.
The cotton freight agents of the city
have challenged the cotton buyers to
t play a match base ball game in a few
/ days at Olympic Park. The ball is Ia
f; be made out Of cotton and the bats are
to be made out Of old skids. During thu
6 progress Of the game no betting on flu
r lures or results will be permitted and nc
player will be allowed to act as short
l.ton All k,n,ua o,J k..u -. al.