Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-17
LEDGER LINES.
Red snapper at Victor D. Fuchs to.

Red snapper ct Victor ID. Fuchs TO-
day.
Easter cOlored eggs we're in demand,
but jet they had a downward tendency
on yesterday.
The General Council will assemble
again at the City Hall this evening at
the usual hour.
The County Quarterly Court is in
session to-day Winding up unfinished
quarterly business.
Young Memphis has gone crazy over
base ball, and every youth sspires to be
either a catcher or a pitcher.
Memphis anglers are awaiting the de-
cline of the river to 60 fishing among
the bayOus and lakes Of Arkansas.
Peter Gregory, negro, was committed
to Jail by the acting Recorder this
morning on the ground of larceny.
Mayor Flippin acted as Recorder this
m%orning, and will probably continue to
do so during the iuteregnum contro-
versy.
But few arrests we're made by the po.
lice last night, and those arrested were
charged with being merely drunk and
d~isorderly.
The uOrtuary report of the Board Of
Health for the past week shows the total
deaths to have been 22-whites IL,
blacks IL.
Robert Parham, the little son of the
late R S. Parham, Esq, accidentally
fell from a street car Saturday and in.
jured his hand painfully, but not Sc
%riously.
odd Probs" was not attending to
business on yesterday or else we would
not have had that sudden GOODNESS Oh
change from summer to winter in the
afternoon.
A suspicious white man, named Joe J.
Turner, suspected of completely in the
robbery Of Schumann's g1nsmith's shoI
on Besl street, was arrested and locked
up by the detectives to-day,
Captain B. S. Harmon having dis
posed of his interest and retired from
the grocery business, and purchased the
towboat Dispatch, is now prepared TO dc
anything in bis line, See advertisement
in another column.
The Criminal Court jury in the Car
michael-Madegan homicide case beiDg
unable to agree, after having been locked
up for ten day past, was discharged BY
the Court this morning and a mistria
was entered in the case.
A. T. Stewart was of Scotch descent
was born at Belfast, ireland, and wa
educated at Trinity College. he pait
$88, 200 taxes on personal property AMI
$l8O,392 on real estate. his real and per
sOnal property from a tax standpoin
footing up a total Of $4,000 900.
Hundreds of people visited Elmwoo,
Cemetery on yesterday. 1t is remark
able, but nevertheless q fact, the
lovers" visit Elmwood in large nun
bers and talk of life and love in th
midst Of death and graves. As Shakl
peare says, THE funeral baked meat
did coldly furnish forth the marriag
tables"
The different churches of the city wer
we'll attended yesterday and last nigh
the day being Easter Sunday and tb
closing out of the Lenten season. A
many of the churches a number of ne,
spring hats and dresses were 70 be see.
on the lady worshipers, all Of which pre-
duced a feeling of curiosity, if not envy
in the bosoms Of their sisters who hal
not as yet donned the spring fashions.
The work Of ~excavating in Cour
Square for the new fountain basin i
progressing rapidly. Hundreds of citi
zens visited Court Square yesterday t,
examine the work and the site of th,
fountain. By all meal a drinking
fountain should be attached to the artia
tic piece of work, and in the drinking
fountain the water should be filtered, a
muddy looking water is not well calcu
lated to advance the temperance cause