Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-15
THE CITY .
Tuesday evening, August Is, 1875.
LEDGER LINES.


Citizens continue TO slip away daily to
watering places and the Centennial.
A few arrests for drunkenness were
made last night by the police patrol
force.
The rivers, creeks aud bayous of
North Mississippi are very high, owing
to the fall of local rains.
The next meeting of the School Board
will take place on the night of the first
Monday in September next.
Arrangements have been made to give
one month"; pay to the members of the
Police and Fire Departments.
Watermelons weighing fifty pounds
have appeared in the market wagons
that do business on the streets.
The Chickasaw Guards INDUCED in q
dress parade, drill and volley firing at
their drill ground on the bluff last even.
ing.
At the Circuit Court Clerks Office to-
day a divorce bill was filed by Ellen
Johnson against her husband Edmand
Johnson.
Amid the general business depression
it is gratifying to the philanthropist to
know that no attempt has been made to
reduce the wages Of sin.
The place to get a drink of the best
lager beer is at Chris Steinkuhls Capitol
saloon. 1t is cool and refreshing Mil
wsukee beer Of the best brewing.
In another column will be found the
Advertisement Of Patterson's great rail
road and steamboat omnibus line, which
advertisement is well worth p%erusal.
1t has rained thirteen days and nights
not continuously but in showers. Mem.
phis is about as good a watering place as
can be found on the continent this year.
Mr.. William r. Mcclure was elected
Secretary Of the School Board las
night to fill out the unexpired term, made
vacant by the resignation of Secretary
Cairnes.
The Second street cats have beef
catching the English sparrows at night
Now that we have adog killing ordiuanc.
let us have a cat catastrophe as soon a
possible,
Eugene, the drunken sailor who ha
been frquenting the station.house Of late
was this morning find twenty-five dollar
by the Recorder and placed under a bon.
: of $3.50.
Peter Cooper does not seem to hay
any supporters in Memphis. Our polit
cal reporter has not been able to fin
one mar who says he will support Pete
in his hour OF tribulation.
Rev. Father Magevney will lecture @
St. Mary's (Catholic) Church this ever
ing at s o'clock. AT the close Of th
g lecture the grotto or chapel Of Our Lad
r of Lourdes will be illuminated.
We are requested to correct our motto
of Sunday game at Olympic Park. TIL
opponents of the Eckfords were f'
Brown Stockings and four Riverside
10 and not o picked nine of the latter.
At the School Board meeting la
night it was concluded that the new s.
perintendent, james I. Leath, could all
hold the office of Police and Fire Cor
r missioner. 1t is a question of law al
taste, however.
Richard Green and W. Frazier, II
groes, the former arrested for threate
ing to kill and the latter larceny, we
lT committed to jail by the Recorder Ii
morning in default Of payment Of fin
and giving bond.
The late rainy season had the effect
filling the city with bIoodthirsty mc
/. q%uitoes, and of a class 30 lank, lean a
vicious hat they penetrate through t
6oest mosquito bar at night and gor
themselves upon the blood of the simp
minded slumbereF.
County Court Clerk James Reilly
ceived last evening from Nashville
number Of commissions for maglstrat
elect. To-day the boys called for tn
the diplomas and they will atouce take sci
md No Oh benches, to the terror Of crlminI
'ri- and hope Of litigan!s.
Colonel j. a. Signaigo, a wellkno
ex-Memrhian, owing TO ill.heallh,