Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-17
LEDGER LINES.

The National Italian Union adjourned
yesterday to meet at Louisville on the
18th of October, 1879.
Stevens Dramatic Combination will
appear in that attractive military drama
entitled Ours at the theater tonight.
In several pulpits of the city the min
listers on Sunday last discOursed on base
bali from a Sabbath-breaking standpoint.
Bill Moody, a black larcenist, and
Henrietta Williams, q female larcenist
we're committed to Jail by the Recorder
this morning.
The latest campaign fruits are a lot Of
candidates put out by the Radical party
of this city and county. They are a
sweet lot of citizens.
The 0sceola Belle came in at ! pm.
with 438 bales and l52 bags of cotton
and 1909 sacks Of seed. She returns this
evening to the upper coast.
Our country exchanges refer to the
large amount of cotton picking now being
done on plantations and the favorable
season for gathering the crop.
There was a down-ponr of icy cold air
in this latitude on Sunday night, and in
consequence ice appeared in the suburbs
Of the city yesterday morning.
The official vote of Indiana is in.
The returns from all the counties III the
/. State have been received, and these re-
turns place Blu Jeans Williams ma
%joritY at exactly 1894.
Many wretched aud dangerous side.
walks await the unwary pedestrian by
by day aud by night. n'tten cellar doors
stretch out far over tt, sidewalks as if
inviting some person to step down and
lou! Of the world.
The latest beverage hat has appeard
in Memphis is the Centennial or French
= champaign brandy. The brandy sparklea
like champaign; but it can only be drunk
I in diminutive glasses, as the sparkling
does not materially impair its original
strength Of body.
, At the Circuit Court to-day Caroline
Williams fled a petition for divorce
against Henry Williams. Both arc col
= ored, and Caroline charges Henry with
abandonment, want Of affinity, insom.
patibility Of temper, and other weak
y uesses too numerous to mention.
Scores of citizens are being summoned
" before the Grand Jury Of the Crimins
. Court in order that they may tell whs
- they know about wicked Memphis aftei
dark. Selling liquor on Sundays, gam
bling-houses and bagnios, are the cheer
full themes upon which the witnesses ar,
invited to discourse to the grand iLquiS
itor Of the jury.
half a dozen proprietresses Of tn
leading 6agnios OF the city were befor
\. the Grand Jury this forenoon, with
view to the discovery of che citizens fror
. whom the ladies" rent houses for puI
n poses of prostitution, 1t vas a fashion
y= ion be crowd Of women, dressed iu th
latest styles, with the cardinal red pr
dominating in costumes.
The many friends of Mrs, W. A. Bicl
ford, jr., nee Miss Annie Taylor, wi
regret her untimely death, which tco
place IN this city on yesterday morning
TO The reu aims Of the lamented lady wei
followed to Elmwood Cemetery to-day /
a large concourse Of friends and a
uuaintances. Mrs. Biekford was Il
daughter of our fellow.citizan, DR.. A
~ thur K. Taylor, and toward him Il
deepest sympathy is expressed by tt
community.
.po Mary Jane Gay (colored) fled a pet
ton for divorce in the ChanRery Cou
aa to day against Sam Gay, a Chinama'
+ alleging that they intermerried in Oct
Der, 1878, 10 this county; that the Ga
Chinawan has beaten her SO that her Ii
zSl has beeu in danger owing to her peculii
condition; that he has been running G
. Ter other black idols, etc, wherefore 81
prays for q divorce from the son of Il
Aowery and celestial kingdom Of Chin
and she prays for an Injunction to r
lie strain Gay from making away with b
10. property, because she claims allmony.
IN Fruit ia plenty and getting cheap
! daily. Eat brothers and sisters, eat
,od for there is no better medium Of stol
40 achic absorption for malarial deposi
,ho than good ripe fruit. Ask your doctC
9a+ and he will tell you II you are not abs
lutely down with sickness that fres
iIy pure vegetable acid ia what you nee
%. You can save your physician and yor
SELF a great deal Of trout and aux
has by g little attention to diet in the q
sat. tumn. We wish tito be distinctly u
derstood that we are not advertising 4
ng fruit stands in the above notice or a
C., vice.
30 Numbers Of negroes boldly decla
7 that they will not vote for Randolph, t
nominee of the white wing Of The Shell
county Radical party. Mr.. Randoll