Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-26
LEDGER LINES.
Red snappers at Victor Fuchs.

Judge Tom Brown will deliver the
Fourth of July address at Covington,
Tennessee.
The Centennial picnic on the Sd Of
July, at James Park, promises to be a
most interesting fete.
Candidates tickets, cards and circu.
lars printed at the LEDGER office cheaper
and better than elsewhere I
The committee on raising funds for the
Fourth Of July celebration is making
calls upon citizens for contributions.
County Register Greibel has gone
north on a summer trip. His deputies
can be found in his office during his alb.
sence.
The mortuarY report Of the Board of
Health for the past week shows the total
deaths to have been II. Whites, 8;
blacks, 10.
On the lat Of July General R. P. Nicely
will assume entire control Of that portion
Of the Mississippi Central railroad lying
in Tennessee.
Planters from down the river com
plain of the "blight" in their cotton
fields. The blight causes the leaves to
wither and fall off.
At Central Park yesterday the Mem
phis Reds beat the Eckfords by a score
Of IA to l. The latter club was, how
ever, greatly overmatehed.
The trial test Of the two new rotary
steam fire engines will be made at A
o'clock this afternoon on the corner Of
Second and Washington streets.
Fire and Police Commissioner NJ. Ma
gevney, ST., has been confined to his
room for several days by sickness, but
he was out on the streets to-day attend.
ing to business.
At the Criminal Court to day Major
j. c. McCabe is acting special judge
b caring misdemeanor cases, oiee Judge
Adams, who has gone to st. Louis to at
tend the convention.
The new Presbyterian church being
built on the Topp place, at the corner o
Besl and Lauderdale streets, is progress
sing toward completion rapidly and vii
be finished in a few weeks.
Tomorrow the St. Louis Nationa
! Democratic Convention will commenc
; its session for the purpose Of giving t
: the country the next President and Vic
President on the 4th of March next.
Last Friday night a construction trai
, on the Memphis and Little Rock roa
I ran off the track near Blacklist trestl,
fourteen miles west of Memphis, d
tanning the westward-bound train sewers
. hours.
3 Rev. Father Bokel, of GAINESVILLE
Ohio, has arrived in the city to take th
- place made vacant by removal Of Faith,
Edelen at St. Peters Catholic churc
t The latter gentleman has been orderl
to take charge of a parish in Ohio.
as The Mayor and General Counc
to Board Of Fire and Police Commissio
srs and Board Of Underwriters are in
ted to attend the steam fire engine tie
to be given this afternoon at 4 o'cloc
on the corner of Second and Washingtt
y streets.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of t
- famous battle of Ba%nnockburn, fought
~ 1915, and in which that rebel, Robe
e. Bruce, with his $4,000 ~Scotchmen,
= teated 10000 Englishmen under XII
- Edward. and won the independence
Scotland.
> At an election held Saturday night
their hall the following officers we
elected for Ruth Lodge, l. o. o. F., (
- the ensuing term; D. A. Wardlaw,
G.; Mrs. Julia c. Cullins, V. g.; M
: W. Albert, Secretary; Mrs. Marc
\, Jones, Treasurer.
John Cosgrove, a widely-known citiz
of North Memphis, was found dead
his bed, on Main street neal WashingtC
yesterday morning. Coroner Spelm
held an inquest on the body, and I
Jury returned a verdict Of death fro
heart disease. De m%Ortuus nihI n
boaum.
In tbs case of 7. ]. Drury, convict
a few days since Of passing c%ounterf
,as money, the argument Of counsel is p
he crossing to-day before Judge Trigg OF
RIM motion for a new trial. Ex-Goverl
nj. Harris appeared for the defendant a
nd District Attorney Murray for the Uni
The States.
ep- Farmers residing along the line Of
in Mississippi and Tennessee railroad Q
uly in the country surrounding Grent
md say the corr crop is in good condit
iod and a much larger crop than last yea
.lly expected, but the cotton crop is ba
,or. ward and looks badly. Cotton or
au- cotton, there will be plenty of bread
ten meat raised.
ks, Since the silver-plated cups attacI
her to the drinking fountain on Main str
ally in front of Court Square, we're stolen
at. cup to drink from has taken their pla
yes Will not some enterprising citizen hi