Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-27
LEDGER LINES.

Fresh Mackinaw trout and white fish
ust received by Victor D. Fuchs, Al
.efferSOn street.
To-day an assignee will be selected to
axe charge Of the effects OF the South
I'm Life Insurance Company.
Tbs thermometer on these cloudy days
ImuseS itself among the sixties and sew
mites instead OF the nineties, as for
nerly.
The Tenth-warders will organize a
,lub tonight in the interest of Tilden
md Hendricks. Good speakers will be
n attendance.
The Irish Literary Association meets
.o.night, at 80 Poplar street, to wrestle
With the Monaghan question. Open and
rec to the public.
The chain-gang prisoners took charge
of Crutchy Thompson last night and put
The villain through a circus performance
the s%tation-house cell.
There will be a rousing meeting at the
Assembly Hall tomorrow night to or
a Tilden and Hendricks club.
will be good speaking and fine
music.
Specimens of the Delaware grapes
from Barbour's fruit farm, on Trigg
avenue, have been received at the
LEDGER Office. Ripe grapes are fit food
for the tabled immortal gods.
The game Of base ball played on last
Tuesday evening between the Mutuals,
Of Chelsea and the Blue Stockings o.
South Memphis resulted in the defeat o.
Of the Blues by a score of 26 to l6.
From five to ten pounds Of poisoned
meat has been fed away to muzzlelesi
ours daily since Monday, and in conse
quence dead dogs are lying all around
town awaiting the arrival of the cit
scavenger.
The St. Louis Reds play their fnaI
game this afternoon at Olympic Park
The Memphis Blues are their opponents
and an interesting game may be expect
ed. Trains leave the Louisville depo
at 3 and $3.50 o'clock.
1t has been noticed that many mem
bers Of the Hayes and Wheeler Clul
carry canes. This is believed to be EN-
blematical Of the "Crutch-y Club" ant
a cant has become the insignia OF tn
political holch.pot association.
The General Council will assembl
next Wednesday afternoon to engage il
monthly business for August. There i
a quorum Of both boards in the city a
present, but by Wednesday next som
Alderman may slip away, and thereb.
dispose of the quorum.
The fourth convention of the Nationa
Association Of Fire Engineers will cor
vene at Philadelphia on Monday, Ser
TENDER 4th. Chief officers, engineers
etc., of FIRE departments will meet tn
representatives of the National Board G
Underwriters at the convention.
The Radical candidates for the ofic
OF magistrate in the several districts, an
those side shows, known as indepeuder
candidates, are uniting in order to defeG
the regular Democratic nominees fC
these offices. No Democrat or Conse
vative should be fooled by this schem,
A white boy, named Messenger, age
about fourteen years, was drowned in Il
Mississippi yesterday while bathing b.
low the elevator. The clothing of Il
drowned boy we're recognized to-day
belonging to Rand lph Messenger, SC
Of Mr.. Messenger, a painter, residing @
Elliott street. The body of the drownt
youth was recovered this afternoon.
A negro was arrested on Front sire
last night, having in his possession
balf.dozen of chickens, a lot Of cabbaI
and a few dozen Irish potatoes. T
said he paid fifteen cents each for Il
, chickens, twenty-five cents for the pot
toes, and hal a nan gave him the ca
bage heads. His tale not being consii
ent, he was locked up on suspicion
! being q thief and night.prowler.
The City of Augusta will give a gran
excursion Sunday afternoon, going dow
the river, touching for a short time
plantations below Presidents Islam
returning to the landing at seven o'cloc
t aud proceed up the river for a moo
9 light sail, Arnold's brass band W
accompany the party and entertain Il
guests with select music. The reOre
ton will be delightful to those who a
. confined to their desks and counte
3 throughout the week. Jake Pister
managing this pleasant affair.
The most absurd rumOrs have been
J circulation for a day or two eoncerni
a prospective or supposed duel betwe
two of the Cbickasaw Guards. One
NOR had it that the row was about a q
L and that the weapons selected were
improved breech loading Springf,
y musket, with forty rounds Of fixed a
lmunilion to each man, distance 70