Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-25
LEDGER LINES.

will be organized in this city this even
ing.
Nothing Of interest transpired at the
Recorders Court or in the County Courts
Of record to-day.
The Vioksburg Herald OF Saturday
last notices the arrival Of Mr.. Jefferson
Davis in that city.
The pigeon killers will be pulling
triggers at fernando Trotting Park to.
morrow afternoon.
Tomorrow the Odd Fellows Of the
city will indulge in a parade and a cele-
bration Of their anniversary at the thea
ter.
The names Of ex.Chancellor Stockton
and Colonel Tom Avery are favorably
mentioned in connection with the Judge
ship Of the Criminal Court.
Already numerous candidates for the
Office of Criminal Court Judge are men
toned. That bench should be occupied
by a learned and able lawyer.
The overflow is no longer a subject of
fear and has almost ceased to be a sub
ject Of conversation. as the river is fall
ing rapidly at all points above and below,
Next Monday will be May Day, and
already many children are whispering
the song Of TeHnyson: I'm to be
queen of May, mother, I'm to be queen
of Mayl'
Society is stirred up over the Julia
Mathews English Opera Bouffe Company
who will make their appearance at the
theater in Giroae Giroaa on next Thurs
day evening.
This evening the Christian Brothers
College Centennial celebration will com
mence at the Exposition building, and il
will 30 doubt be attended by a large con-
course of citizens.
Lakeside Library Cross Purpose, lOc
a copy at ~SpaDgler's news stand, 1913
Main street. Also Scribner, St. Nicho.
las and other popular reading matter.
Old novels very cheap.
The General Council committee on
the impeachment Of Recorder Duff have
drafted a series Of charges and specif.
cations which will be presented to the
General Council at the next meeting, on
the first Wednesday in May.
Captain Jim Duff, our river commits
s%ioner, presented the LEDGER Office with
an immense egg, the product of a Brah-
ma hen, which,must have imagined her.
self to be a turkey, as the egg was of a
size usually furnished by the latter bird
to Grangerian families.
Trains will commence running again
over the Little Rock railroad to-day and
travel by rail between Memphis and Lit.
tie Rock will be resumed, all damages
done to the road by the food having
been repaired. The train will leave this
city for Little Rock daily at 1886 pm.
Only three days in which to make
gold to attend the Centennial by invest
ing in the grand golden distribution Of
the Louisiana State drawing, April 10Th.
No p%ostponement. No scaling. For
full information and circulars apply to
G.. Il, Samuel, No. 246 Third street,
Memphis,
The members Of St. Georges bsnevo-
lent association elected officers last
night and celebrated their national an
niversary with a banquet at their hall
on Second street. The officers elect are
Il. Ainsworth. President, h. Wheadley,
Vice President; 7. j, Walker, Secretary;
A. A. Normant, Treasurer.
Water pipes for the different jets we're
laid in the new Court Square fountain
yesterday and the brick work was being
put down. The bricks are laid in Amer
lean cement mixed with lime, and when
the basin is finished it will be coated with
the celebrated English Portland cement,
which forms a concrete and becomes as
hard as granite.
On the 18th of May the Porter Rifles,
Of Nashville, and The 0'Connor Zouaves,
of Knoxville, purpose engaging in a
competitive drill in this city for Eve
thousand dollars. The Cbickasaw
Guards, under whose auspices the drill
is to take place, are in correspondence
with the Porter Rifles as to the affair, Of
which due notice will be given.
There is not an open space Of ground
in the suburbs that is not occupied by
the omnipresent base ballers every Sun
day. There are at least one hundred
clubs, blacks and whites, and composed
of childhood, youth and manhood in this
city at present. In fact, this base ball
business has taken a fresh start, and has
become a healthy epidemic SO far as ex.
. ereise is concerned.
There are scores Of amateur scientists
along the river bank who keep water.
marks Of their own invention and prog.
nosticate as to the rise and fall of the
: Father of Rivers at this point. Ole
Probs, at Washington, has many rivals
on the Memphis bluffs, and the old gen
tleman had better keep his eyes open OF
else one Of our water and weather OBJ