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

Keep your feet warm and your head
cool, and you are all right.
Memphis needs a ERE alarm telegraph
and two new rotary engines.
The Bridges divorce case still occupies
the attention Of the Chancery Court.
The river at this point is now two
inches below high water mark Of 1861.
Fifteen-ball psol has almost run out Of
existence the game of pin pool at the
billiard saloons.
The School Board will meet on Non
day night next. A called meeting was
held last night, but no quorum was pres
ent.
But little Of interest could be CLEANED
by our reporter to-day around the sacred
precincts Of the courts or Of the City
Hall.
Buffalo gnats have appeared already,
and are annoying stable horses. Horse
owners should keep sharp look out for
their stock.
The Tempel of Love No. | elected
officers last night; their installation will
take place next Friday evening at the
Central Baptist Church.
Many Memphis bellies now wear low
quarter shoes and red stockings while
promenadiug ON Main street. They
look charming-that is, the bellies,
Dan Rice is still on the bluff at the
foot of Madison street with his wonder.
full trained animal show. BE gives ar
exhibition each afternoon and night.
The Cicalla jury has been released
again by the Circuit Court until to.mor
row morning, when they will assemble
once more and tackle the question a
issue.
The front wall of B. Roeco's establish
ment, on the corner of Main and Adam
streets, being in a dangerous condition
is being torn down to give place to
new one.
The sale of seats for the Richings-Bel
nard English opera will commence Of
Thursday morning at the theater. TIL
troupe will commence an engagement O.
Monday next.
Mr.. Landon G. Haynes, jr., aud Mis-
Gertrude, General Gideon ]. Pillow
youngest daughter, we're married thi
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residenc
Of the brides father.
The east wall of the station house is j
a dangerous condition, and is liable
tumble down at any moment. 1t wouI
be we'll to repair the old wall with a ne,
one as soon as possible.
: The officers elect of the Howard Ass
/ citation are as follows: President, G. v
{ Gordon; Vice Presidents, W. j. SmitI
4. A. D. Langstaff; Secretary, ]. II. Smith
Treasurer, P. W. Semmes.
Last night thieves broke into the roo
of two young men, situated in the We
ster block, en- Main street, near Was
ington, aud carried off about three hu
t dred dollars worth of clothing.
A gentleman was shot in another ge,
tlemau's sleeping apartment on 0rleal
street last night. As Shakespeare say
I'D rather be a toad and feed upon Il
vapors of a dungeon than" -, etc,
The Charles Morgan will leave Glenn
whariboart tomorrow at two o'clock f
7, New Orleans. Captain Glenn has e
t gagged for her 100 IONS Of oil meal ar
several hundred bales of cotton.
. In the Circuit Court Clerks oAic
Solomon Mckinney has filed a bill fl
divorce against Barmer Mckinney. !
the same court IN ex parte petition hi
!. been filed by Dave Smith to have h
= name changed to Dave Fravel.
h Several Of the leading professors
y music purpose organizing a c~onservatoi
of music in this city. The enterprise
y a good one and will receive the Aear.
8 encouragement and support of Il
v m%usic.lOving people of Memphis.
At the Recorders Court this mornir
William McNeal (negro), arrested {
suspicion of setting on fire the cote
gin of Payne & Co., was committed
Jail, Robert Mitchell (%negro), charg,
with mule and horse stealing, was al
committed to jail.
An inquest Of lunscy is being held
is the case of Mr.. F. Schumann, a WI
y known Beal street gunsmith. For son
time Mr.. Schumann has given eviden
a of having lost his reason, The jury
lunatico i~nQuirendo will resume the &C
is sideration of his case this afternoon.
{ A few days since a negro woman wi
= a dip net caught a real shad, weight
70 fourteen ounces, in the Mississippi riv,
d near Bayou Gouls, ninetYfve nil
u above New Orleans. Thirty years a
u shad we're found in the Mississippi a
in the Bayou Plaquemine, but not
u large numbers.
The New Orleans Picayune now CT
ries the name Of Mrs. A. M. Holbro
widow of the late proprietorl at [