Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-01
LEDGER LINES.

AhG N0AlNI N11NN w. ~ 49,
day next for the transaction Of quarterly
business.
Eleven DRINKS, fighting, assaults and
batteries, etc, we're disposed Of by fine
at the Recorders Court to-day.
The little Democrat will make a
noise around town tonight, and will
ratify the St. Louis Convention nomina-
tons.
Next Monday the Centennial picnic
will be held at James Park. At night
fireworks aud cannon will usher in the
Fourth.
Election tickets, candidates cards,
circulars, ETC., printed ct the lowest
rates at the LEDGER job Office, 10 Madi.
son street. I
At the Chancery Court yesterday after
noon special Chancellor D. H. Poston
granted a divorce to Fannie Brown from
]. q. Brown.
Quite q large number Of gray uniform
ed military cadets from the military
State schools are in the city passing
away vacation days pleasantly,
The Criminal Court met and ad.
journed this forenoon over to next Mon.
day. Judge Maccabe retired to give
place to Judge Adams, who has returned
from St. Louis.
On Tuesday next the LEDGER men
will celebrate the great natal snniver-
sary of this land of4reedom, and in con-
sequence thereof the LEDGER will not be
published on that day.
Read the programme Of the grand
Fourth Of July celebration, published in
another column. Let everybody turn
out and assist in the anniversary Of
American Independence.
Tse great ratification meeting to in
r dorse the action Of the st. Louis Con
%vention in nominating Tilden and Hen
bricks will come of on the bluff tonight,
1t will be an immense affair.
The installation OF officers Of Mem.
phis Lodge No. 1876, Knights Of Honor
and perhaps other lodges, will take place
: Monday evening at their hall on Secont
d street. There will be a large attendance
DR.. R. A. Young, Of Nashville, vii
dedicate Hszelwood Church, situated
four miles out or the fernando road, a
3 o'clock tomorrow evening. Thos,
v wishing to attend will find conveyance
0 at the curve free Of charge.
: 1t is rumored on the streets that til
Radicals viii put out Mr.. A. j. Wheeie
} as a candidate for Sheriff, and Charlie
' Kortrecht, Esq, as a candidate for th
office of Judge Of the Criminal CourI
This report may be unauthorized, bT
. still it is the report.
: la another column will be found th
notice of a series of chicken 6ght
J, which will come Of at the Boulevar
Resort, formerly Madame Bullock's, o
~ Poplar street, Monday and Tuesday Il
er Sd and 4th Of July. The trouble wi
n commence each day at IL m.
At an election held last night in Bal
: ner Lodge No. l47, |. 0. 0. F., the 70
lowing officers for the ensuing term wei
y chosen; James W. Anderson, N. G
W. K. French, V. g.; William Henri
;. Secretary; James S. Wilkins, Treasures
G. Joseph H. Shepherd, Visitor.
e. To-day the day and night police pair,
forces snapped, ends. Captain Weat
erford and Sergeant cElroy took chars
of the day patrol and Captain Arrat
. and Sergeant Haggerty became the Of
GERS commanding the patrol of Il
night. The change will continue thrt
y months. Il
Aleck Mccullough. a we'll knewn Gil
- zen OF cur rcity. died at his residenc
; So Main street, of congestion of IL
" bowels. His funeral wiz take place
AZ o'clock this afternops The ez-mer
= bers Of tbNl54th Tepnessee regimen
M are idviteoto attend the funeral of the
- deceased comrade.
To.R hsow afternoon the Mempn
Reds anu ther Riversidse will play
match bSse ball game at Central Par
{. On the 2lbartb the Memphis Reds al
= the Memphis Club (both professional
will play on the same grounds. tt
game will be very interesting and "
at. attract a large crowd.
in That festive Republica9sW. R, Moor
t., presided over the Radical pew.wow
80 the Greenlaw opera-house last nigl
m. William looked grand, gloomy and pee
liar and introduced each speaker in
Tul ChesterGeldian style or a style reese
bling Mrs. farley as she presented ea
wax-work "fggsr" to the multitude,
The Chickssaw Guards, in undrt
.or. uniform, pants, hat, boots and shirt, we
and through a course of 9kirmish drill
loOl Second street, near Adams, last evenir
'Or' The boys soon got into an unfashional
son state Of perspiration, but a gentle show
M; of rain coming from the southwest
'ns, good time caused the gallant Chick
to stampede for the armory.
las. Telegraphic communications betwe
Memphis and Little Rock via the Miss
sippi river cable are not yet perfect, I