Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-29
LEDGER LINES.

picnic at james Park to-day.
Deodorize, disinfect and clean up SO
hat the public health may be preserved.
In the Chancery Court Maria Jerome
has fled a bill for divorce against Col
umbus Jerome.
Judge Catron, city editor Of the Ava
lanche, has left the city on a Centennial
trip to the East.
Managers of picnios can have all their
job printing done at the LEDGER Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. II
The Grand Jury is considering the
Reasonover-Ellis Germantown, homicide
case to-day with a view to finding bills Of
indictment.
The telegraph company is putting up
tall posts on the west side of Main, north
of Adams street, and extending to the
Louisville depot.
Mayor Flippin is making arrange
ments to borrow money for the payment
of the city employees, which arrangement
will be perfected this week.
Tracy is getting up a mule race for the
tournament Each man is to ride some
other mans mule for a purse Of $25, and
the slowest mule wins the purse.
Our Boys of Scotland, aud the Airing
tons of Pinch, played a game of base
ball yesterday, which resulted in favor Of
the Arlingtons by a score of rs to II.
In the Circuit Court Anna G. Moore
has fled a bill for divorce against Jasper
Moore on the grounds of inhuman treat
ment, attempts to kill and abandonment.
The p~ostofice will close at 10 o'clock
tomorrow, the day being a national holi'
J day aud the day for decorating the Fed
: eral graves at the National Cemetery
! The promenade concert for the benefit
of the EImwood Confederate monumen
: will come off tomorrow evening at tn
Exposition building. The entertainment
= will close with a dance.
: On to morrow, in obedience to tn
edict OF the Grand Army Of the Reput
\ lie, Decoration Day will be celebrated a
the National Cemetery, situated fou
S miles out on the Louisville railroad.
At halfpast two o'clock this mornin
a fire broke out and consumed the ofic
t of the St. Bernard Coal Association {
the navy yard. The damage don
amounted to about n hundred dollar
70 The general opinion has gained groun
in Memphis that the Avalanche is ba
IS authority on matters connected vii
~ Democracy, but on the Radical side i
opinions may be taken with greats
II faith.
to Scores of Memphians will leave f
Nashville to-day in order to attend Il
- convention to be held on Wednesday f
the purpose of electing delegates to
n tend the National Convention at {
Louis.
T.. Sacred concert at St. Peters ChurC
IC- aext We dnesday evening, on which
ce. casion the choir will be assisted by I
=. leading vocal talent of the city, as "
be seen from the published program
of exercises.
Thousands of martins infest the RI
of the building opposite the Ada
Il, street station-house. Late in the evC
ing the noise made by the fighting bill
s. is a nuisance to those attempting
sleep in hat vicinity.
Robert Thompson (negro), chars
N with assault and battery with intent
kill, was committed to Jail by the I
corder to-day in default OF $4,000 b
re- Lizzie Jones, larcenist, was also &C
mitted in default of bail.
I. At least fifty iron seats should
placed in Court Square in the. vicinity
the beautiful fountain In order to 6
u. visitors a chance to rest. The Gene
Council should consider this question
the next regular meeting.
g., Henry Schilling and W. F. 0ltm
will run a foot.race at the German T
~testant Sunday.school picnic next M
day. The friends Of each are confd
L. of their favorite's success, and man
glass of lager is staked on the result.
The employees Of Rice, Silk 4 Co.
in. .Schwab 4 Co. played a game of b
ball at Olympic Park yesterday morn
with the employees of Menken Bros.
o B. Lowenstein & Bros WHICH game
suited in favor of the latter by a scor
q IL to 10.
. The river is we'll within banks at p
ent. The steamer St. Geuevieve
man been aground at the foot Of the Gu
If a at the foot of Devils Elbow since Sa
y in day, as considerable difficulty has
bird developed in attempting to find the
of channel.
med The Coroner's jury of inquest vi
calls considered the Reasonovec.Elli trag
who near Germantown, after mature de
'ome ration returned a verdict of willful
the der against the Reasonovers. As to
white cause of the homicide numerous
The Aicting reports are in circulation.