Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-20

arrested the Amazon and a forfeit of ten
dollars put up secured her release in q
few minutes.
At St. Agnes Academy, on yesterday,
the closing commencement exercises
took place in the presence of a large
number Of visitors The young lady
graduates we're Miss Emma Voegeli and
Miss Costello, of this city; Miss Katie
Semmes, Of Canton, Mississippi, and
Miss Lizzie Reynolds, of Athens, Ala
bama.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mary Belle Toof, a beautiful aud accom-
plishei young lady of this city. and Mr..
John G. Little, Of Mount Sterling, Ken.
lucky. Miss Toof is the daughter of
Mr.. S G. Toof. The ceremony will take
place at 10 o'clock, on the 9th instant,
at the Christian Church, on Linden
street.
Alderman Fleming of the Tenth ward
resigned at a General Council meeting
held yesterday. Councilman Morrison
was elected to Gil the vacancy. The
election to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Councilman Morrison,
who was promoted to the position Of AL
dermau, will be filed at the next regular
meeting, to be held in July next.
/ In addition to the Declaration of In.
t dependence, to be read on the Fourth Of
July, some one should read the famous
Bartlett resolutions, which brought about
the independence of the Democratic and
, Conservative people of Shelby county,
and freed them from white and black
Radical domination, This would be very
appropriate, assssit we're, in this centen-
, nisl year.
; Last Saturday evening, at the house Of
DR.. R. W. Mitchell, the graduating class
of the Presbyterian Grammar and High
: School, and a few Of their friends, had a
: reception at the hands Of Mrs. Mitchell.
> Miss Higbee and Miss Ida Pugh-Mrs.
. Mitchell entertaining with graceful hos.
pitality. 1t was a delightful little gath.
9 ering and a happy finale to the com
mencement exercises.
At the Criminal Court today, before
Special Judge Tom Turley, a motion il
on hearing to compel the Clerk of thu
Criminal Court to tax the costs in tn,
State cases tried by Recorder Duff, 81
e that the Recorder shall be allowed thesl
r special fees. Attorney General Wrigh
appears for the State, City 'Attorue,
Walker for the city, and Messrs. Clap
"a and Horrigan for Recorder Duff. Tb
argument Of counsel commenced las
evening and will be concluded this after
noon.
r A man tumbled over ire bluff at th
foot Of Monroe street on Sunday last
III but be was picked up on tie levee fort
s. feet below in a good state of preserv'
% ton, he having rolled down the mudd
a inclined plane and followed the course
as Of the rain gullies with unerring accl
racy and intelligence. He explained ii
III tumble by remarking that be had in
~ bibed some beer Of sopori6c virtues,
~ well knowing that tobacco stems are no
used by beer manufacturers.
he The Ledger nine, who defeated ii
Appeal nine SO badly in a baseball col
.. test a few days since, has disbanded f
% the season. The nine is not compose
of professional b~all-tossers, althoug
4. they play quite as we'll as many of Il
h. crack clubs. Having succeeded in d,
feating the Appeal boys they are sati
fed with the honors and have retire
ne from the field, the bat and the ball
good order. Next year if any of tt
crack professional clubs Of the Mort
u wish to be whitewashed a few times q
they have to do is to tackle the LedgI
nine on the battle field.
Whenever you see a city official a
ed tending q General Council meeting f
the purpose Of ele%etioneering and enl
neering Lis fsvorites into vacancies
Ill Councilmen and Aldermen, you may
w. sure hat he is negleoting his legitima
le' official business, and that his own pa
g: ticular department of the city Cover
to- ment is running sorter loose" B
he there are some men who, like Alta
Ily think they are carrying the world {
he their backs, and Of course they aspire
run the whole city, and that too witho
in. being competent to do so in any respeC
oh The rule in official business, as in 9th
led business, is: Stick to your Office al
to your Office will stick to you, but if not
a not.
bis Yesterday a pair Of horses attached
o hack belonging to Joe McOullers, viii
OF the State Female College, got frigt
ened at the storm and broke for hon
They galloped down roads and stree
across street-car tracks, avoided Wagon
drays, etc, run over nobody, until
lar last they we're stopped IN Main sire
~ near Monroe, a distance of wei T.
miles from where they started. On Ma.
near Linden, a crowd of men atteml
WI ed to stop the frightened but well-train
animals, but they only succeeded in ri
tne ming the hack against a street line mu
d d box which was loaded with passenge