Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-30
LEDGER LINES.
Red snappers at Victor Fuchs.

monthly session wednesday next az the
City Hall.
All the city Offices will be closed on
MoRday and Tuesday next, the Sd and
4th Of July.
Yesterday the mercury in the Their
mOmeter was flirting up among the
nineties.
On the Fourth the annual picnic Of St,
Peters Orphan Asylum will come off at
James Park.
Candidates tickets, cards and circu-
lars printed at the LEDGER Office cheaper
and better than elsewhere.
The School Board will meet on next
Monday night, aud will select a new
school superintendent, possibly.
The police and fremen will receive a
months pay tomorrow SO as to enable
them to enjoy the Fourth of July.
The Centennial picnic at James Park
on Monday night, the eve of the Fourth,
promises to be q splendid fete for the
people,
The Fire and Police Commissioners
will meet tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock,
and re-engage in the trial of cases now
before them.
On yesterday, at the Cotton Exchange,
the Memphis Wooden Mandatory ex-
hibited specimens Of jeans made by
them at Fort Pickering.
At the Criminal Court, to-day, Susan
Howard (black) was convicted OF grand
larceny, and was sentenced to three
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The boys" will return from St. Louis
this evening, and they will tell us how it
happened that the convention nominated
that strong ticket composed Of Tilden
and Hendricks.
At the United States District Court
/ today, q motion to set aside the judg
msnt obtained by the plaintiff in the
| case Of Leech VS.. Lauderdale county is
being argued by counsel.
A striped house snake was killed OF
Main street, near Madison, this morning
1t was crawling around, evidently with {
: view to attend the Hayes-Wheele rati
0 6cation meeting tonight.
The dramatic entertainment for thu
. benefit of the Sisters of the Good Shep
8 herd will be presented this evening b.
the Sodality Dramatic Association a
their hall on Washington street.
! The big ten.pounder Parrot gun vii
d arrive this evening from Washington
and on tomorrow evening, on the bluff
: the Parrot will speak out in favor {
= the success of Democracy and Conserv
atism.
There will be a Hayes and Wkeele
pow-wow, or ratification meeting Of Raj
icals, at the G~reenlaw Opera House Il
3 night. The Radical candidates for coul
ty offices should be on hand to max
speeches and themselves.
~ There is a necessity for more seats
r. Court Square. In some cities the square
3 are furnished with seats by advertiser
whose names appear on them. This is
to new idea here, but an excellent on
What say a few of our leading Mai
- street merchants2
Some days since 7. j. Drury was col
n yicted before the United States Court f,
= passing counterfeit money. A motto
. for a new trial was argued by counse
r. and to-day Judge Trigg granted the m
~ ton. The defendant will have to be trit
~ at the next term Of court.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner SpelmH
=. held an inquest upon a dead neg
. woman named Sally Williams, who +
sided back of Payne's cotton pickery {
Poplar street. The verdict of the jul
was that the said Sally Williams dit
from hemorrhage of the lungs.
- When two Memphians enter a saloc
one says to the other, Let US take
u Tilden and Hendricks drink" and Il
other replies, Heres to the success
the ticket" What follows is unnecessa
N. to mention, because it is merely a prat
SO ical illustration of the two sentiments,
In the case of Friedlander, Stitch
Co. VS.. Davis ct al, a verdict for Il
plaintiffs was rendered at the Unit
i. States District Court. An appeal W
taken in the ease to the United Stat
In Circuit Court, Judge Emmons presidir
who will open court in this city in 81
/ TENDER next
Yesterday was o good day for low
ty. of bananas. Bananas we're auction
los off at the corner Of Main aud MOI
Court streets at from twenty-five Gel
: to one dollar a bunch. II a bunch CT
tanned a %tarantula hidden beneath I
fruit, no extra charge was made for
additional natural attraction.
The grand Democratic and Oonser'
&c tive ratification netting on the bluff
", morrow night will be attended by a VI
70 large crowd Of citizens. Several of
,s;. best speakers of the city will addr
6 their fellow citizens upon the subject
the St. Louis Convention, nominate
rs and the success of the ticket.