Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-02
LEDGER LINES.

uate with the bankers Tor money 10 pay
of the working forces Of the city.
Managers of picnies can have ell their
job printing done at the LEDGEs Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. +
Knights of Innisfail picnic at James
Park to-day and tonight, provided the
weather remains clear, and hat we have
no rain fall.
In the Chancery Court to day Jennie
Coyvant filed a petition for divorce
against David Coyvant on the charge Of
abandonment, etc.
7. B. Crseth, a well known planter of
this county who has been residing near
Germantown for at least forty years,
died Of pleurisy yesterday.
President Grant has signed the Mem.
phis custom-house bill, and in July next
Supervising Architect Potter will be here
to commence work on the bluff
Yesterday afternoon and last night
Memphis humanity suffered from heat;
the latter being extremely oppressive,
just as it always is at this period Of the
Ye ir after a rain.
A pavement of some kind is badly
neeied around the Court Square ioun
tain, as at present the wind scatters the
spray far over the parapet of the basin.
and water and earth Will produce sloI
and mud.
Ga Sunday afternoon at Olympic Parl
a game of base ball will be played be
tween the Memphis professional Clul
AMI the Eckfords. Both mines hav,
been strengthened by new players, and
lively game may be expected.
The sacred concert at st. Peter
ChuIeA will come off next Sunday night
The programme Of musical exercise
arranged for last Wednesday night
concert, which had to be postponed, vii
be carried out without change.
Thirty seven patrolmen, o rtwenty.iou
at night and thirteen on day, guard th
citizens Of the city and endeavor to DC
tect them from thieves, burglars, CHECKER
snatchers, Sneaks and other individual
known to a high state of civilized life.
DR.. Erskine, Health Officer, intend
enforcing strict sanitary regulations du
inE the hot months. He has made a
arrangement with the Water Compsu
for turning water from the fre.plugs I'M
the street cutters daily.
Toe Avalanchian wedding historic
this morning in noticing a bridal whiC
. was celebrated yesterday, says Of II
bride that she is "a lively young lady
. We presume the historian meant
write lovely" as there is quite a {
ference in meaning as between the ~
words.
D The residence Of Captain Geor
9 9 Cochrane, at 295 Linden street, "
! badly injured by fire yesterday aft
noon. The furniture was saved, but "
somewhat damaged by removal. 7
building was owned by Mr.. Lol
Hanauer, and was damaged to the amou
\ Of about $1,000.
Parties having invitations 10 t
Templars' picnic can get tickets to t
grounds at James Speeds office, corr
Main and Madison. Those having b
kets will send them to Marcus Jon
1854 Second street, or to the MississiI
and Tennessee depot, by 81 o'clock
morrow Saturday morning.
The compositors Of the LEDGER hi
/, org ,nized u picked nine to tackle
. c~ompositors' picked nine OF the App
. Office in q game Of base ball, to come
. at an early day. The game will b.
- lively one and will be an event in ty
/. graphicl circles. We will bank all
small change upon the LEDGER men.
The baseball match between the freiI
:. clerks and the telegraph operators,
the benefit Of the Sisters of the CT
Shepherd, which will take place at OILY
+, pic Park on to. morrow Saturday af
\. noon at 3 o'clock, should attract a Ia
number Of spectators. Trains will lei
= the Louisville depot for the grounds
N. 2 and 2:3O pm,
Between two and three o'clock
morning FIRE bells rung out, engi
rushed by, the hoarse voices Of the
boys hoated on the air, and all
caused citizens to arise from Il
couches, leave the arms Of Morph
n. and hasten up to the Webster block
w Main street, between Adams and Wa
- ington, where the conlagation was
crossing.
BIS, In another column will be found
ces marriage notice of two well known NJ
nd phians, Mr.. W. A. Bickiord, jr.,
CT Miss Anna NJ. Taylor. The interest
ceremony was performed by Rev, t
IL Upper at st. Luke's Episcopal Uhu.
lg- Hot Springs, Arkansas, The numeI
OF friends of the bride and COON in
III city received the news with unallC
pleasure, and many congrstulatery
.er marks were made as to the happy ev
le' Since FIVE night patrolmen had tt
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