Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-15
LEDGER LINES.

Nothing OF pubic interest transplred
at the courts of record to-day.
The Memphis Amateurs and River, .
sides play their first game of a series to-
morrow evening at Olympic Park.
The Democrats of the Second and
Third wards will assemble tonight and
organize Tilden and Hendricks clubs.
The General Council will meet again
on Monday afternoon next for the pur.
pose of awarding the contraction paving
Main street.
The heavy rainslast evening had quite
a cooling effect upon the atmosphere,
which made sleeping last night a pleasure
instead of a task.
The Democrats of the Fifth Civil dis.
trict will meet this 7%vening at Big Spring
at 6 o'clock for the purpose of organizing
Q Tilden.H Hendricks club.
Esquire Sneed, an old citizen Of this
county, died at his residence, near Ra.
leigh, in the Sixth civil district, yester.
day.
Spangler, 37S Main street, has on his
tables all the latest illustrated pictorials,
monthlies, etc. A good supply of the
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Lakeside Library, loo per copy, single
numbers.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of John G. Sick, 366 Main street,
dealer in harness, leather and shoe find
ings. Mr.. Sick is an enterprising young
man and deserves public patti onage.
Otto Saupe, a little son of DR.. Saupe,
was drowned in the bayou yesterday
evening while bathing. Coroner Spell
man held an inquest upon the body and
the jury returned averdict Of accidental
drowning.
Several Of the bellies say they will moi
permit the "Chieks" to 60 out on the
plains and fight hat horrid Sitting Bull
Just think Of i%t-should q "Chick " gel
scalped, why no belle could possibly
marry him after that.
Numbers of Memphians, who cling ia
that cherished idea that beer does not in
toxicate, can be seen late at night max
ing geometrical curves and angles with
their legs along the sidewalks as they
wend their way homeward,
Several of the Chickasaw Guards art
in favor of e%lecting Hon. Casey Young
captain of the company for the Sitting
Ball campaign, on the ground that ne
one has a right to ask another to vol
unteer unless he is o volunteer himself
Reckless driving by draymen am
hackmen is again becoming frequent
The police should once more enforce thu
ordinances relating to fast driving arounC
street corners. A few arrests and iuei
will settle the matter for awhile, as be
fore.
Two wife.whippsrs we're arrested by
t the police on yesterday, and this morn
!, ing the Recorder forced them to donatr
: a few dollars to the relief of the city
treasury. We should imagine that wife
whipping was rather warm exercise a
: this season Of the year, especially 70
the wife.
Crowds of negroes follow the chain
gang through the streets now in order Il
Y get a look at Frances Thompson. Thi
forenoon the infatuated prisoner hurle
a rock at a man on Monroe street an
9 Injured him considerably, whereupo
the prisoner came neal being mobile
by the crowd.
al Much has been said and read Of h
great Indian chief, Sitting Bull, Tb
exact likeness, carved in wood, can b
is seen in froRt Of Sol Coleman's Ros
Concha depot any day in the week. Th
likeness is excellent. The figure els
Indicates that it is the place to get Cubs
az cigars at &c each.
DO An unfortunate son Of the CELESTE
and aowery kingdom of China, nan
unpronounceable, was run over by q hAC