Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29
LEDGER LINES.
Cheap lemons at 287 Main street

The m%ercurial thermometer now boldly
charges up among the nineties.
The Democratic Third.warders will
meet tonight on Jefferson street.
The watermelon and ~cantaleup crops
do not come up as rapidly as was ex-
peoted.
The drill Of the Chickasaw Guards, at
their drill ground on the bluff last even.
ing, was largely attended.
The river is falling rapidly at this
point, and all around sand bars begin TO
present their heaving breasts above the
muddy waters.
The Reds and Blues have another base
ball contest at Central Park tom orrow
afternoon. An exciting game will repay
those who attend.
Let the County Democratic Executive
Committee select a candidate for magis.
trate for the city at large and put the
name so selected on the ticket.
Centennial leap year parties are begin
ming to become popular with young la
dies, now that cooler weather has almost
set in and the fall marriage season is
approaching.
Government agents have placed sixty
thousand young shad in Hatchie river,
at Brownsville Landing, and there may
be a chance for fishermen in that part
Of the country yet.
The wharfboat at the foot of Union
street belonging to the Mound City Ferry
Company sunk yesterday, but she was
raised yesterday evening by means of
tugs and pumps.
Signal Service Sergeant H. NJ. Lut
wig, who has been stationed at this point,
has been ordered to Washington, and his
place has been filled by Sergeant VIM.
McElroy of the same service.
Scribner, St. Nicholas, Cooley, Leslie
and other magazines, together with all
the popular illustrated weeklies, dailies,
etc., at Spangler's, 1913 Main street, the
place to get your Sunday reading.
In consequence of the thirst for office,
felt by a number of Democratic citizens
throughout the city and county, it look;
as if the next County Court will be
strongly impreguated with both white
and black Radicals. This should moi
be.
Quite a large party Of gentlemen wen
down to the Ensley plantation this fore
noon to enjoy q barbecue, which Colone
Ensley gives annually to his friends,
With barbecued meats, champagne and
other luxuries Of life, those attending
will enjoy a delightful time.
5 The Upton County Record of the 2SiE
! says: "The body of a mar was found il
= the Eatchie bottom, in Haywood county
last week, considerably decomposed
From its appearance it was supposed tt
be that of a German peddler. We wert
unable to learn any particulars"
Bass ball will be the chief amusemen
INDUCED in by a thousand or more Mem
phians tomorrow. Sunday amusement
and sports are becoming as common an,
popular here as in Europe, where peopl
regard the Sunday as a day of rect an,
. quiet enjoyment after church hours.
j Atthe Granger Hall, near Whitehaver
on the Mississippi and Tennessee raj
: road, eight miles south of this city,
tournament was held on Thursday last
y which affair was witnessed by a laIg
: crowd of Changers and others. The oil
planters were shown how 10 raise rings
BY the boys.
The Democratic Fourth warders o.
ganized a Tilden and Hendricks clu
last night by e%lecting the following of
GERS: A. II. Douglass, President; Josep.
Specht, W. 0'Brien, W. S. Bruce, Vic
Presidents; W. B. Goodlett, Secretary
James Fassman, Treasurer. Quite
~ large number of citizens joined the clul
The fees Of office of the various cit
magistrates range from six hundred
Il three thousand dollars per annum, an
r the fees Of many constables range TO
like amount. The amount of fees d
it pend exclusively upon the popularit
az aud industry of the magistrate, his con
stab!e.and deputy-constables. The ju
tees hold office for six years and th
G. constables two years.
ID At 10 o'clock Thursday night a bri
70 liant meteor shot athwart the norther
heavens from east to west. As it reache
&c &c midway in its onward but downwar
n course it exploded and a myriad of bri
' liant SPARKS and jets of light sprar
: forth, lighting up that portion of the 81
in a brilliant manner, NOTWITHSTANDING
u the fact that the moon was shiniI
NJ brightly at the time. No noise W
heard in consequence of the great d
on lance at which the explosion occurre
:. The police have ceased to poison do
= for a day or two in order to give the CT
soAvenger time to haul off the del
AL CANNES which appear 10 numbers
nv over the city. At least two hundr