Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-05
THE CITY.
wednesday Evening, July 8, 1879,
LEDGER LINES.

No" lrat tue Ourtn IL over let US 20
TO work again.
The General Council will meet in
monthly session this afternoon.
See W. a. Wheatley's mention Of nice
houses in North and South Memphis for
rent.
The Arkansas river has taken a sud
den rise, aud is now overlooking its bot
toms.
Lewis Gardner, a negro wife.whipper,
fined and bonded by the Recorder
to-day.
Those who prayed for rain yesterday
aud last night had their prayers answered
this afternoon.
Colonel ]. j.. Murphy has been elected
School Visitor from the Fifth ward, vice
G. c. Churchill, resigned.
The intensely hot weather yesterday
prevented hundreds of citizens from
turning out in the street procession,
Election tickets, candidates cards,
circulars, ETC., printed at the lowest
rates at the LEDGER job office, 10 Msdi:
son street. +
Our Boys and the Hartfords played a
baseball game yesterday which resulted
in a victory for the Hartfords by a score
f. l6 to TO-.
Thanksgiving religious services were
in order at nearly all the churches Of the
city yesterday, The saint as we'll as the
sinner celebrated the centennial.
Scores Of people are slipping off to
the Centennial and 10 places Of resort in
the North and East, where they intend
remaining during the summer season.
The 6remen are now uniformed il
blue suits, and look like the police, Blu,
the uniform Of the fire department il
prettier than that Of the police depart
ment.
The present teachers Of our publ;
schools will retain their positions durinI
good behavior or until resignation. Thi
action is governed by section 3S of tn,
School Board rules.
But few people we're intoxicated yes
terday and but three arrests were mad,
by the police during the day and night
A more peaceable celebration could no
possibly be held in any city.
An excursion party went out on tn
City Of Augusta last night and returne
at a late hour, after having enjoyed
very pleasant trip. Music aud dancin
were kept up during the excursion.
Notwithstanding the cannon irin
end other powder explosion display
and the crowding of people on awning
and in windows on yesterday, not on
accident took place throughout the cit,
At the Criminal Court this forenoc
misdemeanor cases we're on trial. I'll
argument of counsel on motion for
severance in the Reasonover murdt
case is being heard by the court this
. ternoon.
A lot Of citizens went fishing over
: Arkansas yesterday and succeeded i
shaking out of Twelve Mile Bayou a fe
strings of nice perch and trout, whic
bit quite as lively as did the mOsquitoe
gallinippers and bugs.
The Centennial picRic at James Pal
Monday night was largely attended al
added several hundreds of dollars to Il
= monumental fund. Every effort will
made to complete the Elmwood Gem
terry monument by next Decoration Ds
The St. Peters Orphan Asylum picn
at James Park last night was attend,
by a large c%oncourse Of citizens and W
quite a success, not only socially b
pecuniarily. At the shooting gale
the first prize, a silver cup, was won
r Mr.. James Reilly, and the second priz
t a gun, by James Cunningham.
Mt Last night frankie Hubert, q cypria
robbed q drunken countryman from B
ivar county, Mississippi, Of fifty dolla
es while both we're riding in a hack, {
W near Humboldt Park. The girl was
rested and committed to Jail by the I
corder this morning on the charge
ly larceny, and in default Of $4,000 bail.
Bill Davis, an escaped negro cow
from the Nashville penitentiary, v
captured last night by patrolmen Pt
Id and Allison. Davis was sent up FRI
: our Criminal Court for twenty years
the charge Of murder some months sin
The pepitentiary people permit too ma
desperadoes and convicts to escape q
return to Memphis.
i" The baseball game at Central Pa
between the Memphis Reds and Me
phis Amateur resulted in the defeat
the Reds by a score Of 8 to 4. The
suit of the game astonished q mum
Of people, as a vlStory for the Reds
generally expected. A second ga
between the rival clubs will be played
Olympic Park next Sunday.
!, Frank Malone (negro) shot and xii
st Jordan Collins (negro) yesterday me
ing on Clay street, near fernando. II
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