Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-28
LEDGER LINES.

Oeneral prepdratOhe are going on LOT
the celebration Of the Fourth Of July.
The Ere bells will ring in the Fourth
OF July at IL o'clock on the night of the
third.
The first bale Of cotton is on its way
to New Orleans from the Rio Grande
country.
The Reasonever case has been con-
tinued over for trial to the next term of
the Criminal Court.
Candidates tickets, cards and circu.
lars printed at the LEDGER Office cheaper
and better than elsewhere. I
Captain Chris Steinkuhl has been
elected grand marshal Of the Fourth of
July festivities aud parade.
The sll-absorbing topic on the streets
is the St. Louis Convention, and the
question is, who will be the nominee2
The Memphis Reds beat the Memphi
(amateurs) in a baseball game at Cen
tral Park yesterday, the score being 81
to l..
The southern section Of the bluff is
being graded and rolled for the use of
the Chickasaw Guards, who will estab.
fish thereon a parade ground.
St. Peters Orphan Asylum picnic will
be held at James Park on the Fozrth Of
July, on which occasion music, dancing
and field sports will be INDUCED in.
Jack overton, on the charge of as
sault and battery, was committed to Jail
by the Recorder this morning, his bail
being fixed at one thousand dollars.
Special Judge Maccabe is trying mis-
demeanor and light felony cases in the
Criminal Court to-day. Judge Maccabe
presides with impartiality and ability.
Colonel Bronson Bayliss and family
left for the North aud East yesterday on
board the steamer Cons Millsr, and will
be absent during the summer months.
In the case Of the United States vs.
Ruel Hough ct al, the jury of the United
States Court brought in a verdict for the
United States. The amount involved il
about $4,000.
Mrs. Linebacker, who was SO badly
and savagely cut with a butcher.knite a
the Gayoso House a few days since b.
her husband, is said to be recovering
and will get well.
A tournament will be given on tn
Fourth Of fully at Horn Lake, Mississippi
and the day will be publicly celebrates
at Sardis, Pamela county, and at CovinG
ton, in this State.
Some one has suspended an iron dir
per to the Court Square drinking four
tain. The silver.plated cups stolen fror
the fountain have not as yet been recoN
cred by the police.
Captain Wetherford, Of the polio
force, has been sick for several days wit
attacks of congestive chills, He is in
proving, however, and will be able to g
| on duty in a few days.
: Bluff City Lodge 1 o. 0 F., No. Is
S elected the following officers last nigl
. for ensuing term: Macon Webb, N. G.
J. P. Young, v. G.; W. H. Moysto.
Sec'y; A. E. Kennedy, Treas.
The Fire and Police COMMISSIONS
! met yesterday a%fternoonand INDUCED
\ a few trials in cases of "peelers." tt
Commissioners will meet again for h
same business on tomorrow afternoon
y The case of Duncan VS.. the Mobi'
and Ohio railroad has been set for hea
ing on the 18th Of September nextin Il
= United States Court, on a motion to VI
cate the order of sale heretofore made
, the case.
Memphis Lodge No. 6, l. o. o. +
elected the following officers for the ell
, suing term: S. S. Garrett, N. G.; 4
]. Knapp, v. G.; L. s. Burr. Secretar.
K 7. Risk, Treasurer; John W. Wayne
burg, Visitor.
The black and white RAIDS Of Memph
= intend having a ratification meeting
I the Greenlaw 0pera.house next FridG
- evening and indorse the nominations
Hayes and Wheeler by the Cincinns
National Republican Convention.
The new steam FIRE engine, W. NJ. X
a hoe No. 2, was tested this morning {
= Second street, in front Of the Centr
lie Baptist church, over the spire of viii,
water was thrown through two hundr,
and fifty feet of hose and q one and
quarter inch nozzle.
In response to a petition, signed by
number of citizens, the Police aud F.
n Commissioners have orderedth FIRE be
~ to ring for half an hour at midnight
the Sd Of July. Now that this lie q
nounced in due time, when the bells pr
out do not cry out "frell"
The Mississippi river cable at F,
Pickering is being taken up for the p
y. pose of repairing the break. The cal
% of the break, it is believed, was q f
& fight between the catfish aud the mi
turtles at the bottom of the river, DUR
which, the cable being the looker-on,
at the worst Of it.