Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-29
LEDGER LINES.

The Memphis Reds play at Erie, Penn
sylvAnia, to-day.
Red snappers and pompano at Victor
ID. Fuchs, Al Jefferson.
Smallpox is prevailing to a consider
able extent at Jackson, Tennessee.
The picnic excitement is not so in
tense this year as it was in years past.
Croquet is not SO popular and fashion
able e game this season as in days of
yore.
Amateur baseball clubs continue to
be the nuisance Of the suburbs on Sun
days.
Let the unfinished monument at Elm.
wood Cemetery be finished as soon as
possible.
A few showers Of rain would be re-
sponsive to the general wish Of the citi-
zsns at present.
Already many Memphians have left
the city on summer tours TO the North
in search of pleasure or health.
The cheapest place for fruit jars, jelly
tumblers, bird cages, ice-cream freezers,
water coolers, etc, is c. N. Erich's.
A pleasant river excursion was had on
board the steamer Andy Baum last night
BY the friends of the Central Baptist
church.
Let u5 60 over to searcy, Arkansas,
and dig for gold" is the invitation now
extended by one loafng Memphian 10
another.
Many physicians believe that the en-
foreemont Of a general system Of vscci-
natiou would be a good thing for Mem.
phis at this season of the year,
The collections made at the Elmwood
Cemetery gates on Sunday last amount
ed to $2ll so, which amoznt has been
added to the monumental fund.
Anniversary services will be held at
The German Lutheran church this I've
ming at hall past seven, in commemora
ton Of tbe completion Of the Concordia.
Tonight the fair of the Hebrew Chill
dren's Charitable Society will be held at
the Memphis Club Hall. for the benefit
Of the Cleveland, Ohio, and New Orleans
Orphan Asylums.
The picnic of the Knights of Pythias
at James Park last evening was largely
attended, The affair was we'll conducted,
and those in attendance enjoyed them
selves until a late hour.
Seven cases Of misdemeauor occupied
the attention of the recorder this morn
ing. The cases we're DRINKS, d~isorderly
conduct, trespass, nuisance, etc, and for
which the persons arrested contributed
$40 each to the city treasury.
At the Criminal Court Senator Harris
occu pied the attention of the Court and
jury all the forenoon in the embezzle.
ment case of the State va. A. Woodward.
The case will not probably be given to
the jury before tomorrow afternoon.
The postofice will be closed to-mor-
row, the Both inst, from 10 a. m. until 4
pm IN. One delivery and one collection
will be made by the carriers. To-mor-
row is a national holiday, because it is
decoration day at the Federal GENE.
teries.
A down East Yankee has invented a
plan in three parts by which no n need
lose his or her life in a burning hotel.
The first part states that e man should
never stop az a hotel, 0mitting the
other two parts, the plan is generally
considered a success.
The Knoxville Tribune and Age says:
Ex-Governor Brown, of Tennessee, re.
specially declines to be an Old Wing,
candidate for governor, believing that
past political differences ought not to be
allowed to enter into the contest or mar
the harmony Of the party as it now
stands"
The grand annual picnic in aid Of St
Patrick's schools will be given at James
Park, tomorrow, May 30 The st. Pat.
rick's Literary and Educational Society
is composed Of workers who will make
the picnic a success in every respect
Every arrangement for the entertainment
of visitors has been made.
The Memphis postmastership is still
the bone Of contention among the faith
full. Knots of Hayesite politicians can
be seen almost daily laying their heads
together and pipe-laying for the four
thousand dollar per annum prize, and
many sudden and secret journeys to
Washington have been made Of late.
Tne Mobile and Ohio railroad cases
are yet under discussion by lawyers be.
fore Judge Trigg of the United States
Court. Eminent counsel from New
York, Cincinnati, Mobile and New Or
leans are here attending to the interests
Of the rival acknowledgements of them
trying to get the inside track of the
others.
During the last term of the Criminal