Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-22
IARG EST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE i
MEMPE4IS:
Tuesday Evening, May 20, 1877.
LEDGER LINES.


Saer.f Anderson has gone to Nash
vile with a batch of prisoners.
The thermometer reached the 800
point on yesterday. 1t was hot enough
for sun.strokes.
Sun shades, light clothing, undrOss
uniforms, fans and cool drinks are quite
popular during the present outburst of
heat.
The embezzlement case Of the State VS..
A. Woodward is on hearing at the Grim
inal Court before Judge Logwood and q
jury.
An immense crowd Of people attended
tie German Maifest at Humboldt Park
last night. The fest was a wonderful
success aud was highly erj dyed by all
present.
Colonel Edgar McDavitt, a well-known
citizen, is lying quite sick at present at
his residence on the Old Raleigh road
He is one OF the Old Folks Of the city
aud county.
The members of the bar will hold a
meeting at the United States Court room
on tomorrow morning at nine O'Clock, to
take action with reference to the death
of Judge Emmous.
Quite a large crowd Of white and black
people we're in attendance ut the Grim
inal Court to day listening to the lawyers
fight over the introduction of testimony
in the Woodward case.
Two p%icnics on yesterday filled the
measure Of happiness with hundreds OF
citizens Of German nationality. They
we're great annual reunions with The PEG.
pie of the German fatherland.
At the Chancery Court to-day Chan.
cellor Morgan granted a divorce to Eliza
P. Brady from her husband, John W.
Brady, who was sent to the Island work
house a few days ago on the charge OF
larceny.
The Egyptian style Of wearing the veil
is quite the fashion now with women
when they wish to escape recognition d.
The veil is tightly drawn we the face,
crossed behind the hat or head and is
tied under the chin.
But few cases we're heard by the recor
der to-day. Anna Jones was fined s.
for being drunk aud disorderly; Angus
tus Cooper, drunk, fine s.; r Coon,
assault and battery, fine $40; Charles
Smith, d~isorderly, fine $40.
The early bird, at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, could see the weary youth and
maiden crawl out Of a street car and
hobble away homeward in search of
tired natures sweet restorer, balmy
sleep The Maifest WAS too many for
them. 1855.
The impending duel between the two
gentlemen from Pine BiuG, Arkansas,
has been postponed indefinitely, the
friends Of the parties having agreed
upon o basis Of settlement at Little Rock.
The belligerents have become friends
again.
At Dallas, Texas, on the 18th instant,
at the residence Of the brides father
(Mr. R X Graft, proprietor of the Com.
mercial Hotel), Mr.. L. r. Ellis inter.
married with Miss Emma V. Graft. Mr..
Craft in years past was q resident of
Memphis.
Last evening a fireman belonging to
the tug DeSoto while bathing in the
Mississippi river at the foot Of Poplar
street was seized with cramps and was
drowned. His name va John Clark.
The body had not BEEN recovered ur to
noon to-day,
River bathing is quite dangerous at
this seasOn of the year, and as a result
two persons we're drowned yesterday.
People get overheAtel ond they battle in
the rivef, the waters Of which are almost
icy cold as yet. No wonder the results
are cramps and drowning.
To-day a strawberry festival is pro.
crossing at No. 1874 Main street, between
Monroe and Union STREETS, Tor the bene-