Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-29
LEDGER LINES.

NhOAC90AG dlu E6Ihll.
Is improving rapidly.
The churches were well attended yes
terday and last night.
The Drury. Gibson murder case ia still
on hearing at the Criminal Court.
Tennessee will elect over seven hun.
bred State and county officers next yea
The number of deaths which occurred
in the city during the past week was 81;
of which IL were whites and 9 colored.
The time has arrived in Memphis when
the professional ward politician and the
i%nvariable demagogue gets up and says,
am a workingman, tool"
Throughout the State county fairs seem
to be all the rage at present. Next year
We hope TO be able to chronicle a sue
%cessful fair in Shelby county.
At the Memphis Theater tonight Miss
Genevleve Rogers, supported by Aiken's
dramatic company, will appear in a play
OF the romantic school, entitled Bona,
or Love Works Wonders"
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, who is 10 the city,
went out to Colonel Jesse Forrest resi-,
dence, ON Union street, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon to see the great cavalry sol.
der, General Forrest, who was dying.
Merchants and shippers will be pleased
10 learn that Captain R. W. Lightburne
Is giving through bills to all points up
1azoo and Tallahatchie rivers. For rates
cal on Captain Dick, 296 Front street.
The prospect of organizing a medical
college in this city is Frightening daily
Memphis is noted for the scientific attain
ments Of her physicians, and a faculty
can be secured here second to non on
the continent.
The newly coined silver trade dollar is
IN circulation in tAis city. 1t appears to
be much larger and thicker than the old
dollar of our fathers or our boyhoed, but
then distance lends e~nchautmeut to the
view-so says the poet.
Several Memphians are preparing to
visit Rselfoot lake on q fishing excur.
sion. 1t is said that fishing is fine at
the lake now, aud in a short time shoot.
ing will be good. Even now there are
plenty of wild fowl on the lake.
The fascinating actress, Miss Fanny
Davenport, presents herself to a Louis
vile audience tonight in Augustin
Days great play of the day, Pique,
Miss Fanny will honor Memphis next
month with a weeks engagement.
The great local theatrical attraction
will appear next Monday and Tuesday
nights, on which occasions the opera
Bohemian Girl will be sung at the Mem.
phis Theater by the Calvary church choir,
assisted by their musical friends.
The mitch in the confirmation Of Hayes
appointments in this city, viz: Major
Waidron as United States marshal. and
K. A. Thompson as postmaster, has, it is
rumored, caused Colonel A. J. Kellar to
60 to Washington City. Terrible wire.
pulling is said to be going on over these
ltll, affairs.
Friday last the Tennessee Baptists met
in Convention at Chattanooga. The Of.
hcers Of the convention were Rev. s.
Landruw, D. D., of Memphis; Rev. S
81. Borum, Of Brownsville, secretary; ]
W. Thomas, Of Nashville, treasurer. Col.
Thomas is superintendent Of the Nash.
vile aud Chattanooga railroad.
The largest funeral procession ever
seen in this city was had yesterday by
the colored people, who turned out to
bury the Rev. Morris Henderson, late
pastor of Beal street (eolored) Baptist
church. One hundred aud forty vehicles
appeared in the funeral procession, and
the streets and sidewalks we're densely
crowded. Uncle Morris" was placed
among the clois of the valley by bis
colored brethren.