Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-27
LEDGER LINES.

to-day.
Counterfeit silver ~holf.dollars are in
circulation.
At noon 10 dSy the thermometer indi'
Gated 80 degrees of heat.
Sociable of Grace church takes place
this evening at Mr.. t. H, Milburn's.
Saltwater dealers regret the continu.
alton of the cool and cloudy weather.
Wednesday next the general council
will hold their love.feast at the old City
Hall.
Consumers will find at Lyle & Shield
a select fresh supply Of lunch, milk, fruit
and charcoal biscuit.
At Louisville the street car employees
have caught the infection, and cars dc
not run on many of the lines.
The gentle rains from heaven continue
to fall with provoking regularity boil
upon the just and the unjust,
Dead dogs adorned the streets ant
alleys this morning. The policemen
we're around with their poisoned meal
last night.
On last Tuesday the Louisvilles dc
feated the Bostons by q score of 7 to 4
This puts the Louisvilles again at thu
head of the League.
The Grand Lodge of Colored MasonI
of Tennessee is in session at Knoxville
One Of the features OF tie occasion viii
be an excursion to Memphis.
The Little Rock Gazette of the 26tl
says: Until further notice the Irol
Mountain and Southern railroad de
clines to receive freight at the Littl
Rock depot"
To-day is the anniversary oil the com
pletion Of the Atlantic cable in 1857
between Valentia Bay, western Goa c
Ireland, to Hearts Culvert, Newfounc
laOd-a distance of 1863 miles.
Tonight, on board the steamer CAT
an excursion will be given for the benef
of the Sisters of the Good SHEPHERD
which will be under the management c
q number of our leading citizens.
Memphis needs half q dozen big CO.
ton mills, a few Touring and corn mill,
a furniture factory, N agricultural in
pliment factory and union passenge
and freight depots on Center landing.
Stop abusing the world you live in an
the people you live with. Don't fall on
with people because their ideas do nc
coincide with yours. This world is PEI
haps the best II you will ever get into
The dog days began on yesterday
These are the days when Orion or Do.
star rises aud sets with the sun. The
generally make a period of great heg
and end with the beginning Of Septen
Der.
The Memphis boy occasionally place
rocks on the street railroad track 50 tina
he can witness the jumping of the mule
box, but the passengers do not enjoy tn
jump as much as does the young hood
lum.
Numbers of Memphians are leavin
the city for the country where they ca.
sit under the trees, toss their arm
around in the cool breeze while DROP
ping worms find their way down betwes
their necks and shirt collars.
Baseball clubs are being organize
throughout North Mississippi, now tina
the crops are about laid by" A lat
game played by the Senatobia an
Looxahoma clubs developed a score Q
80 to % in nine innings in favor Of tn
Looxahoma boys.
Eleven chickens, dropped by q negr
thief on Jackson street, South Memphis
while he was being chased by the polio
this morning, con be found by the owne
at the station.house. 1t is rumored thg
the negro was badly wounded by til
police, who fired upon him.
The strike on the Charleston railroa
having been settled amieably aud tn
employees on the other roads having di.
played no disposition to strike, they bt
ing satisfied with their wages, the peac
Of Memphis is secured, and travel, so "a
as Memphis controls it, goes on as usua
They have invented in France on cas-
test to Aect the wine that has been colore
with the poisonous flschine which is no
so commonly used in the claret vintag
district. Pour q drop on your hand an
let it evaporate, when if the wine be pur
there will be a slight stain, which a littl
water will soon remove; but if it be adu
terated there will be a stain which it wi
take many rubbings with soap aud waite
to efface.
The Av~alanchian, who is suspected {
being in sympathy with Sunday has,
ball playing, republished this morning
baseball item which appeared in til
LEDGER of yesterday, and which wa
taken from the Louisville Courier Jou
nal, suggesting the arming Of the bas.
ball trainers to fight the strikers, an