Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-21
LEDGER LINES.
Sailor hats at Lavigne's.


Shell oysters at Forrelps, 1876 Main.
Numbers Of poor people are treated
to free medicine at the city dispensary.
The police aud Ere commissioners vii
meet this afternoon to transact regular
business.
At the Bethel, on Monday night, The
Rev. DR.. Landrum will deliver a free
public lecture.
At the United States Court to-day a
petition in bankruptcy was filed by Val
entine Cohn, of Memphis.
Next Monday night Lemons will be
the amusing attraction to be presented
by the DAILY comedy company at the
theater.
Captain D. f. Jackson having re.
signed his position as jailer, Sheriff An
derson will take charge of the jail in
person.
At the Chaucery Court y divorce has
been granted TO Amanda Moore from
Thomas Moore on the grounds of aban.
donment, etc.
S~pangler, at 376 Main street, has all
the late magazines and illustrated pa.
pers. He keeps on hand back numbers
Of the Lakeside Library.
The prisoners in the Covington iaiI
attempted to burn the building and es
cape a few nights since, but they were
detected and the building was saved.
Coughs and colds ar, prevalent al
present, owing to the ehangeable weather
Quite a number Of citizens are sick and
confined to their rooms throughout the
city.
When you inform a street-car driver
that you only put in the box the legal
fare, a nickel, it causes a CHASTITY smile
to spread over the face Of the mule.box
maR.
Taking Russian aud Turkish baths has
become quite popular aud common in
this city. The effect produced is said TIC
be quite healthy and the sensation deli.
rious.
Stationary wooden or iron ladders
placed permanently on buildings ant
running up between the windows on al
sides, are the best fire escapes yet in
vented.
The remains OF the late NJ. V. McKeou
were conveyed to the Cemetery to day
the funeral services, including requiem
high masV, we're celebrated at St. Pa
tricks church.
Thursday evening next the anniver
sary exercises Of the /. 0. O. F. viii
take place at the Greenlaw Opera House
instead of the Memphis Theater, as SC
stated in the invitations.
II requires faith to believe that tn,
street car company will cease annoying
tho public by asking for ten ceats fair
Faith is defined to be 1.-THE substance o
things hoped for, the evidence of thing
not seen"
This morning Recorder Duff disposed
Of the following cases: N, Edwards, as
sault with a rock, fine S.; Oliver Bow.
den, drunk and disorderly, fine 10; G
A. Thomas, suspicion of larceny, com
mitted to answer.
The Mary Burton riot case will com,
up for trial at the Criminal Court or
Tuesday morning next. The negro riot
ers who acted so disgraeefully on thar
occasion should be punished, but The
thing is to arrest the right men.
The solder Of the front yard is at worl
again, AID between him, the birds, GRO.
quet-players and amateur poets, it may
be safe to asser: that spring has come
and has at last pushed winter from heI
lap, where he has been lingering for some
tipe,
Runaway horSes make it lively fol
pedestrians on Main street daily. Wher
q horse u n away with a buggy on MAR
street the buggy does not lsstloug, One
bump over that obstruction to travel
known as the street railroad trsck, gene
rally settling the fate OF the buggy.
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph
company is extending its wires to Mask
vile, and will still farther extend to New
Orleans, Memphis anl other Southern
cities, it icing the intention OF the com
paDy to put up eight thousand miles o
wire this season. The rates char ed 70