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

Several candidates for the mayoralty
are cropping out.
Motions are on hearing at the Chaa-
Gerry court to day,
Concert at Joe Emmerich's saloon, 344
Adams street, tonight.
Ere long the city officials will return
to their old quarters ct the city hall.
At the Criminal Court to day motions
for new trials, etc, are on hearing.
The Criminal Court will probably ad.
journ for the term on Wednesday next.
The city educational board will meet on
next Monday night at TIE Odd Fellows
building.
Misdemeanors, such as gaming and
selling liquors on Sunday, are on hear.
ing at the Criminal Court to-day.
The cheapest place for fruit jars, jelly
tumblers, cages, ice-cream freezers, water
coolers aud filters is G. N. Erich's.
Mr.. Marcus Jones is the treasurer elect
of Gayoso Encanpment, l. 0. o. F., in.
stead of Mr.. Bruce, as stated yesterday.
On Monday next the Bartlett Circuit
Court will nven The County Quar-.
terly Court will also reassembIe on that
day.
Slight attacks Of cholera morbus pre-.
vail at present. The attacks are caused
by eating uDripe or decayed fruit or vege.
tables.
Promenading the public streets with.
out coat or vest has become popular and
fashionable on account of the rise in
thermometers.
The Criminal Court grand jury visited
Presidents Island work.house yesterday,
and will report thereon to Judge Log.
wood ere long.
The Thermometer Of the Signal Service
indicated $50 Of. heat at three o'clock
on yesterday afternoon, but other Their
mometers went up to go. 1t vas hot
enough, however, for all practical pur-
poses.
Deputy United States Marshal Stein.
kuhl fell through the hatchway of a
steamboat barge on the 4th instant and
received serious injuries, he was able
to be out to-day, but is unable to attend
to business.
Uuripe and decayed fruit and vege.
tables give many a mortal an ache most
anromantic, and compels such mortal to
seek medical aid and swallow laudanum
and other drugs Of a soothing and sopo.
rife character.
The young men of the city find a fit
ting excuse for sitting up late of nights
in the overpowering heat which murders
sleep in quite a fatal manner, as did
Macbeth when he got away with his hon
ored guest, Bauquo.
Tom 0'Sullivan, the liquor importer
and dealer, has removed from his old
stand on the corner of Second and Wash.
ington streets to his new and elegant
Emerald saloon, No. 1879 Main street,
near the corner of Washington.
A leading and moral citizen sends us
a communication stating, For your ar.
tiele on the baseball nuisance, thanksl
a thousand thanks for the truths set
down" We are in receipt Of a number
of like communications from religious,
moral and lsw.abiding citizens.
Owing to the l~aziness incident to hot
Weather a quorum Of city fathers failed
to put in an appearance at the court.
house yesterday afternoon; hence no
hecAluk VI tuc kcubIAl COuuCll WAS neiQ.
On Monday next the fathers of the city
will make another effort to assemble in
force on the south bank OF the Danube
Several of our German fellow citizens
have left for Louisville, KY, to attend
the Seugerfest, which will in on
Tuesday next. The prima donna Pap
penheim will take the leading roles, and
will be supported by several fine singers,
a chorus OF one thousand voices and an
orchestra Of one hundred instruments.
The gentle and humane m~ule-driyer
should place a wet sponge between the
ears OF his trusty mule, and thereby pre-
vent the poor over, worked animal from
being overcome by heat. To drive mules
during the heated term, as is done daily
in this city, is cruelty to animals. and
our policemen should make q few arrests