Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-28
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seventies at the present.
Strained honey, wholesale or retail, at
Radford, Stratton & Co.'S.
The Reesnover,El Ellis murder case is
still on hearing at the Criminal Court.
The Memphis Reds defeated the Terre.
Haute club yesterday by a score of 8
TO 2.
The general council will meet again
next Wednesday afternoon at the court
house building.
Workmen are engaged in removing
the mastic plastering from the walls OF
the Courthouse.
Young lei are now the successful
rivals of young ladies in the variety and
Quaintness of their hose.
Between the mosquitoes at night aud
the flies during the day life is made lively,
if not cheerful, in Memphis.
The rain storms have passed awoy,
and we may expect to have a dry and
hot spell of weather for some time.
Secure your reserved seats fer Mrs.
Thompson's benefit at the theatre to.
morrow night. The seats are selling Of
rapidly.
The divorce case of NJ. A. Ford VS..
Bridget J.. Ford, is on trial to-day befor,
Judge Heiskell, of the Shelby county
Circuit Court.
This forenoon Dan Riley, a negro
hack driver, was arrested by pstrolmar
Simonds on the charge OF committing
assault and battery.
Moonlight festival at Buntyn tonight
Extra train leaves Mem phis and Charles
ton depot at 81 o'clock p m, returning
at l23 o'clock am.
Yellow fever has broken out in Cubs
at the military hospitals, but it is tbC
on ly place in the tropics where the feveI
has made its appearance.
Mr.. B. M. Estes, acting as special judr,
Of the Shelby county Circuit Court, il
sitting in the County Court room to day
hearing a special Ease by agreement o
counsel.
Last night the Estival Park concert
was largely attended. At the theater
quite a fair audience was present at the
complimentary concert given to Mrs
Hattie Trezevant.
A cotton bloom from the plantation Of
G b. Grimmer, Nesbitts, DeSoto county,
Mississippi, was received to-day by the
cotton house of Shoemaker, Joplin &
Co., of Front street,
On to morrow night Guy Mannering"
with Mrs. Rose P. Thompson as Meg
Merriles," and supported by a strong
amateur dramatic corps, will be the at
traction at the theater.
The bulls Of the cotton market are all
sitting bulls. At least 80 they appear to
be when they are sitting around in the
cotton exchange end asking " How much
will you give?" or What will you take? 2"
The Nashville American, Of the 9th,
says; THE State board Of railroad as
SCISSORS left for Memphis via Guthrie yes
terday afternoon at three o'clock, With a
view to continue their work Of assessing
West Tennessee railroads"
Brookshaw, the third baseman Of the
Memphis Reds, slipped, fell and broke
his left leg on yesterday, during the game
between his club and the Terrc Haute
club. The Reds play at indianapolis
and then return home.
At the Ohancery Court to-day Judge
Morgan granted a divorce e mensa e
thoro, from bed and board to Mrs. Rachael
Abrams from Alexander Abrams. This
divorce separates the parties, but pro.
hibits either from marrying during the
life OF the other.
viii the Fourth of July be celebrated
10 this city ? is the national co~nundrum
at present disturbing the minds Of a fe
eitiz'ns. Since the public order proAib
ting the touching Oh OF lire crackers was
promulgated q damper has been placed
on the celebration.
Marrying seems to be the order Of the
day at present, In the spring the
yourg folks fancy lightly TURF to
thoughts of love" sang the poet; but as
we are several days advanced into the
summer season, the poetic line Of course
does not apply to weddings at this sea.
son of the year; but, to our mind, it
very little difference to the young
in what season their thoughts turn
10 the fascinating subject.
The steady and incre sing consumI.
lion of lager beer in this city is some
what remarkable. One year ago there
we're hundreds Of citizens who drank
but now confne themselves to
Iager. Old aud young people drink it;
men and women of all classes begin to
love their lager. The result Of this is
that there is less drunkenness prevailing
Memphis at present than ever before