Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-05
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
Tnesdap Evening. June 8. 1877.
LEDGER LINES.


The next big social gathering will be
the annual Italian picnic.
Wheat cutting has already commenced
in this section Of the State,
Three dangerous holes ia the Monroe
street bridge require the immediate at
ton of the proper authorities.
The cheapest place for fruit jars, jelly
tumblers, cages, ice-cream freezers, water
coolers and filters is C. N, Erich's.
Ex detective Charley Smith is acting
as police sergeant, vice Sergeant Hag.
gerty, removed for want of harmony"
The colored societies were in process.
sion on the streets again to-day. They
presented quite an attractive appear
anee.
On Tomorrow evening the colored
people Of the city will present a flag to
the Mcclellan Guards at the Exposition
building.
One of our popular bank boys" is
to be married by Father Kelly at his
residence this evening, at 81 o'clock, to
n of Memphis most charming young
beauties.
Excursion on the steamer j. W. CAT
Tuesday night, June 9th, by the ladies OF
fernando street NJ. Z. church. Boat
leaves the landing at 8 o'clock, sharp.
Tickets, Csc.
The mercury in the thermometer is all
right to-day and no longer does it aspire
to reach ninety degrees. and thereby
annoy citizens who wish to keep cool and
in good humor.
Alderman Cochran does the honors OF
the city hall as mayor at present, and
will continue to do so until Mayor Flip.
pin returns from his excursion to the
Barataria canal.
Mr.. Moody gives it as his solemn and
deliberate opinion that this world is not
to be won to Christ by horse racing.
theater-going, Rovol-reading, tobacco
smoking and chewing Christians"
A reward of five hundred dollars is
offered for the recovery Of the body Of
the late Horace F. Smith, who was
drowned in the Mississippi river, oppo.
posite Memphis, on the night of the 3Oth
Of May, 1877.
Several amateurs, including a batch
Of newspaper men, are e~ndeavOring to
organize a chess club at the police
headquarters and become familiar with
wooden pawns, knights, bishops, castles,
kings and queens.
A big row took place yesterday in
front of the cottoa exchange between
n of the Woodward jurors and a cot
ton man. Some tall c%ursiug and no
little profanity we're INDUCED in, but no
collision took place.
The body Of tho late Horace f. Smith
has not yet been recovered from the
river, The body Of the youth Emile
Baerlus, who was drowned on Sunday
afternoon, yet remains beneath the
waters Of the Mississippi.
At the Recorders Court to-day Re.
corder Duff settled the following cases:
Antonio bearing, forgery, committed 10
Jail in default OF $4,000 bail; John Ems.
ley, drunk, fine s.; James Duland, lar.
ceny, committed to jail in default OF
bail.
The storm of thunder, lightning, wind
and rain which swept over the city last
night was enjoyed not only by the city
but country resident. The heavy rains
cleaned the streets aud alleys, thereby
doing a vast amount Of good s.. nitary
work.
That little " waif and its parents are
troubling two of our contemporaries no
little. Suppose they let up on the waii,
who is being kindly and properly cared
for. When the waif becomes of age he
or she will thank them for SO doing, but
II not--hot.
AT the annual election Of Angerona
Lodge No. l6s, +, and A, NJ, he'd last