Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-30
LEDGER LINES.

The river atlthis point is getting very
low aud is settling rapidly in its little
bed.
Brigham Young, the too much wived,
is dead. The Brigham Youugs of the
land had better look out.
Pte'ons, with q tender behind on
which little negroes sis perched, are the
latest fashionable %turnouts.
The lambient lightning in the north. IN
heavens last night is said by the weather.
wise TO be indicative of rain.
Everybody but the police can saye
his Bacon. The bowie knife swinper
has not as yet been arrested.
At Estival Park to night a compli
mentary concert and hop will be given TO
Mr.. Meister by the German Casino.
1t Is next to an impossibilily to raise
orchard fruit in the suburbs so constant
are the d~epredations of the thieves.
W. A. Wheatley was called away this
morning by telegram on account of sick.
ness 10 his family, now at Iuka, Miss.
Yesterday the thermometer ran up ia
81; this was the maximum point. the
minimum point reached was 800. An.
other scorcher to-day.
AT the Office CT the clerk Of the United
STATES Court to day NJ. %Oppenheimer &
Son, merchants of Trenton, Gibson
county, filed e petition in bankruptcy.
Tuesday next the convention of fire
chiefs of the United States will convene
at Nashville. Fire Chief McFadden will
represent the Memphis fire department
10 the convention.
Water from the 6re,plugs was turned
on the streets and alleys yesterday and
to-day by DR., Erskine OF the board OF
health. A little washing does the str eets
and alleys no harm.
At twelve o'clock last night a stranger
ran up Main street from Monroe crying
out, "policel' 10 an excited manner
He bad engaged in some beer saloon
row and had gotten the worst Of it.
Yesterday afterncon it was rumored
that General Forrest had died at Bailey
Springs, Ala, but the rumor was contra.
dicted before night, The general, low
ever, is in a very critical coalition.
a private horse trot was INDUCED in
at a suburban park yesterday afternoon.
The time made by the 10 ldsters has been
kept private, but it was awful slow
somewhere under FIVE minutes and over
four.
On tomorrow the reunion of the
Seventh Tennessee cavalry will be held
at E5tival Park. A stree; parade, pub
lie speaking, a barbecue and a military
ball and concert at night will be the at
fractions.
Next Wednesday one of the plettiest
bellies Of the city will engage in matri-
mony. We have no: lelrnel the name
of tse groom; but then in such affairs
the groom is always nobody, the entire
interest being created in the social world
by the bride. only.
Citiz;ns who had TO take sun baths to-
day are Of opinion that it is the hottest
day of the yu-. The man who had to
be out Of doors On business, even if e is
not considered a workingman, earned
his bread by the sweat of his brow. In
fact, he p~erspired all oyer.
Owing to the reorganization Of firms
engaged in the cotton trade eleven new
members were added 10 the cotton ex.
change yesterday. The general impres.
sion is that the approaching business
season will be quite a prosperous one, q
big improvement on the past one.
Captain Reudelbubsr's artillery com
pany will turn out in the procession and
exercises t. morrow, the reunion OF the
Sew nth Tennessee cavalry. The mem
bers OF the company have no uniforms
as yet. They will crg,re in some artll
lery practice during the day.
The Big Creek killing case was brought
to a close yesterday afternoon by Justice
Galloway. Mack Wilkins was com.
mite 10 jail in default OF S25OO bail Tor
the killing OF the negro henry Davis.
Jehn Harrell was di, chars ed rom Gus.
tody. The uegrors Archie Humphreys
and Taylor Jones were committed to Jail
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