Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-24
LEDGER LINES.

at Oliver, Finuie & Co.'s.
Only a few days more. until the big
circus will camp on the bluff, to the great
pleasure Of young America.
Next Monday night, at the Bethel, Mr..
Joe Bsrbiere will lecture on the subject
Of "Woman's Work az the Centennial. "
Charleston. s. c., is indulging in fresh
strawberries already, while in Memphis
but few vegetables and no fruit of any
kind have as yet appeared.
Special Judge Hutchinson was on the
bench to-day hearing a case by agree.
ment Of counsel. The case is one from
the Shelby county Law Court docket.
Tomorrow week, April lst, All Fools
day, car be celebrated by every citizen
for some cause or other, because ever
the wisest man did some fool thing during
the past year,
The United States Court was formally
adjourned on yesterday afternoon, and
Judge Trigg left last Hight for Knox
vile to open up a term Of Court for the
district Of East Tennessee.
The coroner held an inquest yesterday
afternoon on the body of a dead infant
the child Of Sallie Everson (colored)
The mother had smothered the child to
death By accidentally rolling over on i
during the night.
At the Chancery Court to-day Nancy
Mckinney fled a bill for divorce against
Geo. Mckinney. The parties are blacl
people, and the grounds for the divorce ere
alleged to be ineontinence on the part O
George aud other offensive acts.
So Coleman is in correspondence will
thu largest Importer Of Havana cigars il
the United States, and is constantly re
ceiving new and popular brands. You
can get the finest and best at Soils vel
known cigar hoose, 1926 Main street.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, Of the German
Protestant church on Third street, near
Court, will lecture to his congregation
and the public generally to-morrow night
on Theodore Parker" in English. This
will be no doubt a real intellectual treat
The Criminal Court jury in the case
OF tn, State vs.. James Conuers and
Charles Williams, indictment for lar.
ceny oil money, returned a verdict Of
guilty, and fixed the penalty at six
months in tie Presidents Island work
house,
The fend who cut the throat Of the
eli Poplar street market woman, Mari
ConneIs, yet remains undetected, ant
has trirmpbantly foiled the police il
every respect. Ia fact the police cauuo
even give a reasonable theory Of thl
murder.
To-morroE afternoon the Riverside
baseball club will tackle the Memphi
Reds at Central Park. The River
sides is the leading amateur club Of til,
city, and will play a good game even i
they do not succeed in defeating tbei
) professional opponents.
There is no law compelling the pay
ment Of ten cents as q street-car fare
Five cents is the legal fare, and if th
question is raised the courts will so d.
eide. The demand for the ten cents fare
based on q presumption, but it will nc
hold good when tested.
Governor Porter has appointed Messr
Howell e. Jackson, L. D. McKissick an
John S. Carthet to act as a legal con
mission to hear and determine causes i
, the district of West Tennessee. NJ
Jackson halls from Madison county an
Mr.. Carlhst from Gibson.
James E. Chastaine, formerly of tn
city, pleaded guilty to the charge
stealu g an ovslcost at S.. Louis, an
was sentenced to imprisonment f
twenty days in the county Jail. WIS
a man starts down grade it does not tai
him long toreach the depot-the static
house or jail.
The Little Rock Gazette, of the %
announced that Colonel Eldridge an
Z his wife Mrs, Eliridga, of Memphis, al
in that city giving mediumistic at
i, spiritualistic tests of a puzzling chara
Z ter in the way of slate writing and tab
business. Mrs. Eldridge is the mediu
and the colonel delivers lectures on Il
!, doctrine Of %spiritualism.
n A wild mule, fresh from one of the pa
ace cars ofthe street car company, broI
loose yesterday afternoon on Main stree
. near Madison, and rushed into a Gig
store just as if be had received the q
n pointment Of deputy United States ma
shall, or inspector and was after"crooket
' cigars. The animal knocked down
]. score Of boxes, destroyed hundreds
cigars aud only left when elected
n force,