Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-02
THE CITY
M EMPEITS:
Saturday Evening, June 2, 1877.
LEDGER LINES.

The hot season has set in again.
How to keep cool is the great life
problem at present
The dry spell Of weather has had a bad
effect upon flower and vegetable gardens
in this vicinity,
Ice cream freezers, refrigerstors and
water coolers very cheap at d. Wetter
& Co.'S, 1884 Main.
Jake Pfster will this month inaugu-
rate q series of steamboat excursions,
IKE unto those Of last summer.
The cheapest place for fruit jars, jelly
tn nblers, cages, ice.cream ireezers, water
coolers and filters is G.. N. Erich's.
The steamer Keystone has been seized
by the United States Marshal for debt
and has been tied up for the present.
James Butler, a negro thief, was sent
to Jail by the recorder to-day in default
Of $4,000 bonds on the charge Of larceny
Lizzie Smith was fined ten dollars this
morning by Recorder Duff on the charge
of abusive language and disorderly on.
duct.
R. II. Spangler, 376 Main street, has
tue late magazines, illustrated papers,
Lakeside, Seaside, Fireside, and New
York Librsries.
Sewing machines are now seld at me.
half the former price, owing TO refusal of
the commissioned to continue the pat.
ents any longer.
On tomorrow solemn high mass will
be celebrated at St. Peters Catholic
church, it being the fftieth anniversary
of the p~ontifciacy of Pope Plus X.
The mercury in the thermometer
touched the point 800 to-day. This is
hot enough for midsummer, but we are
having another equatorial or volcanic
wave Of heat.
The Shyster lawyer and the special
deputy constable find the times dull at
present, so they go to sleep on the chairs
and tables in the magistrates offices, TO
the great contempt Of the court.
Several fishing parties are organizing
for the Arkansas lakes. Now that soak
ing the bait in whisky is known to be the
new fishing device, the fishermen are
laying in a supply Of the article as part
of their commissary stores.
James Park was rendered cool and
pleasant last night by the water street
sprinklers, owned by Henry Luhermanu,
aud the park was brilliantly lighted by
Mr.. Hitzfeld. The aark was cooler. and
brighter than ever know heretofore.
Every owner of property in the city
should visit the board OF assessors, which
is now in session at the courthouse, aud
see that his or her property has been
assessed for taxes properly, and that all
errors are corrected. The board will
adjourn on Monday next.
Riding in an open carriage at the
head or tail Of street professions seems
to be the amusing weakness or passion
of many distinguished citizens. The
soul Of man pants after notoriety and
fame and thirsts for a conspicuous posi-.
ton in times of peace as well as times
Of war.
The Porter Rifles Of Nashville are
camping out in tents preparatory for the
drill at Huntsville, Ala, their employers
having given them a week for that pur.
pose. 1t is suggested that the employers
of the mambers Of the Chickasaw
Guards do likewise so that they can 60
into camp for a week and drill daily.
Women must delight in discomfort,
says the L'Avenir des FemmeS, They
have invented, it says, dresses too scant
for easy walking, long trains to be
stepped upon, collars hat do not admit
the head to be turned, pockets too low to
be reached by the hand, high heels that
cause them to trip, aud big knots in their
dresses which prevent them from sitting.
United States Revenue Collector Pat
erson returned home on yesterday from