Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-23
THE CITY.
Monday Evening, april 81, 1927.
LEDGER LINES.

She'll oysters at Ferrells, 1876 Nam.
Counterfeit FIVE dollar gold pieces are
in circulation in this State.
The DAILY Fifth Avenue compsny in
Lemons at the tbeater tonight.
New Orleans strawberries have arrived
in town and are sold at twenty-five cents
per box.
There will be q sacred concert given
at St, Patrick's church 90 next Wednes-
day night.
The grssshoppers have made their ap-
pearance in the country ~surrouading
Chattanooga.
Rev. DR.. Landram will deliver a lee.
ture at the Bethel this evening on the
subject of Samson"
There were fifteen deaths 10 the city
during last week, of which four were
white and eleven black.
A called meeting of the general coun-
Gil will be held at the courthouse to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Frank Leslies' Popular Monthly,
Young Ladies Jonrnal, Scribner, St.
Nicholas, etc, for May, at spangler's s,
376 Main street.
Baseball aourished again at Central
Park on yesterday, on which occasion a
large crowd was in attendance to witness
the Red Stockings" defeat the River.
sides, and with the greatest ease.
1t is now an established fact with all
law%.abiding people that FIVE cents is the
legal street car fare. 1t takes a newspa.
per to bring p%urse.proud %moRopoIies to
terms, when the monopoly attempts to
bulldozs the travelling public.
The United States sloop Of war Ply.
mouth, now at Vicksburg, will not cruise
any further up the river, Vicksburg being
the terminal point of her excursion. She
will remain anchored off Vicksb1rg for O
week or ten days.
The remains Of the late Felix LeClerC
were inferred at Elmwood Cemetery yes
terday afternoon. The funeral was at
tended by a large number of citizens
members of the Masonic bodies ant
other friends Of the lamented deceased
James Elliott, the suicide, who shufleC
off the mortal col at the Chambers House
last week, was not buried by the county
undertaken, but by some members Of thu
Christian Church, Of which organization
Mr.. Elliott had been a member in In
diana.
The price Of q%uinine has game uI
rapidly within the past few weeks, anC
the caSses are said to be the impending
war in Europe and Asia and the war nov
going on in New Grenada, which pre-
vents the natives from gathering the bari
from which the q%uinine is made.
Quite a free f hit occurred on yester
day at a beer garden in the southeastern
suburbs Of the city, during which head
we're presented to a few of the belliger
ents. Pistols we're drawn but we're no
used. The beer garden is situated out
side the corporation line; hence no arrest
were made by the police.
The Courier.J ournal slanderer state,
that during the summer Memphis drink
$4,000 worth of beer a week, or says sh,
does, and if she would drink $40, OOI
worth Of beer more each week, aud tha
amount less Of whisky, hat head Of her
wouldn't trouble her in .he morning hal
as much as it usually does"
The beautiful and balmy weather o
ye,terday induced a large number o
ladies to appear on the streets and a
church in spring bonnets and garments
Many OF those whose spring apparel wa
not flushed remained al home and in
dulged IN abuse Of the milliner and il
lamenting their own sad fate.
Early next month the friends Of Messrs
Gray and Robb, attaches Of the Memphi
Thsater, will tender them q complimOn
tary benefit, when, we trust, the courte
sies these gentlemen have extended t,
the patrons OF the iheater will be properl,
acknowledged by 2 rousing house. Thr
entertainment to'be produced has no
yet been announced, but we are assur.
will be attractive.
Information has been received by thl
} Grand Sire of the United Stsies, Johl
". Stokes, of the introduction of Ameri
can Odd Fellowship into Holland, by thr
institution Of Paradise Lodge, No. !, a
Amsterdam, on March 10Th, when seven
teen candidates we're initiated. Per
mission was granted for the purpose b!
the Burgomaster and Magistrate Of Am
sterdam, who issued O certificate Of up
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