Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-27
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY
Wednesday evening June pa, 1877.
LEDGER LINES.

refrigerator az reupceu pTlces al u.
Wetter 4 Co.'s
A little too much rain is row the cry
Of the granger.
Water melons and cantaloupeS sell for
a high price in market at present.
Cotton blooms arrive daily at the cot.
ton exchange from the rural districts.
Memphis has several quack doctors
and shyster lawyers within her boun.
daries.
The vivandiere of the Bluff City Grays
is a gentleman who guages weights and
measures for the city.
The grand jury has found a tue bill
for murder in the first degree against
VIM Kuhn, the wife b%utcherer.
The Memphis Reds defeated the Evans
vile, Indiana, Clue on yesterday by a
score of 4 to 2 in a game of ten innings.
The Knights Of Pythias picnic and
baby show will come Of. on Tuesday next,
the Sd prox, at Leath Orphan Asylum
grounds.
Postmaster Thompson, of the Ava.
lanche, has received hundreds of appli-
cations for positions in and around the
p%ostofice department of the city.
Mrs. John Sturla, nee Miss Mary Cor
dano, made her liege lord happy on Sun
day last by presenting him with a daugh.
ter weighing eleven pounds, avcirdupCis
A little tornado from the southwest
whirled through the city at four o'clock
on yesterday afternoon, but fortunately
its stay was Of short duration, and but
little damage wa done.
Fewer picnics have been held in Mem
phis this season than ever before. Peo-
pie have become weary OF a constant
succession of suburban picnics, and, be.
sides, money is scarce.
The average but ambitious MemphiOn
now seeks fame in having his photograph
raised TO a life.sized picture, and then
having the latter placed on exhibition at
some much frequented store, This is a
pardonabls weakness in humanity.
AT the theater tonight q concert will
be given by the friends OF Mrs. Hattie
Trez9vant. Many of the leading ANA.
teur v~ocalists of the city will aid and
assist upon this occasion. The pro-
gramme is an excellent one, selected with
care and taste.
Last evening a sunset worthy Of Italy,
or Sunset Cox, presented itself in the
western heavens A magnificent rain
bow spanned the sky, by way Of giving
force to the couplet-
rainbow in the morning is a sailors warn
A rainbow at night is a sailors delight"
With Estival Park in possession the
street railroad company makes a round
sum Of money on the Beal street line,
aud yet the three men who own the road
continue to growl and rend their gar.
ments over the five cent fare just as if
they were psupers instead Of meR Of
means. Poor fellows, we pity them
while we oppose their rapacity.
Two bridal couples left for the North
on board the steamer ], B. Maude, last
evening. Mr., Geo. B. Arnold and wife,
nee Miss Matte Graves, and Mr., VIM
Thomas and wife, nee Miss Lou Shelly.
The happy couples occupied the elegant
bridal chambers, which are opposite to
each other ia the ladies' cabin. We wish
the brides and grooms a pleasant voyage
and q safe return.
The advantage of knowing the bayouet
exercise is clearly discernible when it is
known that over the Blue Danube and
around Kars the Russian sticks his bsyo.
net into the Turk, and, while having him
in this position, 6res his gun and always
with correct aim and success. Tie only
troops who signelly failed in this respect
were the Porter Rifles on the BATTLEFIELD