Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-13
LEDGER LINES.
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Inc D.. D. Cluo Will give a select hop
tonight.
South Memphis Masonic Lodge meets
tonight.
The general council will not meet
again until the first Wednesday in May.
The back water has submerged all the
lowlying lands along the shores Of Wolf
river.
The %Cincinnatians are moving around
town taking a survey Of our city and
suburbs.
AT the theater to. night Mr.. Barrett will
appear IS "Shylock" in the Merchant of
Venice aud David Garrick.
At the theater matinee Tomorrow
Money will be the dramatic attraction,
with Mr.. Barrett in the leading role.
Professor Belticher will lecture on
Schiller, in German, at the German
Protestant Church next Sunday night.
A FIVE cents fare from a passeDjare is
all that the law permits a driviare 10 re-
ceiye, and no person should pay more.
The St. Louis Browns and Memphis
Reds will engage in base oall contest at
Central Park this afternoon, and again
tomorrow and mex Sunday.
A very large quantity Of bananas has
been received here from New Orleans.
They are in a green state and are stored
away to grow ripe and marketable.
Suburban gardens are beginning ia
present a forwsrd Appearance, and city
grangers are complacently contemplat
ing their future supply of vegetables.
Memphis has no regularly organized
chess club, although there are a number o
fine players in the city. It is said a goot
chess player can check his way through
the world, and among %strapgersin China
Japan, Persia and the "iarthest Ind"
The Nashville American sage mourn
fully that the recent act of the legisla
ture prohibiting fishing for profit in Reel
foot lake,iR 0bion andLake counties, viii
cut off Nashville's chief source Of suppl,
of the more desirable varieties OF fish.
Much to the satisfaction Of everybod.
the weather has cleared up somewhat
|. The recent heavy rains which have bee
almost continuous since last Saturda
night, have filled c%isterns and performe
a large and valuable amount Of s%suitar
work throughout the city,
Z At the Criminal Court today Tho
4 Plummer, a negro letter carrier, we
B placed on trial on the charge of con
7 hitting assault and battery upon Ii
D person of a black woman named lyle
Z with intent to kill and murder said W,
man and against the peace and dignit
! Of the State.
The board Of aldermen on yesterds
adopted a resolution authorizing Il
= : mayor to open up negotiations with Il
city's creditors looking toward a fair an
E equitable compromise, Two citizens a
4 to be selected as co.commissioners to a
aad assist the mayor in his diplomat
no transaction.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is playing at Il
y theater, appearing as Hamlet" "Ric
ellen" and other roles. He should n
, be ~confounded with the other gentlema
of street-car monopoly fame, who pla.
Mazeppa on a mule = admission t.
ceu.s-but the legal fare, a nickle, "
be taken by the drivers.
On Sunday next the Rev. Mr.. Parsor
= of St. Lazarus Episcopal church, W
preach to the Chickasaw Guards. T
g members Of the common council, at Il
meeting held last night, accepted an
vitation to be present, but the alderman
board only received the invitation, VIII,
= leaves it for each alderman to consid
independently.
2 Our Cincinnati guests are delight
. over tho Court Square squirrels, a
they admire the beautiful fountain, Q
one of them remarked, why, you Dug
, to lave a pavement around the fouhta
basin" When be was informed that t
city fathers refused to have the grou
paved, he laughed aud answered: 9TH
must be as bad as our Cincinnati eou
!. cilmcn and aldermen"