Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-18

hOtk on tue custom mouse mas ceased
for the present, and for want of sand.
COw.stealing has broken out as au cpl
demic again in the suburbs of the city.
Memphis Chapter meets tonight.
Election of officers and important bust
ness.
The Robert Emmett Circle of the Fe.
MAN Brotherhood meets tonight. I'm.
portant.
The big main of cocks between Ala.
bama and Tennessee comes of on the
10th, 2lst and 22d inst.
The cheapest place for fruit jars, jelly
tumblers, cages, ice-cream freezers, water
coolers and filters is C. N. Erich's.
The number Of deaths which occurred
in the city during last week was l6; OIL
which 6 we're whites and 10 blacks.
The Eckfords and Riversides played
yesterday at Central Park. The score
stood l6 TO in favor of the Eckfords.
Reserved seats for Mrs. Hattie Treze
wants concert can be found at Hollen.
berg's music store without extra charge.
On tomorrow the annual Italian Pic
mic will come off at James Park. There
will be an immense crowd Of people il
attendance.
A game of base ball in South Memphis
Saturday, between the Mutuals and Ath
letics Juvenile base ballists), was VOL
by the lightning" Mutuals by a score o
s to G..
Everybody should learn the bayone
exercise" from the Porter Rifles stand
point. By so doing they will be enable,
to escape from many difficulties and dc
feats.
Rev, Dr.. Parsons, rector Of St. Lazaru
church, and chaplain for the Chickasav
Guards, preached at Huntsville, Ala.
yesterday. He will be in Memphis thi
evening.
At Chicago on Saturday the Memphi
Reds defeated the Fairbanks club by
score Of 5 to 0. Errors-Reds, 8; Fair
banks, 4; Base.hits-Reds, 5; Fail
banks, G..
A Memphian wanted to purchase To-
wonderful and beautiful big Spring" q
Huntsville and set it up in Memphis, blu
the citizens Of Huntsville absolutely re
fused to part with it.
Now that the poatmastership of Men
phis has been settled, the number c
Hayes or new party men has been ms
terially decreased. Such is life, from a
ofice-seekiug standpoint.
The excursienists to Huntsville, il
Guiding the soldier.boys, present
jaded and travel.stained appearance,
Even the ladies who accompanied tn
party lost some of the bloom of youth
and WEAKNESS materially affected thei
beauty.
R. H. Spangler, No. 376 Main stree
has a large assortment of popular reaC
ing matter, including Appleton, Demo-
est, Frank Leslie's Ladies Magazin,
Harper, Cooley, etc, for July; also b
atrice," a beautiful chrome after Guido
m lster piece.
The little tornado which swept over th
city on yesterday afternoon did consider
able damage in the way Of %unroofr
houses and driving steamboats, out int
the river. Had the storm lasted thirt
minutes an immense amour. of damag
would have been accomplished.
The Vicksburg Herald, of the 10th
says; Some Memphis thieves, who cam
down on toe Phil Allin, Thursday, visite
Jennie Fosters hostelry that night, an
when they departed yesterday morning
it vas found that a gold watch and chat
and some j%ewelry had gone with them.
The daily afternoon prsyer-meeting
at the Second Presbyterian church, whic.
have been held for the Last three weeks
resulted yesterday in the admission O
thirteen new members to the church
Prayer.meetings will be continued, Blu
the time Of opening has been changed {!
8:l5 in the evening The pastors Of tn
various Protestant churches have bee
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