Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07
LEDGER LINES.

Aue CITY lAInerS VIII assemble Tor the
third time this month on next Tuesday
night at the courthouse.
The State Medical Society, which re
Gently convened at Nashville, adjourned
to meet in Memphis on the 81 of April.
1878.
The general council, at the meeting
last night, again refased to furnish an
additional number of seats for Court
Square,
R. Il. s%pangler, 376 Main street, has
all the latest magazines, illustrated week.
lies, dailies, etc. Also stationery and
school books.
The Ladies' Christian Association will
elect officers for the ensuing year on
Monday next, at the Cumberland Pres.
byterian church.
Those who are doing business without
taking out the necessary license are APP
pearing before the recorder daily, and
are invited to pay fines.
Mr.. Catron has retired from the posi-
ton of financial and monetary reporter
OF tbs Avalanche, that department hav.
ing been consolidated With that of the
river reporter.
Tae St. Louis Browns and Memphis
Reds will engage in a ball and bat con.
test at Central Park this afternoon, and
also on tomorrow afternoon, the rainy
welther permitting.
The employees Of the city have to sell
their time or ledger balance to specula.
tors at from fifty 10 seventy-fve cents on
the dollar, and the spectators anage
in some way to get dollar for dollar.
General Forrest, who has charge of
the Presidents Island Workhouse, has
taken charge Of the quarantine build.
inss at the foot Of the Island by per mis-
sion of the county and city authorities.
Tie city engineer, in charge of the
street carpenter force, has been in.
structed by the general council to at
once put the old city hall in a state of
repair at a cost not to exceed Slo5O.
The tin headed roof is to be removed.
Qiiie a gay party Of young ladies and
gentlemen. residents Of our city, left on
board the steamer Coahoma yesterday
afternoon on an excursion trip to Friar's
Point and back. The Coahoma will be
back at the landing by tomorrow after.
noon.
Tae Confederate Relief and Monu.
mental Association will meet to night in
the office Of the Planters Insurance Com
pany, on Madison street, for the purpose
Of determining the plan of action with
reference to the completion and erection
of the Confederate monument.
Another thunder, lightning aud rain
storm swept over the city last night.
The heavy aad continuous rains clean sed
out the streets aud alleys, filled cisterns,
supplied the vegetable kingdom with the
necessary moisture, thereby doing an i'm
mense amount of good work far beyond
the power OF man.
At the Tuesday meeting next week the
general council should pass a resolution
instruc'ing the city engineer and street
force to pave around the Court Square
fountain, whiah ground daily presents
an unEgAtly and muddy appearance
owing to the spray blown over the rim Of
the fountain by the winds.
A pretty and accomplished young lady
of our city, who possesses considerable
histrionic talent, will make her debut at
the Memphis Theater, on the occasion
of the dramatic entertainment to be
given in May by the Chickasaw Guards.
Her friends predict for her a most sue
%cessful debut, one hat will astonish the
r public in attendance,
Last night the general council adopted
q resolution instructing the city tax col.
lector to collect back taxes, aud commit
tees from the boards Of aldermen and
, councilmen were appointed for the pur.
pose Of enforcing the resolution. The
resolution also instructed the tax collec.
tor to institute suits for back taxes, If
such a course became necessary. The
amount of back taxes due tbs city is
over two millions of dollars,
Some tins sinca Superintendent Bar
rett petitioned the police commissioners,
praying that all the drivers of the street
railroad be appointed special policemen,
but the modest aud illegal request was
refused. Just IMAGINE a street car bull
dozer arresting passengers who insisted
on paying tie legal fare, Eve cents, and
dragging men and women to the station.
house, The company wanted an army
of its Owl 10 back its illegal claims for
fare.
: An unfortunate woman, one we'll
known in this city and Helena, Ark,
named Annie Gallagher, alias Fisher,
alias Smith, and better known as
"Brocky Ann has ceased to live, or as
! an ancient Greek wonld aav "CLa Ala