Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-28

Ahc Ouu roliO"b anniversary celeDra-
ton and hop will come of on Monday
night next, without fail, at the Greenlaw
Opera House.
But one case appeared before the Re-
corder's Court this morning. and that
was only a drunk, for which FIVE dollars
was charged and paid.
NonconnAh creek has not been as high
within forty years as it is a. present. The
food and overflow has done great dam.
age to fences and plantations.
The Rev. Mr.. Miller will deliver a Leo
ture tomorrow night at the Third Street
German Protestant Church on the Life
aud Times Of Robert Burns"
The police and FIRE boys are down on
those shark brokers who bull and bear
the city scrip market, aud who bulldoze
both privilege taxpayers and city en-
ployes.
The %persevering thief continues to an.
Roy citizens by stealing everything in
sight. At Right these marauiers 60 to
work and rob when honest people are in
bed asleep.
Early this morning a horse ran away
with a spring wagon on Union street,
near Main, and ran into a dray. The
shaft of the dray entered the horse, kill
ing him almost instantly.
TIE grangers have been growing for a
week or more in consequence of the
rains and the floods, but they smile once
again now that the sunshine has appear.
ed and the storm has past.
A big snow ttorm ragged last night at
Omaha. The Omaha storms generally
wind around into this latitude, SO our
citizens had better look out for tAeir
flowers and plants tonight.
R. Il. Spangler, news dealer at s76
Main street, has on hand all the late
magazines, illustrated weeklies, dailies,
etc. Back numbers of the Lakeside
Library always on hand at lOc.
The roads leading into the city are in
a horrible condition, almost impossible
for wagons. The county supervisors
should 60 to work, call out the reserves
and mobilize them for work with pillow
and shovel.
At the Shelby County Circuit Court
this forenoon Judge Heiskell announced
that be would consider the street railroad
agreed case aud his decision
at an early day. The judge took the
papers and briefs.
The United States government has
recognized Nichols, and why should not
all Memphiaus recognize " nickels" for
all practical purposes2 A nickel is SUIT
fcjent to purchase an apple, a banana,
or a street car ride.
Memphis will soon have a brewery Of
its own, and as fine beer will be manu-
featured here as comes from any city in
the Uuion. There will be quite a rush
for Memphis beer, which will become the
favorite beverage.
Everybody feels braccd up to-day,
owing to the cool, bracing atmosphere
and the bright sunshine. Even the
horses and mules walked up, and many
of them attempted to elope with the We
hicles to watch they were hitched
Cotton receipts for the week, 1912
bales for the season, 375,5O3; shipments
for the week, 1925; for the season, $751;
COG; stock on hand, 1880; sales for the
week, 45OO-taken as follows: exporters,
2O50; %spinners, 245O; spectators, 0.
This morning a carpenter, at work on
the roof Of the Memphis brewery ice.
house, OF Butler street, accidentally fell
and dislocated his arm at the elbow
joint. The wounded man was carried
home and had his injuries attended to
by a physician.
Flour has gone up three dollars per
barrel in this city, and already c%itizsas
are raging two or three dollars for thu
privilege of enjoying the Turko Rus
sian war. The consumer will find all
breadstuffs rising in price rapidly owing
to the row in Europe.
An effort is making to induce Rev
Father Ryan, the poet.priest and author
of the Conquered Banner" "The Sword
Of Lee" etc, to deliver a lecture in this
city for the benefit of the Sisters of the
Good Shepherd. Father Ryan lectured
at Louisville last night.
Tuesday next will be the first Of May
May is the month of flowers The suo
enters Gemini in May, and the plants OF
the earth generally begin to flower. On
the first Of May in the religious world it
is customary to bring these first flowers
to the shrines ia the churches,
Decoration day will soon arrive, and
preparations are being made for its cele-
bratioa at Elmwood Cemetery over tn
green graves OF the Confederate dead
1t ia a custom that should lsstthroughoul
all time, the tribute to the memory OF
the dead" being a sacred obligation.
It was rumored this morning that the
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