Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-22

the bar is for outsiders and the inside for
lawyers. The bar privilege should be
protected. The judge should make and
enforce an order 10 this effect.
A bouquet Of flowers. the perfume of
which spreads far and near. adorned the
desk of our Horticultural reporter this
morning. The bouquet was from the
conservatory Of Mr.. Ed Lanvoigt.
Among those who are in favor Of the
resumption Of specie payment in Mem.
phis are the sports. They do not play
an open game, but they cry out for the
coppsrs" Of their boyhood days.
The reason why President Hayes was
not formally invited to Memphis is stated
as follows: The Federal Office. holders
and Republicans did not like to lead off
in the matter and the Democrats did not
make the effort.
The Memphis Theater will undergo re-
n%ovating and repairing during next week
by way of preparing for the opening of
the dramatic season on Monday night
week next, when Kelly & Icons fine
minstrel troupe will appear.
The Memphis banks on yesterday re-
fused to pay out more than one dollar in
greenbacks for one dollar in gold, unless
the sun amounted to twenty dollars and
upward. Memphis has been the frat to
resume. Memphis is always ahead in
something.
On tomorrow afternoon the regatta or
boat race between the boats Of the DeSoto
and Bluff City clubs will come Of over
the Mound City course. A dug.out race
and a skif rae will also be engaged in.
Tho cup to be awarded the winner is on
exhibition at Wilkins jewelry store.
Short and long range rife shooting has
suddenly become popular in this city
An American long range rife club is
being organized. This will give us three
rife clubs, When fully organized the
clubs should unite and secure a thousand
yards range somewhere near the city.
The Criminal Court is engaged in hear
ing misdemeanor and light felony case
at present, but the grand jury, the grear
inquisition of the county, is grinding
away, finding bills of indictment snt
presentment, all of which will be brougb0
to light when the parties indicted OIL
presented are arrested.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon q
fee broke out in Shalsha's cigar factory
on Main street, near Exchange, Tit
smoke was thick, but the FIRE boys soor
extinguished the flames, A cigar fac
tory could not we'll burn down withou
smoking at first. A patent has been ap
piled for to protect the above joke.
The committeeman selected by tn
Odd Fellows for the purpose of waitinI
upon citizens and soliciting subscriT
tions of books, ETC., fof the Odd Fellows
Library will go to work Immediately
Donations of books, pictures, %statuar
or other works of art will be received.
We commend the following test for tn
drunken mar who denies that be is drum
when conducted to the station.house b
the "peeler" of the period. Ask him t
: repeat the following lines: "Shoes an
socks shock Susan in an inexplicabl
manner, and inexorably she cesset
: sheathing his shoes" II he cant do
lock him up.
: The work Of building the custom-hous
has commenced. Immense blocks {
: rock are being carefully put down i
cement and mertar, and soon the bssl
ment story will appear above the grounC
Considerable activity prevails aroun
the yard, and the work seems to b
pushed forward with considerable RAJ
Z idity at present.
Quite a number of MemphiaDs are i
5 Washington City testifying before tb
United States Court in the trial Of tn
: cases of F. A. Savage, Frank W, Brook
and others, on the charge Of defraudin
y, the United States out of the sum Of $57
900. These cases grew out Of the cotto
transactions of ParkmaH, Brooks & Co
. in Memphis and other localities South.
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