Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-29
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At Estival Park tonight a grand con.
cert will be given.
Horse.trots at Olympic Park this after
noon will attract the lovers Of horse.aesh
to the grounds.
Chicken thieves continue to capture
h%en-roosts, bird Notifications and duck.
houses in the suburbs. .
Friday Hext the great attraction will
be the parade and barbecue of the sur.
wing members Of the Seventh Tennes
see cavalry.
To-day R. L, Mays, a m~oonshiner or
illicit dlstiller, was brought before United
States Commissioner Garrett and gave
bond to answer, etc., in the sun o. $4,000.
At the Criminal Court to day Esquire
Galloway is hearing the case of the State
VS.. Mack Williams, on a warrant charg
ing him with the murder of a negro 10
the Sixth civil district on last Wednes,
day.
The adjourned meeting of the work
ingmen will not take place tonight at
Cochran Hall, as heretofore announced.
The meeting has been postponed to Sat.
uroay evening next by the executive
committee.
Home amateur operas will be the great
musical attractions in Memphis this
coming theatrical season. The peop'e
of Memphis love music, a want that was
not supplied by the theatrical manage.
ment last season.
Ben DeBar, a time-honored actor, who
so often delighted Memphians with his
fine conception and artistic impersona.
ton of Sir John Falstaff," is dead, he
having departed this life at St. Louis 90
yesterday morning.
Do not fail to advertise in the man.
moth edition OF the LEDGER of S ptem.
Der let. 1t will be Gil d with most inter
esting and valuable news Of interest to
all citizens of Memphis and the people
of tie surrounding country.
a crowd Of young b~oot.blacLs camp
every morning on The steps of The FRS
National Bank, on lladison stree, to the
great annoyance and disgust Of those
doing business in the vicinity, The en-
campment is a growing nuisance that
should be abated by the police.
The Chicks" engaged in q drill on
the streets last night. A meeting was
held for the purpose OF c%lecting two off.
GERS TO fill the vacancies caused by the
designations Of First Lieutenant Caraps
and Second Lieutenant Lamb, but the
election was postponed ever TO another
meeting,
The Nicolson pavement taxpayers
who have paid the front foot assessment
will meet at the Union aud Planters
BAnk, on Madison street, this afternoon
at 4 o'clock. They are invited to bring
with them their mandamqs tax bills for
1850.
Q lite q heavy mortality is prevailing
amosg the negro population Of the city,
caused by filth, irregular habits, expo
sure to the bot sun and the chilly night
air, eating decayed Gsh and vegetables.
and almost general neglect on the part
of the negro to secure medical attention
in time
THE LEDGER Liner has gone into as
tronomy, and his confreres admire and
envy him. "-[Avalanche, 20 The Ava.
lanchian has also gone into astronomy,
but confines his observations and re.
searches to the stellar wonder, known as
We Milky Way and that station-house
constellation known as the Little Bear -
The thermometer advanced to 92s yes
terday afsernoon. II was the maximum
point, while the minimum point was 720.
1t was the hottest day of the year, its
%intens4 'u'triness and the absence Of
aoy breeze or zephyr making it most op.
p%ressive to the working citizen The
heat continped during the greater por.
ton o. the night,
All along Main, Madison and other
streets last night 1t looked as if a mid.
night picnic vas being INDUCED in, and
in a very democratic manner. Men,
c%oatless and halles., sat 10 chairs out at
the curbing o. the pbvements and swung
fans vigorously. They smoked, talked
and occ~lsionally many Of them had
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