Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-25
LEDGER LINES.

Bollinger. No dry label" but dry
champagne"
The damage to the water mains is be.
ing rapidly repaired.
Colonel Hosea Townsend has strad.
died another political horse.
Samuel Schuster, of this city, has filed
a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Pure Lincoln county sour mash whisky,
FIVE aud seven years old, at G. w. Jones
& Co.'S.
The Eagles aud Riversides play a game
Of base ball at Central Park Sunday af
ternoon.
The St. Lazarus and Grace Church
ball at the Peabody tonight will be a
brilliant entertainment.
The Circuit Court will probably ad'
jOurn Saturday. The next term begins
the third Monday in May.
The committee Of the city council
visit the quarantine station on Presi.
dents Island this afternoon.
The Shelby county Democratic execu.
tive committee meets in the Court house
at Ii o'clock Saturday morning.
The murder case Of Morgan McHuah,
who in 1876 killed his step son, Richie
McHale, is on trial in the Criminal
Court.
This morning Policeman Pante ar
rested VIM Stoekard (eolored), on the
charge Of sleeping out and resiatipg an
0 ficer.
The Little Rock railroad train due here
last night. did not arrive until 8 o'clock
this morning, being detained by the
spreading Of the track.
There was quite a rush this morning
to secure seats for Fra Diavolo. You
had better 20 If you wish to get d good
place. Seats for sale at Hollenbetg's g,
294 Main street.
Cars Of the different street car lines
will run until after 2 o'clock ton gbt in
order to accommodate persons attending
the Sc. Lazarus and Grace church ball at
the Peabody Hotel.
The Radicals held a political prayer
meeting this morning in Mr.. Clough's
office. The question Of the United States
marshalship and the coming elections
are the subjects of discussion.
Notice Of a petition to incorporate the
Shelby County Grange has been filed in
the clerks Office. The incorporators are
Jacob Thompson, r. NJ. Mason, George
B. Fleece, W. Il. Walker and E. S Elan.
Johnson Lodge A. o. U. w. No. q
meets at the hall, corner Of Beal and
fernando streets, tonight 10 attend to
business of Importance and receiv, the
report from the delegate to the Grand
Lodgs.
AS a place Of amusement the skating
rink ranks irst-class. Large crowds at
tend nightly, and much interest is mani
tested By the young ladies who are con.
testing for the big prize and the cham.
pionship.
Recorder Qaigley this morning com
mitted to Jail Thomas Clay we'll charged
with larceny from the person of Thomas
Quinn. Two years ago Clay we'll was 10.
dicted for grand larceny, and escaped
froH the officers.
Yesterday afternoon Captain James
Lees son, aged ten years, while skating
at the rink fell and broke his arm,
DR.. Nuttall, who CHANGED to be present,
was called upon and rendered proper
surgical treatment.
Yesterday, Felix GiImartin, a grocer
in the postmaster's Office at the National
cemetery near this city, was shot in the
groin by a young man named Wm. Har.
din. Gilmartiu, we hear, has died from
the effects Of bis wound.
An effort is being made to secure suf
icient subscriptions of money to give a
grand pyric display in this city on the
night Of July Ali. II the citizens will
subscribe to the fund, Memphis will wit.
ness the graudest display of fireworks
ever seen in the South. This display
would attract many visitors to the city.
at the total abstinence meeting in the
Greenlaw Opera House last night Chris
Bachmau related "reminiscences of his
experience 10 liquor drinking. Colonel
G. P. M. Tutner, Rev. DR.. Slater and
Rev. Mr.. Roseborough made enthusiastic
speeches. DR.. Slater said that Colonel
Turner missed his calling by not being
ordained a minister. 1t is not yet too
late for Colonel Turner to become a min.
lister. VerilJ, many are called, but few
are chosen.
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