Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-12
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
Friday Evening, April IL, 1878.
LEDGER LINES.

Label; Renandin, Bolliuger & Co.
The weather is unusually fair auG
bright.
Motions were heard in the Chancery
Court to-day.
The night-air is cold and insidious al
this season Of the year.
H. Seessel, sr., & Son have the Gnes
spring lambs in the city for tomorrow.
The Workingmens' Central Club ex
pect to hold a mass meeting the night o.
the 24:h.
John Price, a colored bootblack, was
arrested this morning for enjoying him
self in a fight.
Bob Wilson (colored) was yesterday
convicted of Burglary. and sentenced to
ten years in tie pen~itentiary.
Tomorrow night Col. John H. Savag,
will speak at Cochran Hall, his subjec
being the financial condition Of the State
Dora Robinson (colored), was arrested
this morning for stealing an underskir
and a lot of other clothing from a col
orsd woman.
The Sodality Dramatic Association
will play Retribution Easter Monday
night, for the benefit Of the choir OF St.
Peters church.
Morris Souield's imitation Of the
coruet is the subject Of favorable com.
ment among all who heard him OF the
Theater Wednesday night.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. RidCely'
residence, No. S4S Main street, caught
FIRE end was damaged to the extent oil
three hundred dollars. The loss is GOV.
cred by insurance.
The dramatic entertainment for the
bene6. of the treasurer and ushers Of the
Memphis Thenter, to be given the oath,
will be a grand affair. The sale OF tick
cts began yesterday.
Lat night a white man named Burns
assaulted aud dangerously wounded a
colored cobblsr at 0steryoung's shop OF
Beal street, neal Main. Burns assaulted
tn mar with a Ratchet.
The manner in which some Of the
girls spread their limbs while skating
elicits no little comment. Red stockings
and red skirts would add very mucS to
the style Of the display.
The SANDER Ease of J. l.. Ewell VS.. D.
@. McDougal is being heard in the Cir.
cult Court, The plaintiff estimates that
he is damaged to the extent Of $40, 900
by the dose Of alleged SANDER.
L. H. Estes. as special judge, was
holding a branch tribunal of the Circuit
Court to-day, the case of Dan McCarry
VS.. Joshua Rains being on trial. This
is an action to recover the sum of $40
alleged to be due plaintiff.
The County Court clerk to-day received
from Governor Porter commissions Of
notarios public for George W. Murphy,
S NJ. Robinson, R. G. Brown, Herbert
Rhett, A, w. Otis, Alex. Jones and Jas.
E. Temple. This is quite a large spring
crop of notarieS for Shelby county,
How She Came into Der Kingdom, is
the title Of on excellent romance, from
the gifted pen of an author possessing
much genius and great literary ability.
The work is published by Jansen, Me-
Clurg Il Co., Chicago, and can be had at
the we'll known book house Of Wills l.
WildberEer, Main street, south of
Monroe.
Ex.Markei.naster W. e. Phillips has
opened a blacksmith shop at 400 Second
street, between Beal and GayOso, near
Keck's livery stable, where be proposes
to do 6rst.class work at low prices.
Horse shosing a specially, having had
aH experience Of ovsr twenty-five years
in the business. Satisfaction guarsu-
teed. Give him a call.
We are indebted to Mr.. s. L. Rsneau,
Of Trezsvant avenue, for a box OF luscious
strawberries, which are the FIRST native
productions Of this fruit that have APP
peared in the market. His strawberries
are eighteen days ahead Of any that