Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-13
IFDGER LINES.
The weather is Indictment.

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ket.
Lyle & Shields are selling chsice Mes
sina lemons at zoe a dozen.
Cantelopes have made their appear.
ance, 1t is now time for watermelous
The burning of a chimney yesterday
afternoon caused a FIRE alarm to be
sounded.
The Shelby county Democratic con
v%ention is in session at the Exposition
Building.
The city school telchers to-day are
being paid their April salaries, Better
late than not at all. II.
Mr.. Fred Jones, who was severely in,
jured by falling from a Front street
building, is gradually recovering.
Owing TO the meeting of the Demo.
cratic convention, the courts have ad.
journed until tomorrow morning.
The Brignoli.M akin.Susini concert at
Estival Park last night was attended by
a large and appreciative audience.
Irwin Sherod (colored) was yesterday
afternoon committed to Jail by Recorder
Quigley to answer the charge Of larceny.
Last night diplomas we're awarded the
graduates of the State Female College.
General G. w. Gordon delivered an elo.
quent address.
The weather to day is favorable fol-
the Democratic convention, as the rain
viii keep all the candidates and del
gates within doors.
The ladies of St. Lazarus aud Grace
Church will give an excursion and en-
tertainment on the ste .mer Andy Baum
next Monday night.
The excursion Of the Helping Hand
on the steamer j. W. Gaf, which was tC
occur tonight, has been unavOidably
postponed until the 9th inst.
Burglars have resumed operations aut
will doubtless seek every opportunity
offered to enter dwellings and steal what
ever they can lay their hands on.
The laying Of the cornerstone Of TIT
Medical College has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the u%ntavor
ableness of the weather yesterday.
The Mississippi county Democrat,
convention meets at 0sceola, Arkansas
next Saturday, Delegates will be selec
ted for the State and county CONVEX
tons.
There will > c grcul regatta mex
Sunday. The new boat has been fn
ished, and is now ready for the race
This boat was built by Captain Charlie
Hunter.
The men who committed the outragr
at Estival Park will be duly looked ate
by the grand jury. The names of sew
erAl Of the gang have already been givel
to the grand jury.
The Appeal says that nobody nov
wants Postmaster General Key 10 max,
a Fourth Of July grafton. Genera
Tracy is looking out for q better orator
who will suit this climate politically ant
otherwise"
Recorder Quigley yesterday Afternoon
required j, P. Reilly to give bonds in thl
sum of $4,000 for his appe france in th,
Criminal Court to answer the charge o
breaking into Mrs. Kate Duun's resi-
dence and stealing a clock.
About one o'clock yesterday morninI
two robbers halted a telegraph operate
on the corner Of Mulberry and Vanc
streets, and would have taken all hi
change had it not been for the approac
of several persons who were %returnin
from a picnic.
A prize is offered by private parties 0
CHAT .nooga for a match game Of base
b IL for the championship of the State
The old Link club Of Nashville will Q
into training as soon as a meeting of tn
nine can be held, with a View of CON
peting for the prize.
1t devolves on the l.,and jury to de
vote especial attention and earnest il
quiry into the Estival Park row. W
hope every newspaper in Memphis WI
continus to clamor for this until due in
quiry is made aud the fuilty person
brought before the law.
There was a large attendance at 81
Johns NJ. E. Church, corner Vance an
Lauderdale streets, last night, Colone
Turner delivering the address on ten
perance. The singing by Misses Johr
son and Russell was unusually good
To night the Chefs branch will joiI
them, and eve. jbOdy is in ted to a
tend.
Frank Flynn was q. rested on a peac
warrant, sworn out by Joseph Wette
yesterday, and put under $500 bond
keep the pc .ce. Wetter made afidavI
that be had just cause to fs r, and doe
fear, that Flynn will do him some gee
bodily harm, etc. Frank Flynn was ais
arrested on a warrant sworn out by We
ter for carrying concealed weapons.
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