Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-13

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Louis Beurer has been required to give
bond to answer the charge OF shooting
Con Rogers.
The Germans meet at Maennsrchor
Hall tomorrow morning to consider po-
litical matters.
The Riversidss and Eckfords will play
a game Of baseball at Central Park to-
morrow afternoon.
Tonight Colonel John H Savage will
speak at Cochran Hall, his subject being
low taxes, State finances, etc.
Sunday night Rev. John Park will
preach a temperance ermon at Green.
law Opera House. All are cordially in.
vited.
Charley Hodges, son of DR.. W. R.
Bodges, was bitten yesterday by a vicious
dog. The boy sustained painful in
%juries.
spangler, at 1856 Maia street, has the
latest pictorial weeklies and daily papers,
aud has a large stock Of Lakeside and
Seaside Libraries.
Terrell, the livery stable man on Third
street, opposite the old pOstOiice build
ipg. has decidedly the most stylish horsed
and buggies in the city.
A laborer named Corners vas bitten
10 the hand yesterday by a dog belong
ing to <. Il. Leidy, on Washington street.
A police captain shot the dog dead.
The total abstinence orators at the
Jefferson street Opera House last night
we're DR.. Hewitt and Rev. Mr.. Slater.
Colonel G.. P. NJ. Turner speaks tonight.
Chris Stsinkuhl has shipped his rattle.
snake to the geological gardens at Phil
adelphia, but Madame Vincent retains
her alligator in the Crystal Palace foun
tain.
The Mai-Fest will be celebrated the 6tt
Of next month. The Teutonia Associa
ton organized for this year by %el'ctinl
Joe Waters, president, aud William
G~lsentzer, secretary.
Parties going to Earope will do well tt
call on John G. Lonsdale, jr,, agent o
the Travellers Accident Insurance Com
pany, Of Hartford, and secure a polic.
at a moderate premium.
The devotion Of ah impolite maH 10
6ve.cent cigar in a street car full o
ladies is an apt illustration Of the fac
that the term gentleman is too Offer
affixed to the male form.
Last night a middle.aged male SHINE
Of long standing escorted six ladies tt
church, and his presence was the caus,
of much comment, as it had been year
since be attended Christian worship.
The jury in the Islander case Of Jane
L, Ewsll vs.. D. C. McDougal yesterds,
returned a verdict Of $250O for plaintiff
The case was tried in the Circuit Cour
and the sum of $4,000 asked for a
damages.
Monday night Mr.. Prosser speaks a
the Greenlaw Opera House for the bene
6t of the Ladies' Christian Association
and meetings will likely be carried OF
during the week at the same place in be
half of the temperance movement.
City Inspector Mallory has a suit o
clothes made out OF cloth manufacture
near Charlottesville, Albemarle county
Virginia, his native State. The clotl
compares favorably with that imported
from foreign countries, and shows whs
Southern enterprise will do.
Temperance meetings continue will
uRabated interest at the old Variet,
Theater, Jefferson street. Reclaimed
men have been speaking with pswer
and to night others are expected to tax
part ia the meeting. Colonel Turns.
has promised to sneak especially Il
workipgmen.
Large crowds continue to appear a
the Exposition building skating rinI
every night, and much pleasure an,
amusement is afforded all who attend
Messrs. Ferguson & Levi, the proprie
tors, are rendering themselves populs
by their agreeable and courteous treat
msnt Of visitors. The rink is open il
the forenoon from 10 to u o'clock, an,
in the afternoon from 2 to 5; also &
night from 7 to 10 o'clock.
DR.. 7. o. Sommers, jr., of Nashville
writes To a religious paper and gives a.
interesting mention Of Hot Springs
From his article we take the following
which is doubtless satisfactory as well a
intelligent to the average reader: "Tb
cures effected at the Springs are accom-
plished by ~therarutic agents, rendereI
more effective by the adjuvaut action Q
heated water upon the elimnators o
emunc' orits of the system" There is
competition between tbs Hot Spring
and physicians.
A gentleman of our acquaintance pu
on skates for the FIRST time last night
While ~conplacently viewing the grace
full movements of those around him, nc
yet having pushed out in the vhirlin
throng, his feet suddenly went skywarG
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