Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-26
LEDGER LINES.

Victor D. Fuchs will receive tomorrow
morning a car load Of fne watermelons
from Georgia.
An entertaining minstrel performance
will be given at the Memphis Tkeater
Friday night next.
The local press is unanimous in an
proving the petition of Dr.. Mitchell,
president of the board of health.
The special commissioner of the Uni.
ted States Court is hearing evidence in
the cases Of Field and Bshr & Hess.
The regatta next Sunday will interest
and attract a very large crowd. The
race will be above Mound City chute.
The Bluff City Library Association
has elected the following officers: W. A.
Stone, president; S. H. Nook, treasurer;
s. G. Schwarzenberg, librarian; c. H.
Cheek, s~ergeant.at arms.
And as yet the mus does not "%cueur.
ritt." Cucumbers for the August feast
aud green persipmons for the Noyem.
Der banquet of the Radicals, will be the
bill Of fare prepared by the chief cook Of
the political cuisine.
Mr.. James Richardson has resigned as
second lieutenant of the Chickasaw
Guards. Among the members spoken
of as probable SUCCESSORS to the second
lieutenancy are Lieutenant Camp, Rich
ard Wright and Preston Smith.
General Peter Tracy this morning re.
ceived a telegram from Prof. Samuel
Jackson saying that the balance of the
Fourth Of July FIRE works, frame and ap.
p%aratus, had been shipped, and that he
would reach Memphis Senday evening.
Professor Chas. 7. Snedekor, of Sued.
ekor & Lillard, managers for Tennessee
for the Edison speaking photograph,
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has just arrived ia the city, and is max
iug arrangements for the exhibition of
the wonderful invention 10 this city to-
morrow.
August Rodes. drunk, fined S.; John
Lamar, disorderly conduct, fined IS;
NJ. l.. Meacham, failing to lay sidewalk,
and Charley Mitchell, sleeping in Court
Square, each discharged; Bette Cole
(col. and Robert Brown (col. J larceny
from the person, no case.
In the recent sculling race between
Hanlau and Morris at Pittsburg the
iermer won by four lengths, having
rowed five miles on the Allegheny river
in thirty-seven minutes. Edward Han
Ian is a native of Toronto, Canada, and
Evan Morris of Pittsburg. The scull
was for $4,000 stakes.
Men who have cursed the negro and
justify the bolt" because the negro
voted 10 the Democratic primary cleo.
tons, now insist that the African and
the Irishman are political brothers, and
that the sable son of nature ought to
hold Office, Then put them on the pc.
lice and fire department, or elect Mr..
Shaw at once.
Certain individuals who are willing to
sacrifice political priRciple for Office and
to betray friendship for malicious re-
venge, now term P. j. Mulgihill an in.
CRATE. But don't you remember how
some Of Mr.. Mulvihill's present enemies
once devoted their money to elect him
against the nominee Of the Democratic
party2 This is reform, isn't it2
W. are asked why the National Re
publican.In W orkingmen Of
fee brokers do not select Colonel r. B.
Somerville as their candidate for judge
of the Criminal Court7 We are unable
to answer this question, unless the pc
litical hucksters are too csnsiderate to
have the colonel squashed by the popu.
lar vote in the August election.
We are indebted to Messrs. R. e.
Cory and Charles NJ. Cooke, Of Tennes.
see, for on invitation to the final cele
bration Of the Graham, Lee and Wash.
ington Literary Societies, of the Wash.
ington end Lee University, Lexington,
Va which were held Monday night.
Samuel Jack, Of Tennessee, was awarded
the declaimer's medal by the Graham
Lee Society.