Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-01
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS
Monday Evening, April 1, 1878.
LEDGER LINES.

Yesterday was fair and pleasant.
Bollinger-at Henry Luhrmaun's.
The city council meets on Wednesday
night.
Attend Van Anburgb's circus and
menagerie.
Argument in the Drury murder case
closes to-day.
Promenading on the streets was gen.
eral yesterday.
Croquet sets one dollar each at Vince
Ter, PicSens & Co.
The Murphyites meet at the Greenlaw
Opera.H House every night this week.
The stage employees Of the Memphis
Theater will take a benefit the 10th inst.
The weather to-day is fair, but there is
a slight breeze which is somewhat cool.
A well.known deputy sheriff was made
the victim of an April fool joke to day.
The benefit for the ushers and treas.
urer Of the Memphis Theater will be
given the Oath.
Owing to the beautiful weather yester.
day a large number Of persons visited
Elmwood cemetery.
The Tennessee State Medical Society
meets in Cochran Hall at ten O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The new Catholic church at Hopefeld
was dedicated yesterday by Bishop Fitz
gerald, of Arkansas.
Probate Court, with Judge Ray on the
bench, is in session. This Court ad
%journs to morrow evening.
John Sullivan, a bruiser, was on his
muscle last night and bruised up two
women at a house OF ill-fame on Second
street.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George Arnold are happy
because of their new son, which weighs
thirteen pounds. The infant can be seer
at No. l75 Alabama street.
Daring the past week Rev. ]. R.
Graves, NJ. L. Jackson, A. I. Landers
and R, F. Harvey were a%djudicated as
bankrupt by Register Latham.
There were twenty-five deaths last
week, eight being white and fourteen
colored persons. OF the total deaths
eight were from the City Hospital.
We learn from our neigh6or, Mr.. G B
Bryan, that the price Of Pittsburg coal
has been reduced to forty cents per bar.
rel. This is a good time to lay in a sup
ply cheap.
A wellknown clerk named Hart acci.
deutally shot himself in the thigh Fri
day night. A pistol fell out of his
p~antalooAs pocket when Mr.. Hart was
undressing and accidentally fired. His
wound is serious.
An unsuccessful attempt, by means Of
forged checks on 0rgill Bros. & Co., and
]. NJ. James & Sons, to swindle the Ger.
man National Bank out of S27OO was
made Saturday, The Mary Hampton
business did not succeed.
Some of the printers that worked on
the new city directory changed the mi.
tisls Of o number of names. This was n
species Of petty malice and deliberate
deception, which should not BE- tolerated
in any printing Office that lays claim tC
public patronage.
The Temperance meetings will con
tinue at the GreenlRw 0pera-H House to-
night and Tuesday. Tonight Messrs.
Prosser, Turner and others are expected
to address the meeting. The Greenlav
Opera House was crowded last nigh
with an apprecistive audience.
J. W. Ottley, W. D. Mayfeld aud j
B. Patton. of Nashville, have purchased
and will remove to that city the South
ern Baptist Publishing Society of Men.
phis. Ten or fifteen railroad cars will
be necessary to remove the property and
fixtures from this city 10 Nashville.
hhr. Levy, Of Louisville, will soon open
a skating. rink at the Exposition build.
ing, which will be a pleasing summer
amusement for our young folk. The
building is undergoing a complete reno.
walton, Mr.. Levy has established the
principal Kinks in this country, and
bears the reputation of being one Of the
best teachers.
A report has been in circulation to the
effect that Mayor Flippin recommended
the appointment Of Captain S. 8. Gar.
rett to TIE position Of United States
marshal for West Tennessee. Friends
Of Mr.. Flippin deny the truth Of this re,
port, and say hat Eve hundred dollars
will DO given to auy person who produces