Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-27
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
TEJE CITY.
MEMPHIR;
wednesday Evening, March "a. 1878
LEDGER LINES.

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The day is rainy and gloomy.
The streets are not dusty now.
1t began to rain at 7 o'clock this
morning.
Hunyadi Jauos water, the great uatu.
raj aperient.
The Chancery Court convenes its April
term uext Monday.
Apollinaris water takes With every.
body who has tried it.
The April term of the Shelby County
Court will begin next Monday.
The Robert Drury case occupies the
attention Of the Criminal Court.
Magnolia hams, finest quality, 81
cents per pound, at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s.
The rain was generally needed, as the
earth was parched and the streets dusty.
Apolliuaris water is the finest as we'll
as the most pleasant of all mineral
waters.
Shipping sixteen-year old girls by
steamboat is not q safe method of trans.
portation.
Van Amburgb's circus and meuagerie
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will be the great attraction next Monday
and Tuesday.
Van Amburgh's circus and menagerie
exhibits in this city the LIST and I'd of
ntxt month.
Simmons & Slocum's minstrels play at
the Memphis Theater the Sd, 4tb, 9th
and 9Th Of April.
Recorder Quigley yesterday commit.
ted Wiley Cross (colored) to Jail Tor
stealing a gold ring.
viii the chief Of police continue the
good work by raiding and abolishing all
the gsmbliug-houses2
Choice lemons, II! cents per dozen;
single dozen, Is cents-exact change
made-at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s.
The health officer has begun to enforce
the ordinance which requires the pave.
ments TO be kept free of boxes, sign.
posts, etc.
The Circuit Court jury in the case of
". e.. Nesbitt vs.. the city Of Memphis
yesterday awarded the plaintiff a verdict
for $4,000.
James y. Woodward, indicted for steal
ing goods from the Peabody Hotel during
the recent fire, was yesterday tried and
released by the Criminal Court.
The benefit for the Memphis stage EN-.
ployes will be an attractive entertain.
ment. This entertainment will be given
at the Memphis Theater April 10th.
The Sodality Dramatic Association
will play Retribution at the Memphis
Theater on Easter Monday night for the
benefit of St. Peters Choral Associa.
ton.
The temperance meetings at the JOfer.
son street Opera House are largely at.
tended. Mr.. Prosser, the gentleman
from Kentucky, is the oratorical attrac.
ton.
The martins have appeared The pres.
enc Of the martin is said to be the har.
bipgsr of spring and an assurance that
cold weather has gone, not to return
until fall.
Apollinaris and Hunyadi natural min
eral waters are sold at retail BY drug.
gists and grocers, and at wholesale by
Furstenheim & Wexford, agents, 27e
Front street.
So long as gamblers are necessary con.
federates Of detectives in securing infor.
nation and aiding police operations, no
fears OF a general raid on vile deDs and
ropers need be entertained.
Recorder Quigley this morning dis
posed Of the following business: Ed
Park (colored), interfering with an Off
Ger, fined IS; Mike Higgins, vaGrapcy,
aud J. Z. Snyder, misdemeanor, cases
continued.
The benefit for the treasurer and
ushers of the Memphis Theater will be
given the oath Of April. Among the
popular and talented amateurs engaged
for the occasion are Miss Grace Lew
ellyn and Miss Emma Young.
A small pox patient was taken from
the steamer Thompson Dean Monday
and sent to the county pest house.
Steamers from the south should be scru.
tinized by the officers in order to pre-.
vent them landing persons suffering with
contagious disease.
The following officers we're elected at
the regular quarterly election Of the