Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-17
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS:
Friday Evening. May IL. 1878.
LEDGER

The weather is fair and bright.
The discord among the total abstinence
orators has been settled.
A number Of Gipsies are encamped
on the Poplar boulevard.
The skating rink closes tonight with
a grand hop and carnival.
Judge Baxter will convene the United
States Courts next Monday.
Que hundred croquet sets Just received,
very cheap. Wheeler, Pickeus & Co.
The Riversides and Eckferds play
baseball at Central Park Sunday after
moor
Regular meeting Of DeSoto Lodge, No.
299, tonight. See notice in another
column.
To-day the Criminal Court will ad-
journ to the next term, which begins
Monday.
Fresh meats Sunday morning at H.
S%eessel, Sr., & Sons, corner Second and
Jefferson streets.
The Library Dramatic Association
gives a matinee performance tomorrow.
Admission twenty-five cents.
Last night a mule was stolen from R.
H, Golightley, who lives on the Poplar
boulevard, FIVE miles from the city.
Grand closing night at the Exposition
rink tonight. Professor Arnold's brass
and string band will furnish the music.
Leave orders at Seessel's, corner o
Second and Jefferson streets, and have
your meats delivered fresh SUNDAY
morning.
The last dramatic performance Of thu
season takes place to- night at the Mem
phis Tbeater. Two excellent pieces vii
be presented.
Colonel A. h. Douglass and e. 81
Prosser are the total abstinence orators
for the meeting in the Greenlaw Opera
House tonight.
Il. Seessel, ST., & Son, will deliver
free, Sunday morning as we'll as ever
other morning, fresh meats of all kinds
also fresh vegetables. gttr
Martha Taylor (colored) was arrested
this morning on the charge Of stealing
a poeketbook from Robert Nicholson
and his wife, Mrs. Nicholson.
The picnic at EstivaI Park last nigh
for the benefit of St. Joseph's Churcl
was largely attended. The entertain
ment was pleasant to all who attended.
La File du Regiment will be the mex
attraction offered by the Memphis Operi
Club, which is credit to the musica
talent aud dramatic culture Of the com
munity.
AS yet nothing has been done in thI
custom'house sandstone cheat, If bull
of Illinois sandstone the Memphis Gus
tom-house will be q hideous mouumen
Of the cheat and swindle.
With the limited amount Of funds a
the disposal Of the board Of health it i
impossible to keep the city in a prope
sanitary condition. Should an epidemi,
visit Memphis who will be responsible,
for the calamity.
City Attorney McAllister, of Nash
vile, has decided that the police have &
legal right to break open gaming estab
liShne and arrest parties engaged il
gaming. Tie question has never beer
referred to the city attorney of Memphis
This morning a colored woman namet
Patsy Pratt was fined IS for committing
q nuisance by e%mptying a bucket Of slel
into Third street, near Jefferson Nov
let full justice be done and white person
bs made to pay the proper 6nes for com
hitting nuisanoss.
Ladies who contemplate matrimou,
should first ascertain if they are able Il
support a husband. Too many men g,
about looking sanctimonious, and hAv,
high moral duties to perform, when the,
depend upon their wives to supper
them by needle-work or school teaching
The Supreme Court has confirmed th
FIVE years sentence OF Imprisonment
wherein Hans Margerum and Seymour
are guilty parties. Seymour stole a hors
from s livery stable man in this city AM
Margerum tried to rob W. G. Currey, 0
Nashville, while in a railroad car nea
this city last May.
The condition Of many Of the street
and alleys Of Memphis is such as t
arouse the greatest alarm. With th
! limited fund the board Of health canno
accomplish any permanent improve
ment. This question should interest th
merchants, property.owners aud tsx.psy
. ers of Memphis.
The Nashville American says thu
Lieutenant Thomas Caldwell has offere