Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-24
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The weather for the past two days has
been disagreesbly warm.
The present term Of the United States
Court closes to morrow. The next term
begins Monday.
A large number OF persons are attend.
ing the Grange reunion at the Fair
Grounds to-day.
The grand Semi.annuaI drawing Of
the Louisiana lottery takes place June
llth. See advertisement,
There was a large attendance last
night at the total abstiHence meeting in
the Greenlaw Opera House.
The Chattanooga Times and Dispatch
have consolidated, and will be published
under the name Of the Times.
Rsspberries are in market. The
islands in the Mississippi near this city
are covered with wild raspberrieu.
The postmaster general has changed
the name Of the postofics now called
Parsons landing, in Mississippi, to Cen
cordis, and appointed j. L. Psase post.
master.
General Williamson, the United States
marshal elect, will give his bond and as
sumo the duties of the office next Mon.
day, vice Uoited States Marshal Mike
WsldrsR, who %retires.
The members of the National Central
Club who expect to be candidates for
office have one week in which to resign.
After a week no member Of the club
will be eligible as a candidate.
The competitive drill between the
Chickasaw Guards and Bluff City Grays
at the Fair Grounds will take place at 4
o'clock this afternoon. Dinner will be
served from II to 81 O'Clock. A good
long dinner.
A little girl named Lilly Frebland,
aged eight years, ran away yesterday
from the house Of the Sisters of the
Good Shepherd. Some three weeks ago
she ran away, but was captured and re.
turned to the Sisters.
Yesterday Miss Mulverhill, aged thir.
teen years, fell from a ladder at her
mothers residence, on Court street ez.
tended, aud broke her left arm above the
elbow. Her injuries we're attended to by
DR.. John T. Marable.
Memphis Avalanche: Colonel G,
Afternoon Turner, when be touches on
music, dips his diamond point into rose
juice and writes on an infants soul"
We pity that infant whose soul serves
the purpose Of parchment, note paper or
legal cap.
Yesterday Jas. M'Gure, a brakesman
on the Little Rock railroad, while coup.
ling a train near Black 4 Cams mill,
North Memphis, had his leg broken &C.
cidentally, owing to a pile of lumber
which was piled up close to the track.
His leg was caught between the lumber
pile and one of the cars.
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We are pleased to inform our readers
that L Podesta 4 Co the w%ell.kuown
wholesale liquor dealers, at No. 27O
Front street, have resumed business
after a temporary suspension, and are
now prepared to ill all orders. They
have a large and we'll selected stock Of
domestic and imported liquors, brandies,
wines, etc.
Podesta, Malatesta l. Co., wholesale
couiectioners, No. 252 Main street, have
resumed business, and will guarantee
satisfaction to all Of their numerous
customers. This is one OF the leading
houses of Memphis and is always pre-.
pared With q varied aud most excellent
stock Of goods, which will be sold at the
very lowest prices.
Mrs. Nora Morton, being the lowest
bidder for feeding the city prisoners,
will be awarded the contract by the gen.
eral council. Mrs. Morton has had the
contract for four years, during which
time she has given unexceptiOnable sat.
istactiOn. The city is TO be ~congratulO.
ted upon the fact that such a reliable
party secures the continuation Of the
coatract.
This morning Recorder Quigley began
On Investigation Of the case Of Joseph
Benson, a milliner, Of Market street, who
is charged with Outrsging the person of
an orphan girl, Annie Dugan, aged thir.
teen years. The girl was employed by
Benson in his establishment. DR.. Mar.
able made ap examination OF the girl and
is of the opinion that she has been sub
jected to i'll treatment.
Mr.. James Elder has raised sufficient