Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-09
LEDGER LINES.

SnooSetJ SOehs euiOurhb inc AVtns
There wAs a heavy rain this morning.
The city council meets Monday night.
Motions we're heard today in the Cir.
cult Court.
Motions we're heard in the Chancery
Court to-day.
Choice lemons l24c per dozen at Oil
yer, Finnie & Co.'S.
The Criminal Court to-day was en-
gagged in arrangements.
The Bartlett Circuit Court, with Judge
Ray on the bench, cOnvenss Monday.
John Mccullough begins an engage
ment Monday night at the Memphis
Theater.
The board Of education meets Monday
night, aud will consider the finance
question.
The colsred people are holding tenn
perance meetings at the Beal Street Bap-
tist Church.
The chamber of commerce meets Mon.
day to consider the Southern Pacific rail-
road question.
DR.. John ], Moore has been elected
mayor Of COviugton. James L. Cooper
is elected town constable.
March is not behaving we'll to-day.
Rain and wind are now prevailing, with
other clouds to hear from.
G. P. M. Turner and Rev. Geo. Stain
back made temperance speeches at the
First Baptist Church last night.
Special revival meetings will com.
mence tomorrow in the Central Baptist
church, to be continued daily for several
weeks.
RowelPs Newspaper Directory gives
OlArksville, Tenn, a population Of only
800. For shamel There ere at least
$50 if not goo statesmen in that city.
R. H. spAngler, 1856 Main street, has
all the latest pictorials, weekly and daily
papers, magazines. etc also good cigars
and tobacco. Call therefor your Sunday
reading.
The driving Of cattle and stock at full
speed through the streets is permitted by
the police. Tbs ordinance on this sub.
jeet is Of no forcs whatever, for no effort
is made to execute it.
We learn that the Memphis Co opera
tive Association is paying to its custo-
merS a cash dividend at the rate of FIVE
per cent. to outside buyers aud ten per
cent. to members on presentation of their
pzrchase tickets.
A correspondent of an Atlanta paper
devotes a part Of his letter to the pretty
feet Of Memphis girls. That CORE.
spondent made a wonderful discovery,
although the wind was not blowing when
he visited Memphis.
Philip Phillips, the singing pilgrim,
will sing at and for the benefit of the
Memphis Bethel, on the goth Instant.
he originated the singing of sacred songs
as a public entertainment, and has sung
all around the world.
Despite the fact that judges have de-.
cided that being a suspicious character"
is no ofense, and not known as a crime,
arrests continue to be made on this alb
aurd charge. Recorder Quigley very
properly refuses to entertain such a
charge as suspicious character"
A popular deputy sheriff is a member
of every mystic aud secret organization,
club, society. association, corporation
and syndicate 10 the city except the
Murphy congregation. de is too TEN.
perate to require Iurpbyism. for he is q
man Of braius, resolution and heart.
George Evans, whose arrest for va.
grancy and honorable discharge by the
Criminal Court was mentioned in the
LEDGER Of yesterday, is about to iusti.
tute suit for damages against the chief
oil police and city Of Memphis. This
case will elicit some interest, as its de.
cision will in o great measure have some
effect upon the action of arrests by off
cerS where there is no ofeuse established
or warranted by the customary Rrits of
the courts.