Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-12
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Flags and r~egalia-watkins 3l7 Main.
The Bluff City Grays hsd a drill last
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Attend the De Murska concert at
Estival Park tonight.
The United States Courts will proba.
bly, adjourn tomorrow.
Lyle 4 Shields are selling choice Mes.
sina lemons at zoe a dozen.
A total abstinence meeting was held
last night in the Obelsea Baptist Church.
The case Of wormeley VS.. Martin, in
the United States Court was compro-
missed yesterday. 0yETFT qig
Texas Bill, the wild boy of Scotland,
had a bay window put in his forehead at
E'tivsl Park last night. 5.f
Mr.. Fred Jones, who was injured by a
fall Yesterday, is resting easy to-day, and
it is believed that he will recover.
Owing to the meeting of the Demo.
cratic county convention tomorrow all
the courts adjourn until Friday.
The Shelby County Democratic Con.
vention meets in the Exposition building
at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
W. W. Young, who passed cOuuterfeit
money on a postofiee clerk at Paris, was
yesterday fined $3.50 by Judge Trieg.
The cornerstone of the Memphis Hos.
pital Medical College, on Usion avenue,
will be laid at 6 O'Clock this afternoon.
How about the wandering satellites of
R~adiealism2 How mauy candidates
have been induced to belt aud become
independently
Major Penn lectures to noralists at
the Central Baptist church this evening.
he announced this morning his inten.
ton to leave the city soon.
The De Muraka concert at Estival
Park to night will be a grand affair. The
best people in the city viii attend. The
programme is one Of unusual merit.
Charles Hauley was arrested by officer
John Doherty this morning on the charge
of whipping his wife. Hauley was
placed in the Adams street station.Aouse
1t is believed that the lucky number
that drew the big prize in the Louisiana
State Lottery is held 10 this city. Rumor
has it that the ticket is held by four men.
The great musical festival oil the sea.
son will be the De Murska concert to
night at Estivsl Park. 1t will afford no.
exceptional enjoyment to all who love
music and admire talent Of the very
highest order, grft
il. Netherland, the Grand junction
mail robber, who fed after being con.
victed of the crime, yesterday surreu.
dered himself to the United States Court.
Judge Trigg fined Netterland $loO and
sentenced him to one years imprison.
ment. hjlf
Last night the Pbeaix Club elected
the following officers for the ensuing
season: NJ. S%amfeld, president; ]
Seligman, tvice- president; NJ. J. Frank.
land, secretary ElE. Backer, treasurer;
board of directors, J. Levy, H. Backer,
A. Seligstein, M. Froehlich. The club
is in a 6ourishing condition and its en-.
tettainments have always been attractivs
and enjoyable.
Billy Jackson and Tsm Ksefe will pre-.
sent an unprecedented minstrel attrac.
tion on the occasion of their farewell
testimonial benefit Friday evening, June
2Sth, at the Memphis Theatec. Thirty
performers will appear, introducing the
latest novelties in miastrelsy. An ex.
Gellent programme has been arranged,
which will doubtless Gil the house.
Temperance meetings continue with
undated interest in Chelsea. Last night
na@es we're added. All are
invited to come and participate ia the
good work at ST. Johns Methodist
Church, corner Of Vance and Louder
dale streets, and Chelsea Baptist Church,
where meetings are held every night
this week except Saturday, when a gen.
eral rally will take place in The center of
the city.
Mr., B. B. Barnes will allow his name
to be submitted to the Democratic con.
ventiou for nomination to the position Of
Circuit Court judge. In all the contests
between the Democrats aud Radicals
Mr.. Barnes has always stuck TO the
Democratic party aud used bis undivided
time and energy. No one who knows
Mr.. Barnes can doubt his fitness for the
position. Mr.. Barnes is a lawyer Of con
siderable experience, a gentleman Of
an earnest student aud a man
whose decisive, prompt intelligence and
good Judgment would render him a most
excellent Judicial officer. In addition
to this he ia a popular gentleman, and if
nominated, would have no difficulty in
being ell eted.