Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-10
THE CITY. .
MEMPHIS:
'dnesday Evening. April 10, 1878
LEDGER LINES.

The bright weather continues.
The city council meets tonight.
There was a slight rain last night.
Who is Bollinger2 Ask Henry Luhr.
mann.
Last night there was a heavy hail and
rain storm south Of the city.
Mayor Flippin is paying each fireman
and policeman the suul of $50.
The Murphyites continue their r~evivals
in the Jefferson street Opera House.
Attend the benefit of the stage EN-
ployes at the Memphis Theater tonight.
Alexander Hindman, of Covington.
yesterday filed a petition Of bankruptcy
Colonel John H. Savage, Of McMiun
vile, speaks in Cochran Hall Saturday
night.
The Riverside baseball club expects
to play a good game with the Eckfordt
next Sunday.
Colsntl John H. Savage speaks a
Cochran Hall Saturday night. Go ant
hear his address, which will be interest
ing and instructive.
Charles 8, Bryan, OF the St. Bernard
coal company, will soon establish a tele
phone from his office on Madison stree.
to the coal yard at the river.
Charles R4velle (colored), charged
with robbing the railroad depot at Sardis
Mississippi, wa arrested at Grand June
ton yesterday and brought to this city
The approaching elections will be un
usually interesting. The Republican,
will endeavor to split the Democratic
county ticket, and then go in for q con
gresham.
Henry Wilson, alias Henry Bowen
was yesterday convicted Of larceny by
the Criminal Court, and bis punishment
fixed at one years Imprisonment in tht
pe~nitentiary.
The fruit growers in and around Bart
lett will begin the shipment Of straw
berries in a few days. Ripe berries are
to be seer 10 many Of the large gardens
in that neighborhoed.
Lucius Perry ~(colored), aged twenty
seven years, was found dead in bed a
No. 771 Front street yesterday afternoon
The corouer's verdict wa death from
unknown causes supposed to be hear
disease.
Yesterday j, F. Johnston, doing busi
ness under the firm name Of Jehnstol
b Co., No. 46S Main street, made an az
Segment for the benefit Of his creditors
His liabilities amount to about $500; es
sets unknown.
Another English lord has come II
town. This time be is a genuine I'm.
lud," but unlike his predecessors has no
received especial attention from ad
mirers of titles and foreign aristocracy
The last lord had a gay time in Mem
phis.
It is rumored that the son Of the mos
distinguished statesman OF the Soutl
will be married the 26th to the accom-
plishel daughter of a wealthy citizen
The young gentleman and lady are vel
known in this city, where their parent
reside.
The Cincinnati steamer Andy Baum
was the scens OF a big fight between twI
female gipsies this morning. After thl
peripatstic a had been separates
one of the male members OF the trib
e~ndesyored 10 pitch one Of the female
overheard.
The Worbingmen's party expect t
have a full ticket in the approachin.
county election. IL is rumored that
number Of candidates have already al
nounced themselves to their friends. A
yet none Of these candidates have az
pesred in print.
Ex-Market. naster w. Il. Phillips ha
opened a blacksmith shop at 400 Secon
street, between Beal and Gayoso, nea
Keok's livery stable, where he propose
to dc frst.cla work at low prices
Horse shooting a specially, having hA
On experience Of over twenty-five Q