Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
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Thursday Evening, May .. 1873.
LEDGER LINES.

20, lag Main street.
Buy Barbour's berries. They are
larger boxes and berries than any other.
Gentlemen, dine at the Lsath Orphan
Asylum diningroom, corner of Main
and Jefferson streets. The last day.
Only three days are left in which to
buy tickets in the regular monthly draw.
ing Of the louisiana lottery. See ad-
v%ertisement. .
Msjor R L. Cobb. of the Fort Smith
and Little Rock railroad, has been in the
city among his many friends for .wo or
three days.
Large crowds continue to attend the
temperance concerts and addresses at
the Greenlaw Opera House, conducted
by Mr.. and Mr5. Lincoln. A full attend.
ance is expected tonight.
Why is it that the miserable large hole
on Lauderdale street, near Vance, is not
filed up? Yesterday evening the whole
n~sighborhood turned out en- masse to
save a horse from drowning
The Endorsement Of the physicians Of
B. B. Barnes seuppernong champagne
has made such a demand for it as to in.
duce W, N. Wilkerson & Co., the enter
prising druggists, to keep it for sale.
Captain Chris Steiukuhl has changed
his base and may be found presiding at
the Peabody bar, along with Conn"
the old reliable, where a complete line Of
the best liquors, wines, ETC., is dispeused.
A fine lunch is set from IL to 2 daily.
The Bluff City Artillery Company
drills regularly and is increasing rapidly.
Captain Reudelheuber intends to chal.
leDge the BOrus Artillery, Of Nashville,
some time this summer BE will receive
forty sabers and forty saddle.blaukets
for tie company this week.
The proposed celebration Of the Fourth
of July in Memphis is all the talk here,
aud is commented upon favorabIy by the
press from Louisville to Vicksburg and
from Chattanooga to Little Rock. 1t is
intended to be no common affair, and is
in the proper hands to work it up sue.
cessfully. People who we're going away
early c say they will wait until after
the Fourth.
The contest between the different boat
clubs will take place on Sunday next at
4 o'clock pm, ia Mound City chute. The
steamer City of Augusta will make two
trips from the foot of Jefferson street to
transport persons desiring TO witness the
regatta. On the first trip the boat will
leave at | o'clock p, M, and on the secsnd
trip at 2;30 o'clock p m. sharp. Round
trip tickets so cents. Robert Speed is
the admiral
The picnic and concert at Estivsl Park
next Tuesday night, for the benefit OF St.
Joseph's (Catholic) church, will be the
event Of the season. An excellent band
of music will be on the grounds through.
out the day. Besides a day of recrea.
ton and enjoyment, q musical pro.
gramme has been arranged for the eve.
ning's entertainment. Mr.. Emile Levy
will preside at the piano and manage the
concert, Meslames Ullathorne, Mans.
ford, Miss Marie Hitzfeld, aud Messrs
R4is and Martin will take part 10 the
musical exercises.
On Friday night, May 18th, the Ii.
brsry Dramatic Association will present
a dramatic entertainment. on which oc.
c%sSion the attractions will be Tea Nights
in a Bar.Room and Perfection. Tickets,
fifty cents. Box sheets open at wilkins
jewelry store. No extra charge for re.
served seats. The entertainment will be
a pleasing one, and will doubtless draw
a large attendance. The management
of the Murphy movement should adjourn
their meeting on the occasion and advise
their audience to attend the Memphis
Tbeater. A moral lesson will be con
veyed that cannot be pictured with words.