Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-15
LEDGER LINES.
The weather is fair and bright.


The Chickassws and Bluff City Grays
are preparing for the competitive drill at
the Fair Grounds Friday week.
1t is rather strange that grand juries
and officers Of the law take no steps to
persons who attempt suicide.
The present term Of the Criminal
Court will close Friday or Saturday.
TIE next term begins Monday the 10th.
There will be a strawberry and ice
festival at Bartlett Thursday and
nights for the benefit OF a church.
VIM. Watson has been arrested for
stealing twenty dollars from 7. R. War.
ing, a schoolteacher near Elmwood Gem.
etery.
The Haywood county Democratic
mass-meeting instructed their delegates
to vote for Hon. Benz. J. Lea for Su.
preme judge.
0. 7. Jackson, charged with malicious
waived examination yesterday
afternoon, and was committed to Jail by
Recorder Quigley.
Bill Boregard and wife, indicted for
murder of Tom Right, the trapper
ARd fisherman, were refused bail by
Judge Ray yesterday, and are now 10
Jail.
Prizes are awarded at the skating.rink
in the ring tournament, and Tor
the best lady, gent, girl and boy skaters.
The evening will be entertaining to Wis.
Last night there was a fashionable
wedding in high life at Collins Chapel,
Washington street, the contracting par.
ties being esteemed and respected col.
ored persons.
In the Louisiana State Lottery draw.
ing yesterday ticket No. 3 1928 secured
first prize, 10000; ticket No. zoos
secured the second prize, $40, 900; ticket
59,94O secured the third prize, $4,000
The Memphis Zouaves, a colored mill
tAry company, marched down MAR
street and thence out TO Humboldt Parl
this morning, where the organization
and their friends are enjoying a picnic
Every town in the land is afflicted
with strawberry festivals for religious,
charitable and benevolent purposes. Ii
IS rather strange that this species Of en-
tertaiument did not prevail among the
Apostles.
The Memphis Opera Club, C. N.
Winklsr, director, has accepted an en-.
gagement to play in Little Rock, Ark,
next Monday and Tuesday nights. The
Of that city will be afforded o
recherche musical and dramatic enter
tainment.
According to the new schedule, which
took effect on the 18th on the Louisville
aud Nashville and Great Southern rail
road, the express train leaves Memphis
at II 80 p M, and arrives at A p IN
The mail train leaves every dsy at IL
q. m, aud arrives at S:l5 q m.
Nashville American l4th: The charter
of the Bluff City Insurance Company
was registered By the secretary Of State
yesterday. ]. c. Nicely, NJ. Gavin,
Jerome Hill, j, F. Frank, David P. Had.
den, w. A. Gage, Il. NJ. James and G.
A. Eckerly are the names of the incor.
porators.
DR.. Erskine, the health officer, is EN-.
ployiug the full sanitary force to cleanse
the alleys. The force is doing as much
as it is possible to be done by a similar
number of men. Tho budget gives the
board of health only $1,000 with which to
keep the city in proper condition, pay
expenses, salaries, etc.
A teachers institute and basket picnic
are to come of at Pickettville, Gibson
county, Saturday next, to which State
superintendent Trousdale has been in.
vited. Prot. j. R. Hodges. of Ms56eld,
Ky, and Miss Clara Conway, of Mem.
phis, will DO present. Superintendent
A. s. Currey, will superintend the affair
G. NJ. (Mac) Williams, the escaping
convict who fought the deputy sberi6s out
ear Olympic Park a few days since, has
been indicted by the grand jury of the
Criminal Court in four cases, charging
assault with attempt te commit murder
in the first degree. He shot at Deputy
Sheriffs Broadus, Cannon, Mcmahon
and Powell.
Some Of the total abstinence orators
are endeavoripg to create the belief that
the members Of the press are sots. Yet
these same bowling fanatics almost daily
put up a pitiable mouth and ask free NO
tees for their meetings and their
speeches. We have never seen a re.
porter or editor in this city dead drunk.
Orators, beware. ~
The close Of the second week Of the
League season finds the Cincinnati club
q head and shoulders above all the 9th
erS, having Won six successive games
without having suffered a defeat. Boston