Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-27
LEDGER LINES.
Law class meeting tonight.

NNNAO AeeJ tHfo upAuAuk was uNdltuk
an application for bail in the famous
Nicollstti case.
The City of Augusta deferred her ex.
cursion yesterday afternoon on account
of the threatening weather.
The Hard Cash will have her shaft in
place by tomorrow night and takes her
departure for White river Wednesday
evening.
The May term Of the United States
Circuit and District Courts begun this
morning, Judges Trigg and Baxter oc.
cupying the bench.
The pupils of room No. 8 Clay street
colorsd school, will this afternoon en-
gage in the literary exercises incident 10
the closing scholastic year.
The annual picnic of the Socista di
Unione g Frstellauza Italiara will be
given at Estivsl Park June 4th. Attor.
ney General Luke Wright will deliver
the grafton.
Thomas Nsgle, who was stabbed By a
negro last. January, died last night from
the effects tf HE wounds. Mr.. Nagls
was resenting au insult to his wife when
the negro stabbed him.
This morning Thomas Burns aud John
MoOrhead had a difficulty on Second.
street, between Adams and Jefferson.
Burns received a severe cut in the head.
Both men we're arrested.
The Fenians have prepared for a grand
picnic at Estival Park, Thursday, June
9Th. 1t is intended to make this one Of
the most interesting aud attractive en-.
tertainmentS Of the season.
If the citizens who are anxious to ste
the great display Of fireworks on the
Fourth Of July would subscribe, as many
OF their neighbors do, the exhibition
might now be set down as a fixed fact.
We are indebted to Mr.. Goodwin for a
ripe peach grOwn in his orchard neal
Whites Station. This peach is knows
as the Amsdeu, and ripens muca earlier
than any other. Mr.. Goodwin is an en-.
terprising farmer and excellent citizen.
We had the extreme pleasure to day Of
smoking q variety of cigars which are
generally sold throughout the city al the
popular price Of FIVE cents, and among
the number we found a brand named
Silver DollAr, which are soll by So.
Coleman, aud we must pronounce then
the very best cigars in this or any othel
city for Ave cents.
Siguor Joseph Mancini is receiving
the congratulations OF bis numerous
friends because Of a ne E.born heir,
which weighs twelve pounds. TIT
worthy parents, though natives OF Italy
have already added two inhabitatants II
the population of Memphis. May tn,
children be rs handsome and popular al
the delighted pater.isniliAs.
Captain Henry McKuett, the we'll
known pilot, was made happy this morn
ing by receiving a telegram from Chest
er, Illinois, where his wife is sojournipg
informing him Of the presentation By
her to him of a little daughter weighing
nine pounds, and mother and babe doiul
we'll. Henry is all smiles over the ad
vent of his offspring, and he says b,
knows it is the sweetest and p%retties
little cherub that aver issued into thi,
world.
Yesterday, at BENEFITS Landing, t
j. Sanderson arrested Floyd Hawkin
(colored) for stealing a mule from WIN
Brooks, near this city. The accused I'D
mits that be stole the mule and sold it tC
John Green, proprietor of a livery stabl,
in this city, and says that this is tn
third animal he has taken from Mr.
Brooks. Before leaving home, and pre-
viouS to the arrest, Hawkins ASSAULTED
bis wife with a knife aud inflicted sew
eral serious wounds.
This morning ocicer Simonds arrested
a man who gives bis name as s. G. Davi
for being an impostor. Davis was hert
a short while ago, and pretending to b,
deaf aud dumb, secured hall fare rate
over the Charleston railroad to GrauC
Junction. He stopped at Collierville
and playe1 the same game, but was de
tected by DR.. ]. P. Gentry, Of the Col
l~ierville Herald, who caused his arrest
Davis is doubtless a bad man. aud SHOULD
be sent to the Island.
ruy 6va Rosa Cnnnhaa