Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-27
LEDGER LINES.

drawing full houses at Emmerichs
Pure Lincoln county sour mash whisky,
five and seven years old, at G. W. Jones
& Co.'s.
Another Richmond 10 the field"
Whitaker Hams for sale by B. NJ. STRAIT
ton & Co.
The Eagles and RiversideS will play a
game Of baseball at Central Park to.
morrow afternoon.
Tracy's visiting cards and wedding in
vitations are attracting unusual attention
and receivo universal admiration.
]. S. Lett and N. j. H. Mckenzie, Of
Gibson county, have filed petitions in the
United States District Court asking to be
adjudged bsnkrupts.
Attention invalids and lovers of deli
caciesl Broiled quails, three whole ones
in a can, and other fancy canned goods,
at B. NJ. Stratton & Co.'S.
A telephone will soon be established
by the Water Company. The wire will
run from the company'S Office, Second
street, to the works in Chelsea.
The attention of the acavengsr is
called to the d~ecayiug csrcases Of two
dogs on Beal street, near Lauderdale.
There is evidently aome ineficiency in
the present scsvenger system.
Spangle7, news dealer at 1856 Main
street, has a large assortment Of Seaside
and other libraries, the cheapest read
ing in the world. Also the latest picto
rails, magazines, daily papers, etc.
The prizq drill Of the Chickasaw
Guards aud Bluff City Grays has been
progressing 10 the LEDGER for two days.
The alignment is good, but the competi.
ton is Only between one captain and
three privates.
The Fra Diavolos, amateurs and pro
fessionals, expect to accompany Cyrene
aud st. Elmo Communicates to Nash.
vile, there to give two performances.
Nashville possesses unusual lyric and
musical talent.
Nashville should feel complimented,
for a Memphis paper terms that town
the City of Roses" Little Rock is
known as the City Of Roses" Nash.
vile Is known as the Rock City" Tie
rock is the cause of the mistake.
Music in the ham markell Richmond
to the iront bearing glad tidings to the
people. If you will eat hams, eat real,
sure. enough hams, something that will
put you in a good humOr. 0uly Whita.
ker's g%enuiue article will do it. For
sale by b. NJ. Strattou & Co.
Felix Gilmartin, the postmaster at the
National Cemetery, who was shot by
Will Hallum, is recovering from his
wounds. Will Hallum has fed aud cs-
capped arrest. He is tha SOL Of John
Hallum, a well known lawyer, who
formerly resided in this city and is now
a resident of Lonoke, Ark.
The lady managers Of the Church Or
pblns' Home intend giving q strawberry
festival next week for the benefit Of the
orphans. The object is a good one and
appeals to every charitable heart. The
Home is sorely in need of funds, and it
is hoped that the patronage Of the festi.
val will be equal to the necessities Of the
orphans.
The bar meeting, which vas announced
to meet in the Law library this afternoon,
for the purpose of taking appropriate
action touching the death of Hon. T.. C..
Lowe, adjourned until four o'clock this
afternoon, when a full meeting Of the
attorneys will take place, and resolutions
of respect and coincidence will be
adopted.
Oyrene Commandery has engaged
Aruold's baud for the trip to Nashville,
where the body goes as escort TO the
grand commander, Sir Ed Worsham
We hope the Communicates will lose no
time in drilling, so as to secure the prize
at Nashville. Let every member Of Cy.
rene and St Elmo attend the nightly
drill. Memphis must not lose the prize.
What say you, Kuights2 You can win
if you try.
W. D. Wood, foreman Of the City
Railway Company, was instructed by the
superintendent to have cars waiting at
the st. Lazarus aud Grace church ball,
Peabody Hotel, Thursday night, so as to
accommodate the persons attending the
entertainment. he fell asleep, and, I'M.
unfortunately, did not awake in time to
carry out these instructions. Mr.. Wood
regrets this very much, aud says that the
blame rests upon him and not the man
ayers of the bal, ia not having the cars
as was expected.
BASE L BASE BALL!
RiVersides VS., Eagles at Cen.
Iral Park, Sunday evening,
April aSth. Game called at