Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-17
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS:
Wednesday Evening, April IL, 1878.
LEDGER LINES.

hN' ~ ANA 4uhlitys
The weather is unusually pleasant.
The Criminal Court is engaged in try.
ing misdemeanor cases.
Tim Scallan and his band of ~vocalists
are giving delightful serenades.
Chancery Court has adjourned 10 Fri
day, When motions will be heard.
Madame DeGray Bennett gave her
pupils a dansante soiree last night.
Lyle & Shields are selling choice lem
ons at "a 80 per box or zoe a dozen.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Christian Association was held last night
Elegant rooms in the Planters insu
rance building, Madison street, for rent.
The rink continues to be the sttrac
traction. and interest in the amusement
increases.
The Riversides and Eagles contest
with ball and bat Sunday next at Cen
trail Park.
The a s Of Brooks VS.. the Merchant:
Insurance Company, is on trial in the
Circuit Court.
The Democratic mass.meeting is tc
assemble ia Cochran Hall at IL O'CLOCK
to morrow morning.
Grocery keepers who, without license
sell liquor by the drink, are being ar
rested by the police.
Mary Anderson is in St. Louis, but moi
playing an engagement Being d Catho
lie, she strictly observes Holy Week.
Every process in the United States
courts, to be triable at the Nay tern.
must be served on or before Saturday
the 9th inst.
Ellis Leubrie, at No. 277 Main street
will sell out at a sacrifice in price hi.
entire stock of fixtures, cigars and to
bacco by Saturday next. See card elso
where.
Justice Quigley yesterday committed
Dick Hodges (colored) and John Bran.
non (colored) to Jail in default of bail fol-
stealing $3.50 from Drury Gardner
(colered).
Sid Cook will reopen the Peabody bill
lard room to night. The room is newly
fitted up, furnished with foe new tables
and the lovers of the game can have an
eljoyable time.
An unknown man was found dead yes
terday in q fence corner ct Fitzgibbons'
four miles from the city. Justice Harri.
son held an isquest on the body, bu,
the cause of death was not ascertained
The sale Of reserved seats for the bene
ft Of treasurer Frank Gray and usher;
John Robb and Arthur Kern begun to.
day, This entertainment will be one OIL
the most enjoyable Of the season. 1t
will be given on the Oath,
Last night the jury in The case o.
James Wallen (colored), who killed Colo.
mel JOhu Malone (colored), in this city,
returned a verdict Of guilty OF man
slaughter, and fixed his punishment al
seven years Imprisonment.
This morning Constable Garvir ar
rested John Shay, who assaulted and cut
in the head jeremiah johnson (colored).
The mau johnson said be was much to
blame for the difficulty, and thereupon
Recorder Quigley exercised judicial
clemency and discharged Shay.
Recorder Quigley this morning devo.
ted six minutes to the succession oil
events. He fined Henry Mayer So for
being drunk, aud Frank Mather the
same amount for sleeping out. Mike
Mcdonald, a stranger arrested in o
strange city for being drsnk, was dis
charged.
Captain Eads, Of jetty fame, speaks at
the Memphis Theater this afternoon at
half.past three o'clock. The subject Of
his address is the Improvement and
Bridging of the Mississippi River"
There should be a large attendance, as
this subject is one Of peculiar and para
mount interest to u people.
Unusual interest is manifested as to
the Democratic mass.meetiug which as.
sembles in Cochran Hall at eleven
o'clock tomorrow morniBg. Judge John
L. t. Sneed and Chancellor r. ]. Nor.
gan are TIE candidates which Shelby