Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-07
LEDGER LINES.

@"E-6A1N oaA GAIEoOu lOI
July at R. H. Spangler's. 1856 Main street.
Il. Seessel, Sr. & Son, will deliver
free, Sunday morning, fresh meats OF all
kinds.
The voting place Of the Third ward
has been changed from AZ Adams street
to 26l Second street.
The city council yesterday failed to
a quorum The council adjourned
3 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Circuit Court will hear non jury cases
to morrow. II is thought that the jury
will be taken up Monday.
The Chickasaw Guards are devoting
much time to the drill. They will win
the prize at the St. Louis contest next
fall.
Leave your orders for fresh meats at
Seessels, corner Second and Jefferson
street, and have it delivered free Sunday
morning.
The case Of Sheriff Furbush, Of Lee
county, Arkansas, is now on trial in the
Criminal Court, the charge being shoot
ing with intent to kill.
Buy your tickets before it is too late
in the Louisiana State drawing. 1t
comes off June lltb, and you have q
chance of getting SlOo, 900 for ten.
A requiem mass for the repose Of the
soul of John Herman, who was lost on
steamer City OF Chester, was offered
in St. Peters church tSis morning.
Professor jackson, of Philadelphia,
that he is ready to fill the order
for the big fireworks, if our citizens will
Subscribe enough to cover the expense.
The Fenian picnic at Estival ParI
yesterday aud last night attracted a largt
attendance. The entertainment was one
of the best and most enjoyable of thr
season.
At eleven o'clock last night an unused
two.story frame grocery building, corne.
of Front and Sycamore streets, caugh
FIRE and was burned. The building
which belonged to s. S. Patton, was un
insured.
A telegram to Bingham Bros, iron
manager Ben Bingham, states that tn,
Odd Fellows Dramatic Association O
Memphis had a full house last night O
Jackson, Tenn. The play was TIE
Nights in a Bsr.room.
A Nashville telegram states: ". I
Stanley was expelled from the Contra
Baptist church for having, contrary t.
that faith, permitted a Catholic priest t.
baptise his child He seconded the me
ton, aud the vote was unanimous"
The first cotton bloom Of the season
reached here yesterday and is on exhi
ton at the exchange. This bloom
opened June Sd, on C. G. Arnold's plan
t%ation, near C~oncordia, Bolivar county
Miss, and was seat to John P. Tobil
Il Co.
Recorder Quiglsy disposed of the 70.
lowing business this morning: Mix
Stanton, drunk, discharged; R'char.
Louvin (colored), assault aud batter.
with intent to kill, fined s.; Michael Nc
Grath, disorderly conduct, East con
tlnued.
The total number of deaths in this cit.
during the month of May was forty sevel
whites, and sixty.three colored; FIVE still
births white, and four colored. The pre-
vailing cause Of death seems to be as fol
lows; From accident, 8; fever, I; suicide
5, and dropsy, A..
We have in the city, especially in th.
Baptist congregations, considerable re
ligious inquiry; aud this interest i
brought about BY the preaching Of q lay
man, o Texas lawyer. Major PEN
speaks 10 the First Baptist church to
day st 5, and in the Central at $3.50 p m
An excursion train will be run on til
Paducah railroad tomorrow Saturday
night to accommodate the people alon
the line of the road who wish to attent
the De Murska festival at Estival Par.
Sunday night. The train will wait t
carry the passengers home after the cor
cert.
At 10 o'clock this morning the follow
ing young ladies we're confirmed at tn
synagogue, corner of Second and Nor
roe streets, congregation Beth !.Emetl
Rabbi DR.. sarner: Misses Rachel Halle
Celia Ottenheimer, Henrietta Spiro, RA
chel Harris. Sophia Cohen, Sarah Ban
berger, Eva Gabay, Fannie Harris an
Fannie Barnett.
The primary election TO sci 1t del
gates to the Shelby county Democrat
convention will be held from 8 to
o'clock pm. to morrow. The wards ar
entitled to elect the following number c
delegates: First ward, Is; Second, 10
Third, 10; Fourth, IL; Fifth, 10; Sixth
81 Seventh, 8; Eighth, Is; Ninth, I
Tenth, Z. The voting places will b
seen by reference to the advertisement
which appears elsewhere in the LEDGER
To-day two nOticcl for petitions Of ii
corporation we're fled in the register
office. One petition is for the America