Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-06
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az Dalbiett circuit court begins lta
session Monday.
Buy your reading from Spangler, ESQ
Main street. he also sells good cigars.
The Nationals and Republicans have q
rally at the Greenlaw Opera House to.
night. VI
E. Dickinson, ST., Of Fayette county,
has filed q petition to be adjudged a
bankrupt.
Would il not be as we'll for the Demo.
Gratis to be at work. 1t seems so to a
man up a tree. lis
The July number ofthe Memphis Law
Journal has been received. The Jour.
nal is now a monthly journal.
The Louisiana lottery monthly draw
ing takes place mex Tuesday. Get
tickets now See advertisement.
1t was not such a big race after all.
FARES and the stranger can get up a
more exciting one in one days notice.
The July number Of the Chicago Cos.
mOpolitan, an Illustrated journal of fash
ion, published by G, A. Vosburgb & Co.
has been received.
1t is reported that the Shelby County
Democratic Executive Committee is to
hold a meeting Time, Monday, the
9Th; place, Balls European HOteL
An excursion for the benefit of the
Church Orphans Home will be given
Monday night by Captain Robert W.
Wise OF his steamer James W. CAT.
st. Lazarus and Grace church, Rev.
Charles G. Parsons, rector. Services at
Z and ii a NJ. and at s pm. at St. Laza.
rus church, on Madison street, to-mor
row. Sunday.school at 8 am at Grace
church.
Mr.. Woeller, a w~ell.known citizen, re
ceived yesterday a letter directed in q
scrambling hand as follows: Mr.. Wool
Ter, saloon-keeper, three blocks below
the squirrel park, Main street, Memphis
Tenn"
The July number of the Southern
Planter aud Farmer, edited by l.. r
Dickinson, at Richmond, Va, has been
received. This monthly journal is de.
voted to agriculture, horticulture ant
rural affairs.
At yesterday meeting Of the genera
council the privilege Of locating a wharf
boat at the paved landing was granted t
the Memphis and St. Louis packet com
pany, on the petition Of said company
1t is understood the company does no
intend to rebuild the elevator at once.
General Peter Tracy informs us thai
Eugene LidY was the man who first sug
gssted fireworks for the Fourth of July
and that to this enterprising citizen wal
due the credit of insugurating q scheme
which proved so attractive and afforded
much pleasure to the people Of Mem
phis.
Mobile Register: ANY person know
ing the wereabouts of the children o
General Earl Van Dorm will do an act o
kindness by communicating with Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, at Courlland, Law
renee county, Alabama. 1t may be tht
means of greatly ~beneitting the chill
dren. Southern papers are requested Il
copy this notice"
On and alter tomorrow, the 7th, tht
mail train of the Mississippi and Ten
nessee railroad will leave at 2:l5 pm
and arrive at ll:25 Am. The Sardii
accommodation will leave at 4:30 p m
and arrive at $3.50 am. The freigh.
train will leave at 5:45 a. m. and arriv,
at 4;l0 pm. The Sardis accommoda
ton and freight trains do not run OF
Sunday. VA
Holly Springs Miss Reporter: 1t il
altogether proper and right that tn,
merchants and citizens of Holly Springs
should inaugurate the movement for
cheap freights. Let them call a couven
ton at an early day. All you have got
to do, gentlemen, if you mean what yor
say, is to act and that Immediately anC
determinedly.
The city council has rejected the rec
ommendation Of the board of healtl
asking the establishment OF a quaran
tine, but appropriated $4,000 for cleaning
the city. The appropriation is to bt
taken from the contingent fund, and il
to be placed in the hands OF the city
surveyor and the committee on improve,
ments, who are to act with the advice OIL
Tue OohTu Ol nealtn.
Yesterday afternoon a drunken mar
named A. B. Abbott was picked up on
Beal street, between Main and Shelby
by officer Monnel, who carried him to
the Adams street station. house. Abbott
was suffering with delirium tremens aud
died about 8 o'clock this morning. An
inquest was held but nothing was ssce.
tanned rs to the home Of Abbott, who was
about thirty years Of ago. Had medical
attention been given the man it is prol
able that be would not have died.
SATURDAY MIGHT.
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