Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-19
PUBLIC LEDGER.
oficsi Is Madison Street.
rel CENTS Pc WE K.
THE CITY.
rnur.aay Evsnlns. june 10, 1879
LEDGER z

AOltuH SHOVE moiN ablChSlhs
FIuting irons 75c. 0zanne & May
Misses trimmed hats at Layigne's
All styles of shoes at the Big Boot
shoe store, 3A Main.
The dust begins to circulate and
a shower would not hurt anything al
present.
The sheriff revoked his late deputy
Saints commission because of the lat
ter's crooked ways among gamblers.
A shipment of choice red raspber
ries received to-day by Victor D.
Fuchs, 80 and Al Jefferson street, and
for sale low.
The sanitary authorities held a
meeting yesterday and reported rapid
progress in the work Of cleaning up in
all parts of the city.
Estival Park will be open Sunday
from 10 o'clock in the morning till lC
at night, free Of charge, there being nc
concert. Visitors will receive every
attention.
The drawn numbers in the lottery
are absorbing a large space of public
attention. Next to the Voss-0 'Brien
trial it is the most interesting subject
that can be started.
The coroner held an inquest on the
remains Of Willie Jones, found
drowned yesterday. The boy was the
son of a widow and was drowned
while bathing several days ago.
The captain and first lieutenant o.
the defunct Porter Bites at Nashville
are under criminal indictment for be.
ing short to the amount of $l1, 600 il
their accounts as public officers. The
former is $1,000 out of balance and the
other $1,000.
Mr.. Brown, who gave testimony in
the Voss-0 'Brien case yesterday. says
some chucklchead thinks he did no,
tell the truth, because some tall
lying" was limited at. No sensible
person could, would, or should reflect
on Mr.. Brown.
1t is the general opinion of those
who are in position to know that il
will be more conducive to the public
health to rep2ve Madison street a
once, than to permit the rotten wooden
pavement to remain in its present
dilapidated state.
AT sunrise this morning the ten.
perature was 65'. From 63' to S3'
with winds northeast, throughout yes.
terday, and last night the air was de.
cidedly cool. The breeze will shift t.
the southwest to-day, and warmer
weather is the forecast.
To be in the fashion the Memphi.
Light Guards elected the following al
honorary members of their military
company last night: Judge 7. j. La
than, Joseph n. Oliver, j. 4. vii
Inns, Judge j. Z. R. Ray, H. A. Mont
gomery, J. i. Bcasley, s. Mansfield
$. Il. Ridgely, +. o. Milton and j. s
Wilkins.
One of natures oldest freaks wa
exhibited here yesterday in the form
of a diminutive chicken. 1t had foul
wings, four feet, two necks and one
head. The strange and Immature
thing was sent to this Office by Mr.
VIM. Henry, Of Hillsboro, Miss, anC
ie he turns out any more living object!
Of the same sort he ought to start
curiosity factory or a show Of somt
kind.
The board Of education met las.
night chiefly to veutilate a stir mad,
about the scholastic cenuss. Tn,
subject seems to have amounted {,
nothing. The census now being mad,
up b. zcno t. Harris has also aroused
some feeling among nine applicant
who failed to gel the Job. Il is un
derstood that the contract was award
ed to the lowest and best bidder
There were several who bid lowe.
than Mr.. Harris, but they were no.
deemed best fitted to perform tn,
work By the committee, though per
haps they think themselves far better