Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-06
LEDGER LINES.
Sac Ozanna 4 Man's oil card.

Brown q Jones, coal dealers, %
Main street.
Board of Public Works will meet
this afternoon.
Prairie hay received daily in car lots
by Ike A. Chase, 220 Front.
Stop your leaky roofs by using Wat
son'E paragon red oxide paint.
Wstson's paragon red oxide paint,
best and cheapest paint in the market,
Just received-Grated cheese for
macaroni, at John Mergle's, $50 Main,
Twenty-seven persons were enter
tanned with lodging by the police last
month.
The police debt cost the city dur
ing June 1926 SO. of which $2745
was paid for wages to the force.
Charles g. Locke is candidate for
County Register, subject to the nomi-
nation of the Democratic convention.
Joe Acknan's kitchen, corner Mill
and Third streets, burned yesterday
afternoon. Loss $500, and no insur-
ance.
The body Of an unknown foater,
down at Padget's landing, is stirring
up the monkeys in the Magistrates
menagerie.
Eleven thousand people dined last
Tuesday at one eating house in In
dianapolis, and 10000 people looked
at the drill.
The best and largest attendance at
any convention for many years. The
yeomanry Of the county turned out in
strong force.
Temperature $50 at six this morning,
with easterly breezes. Range yes
terday go to TO, with north and
northeasterly winds.
Nineteen clerks were arrested last
month by the police, also 2 lawyers, 6
loafers, 10 prostitutes. The clerks and
prostitutes were even.
After the Crescent Rifles drilled
day before yesterday, the Chicks con-
tinued to be slight favoritss among
those who had money to bet.
Persons leaving the city for the
summer can order the DAILY LEDGER
at 80 cents per month in advance. with
the privilege Of changing postofice.
The police made 421 arrests last
month, 168 being colored and 253
white, while 81 were females and 800
males,and there were So white females.
After witnessing the exercise drill of
the Southern companies at Indlanap.
oils, various companies from north of
the Ohio withdrew from the prize
drill contest.
The State Board of Health held a
meeting at Nashville last Tuesday,
and decided to post yellow fever in.
spectOrs at Grand junction, Corinth
and Decatur.
The Bar Association held meeting
at Bon Aqua Springs last Tuesday,
and it would have been good place to
have presented a paper on the laws
delays, or how to procrastinate litiga.
ton.
Many candidates for political Offices
are auziously hoping to draw the prize
of nomination to-day. Thousands
Of other people are hoping to win
prize in the Little Havana Lottery
drawing on Saturday.
The total cash collections for fines
and mittimusses last month at the DO.
lice station was $92O75, and the total
fines imposed Sl769.5O. The amount
Of cash taken from and handed back
to prisoners was $23O.6O.
More than hundred colored PEG
pie were spectators and occupied the
galleries at the Exposition Building
to day, and the audience was equal to
any seen there during the great walk.
ing match.
The condition Of various captains,
at Indianapolis, evening before lest, is
thus laid down by the Courier j ournaI
correspondent: Captain Allen is
quiet. Captain Carnes is cool. Cap
tain Ryer is firm. Captain Waters ia
confident, and Captain Woods is Sc.
rene"
The wife Of Mr.. ]. NJ. James, of this
city, died in Colorado last Tuesday,
and her remains are on their way here
for interment. Mrs. Fanny Percy
Pace, wife Of A. d. Pace, died al
Eureka Springs on the 18th Of last
month, in the twenty fourth year Of
her age.