Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-09
SUNDAY locals In BKIEF.

to be given under the auspices OF the
Bricklayer's Union at Estival Park.
Barbecues are the popular entertain
ments In the country around at the
present time. They are numerous and
popular about the crop laying-by Pc,
riod.
The personal effects Of the late B.
Bionda are to be sold at public cutlery
to morrow forenoon az his late resi-
dence and business placs, 2l2 Front
street. -rrr4s ~ sE G.
Judge Shelby Hammond of the y.
s. Court, and Mr. j. B. Clough of the
District Attorneys Office, left for Ohio
Saturday night. Both were accOmpa-
MED by their families.
The boarding houses are nearly all
giving reduced rates to summer guests,
in this city, the main object Of course
being to induce people to stay at
home, instead of running about among
other resorts in the backwoods.
TheM@nnerchors held their twelfth
anniversary at Fitzgibbon's Grove,
four miles out of the city, yesterday.
Three trains Of people were sent out
at twenty -fve cents the round trip,
and the admittance was fifty cents.
Mrs. Antoinette Rocco, wife of B.
Rocco, the well known saloon keeper,
who died on Friday evening, was
buried yesterday afternoon from the
raeidanoa oornor 81 Maj onl don,s
streets, and the funeral was largely
attended.
Our city fathers disfavor anything
but stone for the Second street pave
ment, and believe it possible to muffle
sound by soaking the stone in hot
pitch. 1t will not cost much to try |
the plan, and if it don't do much good |
it can do nc harm.
The katydid has been singing |
among the leaves of the wood during
the past week, and gives hint that
frost is only three months ahead. But
they often miss the mark by several
weeks, and this will be sworn to if
necessary by several close observers.
The Eckfords beat the Huntsville
Reds twice on Saturday by a score of
IL to 10. The Eckfords arrived home
near noon yesterday, after most de-
lightful excursion, and they are not q
dollar worse off than when they left,
to say nothing of the information and
pleasure derived.
A man named Parshal who created
unenviable notoriety by shooting a
railway conductor named Oates at
Courtland, Ala, some years ago is now
keepinga railway eating house at Tus.
cumbia. He is also persecuiDg with
relentless spirit colored brakeman
named Richardson who was the chief
witness in the case when he killed
Oates.
Marie Won Elsner, known to the
lyric world as Marie Litta, a sweet
voiced songstress, who has friends and
admirers in the city, died Saturday at
the home of her parents IN BlOomings
ton, Iii. Her malady was cerebro-
spinal meningitis, brought on some
four weeks ago by over exertion while
on concert tour through Michigan.
Eleven colored citizens have signed
their names to card in behalf OF
many others, extending thanks TO the
@, U. and 5. w. r. X. and the Ill. |
Cent H. r.; also TO employees of the
same for respectful treatment shown
them during their recent trip to the |
convention held at Chicago. They |
have returned home after most de- |
ighttul excursion.
Thirty two Mississippi editors, out |
of about 100, recently interested in an |
editorial convention, have issued a |
card charging that it was slanderous
to say that +. q. Morehead's election |
as President of the association was |
we'll defined issue between mossback- |
ism and progress, the settlement being
in favor OF the latter. They assert |
that M0rehead received but fity-iour |
votes against forty for Colonel Shan
non.
The past week until yesterday was |
hot aud free from rain in the immedi- |
ate vicinity OF this city. Copious show
ers have fallen in all tie country
round Out at Raleigh, only nine
miles distant fne shower fell two or
three days since. The crops are
everywhere in vigorous and promis-
ing condition, and where people have
been industrious they are free of |
grass.
The grain crop of the Northwest,
wheat excepted, will equal last years
yield. The heaviest hay crop ever
known has been nearly all harvested,
while barley and oats are unusually
good and promise the heaviest yield
on record. The early part OF the sea-
son was unfavOrable to corn, but the
very thing wanted for hay, and the
recent hot weather has brought corn
out in fine order.
In the suit against Meacham 4 Co.
for $4,000 damages, the Jury before
Judge Hammond's Court Saturday
returned q verdict for 5000 in favor Of
Kennedy. The suit grew out Of trans.
actions between the parties several
years ago, Kennedy having contracted
with their salesman to handle
Meachams cotton for 100 per bale
At the close of the business season
Kennedy claimed small balance due
him, while Meachams claimed $l49 as
due them, having charged interest on
the transactions. and DENYING the
right OF their salesman to stipulate
with Kennedy that no interest should
be charged. 70 collect their claim
goods purchased by Kennedy to be
lent to Fort Smith for his account and
others to traffic upon were attached and
the trial before Justice Galloway il
vas decided Meacbam had no lust
lain Kennedy then sued for dams
ges, claiming his credit had been in.
nred to the extent of $4,000. The
ase has been closely contested, large