Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-16
SUNDAY l.OCAl.s IN BRIEF.


1t is stated that 100000 worth Of
coal is consumed annually in this
city.
The case of James VS. the Taxing
District, has been dismissed and the
suitor will fund his bonds.
A number of ladies will meet at the
parlors OF the Peabody next Wednes-
day to discuss the Nash Library.
IF you and have good luck, we
will live to see 200,O 900 people on these
bluffs, slid prominent citizen to a
reporter yesterday.
A meeting will be held at tie Cum
berland Presbyterian church to night
at 8 o'clock to perfect the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The 50-foot lot on Alabama street
next to Valentines and opposite IL.
DAVIS, 200 feet deep, sold at 1920
loot at chancery sale Saturday.
The Julia A. Hunt, theater COM
pauy will play at Chillecothe, Ohio
next Wednesday, and the Kate Clax
ton company 60 from here to louis
vile.
The chain gang costs Sl42.50 per
week. Add TO this the expense Of
keeping prisoners in idleness at the
county jail and it makes steep bill
for the taxpayers to settle.
That Helena correspondent was
happy Saturday. The focd didn't
food to any extent, but the root of
the Anchor Oil Mills caught fire. 1t
was put out with trifing damage.
Messrs f. T. Anderson, L. Hanauer,
@. Green, w. S. Bruce, j. Bruce and
w, l.. Clapp, have appealed Tor a
charter for a company to manufacture
mems shafts and caps and ladies trimmed
hats.
There are twenty-three stables at
the race track, numbering in all one
hundred horses. The meeting, it is
confidently predicted. will totally
eclipse that OF last fall. All are en-
thusiastio.
At an enthusiastic meeting Saturday
night the Porter Guards decided to
enter the competitive drill at Nash
vile. The company will drill teNDight,
when it Is understood captain will be
elected to lead them on TO victory and
to glory.
The congregation of Asbury chapel,
will worship at st. Johns church,
corner Lauderdale and Vance, Rev,
Warner Moore alternating with Rev.
A. Wells, until Asbury is rebuilt. The
work of removing the old structure is
progressing.
The believers in the s. P. G. A. will
be glad to know the Cincinnati society
gained an important suit at Cincinnati
Saturday. The Judge decided the
pigeons" were animals, in the mean
ing of the law, and to shoot them for
sport was cruelty.
The airy new car for spring and
summer use on the red line was lib
orally patronized and well liked on
yesterday. 1t is understood that the
street car company contemplate the
construction Of several more OF the
same sort right away.
The last Sunday 10 April, and the
Both Of the month, was Confederate
decoration day last year. The flower
season is little backward this year,
but that is no reason why there should
net be movement toward preparation
for another observance.
The Memphis Athletic Club, organ>
lied a month ago, has a temporary
gymnasium on the corner of Adams
and Manassas streets, and numbers
thirty members. D. j. McComb is
President; Malcolm Mcdowell, Vice.
President, and Frank dswkin, Score
tary and Treasurer. Membership is
limited to fifty.
The old liquidating board made a
final report yesterday and went out Of
Office. The board funded 1896 56,
bonds, etc., at an expense of $6763.U2.
OF this amount S569l.35 was for
salaries. The board issued one bond
for $500 and six for 500, and redeemed
them all. A balance Of S28, 723.09 on
hand was turned over to the Police
and Fire Commissioners.
HaverIy's Merry War; company
we're at Paducah on Thursday last.
Miss Pauline Hall, the prettiest
woman in the troupe, but nothing
extra as a vocalist, quit the company
in this city and went north to join her
husband. She has q brother and
sister still in the chorus. Miss st.
Quinten, formerly Of the Hess troupe,
is organizing an English opera com.
pany, in which she is to be prima
donna.
The Presbytery, which has been in
session here several days, adjourned
sine die Saturday evening to meet
next September at Bolivar. The
Committee on Benevolence reported
contributions for the year at 81, SOL,
an average of 5000 for each commu-
meant. Rev X. Daniel and Ruling
Elder Frank Bentress we're chosen
delegates to the General Assembly to
meet at Lexington. KY, May 9Th.
The Committee on Narrative made a
very encouraging and exceedingly in.
tel esting report. The churches Of the
Presby terry amount to 743, an increase
Of 80 over last year. The PresbyteTy
has under it's care two white and two
colored candidates for the ministry.
Resolutions 10 memory of Rev. w. s.
johnson, late of Alabama street
church. we're adopted.
The gust O! wind which struck this
city Saturday night was the remnant
of a tornado whose greatest violence
was spent in the Ozark valley, At a
point 40 miles west Of Ozark, Ark,
the destruction was fearful, Post
master Riser, Of White Oak STATEN,
lost his store and residence, all the
mail and two hundred dellars In