Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-08
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Whites REGISTER Monday |

WHITES REGISTER MONDAY
The annual picnic of the German
Lutheran school takes place at James
Park on Thursday, May IL.
Mr.. W. d. Mann, one of the proprie
tors of the Mobile Register, is in the
city and stopping at the Peabody Hotel
DR.. Ford, we are pleased to learn, ia
improving very rapidly, and thinks be
will be able to sit in chair and preach
in two or three weeks.
Ale Burnett, the inimitable humorist
and facial delneator, will be here next
week, and give three exhibitions on the
18th, l4th and 18th insts, respectively
Rev. W. G. johnson, of the Christian
ADVOCATE, has gone to st. Louis, and will
be absent week attending the annual
meeting of the Board of Domestic Mis-
siona.
The pupils of Miss E. M. Clemmous, a
music teacher, propose to give her ben
eft at the New Memphis Thcater short
time hence. The entertainment will be
of select and highly attractive charac-
ter.
We understand that difficulty came
very near securing on yesterday between
Mr.. Whitfield, brother of the late Capt
Ed. Whitfield, and Mr.. s. A. Doran. The
inte7position Of third party prevented
what might have been serious affair.
The concert at the State Female Col
lege, Thursday evening, was fine musi-
cal entertainment. The vocalism of
Mrs. Boylan and the Misses McKie, Will
liams, Poston, Blair and Forrest was
superb, and each of the young ladies was
the recipient of many floral testimonials.
The public exercises Of the State Fee
male College this year will be highly in
teresting in character. The commence
ment sermon will be preached Sunday,
June 10, by Rev. A. R. Winfield. D D.,
of the Little Rock Conference, and the
commencement Grafton will be delivered
Thursday, June II, by Hon. Duncan r
McRae, of this city.
A grand inauguration ball takes place
at the Gait House, Louisville, on Thurs
day, the 18th inst We are complimented
by invitations, Autographed in the highest
style of art. The committees include
some of the most prominent citizens of
louisville. In this connection we beg
to express our obligations to Col. s. B.
Zones. of the Memphis and Ohio rail-
roa.'. for the extension Of railroad fayors
to and from Louisville.
Cant ,,Vm. Kehoe, chief Of the Fire
Dena,tmept was presented by the boys
yesterday at ths Hook and Ladder En-
CINE House wit complete freman's
outfit. Capt. John Slgnaigo made the
presentation speech, to which Capt. Ke-
hoe responded. They both acquitted
themselves with credit, snd The affair
passed off very pleasantly. tsnows tne
coed feeling and harmony in tie depart
mf3nt, aud was agreeable to all col cerneo'
The following delegates have been APP
pointed liz Kentucky to represent tl'a'
State in the Memphis Commercial Con
vention: Ex-Governor B. Magofin, Mer- |
Ger county; Governor Charles Ander-
son, V. P. Armstrong, Il. D. Newcomb,
W. B. Hamilton, Louisville; General
William Preston, Fayette county; Gene
raj John H. Lewis, Barren county; Sam.
B. Thomas. Hardin county; l.. M.
Fleurnoy, John C. Noble, McCracken
county; Judge R. X. Williams, Graves
county; Richard ]. Brown, Washington
county.
Mrs. Cline, the favorite of the New
Memphis during the past season, leaves
to-day, with her husband, for Canada,
where they expect to spend the summer.
They leave on the steamer Silver Moon,
an elegant steamer. which affords them
su perior accommodations. Mrs. Cline
has requested us to convey to the public
her sincere appreciation Of the encour-
sgement and kindness which she has re-
ceived ct their hands during the season,
and especially for the magnificent bene-
fl, which she received few days ago.
She leaves hosts Of friends behind, but is
attended by their warm regards and best
wishes.