Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-15


will be prepared to give live entertain
ment, and we wish them every success
Our genial and gifted young friends,
Messrs. Leo Wheat and Henry Farmer,
left the city yesterday for Nashville, to
give q grand concert next Friday night
Mile Generes and Mrs. DR.. Wheat COM
pleted the party. We can assure our
Nashville friends Of rare and exquisite
musical entertainment, such as may be
seldom heard in any part Of the country
Meier s. L. Warren, formerly United
States District Attorney, has been lately
elected Attorney General for the Twelfth
District of Tennessee. He received 43l
and his opponent, g. W. Shipman, 25s
votes. This district comprises McNairy
Hardeman, Perry and Decatur counties
Major Warren was turned out of his
Attorneyship simply because be was q
Democrat
| The Louisville Express of the lltf
inst, says: Colonel John Overton, o.
Tennessee, has just returned from New
York city, where he went to purchase the
furniture, etc, for his magnificent hote
at Nashville, the Maxwell House, which
will now soon be opened to the public. Id
the selection of the furniture Colonel
| Overton was assisted by that experienced
and accomplished hotel keeper, Mr.
Michael Kean, of the Louisville"
Mr.. VIM. r. Moore announces himself
elsewhere in to- day LEDGER q candidate
to represent this district in the State Sen
ate on the platform of "Reduced Taxes
Senter aud Suffrage" Mr.. Moore has
always been q moderate, consistent and
Ii, eral-minded Republican, and is one o.
our most successful business men. Al
| such he opposes the heavy weight of taxes
imposed on the people, and if elected
would devote his whole energies and in
fuence to advance the material interests
of the district.
At the annual convocation of Penn
Royal Arch Chapter, No. u, f. and A
M, held at, their hall last evening, the
| following officers were elected for the
ensuing twelve months d. c. Trader
NJ. Z. H. p; G. M. Carroll, M. E. K.
]. M. Pettigrew, M. E. s.; Fl. Lenow, G
of H.; Fergus Hall, P. s.; ]. Happek
R. A. c.; J. M. Pamphlin, G. M. ".
W. A. Robinson, G. NJ. 2 "; P. 7
Wright, G. M. i "; Il. E. FARMLAND
Treas; G. G.. Locke, Sec; J. ]. Suter
Sentinel.
A grand united Masonic picnic viii
take place this year on the 24;h Of June
at James park. The proceeds will b'
set apart and used as fund for the pur
pose of building Masonic Temple. The
| various committees appointed by the diff
ferent lodges in the city, met last evening
and appointed the following Committed
of Arrangements for the approaching
picnic: Captain j. NJ. Pettigrew, j. b
| Cook and R. w. Shelton, who will make
all necessary arrangements. This picnic
promises to be one of the most delightful
affairs of the year. We will publish ful
programme when it is arranged by ih'
committee.
Mr.. n. Roper, the blind man so otter
seen upon our streets with his wife ant
children, is really worthy Of patronage
| and assistance. Re lost bis eyesight, biz
| left arm and the fere-fnger of his RICH
| hand Of Dresden, Weakley county, Tenn.
| August 3, 1859, by the premature dis
charge of q cannon which he was friHl
| on election day, His wife, noble pat
tern of devotion, has stood By him in al
his misfortunes without murmur. They
have four children. Through the wife'i
efforts and the assistance of the public
they have bought magic lantern and
dissolyiug views, and will give exhibi
tons at the Assembly Hall, Wednesday
and Thursday nights, the 18th and 18th,
for white people; the two following
nights for solorod people. There are ia
all two hundred and 6fty,Oight scenes
end tLe show is worth more than the price
admission, which is only fifty cents
s,;,,.. b. "nrioe.