Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-27
STATE NEWS.

A Lodge of the Knights of st. Crispin is
to be organized in Memphis.
The many friends of DR.. John H. Gray,
President of the Lagrange Female College,
will be glad to learn that he is fast recover
ing from the accidental breaking of one of
his limbs some time ago.
The Assessors report an increase in
the taxable property of Knoxville of
$500, 600, more than half of which has
never before been assessed.
Bishop d. s. Doggett will preach the
Commencement Sermon to the graduating
class of the Memphis Conference Female
Institute, at the First Methodist Church,
in Jackson, June 5. 49,
On Friday evening, says the Memphis.
Ledger, a daughter Of Mr.. Rogers, of the
Baptist Publishing House, fell down stair
way and was almost killed. very inter-
esting child, the sad accident has caused
large circle of kind hearted people to feel
keenly for the sufferings of the little one
A man named Price was arrested in
Memphis, on Saturday as being the thief
who robbed the residence of James Hewett
on the St. Francis River Arkansas, on the
Both of April, of $4,000 in money and
iewelry. There seems little doubt of his
guilt, as 49,, 200 necklace and bracelet and
other of the stolen articles were found in
Lis possession. Price has been committed
to jail for trial.
Between eight aud nine o'clock Friday
night, thief Cor thieves entered the room
No. So, on the second floor of the DeSoto
Block, Madison street, occupied in ths day
time as an Office by James B. Cook, Esq
the well known architect, and after steal
ing pistol and some money, saturated the
floor with coal oil and retired. The fire
was put out by some gentlemen who saw
the blaze before the fire engines arrived.
Besides furniture and books, Mr.. Cook loste.
nearly all his most valuable drawings and
paintings which is very heavy on him.
CONFEDERATE PICNIC AT MEMPHIS.
A vast number Of ladies and gentlemen
attended the Confederate picnic at James
Park, Memphis, Saturday. On the grounds
the Reception COMMITTEE, consisting Of
Isham G Harris, Hon jefferson Davis, N ]
Wicks, J Murphy, w r Hunt, Judge H
G Smith, Amos Woodruff, Col M Msgev-
ney, jr., Judge II I Elicit, Judge George
Dixon, Col Robert Snowden, Newton Ford,
Louis Hanauer, Ed Warburg, Mrs Walter
Goodman, Mrs W NJ Harrington,
Mrs d d Saunders, Mrs NJ
@ Galloway, Mrs Flora @ Tur-
ley, Mrs j Bnsbee, Mrs Thomas H
Allen. Mrs NJ Gregory, Mrs Frayser Ii
Titus, Mrs I NJ Hill, Mrs Judge A Wright,
Mrs DR. Il Frayser and Mrs Bayliss,
received the guests, who were welcomed
in the name of the Confederate orphans-
At an early hour stirring music of the band
gave notice to the dancers that they could
chase the flying hours with nimble feet
Hundreds could be seen engaged in the |
waltz and in the more demure quadrille. |
The doormanagers, consisting of DR. Il W
Mitchell, A J Black, Cotton Green, |
r P Duncan, W G Parker, w P
Gray, ] Dubose, Raphael Semmes,
Jr., DR.. John Erskine, III. B. Thurmond |
and ]. r. Flippin, did el erything in their |
power to aid and assist the votal1es Of ter
psichore. During the evening and away |
into the night by the light Of blazing lamps, |
On went the dance, while hundreds gazed /
upon the lovely scene. This was the great
picnic of the season, at which our fairest |
and most charming ladies attended. II |
was day of pleasure long to be remem-
bered, and it is to be hoped that each year |
viii bring about repetition of the delight |
'ul' scene, and for the same good and char
table purpose.