Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-20
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picnic at James Park on Wednesday
next.
There will be baby show in this city
sometime next month. The success Of
the infantile exhibition in Court Square
last spring made it an institution to be
celebrated every year.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has every
thing in the news line. Late daily and
weekly and pictorial papers; the latest
magazines and foreign periodicals.; Sun
day reading in large quantities.
St. Patrick's annual picnic takes place
at James Park on Tuesday next. The
necessary arrangements are being made
to insure happy time for all who attend.
May it be as great q success as the pre-
vious ones.
The Legislature Of New York, at its
recent. session, passed bill offering a
reward of 100000 for the best improve
ment for the propulsion of canal boats.
Why cannot some Memphis inventor Sc
cure this small amount Of money.
At regular meeting of Memphis
Grove No. 2, U. A. o. d., held on the
18th inst, the following were installed
officers for the ensuing term: H. Oertel,
N. A.; P. G. Shide, V. A.; P. H. Lash
ley, Secretary; B. Grey, Treasurer; s.
Gabey, |. G.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, at 10
Jefferson and 62 Beal, have late papers
from New York, st. Louis, New Orleans,
Louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati and
Chicago; European papers of latest
dates; illustrated weeklies and literary
monthlies just received at their stands.
Buttermilk is favorite beverage at
present with many Of our citizens. The
buttermilk stands are becoming as nu-
merols and as popular as beer saloons,
and have their regular customers. The
modest sign, buttermilk on ice" stares
you in the face everywhere and is sug-
gestive of temperance. May the butter
milk biblcrs flourish.
Since the advent of that rose-tinted
and exquisitely nobby" paper, "Our
Society" it. is not unusual to see in
Memphis journals the following delicate
insinuation at is whispered that a
marriage in high life will occur to-mor-
! row in DR.. Carmichael's church" We
cound this item in the Appeal of to-day.
We hope the whisperer spoke like one
in authority.
T hose who have been watching the
baro meter for some time on account Of
expe, ted picnics, are now turning theii
attent. on to the thermometer, the intense
heat of the last few days having driver
all thou ghts of rain out of their heads
To all tn ose interested in meteorological
things we commend an article on mete
orology which can be found on the fourtl
page.
The only way to make oil safe is BY
distillation- that is, removing from 1t al
oil or naptha that will take fire below
llOO Fair. Any oil that when poured
into saucer, will take fire from mattel
and continue to burn, as alcohol does, /
unsafe and ought to be discarded a
once. Such oils contain volatile com
pounds which can give rise to explosiv'
vapors. So say the Journal of Applied
Chemist ry and Scientific American.
Quite large number of the member
of the NJ, ,mphis bar will leave for Jack
son on \ fonday next to attend the cal
of the Me, nphis dockets by the Suprem
Court. tt We United States Court con
venes here on Monday next, and vii
materially i. Interfere with the attendane
at Jackson. The question now is whic
court ought to adjourn and give tn
other preced,,n ce, the United State
Court or the Sup. RENE Court2 As neithe
will give way, t he attorneys will have t
try and play a dual engagement her
and at jackson.
The examinations at the AlaDam
street schools yesterda, were quite SAY
isfactory to the visitors anu examines
These schools are under charge Vi 'O
perintendent Miss Clara 4 conway a"'
are taught by the following h 'u'es 1 M.o
Emma Petit, Miss NJ. B. NJ 'oI, m'S
Pauline Rudelhuber and. Miss Noie"
tine. Rooms Nos. l, 2, 3 and A. in S"'n
building, will be visited on Friday n, 'A'
On next Monday the Adaras stre .
schools and the Washington street col
ored schools will be examined and
prizes awarded.
UnfOF tunate.
We heard of n ct ,rions hut unfori innate