Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-16
coNyOoATION AT BALTIMORE.
Grand Excursion over the Nom
phia and Louisville Railroad Yes
terdny.

Grand Excursion over the Nom
phia and Louisville Railroad Yes
terdny.
The outgoing noon train, yesterday,
carried away quite large number Of our
citizens who were bound for Baltimore,
in order to attend the grand Knights
Templar Encampment, to be held on
Tuesday next in that city.
THE ExcURsIoYIsTs.
A large number Of gentlemen and
ladies' the friends of the excursionists,
appeared at the Memphis and Louisville
depot yesterday to bid farewell to the
Sir Knights, their wives and daughters
who were going on the trip to Baltimore.
Capt. James Speed, the popular passen-
ger agent Of the road, sold over seventy
excursion tickets yesterday. Quite
large number of excursionists left the
day before, and others will leave to-day
and tomorrow. The prominent gentle
men who left on the noon train yester-
day were as follows:
From Memphis--Geo Mellersh Capt,
Dick Mason, James Lanford, Joe Lory,
John Ward, A. j. Wheeler, j. Worms
and three ladies, N. j. Wiggin, b. Rich
mond, r. G. Craig G. P. Oakley, +. w.
Brodie, A. b. Morrison and family, w.
c. Schwalmyer, Mrs. B. +. Price, Mrs.
Z. J. Carson, Mrs. Geo. W. L.! Crook
and child, MRS Coyle, M. Broom, G. V.
Rambaut and family, Jack Halstead, G.
B. Moore, w. L. Marsh, Ed. Worsham,
Rev. Geo. d, White and ladies, +. Il.
Loop, NJ. Hoffman.
From Little Rock--J. E. Barber, r.
L. Dodal, r. ". McCrackin, j. j. Stump
ter, Geo. Denison, Oh. Cantenwortz, G.
L. Hussy, j. G. Whipple, W. Reiss, w.
Maxfield, Walter Joblin, d. l.. Parker,
L. j. Mcclure, D. B. Hoor.
From Mississippi II. p. Brown, +. NJ
Simpson, G. I. Bond, Mr. Turnage.
The party expects to stop over for q
few hours in Cincinnati, in order to visit
the Exposition Fair, at present holding
in that city, and then proceed to Balti-
more via Washington City.
The train yesterday was composed of
three splendid Pullman's palace sleep
ing cars, including ladies' drawing
room car of remarkable beauty and fin
ish. Five other cars went out with the
train, but the excursionists were pro-
vided with the Pullman luxuries Su-
perintendent Boyd, Capt James Speed
and the conductors did everything in
their power to secure the comfort of
their passengers. In addition to the
regular programme of exercises to take
place in Baltimore on next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, which pro-
gramme was published in the LEDGER of
last evening, on Monday next St.
Johns Commandery, of Philadelphia,
Detroit Commandery, of Michigan, and
deputation of Manhattan Commandery,
of New York, will arrive in Washington,
where they will be received by the
Knights resident in Washington, and es-
corted to their respective hotels, one
Commandery going to the National one
to the Metropolitan, and the Manhattan
to Georgetown.
On Friday the Washington City Knights
resident are to assemble at : am. and
proceed to the depot to receive the visit
ing Knights. The route of the process
sion will be through Indiana, Louisiana
and Pennsylvania avenues to the Execu-
tive Mansion, to call upon the President,
from whence they will proceed through
4 street, Fifth street and Louisiana
avenue, to the quarters of the Governor,
on Four.and-a-half street. and, after pay
ing their respects to that officer, up
Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth street
to Masonic Temple, where collation.
will be served.
The Memphis excursionists will not
be back for two or three weeks, their
tickets holding good over the Memphis
and Louisville railroad and connections
Eastward for any length Of time. The
lines from Memphis through Louisville
and on Eastward are in fine running
order, and our friends from Memphis
will have q delightful trip to the city of
Baltimore.