Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-11
BRRYIrIEs.
St. Patrick's Church picnic will come
off at James Park on the 23d inst.

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late daily papers, illustrated weeklies,
and news goods Of every description.
The Masonic picnic on the Oath of
June next (St. Johns day. will be a
grand affair, gotten up regardless of
cost.
Kate Cannon, the unfortunate who fell
from window on Front street last
Wednesday, died last night from the
effect Of her injuries.
The Confederate Relief and Historical
Association will hold an interesting and
important meeting this evening, at the
Second Circuit Courtroom.
Eighteen cases Of drunks and disor-
derlies were disposed of by Recorder
Scales to-day. One hundred dollars
were assessed.
The Irish exiles, O'Donovsn Rosa
and General Burke, will deliver ad-
dresses at the Masonic temple in Louis
vile on Saturday next.
The grand parade of the Knights
Templars on Tuesday last at Nashville
was under command of our fellow-citi-
zen, Captain General George Mellersh.
Go to the corner Of Second and Mon
roe streets for all daily newspapers.
fashion and literary magazines, pictorial
publications. Mansford has everything.
The Mississippi Valley Insurance
Company, at recent meeting of the
Board of Directors, declared semi-an-
nual dividend of FIVE per cent. on the
capital stock of the company. This
speaks well for the progress and man
agement of the company.
The anniversary Of Italian Unity and
Independence will be celebrated by
the Italian residents of this city in an
appropriate manner. All nations are
celebrating unity except the American,
which prefers Ku-Klux bills, proclama-
tons and military law.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
the latest daily papers from New York,
New Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville, ST.
Louis, Chicago and Nashville; European
papers just received. Illustrated publ
cations and magazines from all points
can be found at their stands.
1t is rumored that a regiment of regu-
lar troops will be quartered at Memphis
under the Ku-Klux programme. If they
bring with them fine brass band, and
play every evening in Court Square for
the amusement of our citizens, their
presence will not be particularly objected
to.
Two confidence men, McGrath and
Todd, undertook this morning to ma
nipulate ON Illinois horse trader and
swindle him out of legal currency, but
the little game was prevented by Capt.
Athey of the police, who arrested the
confidence chaps and lodged them in
the station-house.
General John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
will deliver lecture on Education and
Manufacturing, before the Mechanics
Institute this evening, at the Memphis
Club Hall. Owing to notice in the
morning papers misapprehension ex-
list in the minds of many as to the time
of the lecture. We are requested to
strife that it will positively be delivered
this evening as above stated.
George Francis Train, theindependent
candidate for President in 1872, writes
us that the LEDGER railroad map, and
that issued under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, have created a
profound sensation throughout the
North. Memphis and her railway sys-
TEN has attracted the attention of CAPT
talists. Send the maps in all directions
on envelopes, letter-heads, etc.
The managers of the approaching
Sunday school celebration in Court
Square are astonished at the magnitude
of the work imposed upon them, work
developing daily in regular ratio.
Visitors and children will visit Memphis
on the goth inst. from every point within
a radius of fifty miles. Hundreds of
people will come from Grenada, Miss,
and other poiHts one hundred miles dis
tant, to witness the .fete.
To-day, at some point in Canada not
far from Erie, Pa, the heavy men of the
prize rinly-Jem Mace and Joe Coburn-
viii settle a vexed question in the minds
Of many mutual friends. The sum to be
fought for is $4,000, and the betting is
nearly even. We heard of several bets
being made in this city on the result of
Ihe fight. The prize ring is relic of
barbarism, and should be broken up by
the authorities.
The extension of the street railroad
line out Vance street to the Charleston
railroad has improved that end of the
city. Walnut street has been opened
ind graded, and Aag-station has been
at the crossing. If the street
.ailroad company will reduce the fare to
Xix cents, and provide special cars for
,olored people (under the late decision
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