Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-05

AAoNhohAiuo CHiOhs ANO. - Va chhpooS'
will be held at James Park. The com
mittees are making all the necessar.
preparations for the fete. mr. s
ST. JoHE's DAY.--The Masonic bodies
of Memphis will picnic at James Parl
on Monday, the oath of June (St. JOHN
day.. In addition to the usual pleas
ures and amusements, a grand baby ex
position will be held. The programme
and list of prizes will be published il
due time. Even the babies will interest
themselves in this affair.
'ffi No Dolly Warden.
A paragraph in the LEDGER some
time since asking If woman who had
not Dolly Warden existed in all this
land of ours, brought forth the following
response by mail this morning:
0AKyILLE, SHELBY Co., TENN.
To the Editor of the Ledger:
am one woman that has no Dolly
Warden; never had one; don't want one ;
would not have one, and never use the
phrase. Respectfully.
l. at. INDIANA -.
We have never known the fair writer
to use the phrase except in the above
correspondence; but the Dolly Warden
business is one of these things no fell
lab knows anything about"
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The SIXTH OF JUNE.-Ten years ago
tomorrow the famous gunboat fight in
front of Memphis took place, resulting
in Federal victory and the subsequent
occupation of the city. Since that time
persons and things have changed mate
rally. Then war prevailed--now peace
reigns, and everybody, except Federal
office-holders, intends to vote for Gree
ley.
RECORDERS CoURT.-But few cases
came before the Recorder to-day for
adjudication. Charley Smithers, col
ored syndicate, was committed in default
of $4,000 bonds on the charge of larceny
at the Christian Brothers picnic. AL.
Young stabbed George Butler last night.
Recorder Winters placed him under
$1,000 bonds to answer the charge before
the Criminal Court.
GREEN grapes make nice pies, and
you can get them at Oliver, Finnie &
Co. IS, and at Moore & Chamberlin's, GA
Beal street. "a
ExoURsIoNs.-T great excursion via
the Great Through Trunk Line to Mon
treal, Boston, Niagara Falls, Green Bay,
St. Paul and the Northern lakes will
soon be organized For full informa-
ton apply to d. 0'Briep, ticket agent,
a nd W. c. Jones, passenger agent, No.
222 Jefferson street, between Main and
Front
Book Notice.. B. Lippincott &
Co., of Philadelphia, have just issued a
work, entitled Philadelphia and its En-
virons. 1t is filed with interesting rem
iniscences OF the city and numerous en-
cravings of buildings and places worthy
of note. AS work Of reference it is
invaluable-price, 80 cents.
The CLNToN-CLINToN MURDER CASE.
AT halfpast eleven o'clock to-day the
jury in the case of Charles Clinton, who
is on trial in the Criminal Court for the
murder of his wife, Carrie Clinton, was
charged by Judge FIippin, and retired to
consider verdict. The only defense
set up was insanity, superinduced by
whisky. Clinton will either be acquitted |
Or convicted of murder in the first de- |
gree.
CoLoRED PRocEssIoX.-Nearly three
hundred well dressed colored children
marched through the streets this after
noon and out to South Memphis to in
lulge in a picnic. The queens walked
beneath eanopies carried by boys and
we're followed by the dusky maids of
honor. The procession was gotten up
n creditable style, and was generally ad-
nired by the white folks.
A WAF.-Last night white child
lot many hours old was left at the door
# colored woman residing at No. 3O4
Third street by some person unknown.
The little abandoned waif was kindly
AIRED for, but the police are endeavoring
o discover the heartless mother.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY.
PuBLIc LEDGER OFFIcE, / ,
MEMPHIS, TESN., June 5, 1872.
The demand for accommodations are
comparatively light, and discounts are
sadily obtained on frst-elass paper at
lie banks at lO@l2 accent. q annum.
EXCHANGE
in better supply, and some of the
anks disposed of small amounts to-day
their neighbors at rates varying from
, premium to 81 so q $1,000. One
INK took $4,000 at these rates.
GOLD
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