Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-27
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be held at Nashville on Thursday, the
9th of May.
Soda water, mead, ice cream, mineral
waters and sherbets are the popular
weakness at present.
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels will
appear at the Memphis Theater on Mon
day evening, the 9th of May.
The great Sunday-school celebration,
on the 10th of May, will attract twenty
thousand visitors to the city.
The renowned DR.. Underwood viii
sell pools for Mondays races at the
Overton this evening, commencing at s
o'clock.
The delegates to the Cincinnati Lib
eral Republican Convention will leave
Memphis for the former city tomorrow
morning.
The citizens of fernando, Mississippi,
will celebrate Memorial Day on the 18th
of May. General Patton Anderson, of
our city, will be the orator. u.
The moonlight nights have encouraged
hack-riding on the Nicolson. Up to two
o'clock in the morning the rumbling of
hacks can be heard from Pinch to Fort
Pickering
The Rev. David Walk has agreed to
deliver his interesting lecture on Our
Relations with the Invisible World" at
an early day, for the benefit of the Leath
Orphan Asylum.
The ladies of the Monumental Associ-
alton will meet this evening at the Cum
berland Presbyterian church to perfect
arrangements for the floral decoration
of graves at Elmwood Cemetery on the
4th proximo, Saturday next.
The races and chicken fighting on
next Monday and during the week have
already attracted numerous visitors to
our city. The attendance will be i'm
mense-in fact, unprecedented in the
racing annals of Memphis.
Next Monday evening a grand concert
will be given at the Memphis Club Hall
for the purpose of purchasing an organ
for the Central Methodist Church. Our
leading professional and amateur must
clans will assist in the entertainment.
There will be grand sacred concert
at St. Patrick's Church, corner of Lin
den and DeSoto Streets Tuesday even
ing next. 1t will be given by the choir
of the church, assisted by many of our
leading amateurs. The programme is
an interesting one.
The sale of reserved seats for the
Janauschek engagement at the Memphis
Theater has been very large. Treasurer
Short keeps the bo&-office open each
day for the accommodation of the pub
lie. The legitimate drama next week
will crowd the theater to its utmost ca
pacity.
A highway robbery from the person of
a stranger who was promenading on
Court street, desperate fight, in which
f" Champagne Charley" well-known
Memphion, got badly used up, and a
homicide ON the corner of Monroe and
Second streets, created no little excite
ment at four o'clock yesterday after
noon. To-day all is serene and cheer
full.
The goat and hog prohibiting ordi-
nance is creating a lively discussion In
the morning papers. Even the qualities
of goats milk, and its necessity to be
used in cases of sickness, have been
foisted into the controversy. The goats,
however, have not been heard from, but
it is presumable that they will continue
to supply the tactical fluid whether they
run at large or are penned up by their
owners.
A public meeting will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce next Monday
evening at u clock for the purpose of
organizing an Industrial Exposition.
Books will be open for subscriptions of
stock in this enterprise. A more com
prehensive notice of the aims and objects
Of the Exposition Association will ap-
pear in the LEDGER of Monday after
noon.
Public subscriptions Cor patriotic pur
poses seem to be no more popular in
France than in this country. The
French wits, on the national subscrip-
ion for the payment of the debt of Ger
many, say that Jules Favre has contrib
lted his tears, General Trochu his plans,
Jules Simon his portfolio, Glais Bizoin
MS head, Louis Blanc one Of his books,
NJ. Arago hurrah, Victor Hugo his cap,
Dufaure his resignation, and Ferry a
Washington dispatch.
In our notice of the reception Of a
beautiful bouquet of flowers, in the
LEDGER of yesterday, the floral present
vas credited to Major Gates, of the firm
If Gates, Wood & Co., but further in
yestigation has convinced us that we
we're indebted to the charming little
laughter of Mr.. Wood Of the above firm,
or the kind remembrance. Of the bou-
luet, we can truly exclaim:
Thou vert q beautiful thought.
And softly bodied FORTH"