Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-13

There was the usual amount Of hustle
on Main street yesterday afternoon. The
bright sun induced the bellies to go on
shopping excursions.
Contractor Juniper has been employed
by the Educational Board to put up a
$l4, 9G4 school-house on Clay street for
the use of colored children.
Owing to the rain this forenoon, the
street sprinkling fiend, who handles the
hose throughout the city, has had to re-
tire from business for time.
There should be an officer stationed
day and night at every public beer gar
den in order to keep order and protect
life from the Thugs Of society.
The City Council of Little Rock has
ordered the Chief of Police to close up
all the gambling establishments in the
Arkansas capital, and the Chief has
done it.
Manager Charley White has an
nounced a Blanche Selwyn matinee at
the theater for Saturday next. Miss
Selwyn is a celebrated character and
change artistic.
The Odd Fellows picnic, on Thurs
day, the Goth instant, at James Park.
will be attended by the entire member
ship of the Order and their numerous
friends in the city.
Captain McFadden, of the Main street
No. as, is acting Chief of the Fire De-
partment during the absence of Chief
Anderson at the Knights Templar cele-
bration at Clarksville.
An English Clergyman recon-
mends to people to urn their dead, leav-
ing the undertakers to earn their bread
in some other way; this would destroy
the cemetery business.
The clerk of the Second Circuit
Court requests all magistrates to send
up all appeal and certiorari cases ON or
before Saturday next, the May term be-
ginning on next Monday.
The Christian Brothers festival at the
Exposition building on Thursday next
will be one of the social events of the
picnic season. Who will secure the five
years scholarship for one dollar2
The cantata or musical poem of Es-
Their will be sung again next Friday eve
ming at the Memphis Theater. Esther
is an oratorio instead of a cantata, the
latter being chiefly intended for single
voice.
The Mercantile Library Association
has opened it's doors for the admission
of lady members. The association must
now widen its doors and rooms, in order
to give fashion chance to develop it.
self.
A train Of eight cars over Barrett's
street railroad conveyed over one thou
sand colored Sisters Of Zion to the Gem
etery yesterday, where the Sisters put
away peacefully one of their number in
her little bed.
The homicidal epidemic, which broke
ont in Memphis last Sunday, was caused
by mixing book beer with mean
whisky, which admixture will always
screw the courage up to the sticking or
shooting point.
At the Typographical Union picnic,
on the 10th instant, will be on exhibition
specimens in manuscript Of editors and
reporters hieroglyphies, in deciphering
which the religious compositor is ia
weighed into the widest profanity.
1t is expected that on Sunday next
locomotive and train of cars will run
over the narrow gauge road between
Raleigh and the National Cemetery,
connecting with trains from Memphis
over the Louisville road at the Cemetery.
A Northern exchange says; Seven
hundred ex.rebels now reside in New
York with their earpet-bags." The same
paper insists that the Memphis gas me-
ters register against the house whether
the family goes visiting or stays at
home.
The early bird Who promenades up or
down Main street at eight clock in the
morning receives the dust and dirt frem
several hundred stores at the hands ofthe
porter, who swings the broom in most
reckless manner. The time for this
kind Of work should be regulated BY or
dinance.
Leubrie intends inaugurating summer
concerts again in Court Square; he has
subscribed one hundred dollars toward
erecting a fountain in the Square, and
will start a subscription list for that
purpose. The Water Company will fur
nish free water. Let the fountain play
even on Sunday.
The Raleigh railroad officials DO not
regard the late veto Of the Mayor as in
any vay ininicsl to the interests Of The
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