Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-31
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hght promenaoeru'
German Protestant church Sunday
school picnic at James Park Monday.
Joe Niedersr has a pet bullfrog that
speaks the Modoc dialect. oharmingly.
A genuine basket picnic is talked Of
among some Of the young men Of the
city. % AlllDtyv Vy ~
J. r. Harwell, Grand Secretary /. o.
OFF, is in the city, and will remain q
few days.
The medical fraternity OF Little Rock
call it "laver LABEL superiosus ali
quinasi."
Jack Alderman is once more at lib
erty. The Little Rockers turned him
out Of jail day before yesterday.
There are at least ninety.nine slop
holes, aud disease generating bitches
about the city that need cleaning out.
Some slight attempts are made occa-
sionally as a matter of private enter
prise to cleanse back alleys and yards.
The death and funeral notice of Major
M. M. Patrick, who has long been in bad
health, is announced in to-day LEDGER.
The practice of leaving horses in the
street unhitched and unattended will re-
suit in an accident if the police do not
put stop to it.
At the crossing of Main and Wash
ington streets there is an old cistern
that has been covered over by the Nicol-
son pavement which is giving way.
Look out for the street cars.
Tennessee Lodge No. 5, Knights Of
Pythias, have ordered uniforms, and are
in active drill for parade at an early
day. Chancellor Diver is hard at work
on the prescribed tactics Of the Supreme
Lodge Of the World.
In the Supreme Court of Tennessee
to-day Charles Clinton, for murder, was
reversed and remanded for new trial.
Lewis Sturgeon, for murder, judgement
affirmed; George Little, for murder, re-
versed and remanded; Fontain & France,
affirmed.
The first passenger train ON the Cairo
and Fulton railroad, south of the Ar
kansas river, left Little Rock Thursday
for Benton. 1t consisted of two passen-
ger coaches and a mail car. This re-
lieves passengers for Hot Springs Of
twenty-five miles of tedious stage travel
and saves them four hours of time.
On Wednesday night last a lady at
Little Rock, for reasons unknown, at
tempted suicide. The stomach-pump
spoiled the fan, however. When ques-
toned she acknowledged that she had
been in the habit of taking arsenic to
beautify her complexion and belladonna
to increase the brilliancy of the eyes.
The special Centennial committee,
composed of ]. T. Swayne, ]. B. Eaton,
VIM. Farris, VIM. R. Moore and B. F.
Fenton, are requested to meet at the
chairman's office, IT'S Main street, next
Monday at ten am. The West Tennes-
see committee meets at the Chamber of
Commerce at three pm. next Thursday,
and will be addressed by Judge R. ].
Morgan.
The fellow who daily perseveres in the
effort to get noticed by standing en- the
sidewalk like boy with his first squirt
gun, throwing water on people from
hose, will get shot. He had better call
at Flaherty's and leave his measure
Those who pay sixteen dollars a month
for washing are not the most amiable
persons in the world just after the hose
fend squirts five dollars worth of starch
out of their clothes, especially if he
laughs.
Georgianna Hicks had Emma Scott
arraigned before Squire Caldwell last
evening charged with an attempt at
Wholesale butchery, carving knife be-
ing the method by which Georgianna
claims that Emma intended to make
mince meat of her with. Both parties
are colored, and the array Of witnesses
summoned by each gave a high coloring
to the walls of Esquire Csldwells Office,
and will add luster to them at noon on
Monday, to which time the case was con-
tinued.
The commencement exercises of the
State Female College will extend this
year from Sunday, June 8, to Thursday,
June II, inclusive. The public is invited |
to attend the day exercises of the week,
but to the night exercises, to wit: the
society exhibition and melOdrama on
Tuesday and Wednesday evening, ad-
mission will be by ticket of invitation,
in order to avoid the overwhelming and
deafening crowds Of former occasions.
The commencement sermon will be
preached June 8, at II o'clock, by Rev.
r. A. Young, d. D. The commence
ment essays and presentation of diplo-
mas will take place Thursday, begin
ming at 10 o'clock.
A grand Masonic picnic and installa-
ton Of officers takes place to-day at
Brunswick Springs Germantown. A
number Of the brethren went out this
morning on the eleven o'clock train on