Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-31
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so are the people.
KHights of Innisfail picnic at James
Park on Wednesday next.
1t is rumored hat we will soon have a
baby show, or b~ase-bawl" exhibition.
The mOrtuary report for the past week
shows the total deaths to have been 10
whites, Il blacks, 3.
Joe MeCullers has horses, buggies,
hacks and carriages for hire, at his livery
stable, No, AZ Adams street. THANH
The German Casino Club will give a
picnic tomorrow at the Leatb Orphan
Asylum grounds on the old Raleigh
road.
Over three thousand people attended
the White gospel meeting at the Expo
sition last night. The day services were
also largely attended.
A gospel meeting, conducted by Mr..
White, will be held at the Exposition
again tonight. The meetings will con-
tinue during the present week.
Decoration day at the National Gene
terry. In that city of the dead there are
i4,l98 graves, of which 1889 are of white
soldiers, and Of black warriors 1909.
If you want to listen to the mocking
bird after awhile, now i your time to
20 out and rob nests, as young mocking
birds are quite numerous in the suburbs.
The young ladies Of Gaines Institute
will hold commencement exercises at
the Memphis Theater on next Thursday
and Friday nights, the Sd and 4th prox-
limo.
1t is impossible fer a Memphian to
stand on the sidewalk and wait thirty
minutes for a " mule.box without back
ing up against an awning, a telegraph
pole or lamp.post and take a rest.
A fountain in Court Square would be
suggestive Of temperance to the profess
sional and amateur drinkers; but muddy
water pitched high in air might have an
opposite effect.
Tomorrow will be the LIST Of June and
the last of the spring months, summer
commencing IN the lst proximo. Venus
is the morning star and Mars, Jupiter
and Saturn the evening stars.
The Italian Fathers, of the Passionist
order Of Monks, are conducting a series
Of interesting missions at St. Patrick's
church. which interesting revivals are
attended largely by our Italian fellow
citizens.
Our carriers will be around tomorrow
to collect from subscribers their dues. 1t
will greatly accommodate these hard
working public servants if people will
have the change ready, and thus save
them b second trip.
The Board Of Directors of the EXPOSE
ton building hold o very important
meeting in the Directors Office at the
Exposition this evening at 1880 o'clock,
when business Of Importance will come
up for consideration. m ~
Beware of permitting a gust of spring
wind getting under the ragged edge Of
your new straw till, or else you will have
the pleasure Of seeing it restored to you
in a dilapidated condition by some
gamin who has chased it q square
merely for amusement.
An autumn correspondent writes us a
long article on scandal and gossip, and
heads his article with the well.known
lines 4.
In fact there's nothing makes me go much
grieve
As that abominable title tattle
Which is the cud chewed by human cattle"
At the Recorders Court to-day Ed
johnson, charged with larceny, was sent
up in default Of bonds. George W. Sin
gleton cut Revenue Cutter with a pocket
knife during a controversy had last
night, and for this ofense languishes in
the Adams street station-hsuse in default
of $4,000 bonds.
For magnificent bursts Of oratory COM
mend us to the Recorders Court attor-
neysr Who speak like Cicero, Demosthe-
mes, Sheridan OF Webster in defending
some worthless yagabond on the charge
of chicken stealing or some other light
felony, and all for a fee ranging from
fifty cents up to Eve dollars.
Tomorrow Mr.. John Il. Cooke, one of
our rising young business men, will be
united in wedloek to Miss Addie Sledge,
daughter of Colonel N. R. Sledge, Of
Sardis, Pamela county, Mississippi. The
bride and groom will take a tour North
ward and then return to the home Of the
groom at Memphis.
Our fellow.citizen. f. S. Davis, wat
married at Louisville, on Thursday last,
to Miss Sallie Ranney, who is described
as a :" belle, Of tall, graceful figure and
rich brunette complexion" Mr.. Davis
10 a tall hlnnde and tho morr;eo. wus n