Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-03

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ating the same.
Messrs. Charles O'Connor, Charlie s A
Dana. Richard O'Gormap, Arthur
0'Leary, Joseph O'DonOhue aud Thos.
B. C%onnery, of New York, have con.
scented to act as trustees Of the John
Mitchell testimonial fund, and the Irish
societies will be asked to collect money
and forward it to the trustees.
The late spelling matches at the thea
ter panned out $529 for the orphans of
the city, which amount was divided b.
Manager Tracy as follows, according to
the number of children cared for in
each asylum: Church Orphans Home,
$l59 IS; Leath Orphan Asylum,
1855 IS; St. Peters Orphan Asylum,
$2l4.
Rev. Father Ryan. the author of THE
Conquered Banner" and other poems,
has resigned his position as editor of the
New Orleans Morning Star. Cannot our
Catholic fellow-citizens induce the poet
priest to deliver a lecture in this city
No hall in the city is large enough to
hold the audience that such an event
would gather together.
Parsons White and Bliss, the Evan
gelist preachers who have SO stirred up
Nashville into repentance, will engage
in the revival business in Memphis on
or about the 18th instant. If one of the
gentlemen can white away all wicked
ness from our city and the other estab-
lish bliss in u midst much good win be
accomplished.
The Pittsburg Post OF the Both has the
following concerning the accomplished
Secretary of our Chamber of Commerce
and Cotton Exchange: John S. Toof,
Secretary Of the National Cotton Ex-
change, has issued a call for a meeting
Of the NatioHal Exchange at Green
brier, White Sulphur Springs Green.
brier county, West Virginia, on Wednes.
day, July 2lst."
Spoilers, attention. The Chicago Adj
vance says: I'm spelling words where
and e come together, as perceive,
relief, etc., the little word lice car
ries the key, j always following | and e
always following c." This teaches the
moral that even the most disagreable
insects have some Office Of usefulness
in this world, and they should not be de-
spised by the animal man.
Professor Ludwig, Signal Service Oh.
server at this meteorological station,
furnishes US with the following items Of
news, being the report for the month of
April: Prevailing wind, northwest;
greatest velocity of wind, t~wenty.six
miles per heur; total number of miles
travelled, 1914; number of clear days,
eleven; cloudy, two; rainy, ten.
That was no idiotic remark made by
Diogenes of Sinope, Cities are ruined
when they are unable to distinguish
worthless citizens from %virtuous ones"
Those who oppose the election of the
five commissioners had better study the
above sentiment and become r~econciled
to the fact that the General Council
ignored the worthless chaps who were
put forth secretly as candidates for the
Office Of commissioners by the City Hall
ring.
The picnic season commences to-day.
The modern picnics are somewhat differ
ent from the old, when an entire neigh
borhood attended, each person carrying
a basket Of provisions by way of an Of
fering to the pleasures OF She day; but
now q picnic is a speculation, either for
a charitable or private purpose, and the
main object is to make as much money
as possible by selling tickets of admis.
sion to the grounds, renting out priv.
leges, etc. In the way Of profit the new
style is more advantageous, but in the
way of pleasure the old is preferable.
During the wind storm a few nights
since, a gentleman, sitting up late at
night in his room, on Front Row, heard
something strike his window. On open
ing it, q dozen little birds flew in and
others continued to fly in from the dark.
ness. The wind blew them from their
perches in Arkansas and across the Mis-
sissippi. They were blinded, and at
tracted by the gaslight, dashed
against the window in their fright. The
gentleman permitted them to remain in
the room until morning, and then, open
ing the window, said to them, as uncle
Toby said to the fly: "Gol this world is
large enough for you and ne"
Tonight the ordinance abolishing the
old Police and Fire Boards aud organic.
ing the new Commission will be read q
second time, and will pass on its final