Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-21

the highest number Of votes cast, as the
prettiest girl on the ground. The
wreath Of flowers was voted to Miss Lou
Johnson by a number OF her admirers.
We are indebted to j. NJ. Emmons, of
378 Main street, for a copy Of the New
York Herald Revolutionary Extra
No. q" 1t contains a full history of
the proceedings at Charlotte on the 10th
of May, l775, a fac-simile of the sigma
lures to the declaration and a rich fund
Of Revolutionary lore. Its we'll worth
filing away for future use.
1t is about time TOR " springs tic pub.
lish an analysis Of the water which is
especially remarkable for curing all the
ills that flesh is heir to; and it is also
about time for those who annually fire.
quent fashionable springs to select some
kind of water as a beverage during the
hot summer months. Each popular
spring, like a river, has a bar"
1t is rumored that Mrs. Thompson, the
colored school teacher who was dis
charged from the Clay street schools at
the %ipstigation Of the white principal
Barnum, will bring a suit for damages
against the latter and some other wor-
thies who took an active part in the
school middle, wherein the ring ruled
with an iron hand in favor Of Picket &
Co.
The old M~ecklenburg Centennial ship
which cruised off the port of Memphis
on Wednesday morning was abandoned
by the old crew and given up as lost;
but a new crew of volunteers boarded the
fine old vessel, pumped her out, nailed
the colors of ITS to the mast and safely
carried the old relic into port amid the
rejoicing Of two thousand people at the
theater last night.
One of the principal causes of the
rapid decay of Main and other paved
streets is the failure Of the street rail
road company to pave between the
tracks and for two feet outside, as pro-
vided for in their charter, which in this
respect has been violated. The com
pany has been granted privileges by the
representatives Of the people, and fails
to respect the rights Of the people in the
above and in other respects. Let the
city enforce its rights as to this pave
ment.
The Mecklenburg Centennial celebra-
ton at the theater last night was a glo.
rious success, thanks to the few gentle
men who put their shoulders to the wheel
and the generous and expensive free
notices given to the celebration by the
Appeal on yesterday morning, as well as
by the Avalanche. Without the ~invalu-
able aid Of the much abused and berated
press and journalistic profession, the
celebration, so far as this city is CON
cerned, would have been a lamentable
failure instead of being as it was, a glo-
rious success which linked one hundred
years together.
The City Engineer has removed those
exposed cofinsand human remains from
that street through Winchester Gene
terry. The Engineer had a long trench
dug and therein were deposited the cofips
containing the remains of the unknown
and nameless dead. In this removal of
the collins so exposed the authorities
were instigated thereto by the LEDGER,
but it is to be hoped that they will con-
tinue to act on the LEDGRR's suggestions,
and not either grow weary of we'll doing
or delay so long in taking the good ad-
vice for which we make no charge.
At st, Patrick's church, on Wednes.
day evening, a fashionable wedding took
place, the contracting parties being Mr..
r. M. Mansford and Miss Carrie Young.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Lucius and was witnessed by
hundreds of ladies and gentlemen, the
friends of the bride and groom. After
the wedding a reception took place at
the residence Of Mr.. Il. j. Mansford. on
Tennessee street. To the bride and
groom the LEDGER wishes q long life and
a happy one, free from all responsible
ties except those of an agreeable nature.
The subject as to whether a gentleman
should walk either on the right or left of
a lady by way of protection has not as
yet been settled, one philosopher sug-
gesting that the man should give his left
arm to the lady so that his right is left
free to protect her, and another philoso-
pher insisting hat he should give the
lady his right arm so that her right hand
is left free to hold up skirts, etc. The
latter is obviously right, because the
man is not protecting the lady, bat she
is a protection to him, and prevents
other men from running into him or
forcing him to give half the sidewalk,
and than q rnhhnr rnrelu nAAnnhn non