Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-18
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viii meet this afternoon. ,svs
ReViyalists White and Bliss at the
Greenlaw Opera House tonight. ~ aE
Thursday next, Mecklenburg Cehteh.
NAL day. It will be duly observed and
celebrated in our city.
Governor Porter has proclaimed
Thursday next as a holiday in Tonnes
see-Centennial day.
Now that tue yagrant law is in full
force, the shysler police court lawyer
inds his occupation gone.
No suicides last night, and in conse-
qaence Coroner S%pelman looks grand,
gloomy and peculiar to-day. 3
General Council meeting tonight for
the passage of ordinances, with a view
to their adaptation to the new charter.
The gallant Knights of Innisfail will
give their second annual picnic at
James Park on Wednesday, the ID of
June.
Picnic Of the Italian Society to.mor-
row at James Park, when the Hon.
Casey Young will deliver the annual
address in English.
Burglars were around last night at
tempting to enter stores on Front street,
they taking advantage of our small
police force on duty.
Esquire Holman, Chairman Of the
Quarterly Court, has gone to his native
sod, Charlotte, N. c.. to celebrate the
Mecklenburg CentenEial.
The water. works will be sold at public
auction on Thursday next, but those who
have been buying Wolf river water have
been sold many a time and oft.
Dray No. All ran over a child on
Desoto street, near Linden, yesterday
afternoon, doing the child serious in
jury. Cause, careless driving.
A negro Sunday school picnic process
sion occupied the attention Of street
promenaders to-day. The Queen Of
May was as black as Ethiopia.
Mr.. E, B, Foster, the Treasurer of the
Howard Association, was presented with
an heir'a few days since, and immedi-
ately named the sudden arrival Howard
Foster. A
The Irish Volunteers received a mum
Der Of their uniforms yesterday. The
suit is grey, trimmed with black, Ike
that of the Eighth New York City Regi.
ment.
Two ladies wearing immense picnic
straw hats, upon the rims of which q
hslf-mile track could be made, were the
observed of all observers on Main street
to-day,
Esquire Spelman is trying a COW steal
ing case, wherein the animal became the
property Of several persons by purchase
since it was stolen from the original pro.
prietor.
The Society Franchise of Memphis
b~suqueted at Mons. John Gaston's this
afternoon, it being the fifteenth ami.
yersary of the society, which was
founded on the 18th Of May. 1859.
The yellow moon shines down sweetly
upon picnicers at present. Byron say:
there is more mischief carried on be.
meath one hour Of modest moonlight
than on the longest day in the year-tht
25th Of June.
The funeral of Major John P. Stran g
will take place from his late residence al
300 Vance street, at 81 o'clock to-mor
row afternoon. Services by Rev. DR.
Stainback, Of the Cumberland Presbyte.
riAn church.
The dead body Of an unknown white
mar was found on Sunday last on the
road between Hope6eld, Ark, and Ma
rion. His throat was cut, and on the
body was found a dollar and eighty-fyt
cents and a pistol.
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On decoration day trains will besru1
to the cemetery over the Charleston
railroad regularly; fare, ten cents. The
children of the city schools will be pro
vided with free transportation by tb,
committee on arrangements.
In the Criminal Court to-day a negro
named Allen Walker was placed on trial
on indictment for a crime against ma
ture aud described as one not to be
named among Christians. He will 90 t.
the penitentiary for a term of years,
The surviving members Of the brigadel
commanded by Generals A. ]. Vaughan
Preston Smith and G. W. Gordon or,
requested to meet at the Cotton Ex
change this evening at eight o'clock Il
arrange for the parade on Decoration
day. 81
The surviving members Of Forrest
cavalry will meet at the Cotton Elk
change this afternoon to pass suitable res
olutions as to the death Of Adjutan
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