Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-23
LEDGER LINES.

SVmHltteu w Jeh W enO hsccOIuot tn's
morning.
DR.. D. D. Saunders has become School
Visitor from the Seventh ward, vice Je-
Hill resigned.
The Educational Board has decided to
continue the high or normal schools, no
matter what they cost.
Managers of picnins can have all their
job printing done at the LEDGER office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. t
A four hundred yards rife range is to
be created at Olympic Park. The half
mile trotting track is being plowed and
narrowed.
Several knights were practicing ring
punching at Olympic Park yesterday by
way Of preparing for the centennial
tournament.
At the meeting Of the Police and Fire
Commissioners held on yesterday Capt.
c. d. Braun rendered his resignation,
which was accepted.
The picnic Of the Knights Of Pythias,
held yesterday at James Park, was well
attended and a very pleasant time was
enjoyed by all present.
The employees Of Rice, Silk & Co. and
Schwab & Co. challenge the clerks Of
any other dry goods houses in the city
for a match game Of base ball.
In the Criminal Court to-day Phil
Payne and Ed Ward, negroes, were
placed on trial for the murder Of a negro
at Collierville, some months since.
At St. Georges picnic, at James Park,
special amusements for ladies and chill
dren will be given in the afternoon.
Plenty of fun for all is the motto Of the
society for tomorrow.
The Police and Fire Commissioners
are determined to enforce proper rules
and regulations in the police department
aud make every man do his whole duty,
be he officer or patrolman.
The surviving members Of the Bluff
City Grays will meet tomorrow after
noon at s o'clock, at Falls Office on
Union street, Magnolia block, to perfect
arrangements for Decoration day at Elm
wood.
The remains of the late John Mulroy
were conveyed to the Catholic cemetery
this forenoon. The funeral services took
place at st. Pstrick's Church and were
attended by the Irish Literary Associa.
ton and a number Of other friends OIL
the lamented deceased.
The Police and Fire Commissioners a.
a meeting held this morning appointed
Sergeant Arrata as Captain to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation o
Captain Braun. Mr.. Peter Haggerty
an ex-member Of the force, was ap
pointed Sergeant, in place Of sergean
Arrata, promoted.
|. The six foot lawyers are getting up
long nine to play the squatty short stop
|, of the learned profession. The clerks o
the courts have also challenged the dep
uty sheriffs to a similar game, and tn,
employees Of Rice, Silk & Co. and Schwal
4 Co. challenge the employees of the othe
Wholesale houses of the city to a likI
game.
Hundreds Of people continue TO dali,
visit and admire the new fountain il
Court Square. 1t is much larger ant
more imposing than the public expected
The basin of the fountain will be largl
enough for quite a fish pond. Welearl
that Victor Fuchs intends to donate twl
dozen fine perch that he has been feedinI
several months for this purpose.
At 6 o'clock this evening, at Calvar,
Church, the marriage ceremony will b
celebrated by Rev. DR.. White between
Mr.. Ben Coleman and Miss Imogenl
Wooten. The attendants will be: Mis-
Lizzie Walker and D. Il. Haynes, Mis-
Lula Joy and ]. D. Robinson, Miss Flor
ence Bayliss and James G. Bell, Mis-
4 Guila Delosch and B. II. Coleman.
r At St. Mary's (Catholic) Church, COZ
ner Of Third and Market streets, at
o'clock tomorrow morning, a requiem
high mass will be celebrated for the re
pose of the soul of Mrs. Anna Mari
{ Theresa Fuchs, mother Of Alexande
and Victor D. Fuchs. Mrs. Fuchs die
q in this city in January last. The friend
Of the deceased and family are respec
fully invited to attend the solemn cerl
d mony.
B. "SelfRaised, or from the Depths,
being the conclusion and sequel to isl
mael, or in the Depths" by Mrs. Emm
a.D. E. N. Southworth, has just bee
, issued in book form by T. B. Peterson
q Bros. "Self.R Raised is pronounced
, critics the best work Mrs. Southwort
If has ever written, in which there is
curious blending Of realism and romano
the result, it may be, Of the leadir
n incidents having occurred in actual lif
For sale by R. NJ. MansfOrd, corner
- Second and Monroe streets.
On Saturday last Miss Julia Mathew
"a of the Mathews English Opera Bout
troupe, died Of malarisl fever o. S
- Louis. When here some time since 81