Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-21
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the Exposition building.
Arrangements are making for q big
Fourth Of July celebration.
Running for Office seems to be a weak
ness or mOnomania with some people.
The Chiekasaw Guards will indulge in
target practice on the FourtL of July.
A private picnic of the s. =. Club will
come of at ITO Marshal avenue to NOR
row evening.
Candidates for the offices Of Justice
of the Peace and Constable are as thick
as b~laekberries.
Candidates' tickets, cards and circu
lars printed at the LEDGER office cheaper
and better than elsewhere. I
The patient and industrious chicken
thief still prowls around at night and
carries of bis neighbors' p%ullets.
C~entennialites are leaving our city for
Philadelphia daily. Each traveller car
ries with him a lunch basket, etc.
The Christian Brothers commence.
ment excuses at the theater last night
attracted q very large and fashionable
audience.
The majority rule governs all Radical
and Republican conventions, but the
two-thirds rule governs all Democratic
or Conservative conventions.
Forty Eve Arkansas delegates to the
st. Louis Convention, in the city, will
leave to-day via the Memphis and
Charleston railroad for St. Louis.
"Life's Promise to Pay" a novel, by
Clara l.. Conway, has just been pub
lished by Lippincott & Co. At another
time we will give the work an extended
critical notice.
The steamer Parker will go on an ex.
c%ursion up among the islands tomorrow
evening. The excursionists will be un.
der the charge Of the ladies Of the Lin
den street Christian Church.
Sol Coleman t~elegraphs back from
New Orleans that he has purchased a
lot of Cuban, Australian and California
cigars, which will be sold at his Main
street store at four and five for a quarter.
Late last night the dark horses, mules
and ponies were tied out in the woods SC
az to be lead into the convention wher
the regular candidates slaughtered eaeE
other, We fear they will remain in tbs
woods, unless they break their cables anC
get loose.
A new base ball organization has beer
perfected, and grounds have been LEASED
and surveyed on the Pigeon Roost road
opposite Humboldt Park. The ground
will be fenced in and arranged in tn
usual style, with a grand stand, base bal
field, a bar, etc.
A number Of citizens have requisite,
, the Chickassw Guards and their lad.
/ friends, who appeared in the cast OF th
military drama Ours" at the theate
a few nights since, to repeat the pei
Torrance. 1t will bear repetition, an
will attract a very large audience.
OF late, owing to lax police reguli
tons, many members Of the demi.mond
3, and their male friends have become oil
3 streperous, especially after dark. !
little tightening Of the reins in polio
circles over this wing Of the social syl
ten would not be out of place. Th
I social evil should be kept under striC
police surveillance.
5 The Chickasaw Guards elected officer
g at their quarters on Adams street las
night, as follows: Captain, R. P. Dur
can; First Lieutenant, j. f. Cameron
Second Lieutenant, S. F. Carnes; Thir
: Lieutenant, James S Richardson; Ell
sign, j. H. Poston; Orderly Sergean
W. D, Powell; Second Sergeant, Rich
Wright; Third Sergeant, 7. A. Laml
Fourth Sergeant, Louis s. Friersor
Fifth Sergeant, s.. A. Pepper; First Co
= poral, Jas. Kirkland; Second Corpora
A. A, Smithwiek; Third Corporal, A, v
Jones; Fourth Corporal, F. W. Smitl
, jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, R. T
Allen.
The delegates Of the societies and o
CARNATIONS Of the city met in %adjourne
meeting at Cochran Hal last night f
- the purpose of arranging for the Four
, of July celebration. A permanent Q
O' gauization was effected by the electiC
of the following officers: j. F. Car
= eron, President; Captain Chris SteiI
kuhl, Vice President; Captain Willial
. Miller, Treasurer; Colonel John Don
van, Secretary. Committees on inanc
transportation, fireworks, military s
lutte and arrangements we're s%electe
= An adjourned meeting of the delegat
= will be held next Tuesday evening
the same place, to which delegates fro