Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-07

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The fruit season has also commenced.
Managers of pienios can have all their
job printing done at The LEDGER Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. +
The General Council will assemble at
the City Hall at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
for the transaction of regular monthly
business.
A fashionable young man passed down
Main street yesterday afternoon with a
big magnolia bloom fastened to the lap
pei of his coat.
The Italian Society picnic is being
held to-day James Park. This after.
noon and tonight the park will be
crowded with visitors.
Now that the first cotton squares have
reached the city, tie next things in or
der will be the FIRST bloom, the first boil
and the FIRST bale or bales.
The Confederate Monumental Prone
made Concert and Hop given at the Ex-
position building last night was a pleas
ant, social affair, bat It was not largely
attended.
Toe Fourth of July will be duly cele-
brated by the OLD Folks society of this
city. The address will be delivered by
W, 7. Avery, and the Declaration Of
independence will be read by Colonel G.
D. Mclean.
Gsbe Brown, negro, who attempted TO
violate the person of a little negro girl
aged fourteen years, in Chelsea yester-
day, was committed to Jail by the Re-
coIder this morning in default Of $4,000
bonds.
At the Criminal Court this morning
Henry Harris (negrO) was convicted Of
robbery, and was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment 10 the p~enitentiary. A
number Of misdemeanor cases are on
trial this afternoon.
Mr.. ]. A, Kirby, Of Star Landing
Miss twenty-five miles below this city
came up to the city to-day, bringing
with him three stalks Of cotton with
seven squares on each stalk. he hal
fifty acres Of cotton that is as fine and as
far advanced as the samples.
Whenever a poor dray mule no7
passes the Court Square drinking foun
tain it turns its head and looks affec
tionately at the statuelte of Diana, which
stands OF the top Of the fountain. Were
the mule a politician aud could it speak,
1t would say to Diana, I'm your friend
The Avalanchian chemist has discov
cred that a mixture of tar and sweet oil
is an antidote for biting.aies gnats, mos
quitoes, etc, and says the mixture vii
leave no trace or faint on the human
skin. Having tried the mixture ant
putting it in practical use daily, tn,
Avalanchian must be credited with al
important tar and oil discovery.
The vestrymen Of St. Lazarus (Episco
pail Church have decided hat hereafte,
, St. Lazarus Church shall be a iree.peV
: church, dependent solely upon %voluntar!
offerings and contributions. The free
pew system is gradually becoming popu
lar throughout the United States and tn,
! theory Of reserved seats is rapidly be
coming unpopular with rensible Chris
!. tan people. vi
The big tournament comes of a
Olympic Park tomorrow, and the core
a nation ball at the Peabody tomorrow
8 night. The park will he thrown open a
twelve o'clock and the tournament viii
commence at one. Trains will run ever,
fifteen minutes, from twelve to tw
q o'clock, over the Louisville road. Far,
o for the round trip ten cents.
Yesterday afternoon Morgan McHug'
n engaged in a personal difficulty with hi
step.son, Dick McHsle, during whicI
McHale drew a knife aud McHugh
d pistol. McHale received two bullets
e one passing through his body just abov
i the lip and the other blowing into th
it scalp Of bis head. This morning he wa
in a critical condition and was not e1
pected to live McHugh was arreste0
a. and will have a hearing before the RI
corder this afternoon. Young McHal
is q VIGOROUSLY bad and vicious youn.
man, of quarrelseme and dangerous rel
%utatios, and of late years he has followe
10 gambling as a living. Mr.. McHug
claims that McHale had threatened hi
life and that he shot him In seltdefens'
Young McHale has been in several ba
scrapes, such, as burglary, robbery, etC
ID Last night the dusky daughters Of O.
naan, a semi religious society, held
lie meeting and a board Of directors con
81 posed Of men was elected. Heretofol
the board consisted Of the sisters Of Il
church, SO the war Of sexes broke out
once. The female officials deposed +
n fused to turn over the books, papers
money, consequently a free 6ght WAS i
. dulged in between the men and Il
women, about onethird Of the womC
Is, taking sides with the men. Ten Of the
es we're arrested and were Ened ten dolla
I'D each by the Recorder Today, aud aTtl
II crowd Of clnich sisters, numbering Ov'