Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-15
LEDGER LINES.
The black whitewashers are reaping a
smalAhrvest at present.

AnO JoNhh AODAS"o piShiS wa oO nOAu
at James Park on to.morrow.
The increase Of membership Of the
order Of Knights Of Honor in the United
States during the last year was $500.
The Board of Health mortuary report
for last week showed the total deaths to
have been 30-whites, II; blacks, IL.
Managers of picnios car have all their
job printing done at the LEDGER Office in
the best style and at the lowest prices. I
Quite a considerable amount Of coun-
terfeit money is in circulation through.
out the city at present. Look out for it.
The river is surrounding Hope6eld
and the Navy Yard property once again
and is backing up the Bayou GayOso
steadily.
The anglers are waiting patiently for
the river to fall, so hat the bayous and
lakes can be reached without wading
through the overflow.
The Grand Army of the Republic
has issued an order from headqusrters
to celebrate the ninth annual Decora-
ton Day at the Federal cemeteries.
Why will people throw orange and
banana peelings on the sidewalks. 1t
causes many serious accidents to occur,
ss well as many ludicrous m%ishaps.
"a horse, a hOrsel my kingdom for a
horsel' is now the cry with those who in.
tend to appear as knights at the Centen
NAL Tournament on the 9Th Of June.
The St. Louis Stocks beat the Mem
phis club yesterday at Olympic Park
the score being I to 6 A considerable
amount of money changed hands Oh
the result.
The officers Of the Shelby County
Medical Society recently organized, are
President, DR.. Maddox, Of Shelby Depot
Vic e-Presidents, E. M. Willet, F. L
Sim; Secretary, R. H. Taylor.
We have no springin this latitude, 81
the line, winter lingering in the lap o
spring" is an anachronism here. Wherl
winter ends hummer commences ant
there is no in%terregnum called spring,
The called mass-meeting of citizen
for the purpose Of assisting in erecting
tie equestrian statue Of General Lee, a
Richmond, Va, will be held at tn,
Greenlaw Opera House tomorrow ever
ing.
The Confederate Relief Associatio
meets at the Cotton Exchange ct I
o'clock this evening to consider the ma
ter of decorating the graves Of the Cor
federate dead at Elmwood on Memorie
Day.
Between seven and eight millions {
bushels of wheat will be harvested i
Tennessee this year. Middle Tennessee
raised five millions of bushels last yea
and obtained for it a very remuneratiV
price.
Great interest is taken in the comm
tournament, and it is evident that IL
number Of knights required will be e
rolled this week. Letters Of inquiry a
being received from various parts of Il
country.
Several petty larcenists we're capture
by the police last night. John ThompsC
and Frank Douglass, negroes, and Jot
Callahan, white, charged with larcen
were committed by the Recorder tn
morning.
A base ball club in Chelsea called Il
Mutual" organized some two years ag
! has been newly uniformed-pants, brig
. blue; caps, navy blue, striped with whit
The club is rapidly developing son
6rst-class players.
, The Leath Orphan Asylum festivl
! which was held at 2694 Main street du
3 ing the past week, was a financial su
cess, and netted several hundred dolla
to the institution, thanks to the lsdi
who carried on the festival so earnest
= and well.
Little Rock editors now get rid Of t
\ m%onotony of journalistic life by {
u %neuncing each other as liars in ca.
issue of their respective papers. I'll
: kind of impersonal journalism is n
!. duly appreciated by the public who p
for news.
On yesterday a critic, while admir-
the statue of Hebe, the Goddess
Youth and cup-bearer to the gods, viii
9 surmouuts the Court Square fountai
explained the maiden's history by ca
ing her the "beorjerker of Mou
> Olympus"
In reference to church singing, {
Presbyterian, a religious journal, say
= 1T is the duty Of all to try to learn
> sing, and if successful, to use the tale
God has given them in His praise; |
it is a sin, knowingly, to make a disco
- in the worship Of God"
Hundreds of citizens, ladies, gem
men and children visited Court Squi
, on yesterday and admired the beauti
" public fountain. The finishing toucl
will be put on rapidly, and then for
opening celebration some afternoon W
N. music by Arnold's basd.