Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-05

sue same ulBut'
Suburban baseball playing by unruly
and vulgar talking black and white boys
has become q nuisance in many locali-
ties on Sundays.
When young people talk love and en-
JOY themselves at Elmwood Cemetery, it
reminds one of the line, From the gay
to the grave" etc.
Every few weeks a wife-whipper or a
woman.beater is arrested by the police
Fifty dollars should be the minimum
fine for such offenses.
The time is arriving for big brothers
and literary friends to be called into re-
QUESTION in the getting up of essays for
commencement days.
The sacred concert at St. Peters
Church last evening was a musical sue
cess in every respect, aud wa attended
by a large and fashionable audience.
Tomorrow night the Confederate Mon
umental Promenade Concert will take
place at the Exposition building. The
entertainment will close with a dance.
Last Saturday night burglars entered
the residence of George Z. Hawkins,
near the brick church, in Chelsea, and
carried off about forty dollars in money.
Last night a lamp exploded at the
residence Of Mr.. Ferguson, on DeSoto
near the engine-house. No damage was
done, as the flame swere extinguished il
a few minutes.
John Hardin, superintendent of the
Memphis and Arkansas River Mail Line
while stepping from the steamer Ella t
the wharlboat, slipped and in falling
broke his arm.
The Italian Benevolent Society vii
on next Wednesday give q picnic fol
the benefit Of the widows ard orphans
at James Park. A street procession i
part Of the programme.
The Memphis club beat the Eckford
in the baseball match on yesterday by
score of 9 to /. A repetition of til
game, judging from precedents, woul
very likely result in favor Of the Ecl
fords.
A down East journalist says the Ia
dies spring hats are pretty, and shout
be worn on the upper edge Of the left eal
which look arch and piquant-like
chicken looking through a crack in th
fence.
The election of delegates to the Shelb
County Democratic and Conservativ
Convention will take place on Saturda!
the 18th instant, and the Convention wi
be held on the Wednesday following, tn
2lst instant.
To day at James Park the annut
picnic of the German Protestant SUI
day.school will be held. Arnold's ban
will furnish the music for the dancer
and other guests. Ladies and childrs
/, are admitted free Of charge.
, Mr.. o. B. Muller, at l27 Bsal stree
3 showed US to-day q fine olesnder tire
4 feet high, and in full bloom, raised in
r champagne bcttle from a slip. The whit
E roots can be seea very plainly in th
, water. Mr.. Muller has been experiment
t ing several years to produce this sing
D lar and beautiful result.
At an election held by the members
the Memphis Typographical Union ye
d terday to Gil vacancies, Mr.. L. D. Har
e ner, vice president, was elected pre-
g dent to Eli out the remainder Of Il
term, which expires on January l, 1871
and Mr.. Geo. E. Hawkins was elect,
l. vice president for the same purpose.
The cool air yesterday was complain,
of, the breeze coming from the mort
west in quite a fresh and bracing ma
i ner. During the day crowds OF peop
y visited Elmwood Cemetery, the bluff al
0 the Court Square fountain. Late in 4
u afternoon Court Square was crowd
e with children, who amused themselv
playing in the grass.
"a The following officers for the ensui.
term were elected in Memphis Degr
Ledge No. 8, l.. 0. o. F, at its meeti
s, on Saturday evening last: VIM. Hem
be D. NJ; D. A. Wardlaw, D. D. NJ; Fra
ID Mellersh, A. D. NJ 7. P. Holland, Sec
F. W. Smith, Treas. The D. NJ. ma
Il the following appointments; j. G. SiC
W.; NJ. A. Tilford, c.; N. W. vanI
venter, |. G.
If The mortuary report Of the Board
Health for the past week shows the to
deaths to have been 4O-whites,
Q. blacks, %. The death rate amo
adults is not unusually large, while tn
Il. ga marked increase among Childr