Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-25

Recorder this morning.
The monument erected over the grave
j. P. Robinson, former secretary OF
the Howard Association, will be unveiled
at Elmwood this afternoon.
st. Patrick's parish free school picnic
will be given at James Park to-day un.
der the management Of the Literary aud
Educational Society of the church.
There were more sick fat men in town
yesterday than ever before. Stiffness
Of joints and soreness of muscles formed
the symptoms of the fat base-ballers'
disease.
The low bagnio known as the Arkan-
sas House, on Washington street, and
kept by q white man, has been sup
pressed by order Of the Police Commits
sioners.
This is Ascension Day, and it will be
duly celebrated at the Cumberland Pres.
byterian Church by the Cyrene and St.
Elmo Communicates at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
If you want to ride at the tournament
you can get a pattern of the lance or
pike to be used in the contest by calling
OF Manager Tracy, who carries q pike
with him in his rambles through town.
Base ballers ore ~springing up all
around, but so far the burlesque or
humorous base ball scheme for charits-
BILE purposes o%vershadows the "profes-
sionsl paid nine" business in every re-
spect.
Captain Thorpe, formerly a lawyer OF
this city, but for three years past a resi-
dent of San Francisco, CAL, has returned
to the bluff, saying that after all Mem
phis is the best place in the world to live
or die in"
Yesterday, at Holly Springs. Missis-
sippi, JohnEli Sneedom, alias Cannaday,
was hung for the murder of Marcus
Louie. In 1874 Cannaday was in this
city in the employ OF Henry Hack, CEN
fectioner.
Considerable excitement was created
throughout the city last night by a rumor
that General Forrest had been shot and
killed on Presidents Island by a work.
house guard. The rumor turned out to
be a csnsrd,
Our reporter has in his possession Q
pair of spectacles belonging to some big
fat basel ball player, who left the spects,
cles at Olympic Park. The owner CT
recover property on application to oul
representative.
The late changes on the police forct
have made changes all around. Captain
Wetherford and Sergeant McElroy havl
charge Of the night patrol and Captain
Arrata and Sergeant Haggerty hav'
charge Of the day patrol.
Colonel Kellar, of the Avalanche, re
turned yesterday from a trip to tn
North and East. Colonel Heating, o
the Appeal, leaves to-day on a Center
NAL trip to Philadelphia and other cite
Of the Eastern seaboard,
, At the Criminal Court to-day Phi
Payne, a negro, charged with murder
, was found guilty, and was sentenced
6 twenty years in the penitentiary. E
Ward, who was jointly indicted and trie
. with Payne, was acquitted.
q Trains r running to Elmwood Gem
terry every half hour to-day over IL
Charleston railroad. The last trai
e leaves Elmweod at 6 o'clock this sfte
noon. 1t costs but ten cents to NAL
the round trip by railroad train.
The question as to the liability
merchants for that Nicolson pavemel
tax OF 81 cents on the one hundred dc
lars capital, has been taken up to Il
Supreme Court Of the United States |
the merchants for fual adjudication.
Professor Landvoigt, of the LEDGE
job printing department, is rendered Il
=. thanks of the Ledger Liner for a beau.
: full pyrsmid-shaped bouquet which a
peared on his desk this morning fret
7, from the Professors flower garden
Fort Pickering,
Judge Mcclure, called in Arkans
q Poker Jack" has returned from Was
ington City. He, with Colonel A.
Curry and other Northern Radicals
os, Arkansas, have been at the capital &
zee ing testimony in the Blaine ~investil
nd ton case with reference to the Lit
ST Rock and Fort Smita railroad bonds.
Mexican wal medals are becomi
,oa numerous in this city, yet few OF
; holders wear them in public as badg
as did the soldiers Of Napoleon the or
In of the LeA.on of Honor. AS a gene
.nla tha Mo-.o,n ma. ,aiaran oarriaa