Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-24

ey, Arkansas, created quite a Hutter
among old Californians and others. who
wish TO become diggers after the shining
aud valuable mineral.
Sunday next the graves Of the Con-
federste dead at Elmwood will be COW
cred with flowers by the ladies Of our
city. This isl beautiful tribute to de-
parted worth aud to the memory of the
dead who sank beneath the clods Of the
valley in defense Of the Southern Con-
federacy.
The surviving members of the Bluff
City Grays &c. S. A. will meet at the
Office of G. Falls & Co No. IL Union
street, this afternoon for the purpose Of
making arrangements to spread flowers
over the graves Of the Bluffs" who
fought and died in defense of liberty ia
the last war between the States.
At the Recorders Court to day the
following cases we're disposed Of: j. ].
Murphy, abusive language and disorderly
conduct, fine S.; William Ross, druuk,
IS. The cases of Mrs. Mary Pepper,
abusive language aud threats, and Geo.
Power, drunk and sleeping out. we're
continued over for trial.
Burglariously disposed citizens con.
tinue to make raids upon their neigh.
bOrs' dwellings, and to carry of prop
erty not belonging TO them, and they dc
it in so sdroit a manner as to defy the
efforts at detection made by the police
force. The burglar goes at large CO tn,
war'path, bat the poor drunken chaI
who gets off his reservation is collareC
vigorously, and is locked up at tn,
station.house with a zeal worthy of ,
better cause
In the Woodward case now ON tria
before the Criminal Court, ATTORNEY
General Wright and County ATTORNEY
Taylor conduct the prosecution, and for
the defendant appear Senator Harris
Colonel CAN'T, General Horrigan anC
Judge Carmack. The case is Tough
over every inch Of ground, with references
to the admissability of testimony. Th'
lawyers indulge in Dumberless side .baI
remarks Of o humorous and witty charac
ter as the case progresses.
The picnic iurore is not so great thii
season as it has been in the past. A fev
years ago over one hundred picnics wert
given in one season in this city. Thu
object Of picnics nowadays is TO rails,
money for some charitable, benevolen.
or other purpose, and owing to the tight
ness of the times and the financial con
dition of the country, people have no.
the money either to spare or to spend fol-
anything except their own support ant
the support Of their families.
As in Europe so in Memphis, people
are divided on the Turco.Russian ques
ton, Many citizens wish to cross th,
Danube or to take Kars with the Rus
slams, while many others wish to hole
the Bulgarian quadrilateral with tn,
Turks, defend the Balkan passes, anc
drive the Russian invaders back owe
the Caucasian mountains Of Asia. Thert
are a few Indifferent people who believ,
the fight is a dog vs.. dog business, anC
they do not care a cent who whips.
Last evening at the residence OF Mrs
NJ. S. Outlaw, on Market street
Rev. Father Kelly united in tn,
bonds Of wedloek Mr.. William Il. Bing
ham and Mrs. Mary Z. Jackson, daughter
of Mrs. Outlaw. The wedding was at
tended by a large number of friends VIII,
wished the bride and groom all the hap
piness and prosperity imaginable,
fate which the gentleman, who is a popu
lar citizen, and the lady, who is mos
estImable in every respect, well deserve
SMOKE ChickaaaW Guarda cigars. ~