Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-10
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vention meets Thursday at III o'clock.
Irwin Sherod (colored) was arrested
this morning on the charge OF larceny
Will the FIRE commissioners order out
the fire boys with their machines on the
Fourth
Woman and Her Kingdom" by John
Frederick Smith, Esq, only twenty cents,
at spaugler's, 1856 Main street.
The weather Is disagreeably cool.
Overcoats and 6res are more comfortable
now than linen busters and faus.
Some of the candidates can repeat the
names Of all the delegates as easy as the
head boy the multiplication table.
The armory Of the Chickssaw Guards,
located on fernando street, south of
Union, is approaching completion.
This is the last day tickets can be
bought 10 the grand drawing of the Lou
isiana lottery. See advertisement.
The total deaths in the city during the
past week were thirty.four Of which
number fifteen we're white and nineteen
colored persons.
Major Penn had a large audience 10
the Central Baptist church this morn.
ing, He announced his subject for the
service at $3.50 pm; Heavenly Recog.
milton.
General Ryan, Cuban Martyr" Buy
this book and you will assist Colonel
Ryan to recover the remains of his he
roic brother, nov lying in Ouba where
his Spanish murderers left them.
A grand musical concert and hop will
be given at Estival Park Tuesday, June
18th, for the benefit of Miss Mary Hitz
field, a young lady Of superior musical
ability, aud who has contributed much
Of her TINS and talent for benevolent
objects.
The commencement exercises Of L.,
Moyne normal school (colored) will be.
gin tomorrow at the Congregations.
Church, on 0sleans street. The exer
cises of the junior class, Wednesday
will be for the benefit Of the public
library fund.
The temperance meetings will be con
tinued every nlght-one ut Chelsea Bap
fist church and one at Vance street (St
John's) Methodist church, corner of Lau
derdale. Saturday night q very enthu
siaslic meeting was held and every on,
was delighted with the sermon by Rev
Mr.. Register.
The Avalanche says that "'The mig
ger has made the convention was a
common Democratic remark among the
left around the Peabody last night
There is doubtless a niger in the wood
pile and this makes the Avalanche un
easy about its crew in the August and
November elections.
Last Wednesday night q deek.hand
named M. Maroney fell of the steamer
West Wind at Island 40, aud was
drowned. The unfortunate man had
been shipped by Captain Charles G
Fisher, Of ibis city, and was en- route tc
a plantation up the river. The body o
the drowned man has not been recovered.
The Republicans are laughing because
negroes voted in the Democratic primary
election Saturday. The political Rdven
tursrs who pluhdered The people of the
South and gloated over their misfortunei
still bslieve that they have the patenl
right to the negro vote. The patent has
not been extended since the defeat o
Barbour Lewis,
The seveuth annual picnic Of the
German Protestant Sunday.school is be.
ing celebrated to-day at Estival Park,
The occasion will be interesting and at,
tractive. Tonight music, dancing and
teastiag will constitute the principal
features Of this delightful entertainment
which is under the management Of OIL
excellent committee.
The Zluave Guards, a colored militia.
ry company, will be presented with Q
flag by some of their lady friends at the
Exposition Building, the l7lh instant.
Tbs Mcclellan Guards will parade with
them in the afternoon at 5 o'clock. The
Independent Pole Bearers, Sons of Ham
and other colored societies will attend 10
full regalia on the night of the occasion.
Sunday last, at Pecan Point, Missis
slppl county, Arkansas, some thirty
miles above here, a little daughter o.
Robert Dean, while playing, fell into the
river. Her little brother jumped in
after her, but being unable to swim, be
was drowned, as was also the girl. The
body Of the girl was found Thursday
morning, a mile below the place where
she was drowned. A reward Of $50 is
oaerei for the recovery Of the body Of
the little boy.
Elsewhere appears the programme Of
exercises at the State Female College.
Rev. DR.. L. M. Lewis. of Little Rock,
preached the commencement sermon
yesterday morning. Tonight the ex.r