Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-30
LEDGER LINES.

The present session Of the city
schools closes to-day.
There were but three cases on the re.
corder's docket this morning.
The picnic of the German Lutheran
school yesterday was largely attended
and very much enjoyed.
The nominations by the State Demo.
cratic Judicial Convention at Nashville
are by no means surprising.
Lou Mason (colored) was Yesterday
convicted Of malicious cutting, and her
punishment fixed at two years imprison-
ment.
The exercises Of the pupils Of room
No. 5, Market street schools, will be held
tomorrow forenoon at half.past nine
o'clock.
Elsewhere is published a call for a
meeting Of x.Confederates who oppose
the unveiling of the monument on any
day but Sunday,
The Riversides and Eckfords will play
a game Of baseball az Central Park
Sunday. Leach will pitch and Boro
catch for the Eckfords.
Tomorrow Judge Ray will hear the
habeas corpus case of W. Il. Zenor, the
detaulting treasurer and tax collector of
Putnam county, Illinois. fc.u
The Humes Rifles organized last night
with twenty members. They will meet
again on Friday evening next, at their
armory, 35l Second street.
+. L. D. Evans, indicted for having in
his possession and trying to pass a fifty
dollar counterfeit bill, was put on trial
in the United States Court this morn
ing.
A gentleman Of this city recently re
ceived a quantity Of morning glory seed
from the agricultural department at
Washington, which were represented to
be Of a very superior quality, all the way
from France. They we're planted in
we'll prepared soil, and-brought forth
an excellent species Of cabbage.
This morning the c~ornice on the build.
ings Nos. 296 and 29S Front street, which
are being torn down, gave way and fell
with a tremendous crash. The awning
in front Of building No. 296 was demol.
ished, but fortunately no person was in.
jured by the accident. The buildings
are being torn down for the purpose Of
having new ones erected. The property
belongs to Day & Proudft.
The Appeal man is IN error in its
statement that the LEDGER mat belongs
to the Memphis Light Guard" The
LEDGER man has escaped the deadhead
honor Of being elected "a compliments
ry honorary member" Honorary mem.
bers of military organizations pay $25
for the compliment, complimentary
honorary members" pay nothing. 1t is
a charity extended members OF the
press,
If much more is said on the subject
of the competitive drill and the score Of
the Chicks and Bluffs, the soldiers will
be well drilled and the public will be well
bored, the parlor guerrilla or carpet
knight of the LEDGER. to the contrary
Notwithstanding. -[Appeal The bar
room f~usileer or Understand sentinel OF
the Appeal has done his part of the
boring, and now may he succeed in his
efforts to reduce lager beer TO "a cents a
glass.
Pursuant to an act Of congress this,
the Both of May, is Decoration day.
Elsewhere the graves IN the Federal
cemeteries are decorated with flowers,
bat this custom has escaped the atten
ton of the ex Fsderals and o~aics-holders
in Memphis. AT Nashville the eere-
monies to-day are interesting and parti
cipated in by a large number Of people,
This being a national holiday, the
United States government offices are
closed. The le~ttsr-carriers made but one
delivery, and the postofice closed at II