Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-29
LEDGER LINES.

The Chickasaw Guards had a drill last
night. The Guards drill twice a week
in order to win the prize at the St. Louis
fair this fall.
The condition Of the street cutters at
the intersection of Third and Jefferson
streets demand immediate attention from
the board Of health.
Yesterday P. G. Meath Gled an in.
junction bill against the Emmett Bank
and Thomas Fisher. According to the
entry on the book the bill was fled " in.
lorna %pauperis."
The Nashville Banner says: THE
mayor and city council have been invited
to visit Memphis on the 9th Of June to
witness the ceremonies connected with
the unwilling Of the Confederate monu.
ment in Elmwood Cemetery" .
The commencement exercises OF the
Market street high school will be held
Friday night, the 3lst. No one but per.
sons holding stamped tickets will be ad.
mitted. The Philomathean Society will
contribute to the interest Of the occa.
sion.
The annual picnic Of the Societa di
Unione e Fratellanzs Italisna will be
given at Rstivsl Park Tuesday, June
4th. The occasion will equal in interest
and pleasure the magnificent entertain.
meuts heretofore given by the Italian
Society.
Recorder Quigley this morning dis.
posed Of the following business: Amos
Brown, colored, big4my, and Michael
William, colored, assault, discharged;
Wesley Brunette. colored. larceny, case
continued; Mary Brooks, colorsd,
abusive language, forfeit Of So taken.
The Societs di Unione e Fratellanzs
Italiana has been invited to attend the
unwilling Of the Confederate monument
aud decoration Of graves at ElmwooG
Cemetery Wednesday. The society
could not accept the invitation because
Of the day. The Societa could turn ou0
Sunday.
A union Of fairs is formed for South
ern Missouri, Western Kentucky ant
West Tennessee, by which q circuit j
formed 30 that all the fairs representel
may be attended. No two of them ar,
to be in operation at the same time. Thi
union was originated at Union City no
long since.
Tha Bluff City Light Artillery, uude
command OF Captain Reudelhuber, vii
give a grand picnic and ball at Estiva
Park June llth. 1t is intended to max
this one Of the most delightful entertain
nlents Of the season. Invitations havI
been extended the Memphis Ligh
Guards, Bluff City Grays and Chiekasav
Guards.
Nashville Banner: ain the competiI
i've drill in the manual Of arms, las
Friday afternoon, at Memphis, between
the C~hickasaw Guards aud Bluff Cit
Grays, the former company Won the vic
tory. We learn from the Memphis pa
pers that the contest was very close, an
that q large number Of errors were CON
mitted by both companies"
The first supreme council Of the Cath
ole Knights of America will be held j
Louisville 90 the second Tuesday Of He1
July. This order has seventeen branches
distributed in Tennessee, Kentucky
Ohio, Indiana, New York, Maine an
Wisconsin, and is 10 a very Aourishin
condition. Branches in other States wi
be organized at an early day.
There has been no dividend or div
dends by the Pennsylvania Railroa
Company during the present year, b,
causs mainly Of the losses sustained b
the Pittsburg riots last July. From tbs
unfortunate occurrence Che company il
Cured a large Aoa:iag debt, to be rid O
which it has wisely applied all the gair
of the current year.
The Murphy meeting, at the Greer
law continue with undated success
Last night twenty.four new signers wei
secured, Excellent solo singing ever
night by Misses Russell, Hartman an
Hitzield. Tonight Colonel Turner an
Others will address the meeting. TIL
Murphys now number over $500 i
Memphis, and still the work goes BRAY,
ly on.
Louis LeFuele, the unfortunate ma.
whose misfortunes have been h~eretofor
published in different journals, is 10 til
city, being en- route TO Western Texa
where, through the aid Of the Unite
States military department, be will TT
to recover his children who were cal
tured by the Kickspoo Indians. Mr.. L,
Fuele is a worthy object Of charity an
entitled to any and all aid that may
given him.
The Confederate monumental con
mittee will not T%eleut, but publish
circular in the morning papers. ]
would not be out Of place for the con
mittee to publish the letter of the Pro
estant Pastors Association and let th
public know what members of the con
; mittee could not be induced 10 hone