Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-15

annual convention in Buffalo, New Ysrk,
May 22d. The object Of this union is to
band together the various sodalities,
literary and benevolent associations
throughout the United States, and to
form new societiesiA every parish where
none exist" 1t has been in operation
for three years.
The next dramatic attraction and the
last Of the season will be Ten Nights in
a Bar-room and Perfection, rendered by
the Odd Fellows dramatic association,
next Friday night at the Memphis Thea
ter. The temperance people should sus-
pend their meeting for that night and at.
tend in a body. Admission only City
cents, and reserved seats OF j. S. Viii.
kins jewelry store, without extra charge.
A Washington psper-think Of the
locality and surroundings-says that it
fills the patriotic heart with pride and
imbues the spirit with deep and abiding
faith in the future of the republic to read
the beautiful biographical sketches Of
candidates for local Offices, with which
many rural papers are filed. Who eau
doubt the glorious destiny Of a country
that contains SO many great and grand
men2 In Memphis we are rather con-
cerned about filing the pocket than the
patriotic heart-rather!
The fair grounds people of St. Louis
have completed arrangements with De
Wolf, the Mexican rider, to ride fifty
miles against time This novel and ex.
citing event takes place next Saturday
in the amphitheatsr at the fair grounds.
The terms are that De Wolf shall make
the fifty miles in two hours and fifteen
minutes. He will use twelve horses, and
it will not be the least interesting feature
to see him change from one to the other.
A comparison of distance and time will
show the speed that will have to be made.
Detectives Pryde aud McCune last
night arrested a young man named Fred
WafeiDg on the charge Of stealing from
the furniture house Of Ames, Beattis l.
Co., Of Main street. Wsreiug is employed
in the establishment and admits that be
took certain furoiture, which be sold to
Rosenbaum, at No. 694 Beal street.
The detectives recovered o bureau and
bedstead which he had sold. The par.
ties interested do not desire to prosecute
the young a Wareing, who, it is said,
was under the influence of liquor when
the alleged crime was committed.
The following is list of the insurance
on the buildings and contents burned at
Pulaski Sunday: Niagara Of New York,
$780, Hartford OF Hartford, $500;
Htna OF Hartford, $40, 500; Phenix Of
Brooklyn, 5000; Pt@uix of Hartford
$3.50; North British and Mercantile,
$4,000; Liverpool and London and Globe,
$1,000; franklin Of Philadelphia, $4,000;
Manhattan Of New York, S25eO; State
OF Nashville, $4,000; North America,
$525O; Royal Of Liverpool, $500; Ger.
man American. $25OO; Home Of New
York, $2250.
Sunday afternoon in the Cathedral at
Nashville, as one of toe young lady can.
didates for confirmation was reading her
essay, one of her attendants accidentally
let the fame Of the candle touch her
veil, which was rapidly consumed by the
blaze. For the time ell was confusion,
some pushing hard for the door, as if
they either expected a stampede or de-
sired to turn from witnessing a dreadful
spectacle. One Of the priests saw the
danger, however, jumped over the rail
ing and put out the fire at once. His
presence of mind was highly commended,
and especially by the young lady to
whose rescue he so promptly anne.