Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-24

of assessment No. o3, dated April 1,
1879, providing for % deaths Of mem
bers of the Knights of Honor. This
includes all deaths in the order up TO
March |, 1879, and no other assess
ment will be issued until May next.
The Rev. DIR. Dalzell, Of Grace
Episcopal Church, preached at calvary
Episcopal at the morning service yes
terday. In the evening the venerable
DR.. White Oficiated as usual, dis
coursing in a very instructive way,
upon the life and character Of Judas,
the betrayer of our Savior.
The wind-storm Friday night last
tore trees, limbs, fences, and other
objects around about the city in the
most furious and violent manner. 1t
was a wild hurricane, and while no
serious damage resulted at any point,
yet things generally were very much
shook up.
1t is asserted that peaches, pears
and cherries we're totally destroyed by
the recent cold spell in many orchards
to the north and east of this, In some
neighborhoods the injury was partial.
To the south but little harm was done.
We will have a share Of peaches and
other fruits, however.
Estiyal Park drew a throng yester-
day afternoon. 1t cost a person ten
cents to ride out and back, ten cents
to enter the Park, and twenty cents,
or t~hereabouts, afterward to get a
plate of ice cream or a few glasses of
beer. The music and the beer were
gOod-the cream not very.
The Teutonia Association held a
meeting yesterday and elected MI. A.
Goldschmidt president; E. Bacha-
rach, vice president Fritz Pfemfert,
treasurer; John L. Eichberg, score
tary, and Joseph Bartl, comptroller.
They resolved to have a Maifest cele-
bration about the 9TH of May.
The funeral of j. Langdon Ward
law, who died in his forty-frst year,
was largely attended yesterday after
noon from his residence, corner of
Avery and Vance streets. The child
of Nh. NJ. J. Blessing was also inferred
yesterday afternoon, the event drawing
a large number of friends of the sor-
rowing parents.
Baseball players and practicers COW
cred the commons in all directions
yesterday. A gentleman who went for
a horseback ride during the afternoon
reports that but for his horse being an
artful dOdger he would have been hit
by several hot balls at least a dozen
times during his jaunt. All kinds and
eOlors Of people mix indiscrimately to
make up baseball parties.
The street car lines did an immense
carrying traffic yesterday. Elmwood
drew a large crowd, but Estiyal Park,
at the outer end Of Vance street and
the beer saloons on the Poplar boule-
ward, all beyond the city limits, drew
crushing audiences. The people
wanted beer and ice cream and they
had it in abundance at both places.
An observant wayfarercould notice
a saloon keeper casting an eagle eye
up and down the street yesterday as
he stood on the outer edge of the
pavement, and a small boy let a squad
of thirsty citizens into the side door
of his saloon. The dispenser Of
liquids stood outside to get a Whit Of
fresh air, and post himself as to the
whereabouts Of the police.
1t is stated that Colonel John G.
Burch promised, in the event of his
election to the secretaryship of the
United States senate, to give Mr.. Jas.
A. Newsom a place as one Of his
assistants. The promised position is
worth $1,000 per annum. Mr.. Newsom
is one of the finest readers in the
country and could FIJI the position Of
reading clerk as well as any man in the
nation.
The most popular operate airs have
been arranged to the words of hymns
in churches having the best and most
cultivated choirs, and churches Will
the finest singers are sure to draw the
largest congregations. Selections
from Bellina's Norma" Flotow'i
Martha" and Verdi's "Trovatore
are numerously used, and never fai
to receive expressions Of appreciation
In some Protestant churches Millard'i
vesper music and other noted compo
%sitions, arranged for the Catholic ser
vice, is exceedingly popular and Otter
used.