Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-24
ST. JOHNS DAY.
The Custom House Corner Stone.
Prliminary Ceremonies of the Lay
ing Thereof
Reception Of the CIarksVilIe City Guards
incidents and Weather---COntents
Of the Stone---Etc., Etc.

The Laying of the custom house
cornerstone this afternoon promises
to be an important and highly inter-
esting ceremony. The city is thronged
with visitors from the surrounding
country, and numerous people arc here
from Louisville, Cincinnati and other
cities Of the West, together with a
number from New York and the East
ern seaboard. The morning dawned
with the sky overcast, and a light
shower fell at sunrise, another and
heavier shower fell towards noon,
but at a later hour the clouds
broke, and as the day pro-
crossed the weather bore promise
of being as genial as can be desired.
A light sOuthwesterly breeze is stir
ring, and the air is cool and pleasant.
Last night the central portion of
the city presented an enlivening pic
ture. Main street, from Court Square
to below Union, was crowded. The
citizen soldiers were out drilling; the
visiting soldiers from Helena were
scattered among the crowd, their
snowy uniforms attracting much at
teution, and the picture was rem
dered the more interesting by the
knight Templars marching in full uni
form to the Peabody Hotel to pay
their respects and serve as an escort
to Grand Master George c. COnnor,
of Chattanooga, who arrived yesterday
and will take a prominent part in the
ceremonies of the day.
At Estival Park an entertainment
was given last night by the Bluff City
Grays to the Helena Rifles and their
friends. 1t was a pleasant affair and
many expressed themselves delighted
with the festivities of the occasion.
A lieutenant of the Chickasaw
Guards went out to Humboldt, Tenn,
last evening to accompany the Clarks-
vile City Guards to the city. They
arrived at an early hour this morning,
and at half-past seven o'clock were
met at the depot by thirty-six men,
rank andiile, of the Chickasaw Guards,
accompanied by Arnold's brass band.
The visiting company, fifty in number,
were escorted through the city to the
Chickasaw's armOry, on fernando
street. Upon arriving there General
G.. w. Gordon, e~x-captain of the
Chicks, delivered speech of welcome
which was responded to by Captain
Howard, Of the GAINESVILLE City
Guards. The companies then stacked
arms and INDUCED in refreshing
draughts of punch, after which they
were escorted to the Peabody. During
the forenoon the Chicks engaged
carriages and drove their guests
through the city to view the various
points and objects of interest.
The following is a list Of the Clarks-
vile City Guards, as it appears on the
hotel register
Captain Ed Howard; First Lieu
tenant Burney Second Lieutenant
Bates Orderly Sergeant Christian
Second Sergeant Smith Third Ser
geant Aurett Fourth Sergeant Whit
ford; Fifth Sergeant Mumfordi First
Corporal Burns Second Corporal
Careful; Third Corporal Sullivan
Fourth Corporal Blackman c. S. Al
len, w. II. Allen, Altranks, Abbott,
B~arksdale, F. Beauvoir, w. r. Beau.
, vOir, BURNER, Beer, Caldwell, Fowlks.
Hamett, Hudson, Lynes, Geiger
JOHNS, Meunham, Matill. Moore.
Mcdaniel, J. II. Mumford, Naylor
.I0'Keif, Frier, Rudolphe, Ingram.
Williams, Beach, Atkins, Mckay
Rhodes, Brigadier General j. B
Reynolds, Larkin, Shelton, Rails
Joos.
The streets presented a gala ap
pearance this forenoon. The n%ationa
flag is to be seen floating in the breeze
from The front of various buildings
while several flags adorn the derricki
and guy ropes OF the custom-house
The large stand erected on the ground
is appropriately decorated, and tn,
! arrangements indicate preparation
for the accommodation Of a. larg,
throng Of people. .
Governor Albert S. Marks. of Ten
5 nessee, arrived from Nashville on tn
e morning train, and is 10 review tb
troops in front Of the Peabody Hotel
g on Main street, at three o'clock thi
e afternoon. The procession will NOV
/, Immediately after this ceremony.
5 is therefore ordered by the committe
n in charge that the carriages engage
for the governor and his staff be at tn
s Peabody at half.past two o'clocI
r promptly. The carriages are to
! occupied as follows:
3 Governor Marks and staff.
n Grand Master George c. Conn,
D and staff.
City legislative councils
T. Judges Of eourt.