Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-22
A Show Worth Looking at and
Twenty Thousand People
Doing lt.

Following came Arnold's the old
Memphis brass band. Then marched
the Memphis commandery No. 4,
Knight Templars.
The Chickasaw Guards, preceded
by the Young Mems brass band (col-
ored). The Chicks had twenty-e eight
men in line. The Bluff City Grays
followed the Chicks, with twenty men.
The Light Guards had sixteen men.
The Mcclellan Guards, Captain Glass,
had twenty men; the Zouave Guards
twelve men and the Hannibal Guards
sixteen, all in fours, exclusive of off =.
GERS.
The plumbers benevolent associa-
tion followed, marching in double file
on foot.
The fire department, under acting
Chief Adams, their engines and appa-
ratus gaily caparisoned, came next
after the plumbers.
Then appeared several express
teams, loaded with goods and boxes.
James Degnan's painters, over
a dozen in number, and all
dressed exactly alike, occupied a
spring wagon, and the artists worked
and smoked cigars as they passed by.
The Tennessee air line, with float
loaded with cotton bales, and the
Virginia and Tennessee air line, also
loaded with bales of goods, looked
business like as they moved along.
An open carriage containing Messrs.
Haddcn, Snowden, Hon. Geo. w.
CAN'T, Rev. Eugene Daniels, moved
in the rear of the soldiery and copious
as well as beautiful was the mammoth
float with pyramid of young girls,
dressed in lovely costumes, represent
ing every state and territory in the
union. Each miss bore a shield with
golden letters, giving the name Of her
character aud also flag Of the union.
Surmounting this car was a beautiful
figure illustrating Memphis re-
deemed"
Open carriages, conveying Governor
Albert S. Marks, of Tennessee, Gov
ernor L. ?. Blackburn, of Kentucky,
Governor elect Thomas j. Churchill,
of Arkansas, several ladies, wives,
daughters and visitors accompanying
the governors and other notable per-
sonages, were in this part OF the pro-
cession.
The United States mail, on their
newly FURNISHED wagons for city de
livery, followed the line OF governors
aud their retinue. Hollenberg's dis.
play Of musical instruments on sew
eral vehicles, was after the mail
wagons. Woodruff & divers long
string of wagons, with the motto,
"We sweep the city" came behind
Hollenberg's enhancing notes.
The heaps Of men at work
making wheels, saddles, buggy
trimmings and other artistic
features attracted universal admira-
ton and great deal of amusement.
A swayback mule with one fore-leg
pointing forward and trying to pull
himself backward on the summit Of a
wagon load of new stuff, made much
laughter.
A piano player on a spring wagon.
with Whitman & Co.'S. instruments,
poured forth sweet strainsfor thepeople
and as the musician strained himself
to keep time in rafting out the Star
Spangled Banner" the people smiled.
Wittzmau's display, however, was
good.
0rgill Brothers wagons, full Of
hardware and other goods in their
stock, looked like this firm are equal
to all emergencies.
Fish Bros. Tennesses wagons
strung together in a long line, did not
look like fish, but seemed to add
to the kalei doscope in an at
tractive manner.
McDermott's engines, combined
with Tracy and others, drawn by
eight lively gray horses, whistled up
the crowd as they moved along.
Peter Lawless, with a nearly COM
pleted steamboat boiler, on a long,
strong wagon, the men driving the
final rivets to 6nish~the job, shows
that Peter is a worker, even though
he has been at it nearly forty years,
and he knows how to do neat job.
Several plumber carts, with men
and machinery at work, followed the
Lawless display, and Horgan's soda
factory, with hands bOttling the bev.
crage, also presented a tempting pic,
ture.
VIM. Deans groceries and coffee
roaster distributed nice odors on the
air as his cart moved by parching cof-
fee as it travelled.
Several cart loads of stoves, of the
Alligator and Eagle patterns, from
Kohlbry's, showed up well.
The hoop skirt exhibition made
many feminines laugh aloud as i
went past.
Memphis made trunks propped VI
10 pyramid, was good thing to gas
upon, while Lewis & Thomas boil
er makers, riveting a tremendous irol
ron, ho;iar rnado a hto Jto ~, 4 ~. Il. "a