Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-31
LOCAL BREyITiEs.

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jail.
The weather is exceedingly blue and
unpleasant.
Mr. win. o. Woodson, junior, weighs
eleven pounds.
See notice to the Knights of Calvary
Chapter in another column.
The strange party that tried to ride
two horses got badly curried.
Various states are made out for the
May election. Some of them will be
rubbed out before then.
Miss Charlotte Thompson, the great
Memphis favorite, is playing an engage
ment at the Varieties Theater in New
Orleans.
The public mind is cooling off on the
election question, and every other man
you meet says: " expected as much"
and goes his way with an air of triumph
ant resignation.
Preaching at the First Baptist church
every night, with increased interest.
Many conversions and accessions to the
church. DR.. Teasdale will preach to-
night All interested are invited to at
tend.
Colonel j. w. Robertson, one Of the
contractors on the Decatur and Ala
bama railroad, and formerly Superin-
tendent of the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad, is in the city and stopping at
the Overton.
General Philip st. George Cooke and
Colonel NJ NJ. Blount, of the United
States army Colonel NJ. W, Cluskey,
wife and daughter, and Captain Yves
Rhea, from New Orleans, are among the
arrivals at the Peabody Hotel
Capt Alf G. luther has been ap-
pointed agent of the Union Star Line,
with his office at No. IL Jefferson str Get.
He enjoys the confidence of the business
community, and we congratulate him on
his promotion. See announcement lse-
where.
1t is understood that the Wright VS..
Curry injunction case will have h ear
ing, before the Circuit Court, on the
fourth Monday in May In the mean
time Mr.. Curry exercises the functi ons
of the Office, as he cannot be displa ced
until successor is ready to step in.
The May election is now looked for
ward to with more interest than ever.
The resurrection of the Radical party has
changed the programme, and set most
folks in new line of calculation. The
candidates are inclined to be mum and
await developments.
Mr.. Rosel, arrested last Sunday on the
charge of poisoning his wife, who died
suddenly last Saturday, was discharged
yesterday The stomach was analysed
by competent chemist, but no traces
of poison were found. 1t is said that
Mr. Rosel and his wife did not live to-
gether happily; hence the suspicion and
his arrest.
A meeting of the Democratic Exeeu-
tive Committee was held at their head
quarters lat Willett's) yesterday after
noon. Among other proceedings. the
designations of Mr.. Moflet and Mr.. Geo.
S. Robbins were received and accepted.
Major 10 Barbierre and Mr.. John
Cochran were elected to fill the vacan-
cies. The Committee is called to assem-
BILE at the same place tomorrow afternoon,
and full attendance is requested as
business of importance will be presented
for action.
"What' the news from th'injunctionY
That's the question which we answered
with Not word five hundred and
ninety-nine times yesterday, and late in
the afternoon the six hundredth anxious
inquirer cleared his throat and fabricated
his lips with the tip of his tongue, to ask
the same question, but we sprang on a
passing street car, one of the baby-jump-
ing kind, and escaped A good nights
rest will restore the system from any
amount of fatigue, Our reportorial corps
is in the field fresh, and will rejoice more
to find a man with one live item to gre,
than over ninety and nine who only have
questions to ask
The Chinese in Texas.