Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-22
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Our Italian fellow-citizens celebrated
Mardi Gras last evening, and bid adier
to festivities during the Lenten season
The st. Patricks church vocal and in
strumental concert will come off to-mor
row night under the leadership of Prof
Winkler.
Quite number Of stores in our city
are adorned with early spring plants and
flowers, evidences of the horticultural
skill Of our nurserymen.
The Southern Pacific railroad bill will
probably pass during the present session
Of Congress. Why not make Memphis
one of the termini Of this great thorough
fare2
The venerable members Of the society
of Old Folks meet this afternoon to talk
Of the days gone by and consider the
proposed amendments to their new con-
stitution.
The Germans of our city meet this
evening in mass meeting for the purpose
of taking steps to properly celebrate the
approaching peace between Germany
and France,
Barbour Lewis has been appointed
Appraiser of Customs at this port. This
is one of the customs which would have
been more honored in the breach than
the observance. D
General Magruder's last words were:
II don't think am long for this world. =
This little sentence is history of life
and an cpitome of everything in the
Past, Present and Future.
Catherine M. Mullin filed petition
for divorce this morning in the First
Chancery Court against her husband,
Charles Mullin, on the grounds of aban-
donment and incontinency.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe streets, for all the latest
daily papers from the North, South, East
and West Illustrated papers and mag
azines from Europe just received.
The first mint julep of the season was
gotten up yesterday by George, the mon
arch of "The Hole in the Wall. Is it
not rather early for that description of
greens2 But Georges generally ahead.
Joe Locke has the parlor and sidewalk
skate at his stand on Main street, near
Jefferson street; also, all the latest daily
and weekly newspapers, pictorials mag
azines and journals from all parts of the
world,
Court Square will soon bloom and
blossom like the rose, and the stony
face of Old Hickory, who keeps watch
and ward over the city, will be lighted
up by the reflection of gaily colored
flowers and bright evergreens.
Emmons 4 Son, 10 Jefferson and GO
Beal streets, have Harpers, Eclectic,
Galaxy, Scribner's, Atlantic, Bon Ton,
Frank Leslie Ladies Book, Godeys
Peterson sand chronological Journal for
March. All the illustrated papers re-
ceived, and the latest dailies from all
points. Go to Emmons' for your reading
matter
McAddin and others who assisted in
the lynching of young Schofeld at Cuba
are said to be hiding out in the Missis-
sippi bottom, waiting for the excitement
to blow over, that obey may return to this
county. They can be easily arrested and
brought to justice, if proper steps are
taken by the powers that be. Let all
the doersof this terrible deed be brought
to trial
1t is estimated that but 5000 people in
our city attend church. There are many
causes assigned for this, and it is pro
posed to remedy it, in part, by greetings
church for the poor There are many
people who are not poor who fail to at
tend church--as a matter of taste and
inclination. This, however, is misior-
tune, without any known remedy.
In the Criminal Court to-day j. W.
Jones was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary on the charge of stealing a
trunk containing clothing. Henry Clark
was found guilty of assault aud battery,
and sent to Jail for five days, fined ten
dollars, and placed under $1,000 bonds.
Eliza Stanfeld was acquitted on the
charge Of stealing personal property.
Some philosopher asserts that crime
depends solely upon the weight of the
atmosphere as indicated by the barome-
ter. This new theory has not as yet
been set up by attorney for the defense
in Memphis as an excuse for crime. If
the theory be true, then there is no such
thing as legal responsibility; but we
opine judges and juries will fail to APP
preciate the refined theory.
Mr.. Van Dyne gave an exhibition Of
his patent Cartridge Fire Extinguisher
last evening on the bluff. A number of
gentlemen witnessed the success of the
Extingpisher, which suppressed the fire
in few seconds. We do not see why
the Extinguisher would not be invaluable
in dwelling houses and large city build
ings, because in the majority of cases
fires are discovered when in an incipient
state.
The Anneal saws that durinp the ex-