Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-12
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Nashville is preparing for grand
floral exposition in May.
Day after tomorrow is Ash Wednes-
day-the first day Of Lent.
One hundred and thirty-four prison
ers repose in the county jail.
The Nashville papers deny the ex-
istence of smallpox in that city.
The weather is again cool and bracing
after a rainy and disagreeable Sunday.
The fiat has gone forth that no -four
shall be thrown tomorrow, Mardi- Gras
day.
Another fast driver was before the re-
corder this morning. He was fined i've
dollars. l.
The Alabama claims are now saiol to
exceed the whole cost of the France
Prussian war.
Judge Flippin, of the criminal court,
was engaged in trying misdemeanor
cases this morning.
Mardi-Graists who propose to join the
procession should report their names to
the committee to-day.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The churches were not we'll attended
yesterday, owing to the inclement
weather. The attendance in the even
ing was much better.
1t is understood the courts will adj
journ this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing until Wednesday morning, ON ac-
count Of Mardi-Gras.
Miss Olive Logan took Nashville and
Leb anon by storm, her audiences being
composed of the most select and fash
ionable people of both cities.
Miss Olive Logan, who lectures at the
theater Wednesday night, is one OF the
most highly respected as well as one of
the ablest advocates of woman's rights.
The following personal notice is
posted on the door Of county officials
office in Nashville; "You always leave
the door open; please shut it this time.
Recorder Winters dispo sed of twenty
nine cases this morning, and assessed
fines to the amount of two hundred dol
lars. Rather slim docket for Monday
morning.
Miss Olive Logan, the celebrated lee
turer, is at the Peabody. She will wit
ness the Mardi-Gras carnival to-mor-
row, and the next evening will lecture at
the theater
The school board at its meeting to-
night is expected to order the public
schools to be closed tomorrow that the
pupils may participate in the Mardi-
Gras festivities.
The phrase the goose hangs high"
has been corrupted into the goose
honcks high" because this migratory
bird makes noise like the expression
"honck' while flying high up.
James Lanigan has again bee indulg-
ing his favorite exercise of wi fe-whip-
ping, and hence his incarceration in the
station-house. Recorder Winter light
ened his pocket-book this morning
Mansford has big stock of Valen-
tines, ranging in price from FIVE &c. uts to
five dollars each. The corner Of Sc, ,end
and Monroe might be called Valentine
corner for the next few days.
The damage suit in the second circuit
court of John Nolan ago inst S. B. Beau
mont, of which mention has been made
in the LEDGER, was decided by awarding
the defendant one hundred dollars dam
ages.
Capt. Schley, of the Worsham House,
having rendered the free use of his spa
cious ballroom for Mardi- Gras, the
will repair thither in great num-
bers tomorrow night. Same ticket ad-
mits to Worsham House ballroom.
EMMoNs Il Son, newsdealers, at No. 10
Jefferson street, and 4l0 Main, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publi-
cations, and news goods generally.
In the first circuit court this morning
he case of Fred Bretzman against tho
St. Louis packet company for $4,000
damages for malicious prosecution, was
called and continued till tomorrow on
account of the illness of one of the
Jurors. ...-.
The Mississippi leyee board meets at
he Peabody hotel tomorrow afternoon.
The board consists of one member from
zach of the following counties: DeSoto,
Pamela, Tallahatchie, Coahoma and
Funica. Chief Engineer kirkpatrick
md Assistant Engineer Flynn are in
he city in attendance on the board.
The excursion train which comes up
rom Grenada tomorrow will not only ,
ring large number of spectators for
,ur Mardi-Gras but a vast number cos
umed and masked for the procession.
The towns along the Mississippi and '
tennessee road will be almost depopu
ated for one day. t
1t is earnestly hoped that no mas !