Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-24
BREYITIES.

L .UH
Agent, "shas become recognized pro-
verb
Lolita will appear in six different char
acters at the matinee to-day, in the Lit
tie Detective. i-
The bal masque is rapidly becoming
an epidemic in our city since the great
Mardi.Gras festival.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
But one marriage license was returned
executed to the county clerk during the
week-W. T. L. McClain aud Miss NJ. J.
Lindsey.
The Chelsea lyceum meets regularly
for the discussion of literary topics and
the diffusion Of knowledge among its
members.
Poor Miss Finch" new novel by
Wilkie Collins, has been received at
Mansford's news depot, corner Second
and Monroe streets.
Governor Brown is expected in this
city from Nashville in few days, when
he will assist in organizing lodge Of
the Knights Of Pythias.
Alive count, NJ Amheim, principal
secretary of the German legation
at Washington, has, it is said, been
resident of our city for several days.
Wednesday evening next Pat Short,
the popular treasurer of the Memphis
Theater, takes benefit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bandmann will appear upon that occa-
sion.
This morning Recorder Winters COM
mitted Ben Garrett and Lee Patterson,
colored men, to Jail in default Of $4,000
each, on the charge Of robbing country
darkey of twenty dollars.
Mayor johnson is making arrange
ments to promptly meet the January in
terest on our currency bonds. The tax
payers are respectfully invited to ad-
vance en- masse and settle up taxes.
AT 296 Main street, is the neat little
news stand of Paul I. Wright. All the
principal magazines, pictorials, and
daily newspapers, including the evening
LEDGER, can be found on his counter.
Sam Jones, who has been on trial in
the criminal court on the charge of the
murder of Nelson Cole, was found guilty
Of manslaughter yesterday afternoon and
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Next Tuesday evening there will be
sacred concert, vocal and instrumental
music, given at st. Patricks church.
Many of our leading amateur and pro-
fessional vocalists and musicians will
appear upon the occasion.
A fashionable wedding will take place
next Thursday afternoon, 29th inst, at
Calvary church. The gentleman is one
of our enterprising young merchants
one of the old bluff City Grays," and
the lady one of the reigning bellies Of
Memphis. $3.50 % I
The Theodore Thomas concert tickets
sold by Benson are not marked with any
figure to designate the ticket for any
special night. Mr.. Benson informs us
that the following is the order: Buff
Tuesday, pink Wednesday, and red
Thursday.
EMMoNs q 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 publ
cations, and news goods generally.
Judge Flippin, of the criminal court,
has made a rule that all parties indicted
must enter into bonds in open court, or
give bond approved by the attorney
general. This rule defeats the straw
bail system, which has been carried on
for so long time. Perjurers must look
out in future. ifttaIst
Reserved seats at the concerts to be
given next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, at the Greenlaw
Opera House, by Theodore Thomas or
chestra, are being sold rapidly at Ben
sons music store, on Main street.
Thomas has the finest orchestra in the
world, composed of sixty star performers
A morning contemporary has it that
small bells will be put on the street car
mules in few days. The superinteA-
dent is an amateur musician and has an
eye and ear for aesthetic charms. The
tinkling of bells will be added to the
pleasures of street car riding. The
lines viii soon be extended to Chelsea.
Governor John c. Brown has con-
vened the general assembly in extraor-
binary session on Tuesday, the 18th of
March, to consider the questions of re-
distrieting the State, Federal representa-
tive apportionment, land sales, delin-
quent railroads, State bonds, etc. Our
representatives viii be in attendance.
We very sincerely deplore the death
Of Colonel Golladsy. He came to this
city to reside two years since, from Yal-
lobusha county, Mississippi, and during
the short period of his citizenship, made
many friends. he represented Yallo-
busha county in the Legislature, and
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