Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-15
BREyITIEs.


Sunday next the bands will commence
playing St. Patrick's Day 10 the morn.
ing preel j
Keno has faded out. and our police are
now trying to induce faro" to follow
its example, 'e 'g
The annual reunion Of the Irish Lit
erary Association will take place next
Monday evening.
Venus will be the morning star until
the 18th of July, and Mars will be the
evening star until the I'd Of August.
Joe Locke, the s,eat newsman at 1861
Main street, has ar the latest daily pa
pers, weeklieS and monthly magazines
Gayoso street, between Main and Shell
by, is undergoing the grading process
an improvement long deemed necessary.
All the late pictorials, magazines,
newspapers and light literature Of the
day, at Paul Wrights' news stand, 296
Main street. 4l liafgqqt ID.
AT the Brick Church in Chelsea this
evening the ladies residing in that
vicinity will give festival for the bene-
fit Of the church
The masquerade ball given last night
at Cochran Hall, by the German Casino
Club was most pleasant affair, and
was largely attended b., our oiti1vns.
Next Monday evening, the 18th inst.
the Standard Club, a dramatic associa'
ton, will present Tom Taylor's attrac
tive play, Ticket-ofLeave-Man, at the
Memphis Club Hall.
State and County Tax Collector Nc
Lean invites property owners to advance
and settle unpaid taxes Immediately, in
order to save costs Of condemnation
distress warrants, etc,
The Grand Purim masquerade ball,
by Hiddekel Lodge, No, 100, |. 0. B. B..
at Memphis Club Hall, on March %
will be a very brilliant affair. All those
invited will attend, of course.
A complete assortment Of the leading
magazines and papers Of the country
can be found at Mansfords news depot
corner of Second and Monroe; also, all
the late and popular novels.
The Appeal has this motto with refer
ence to mad dogs: go for them" To
keep the insane quadrupeds from 60
ing for you is the safer motto, and more
in accordance with the temper of the
times
Henry Craft, Esq, presented in the
Chancery Court this morning series OF
resolutions on the death of the late Judge
Thos. r. Smith, and delivered an elegant
and appropriate eulogy on the life of the
lamented deceased
The next eclipse Of the sun will occur
on the 9TH day Of June, and OF the moon
on the 22d of May, both invisible in the
United States. A trip to the polar re-
gisns will be necessary in order to wit
ness these exhibitions.
.Emmons & Son, veteran newsmen, al
No. 10 Jefferson and 40 Main, have the
latest magazines, periodicals, pictorials
and daily newspapers from all points.
Everything in the news, reading and
stationery lines can be found at EN-
mons.
A meeting is called by the President
of the Chamber of Commerce, for Sat
urday afternoon, for the purpose of dis
cussing the Cotton Exchange question.
The regular meeting of the Cotton Elk
change takes place next Monday after
noon, according to adjournment.
The sale Of reserved seats at the
Memphis Theater for the week during
the Aimee engagement commenced
yesterday. The sales ran up to an un-
precedented figure. Tomorrow the sale
of reserved seats for any night during
the week will be commenced by Tresu-
rer Short.
The Criminal Court officials and the
police officers of the city have deter
mined to stop scalping by hack drivers.
Each case brought to the notice of the
authorities will be prosecuted to the ut
termost extent of the law. The LEDGER
has for several months been advocating
this movement.
The irregularity of the delivery Of
mails at the post-office has caused con-
siderable trouble at the newspaper offices.
Several times have we received the APP
peal mails, and we understand our CO.
temporary has labored under similar
troubles. A little more attention 10 bus
mess is necessary.
A correspondent to morning cotem-
porary noticing the premature announce
ments of deaths that have Of late been
made by sensational reporters, suggests
the plan Of establishing morgGe, where
parties can be kept for time until life
is extinct. We suggest that the sensa-
tional reporters be put in the norgue
when established.
A book of poems, by Mrs. NJ. E.
Pope, Of this city, viii soon be issued
from the press. Many Of these poetical