Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-01
RREYITIEs.

The grand duke and suite viii come
in on special train next Friday after
nooA. y. r,'.f,,.,.o s,ro ea I
A colored billiard champion has ap-
peared in St. Louis. He challenges all
the negroes in the United States.
The Mardi-Gras committee are get
ting up subscriptions throughout the city
for the celebration on the 18th inst.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The examination of witnesses for the
defense in the Cannon-Morse homicide
case continues in the Criminal Court /
A well.known Memphis exquisite, who
had silk plug hat somewhat soiled,
thinks the custom of splitting from Sec
ond-story windows is unrefned.
Considerable interest is felt through
out the city to hear Olive Logan's lee
ture. Alexis, Lolita, Logan and Mardi-
Gras divide, equally, public interest.
Mansford has sold big lot of valen-
tines at Wholesale during the past two
weeks. he is now arranging his stock
with view to accommodate his large
retail trade in that line.
Chicago Times and Tribune, Cincin-
matt Commercial and the leading dailies
of the couatry, are received regularly at
Mansford's news depot, corner Of Sec
ond and Monroe streets.
Pat Feeley, driver of hack No. so,
was fined fifty dollars by the recorder
this morning, on the charge of over
f, charging two gentlemen from Green
county, who were green enough to en-
ploy him. ~,
Scalping has again become popular
amusement with several of our hack
drivers. The license of any owner Of
scalping hack should be cancelled. In
this nj tanner the robbery of strangers can
b. prevented.
Ducal t,all tickets were scattered
thr oughout the city yesterday. Parties
hol,iiag these tickets can procure cards
Of admission to the ball by applying to
the proprietors o. the Peabody and
0vereon hotels.
The merchants are opposing the col
lection of the merchantS' tax by SUING
out writs of certiorari and superse deas'
The petitions have been gotten up ID
printed form, which Iindic ute a wei /
organized plan Of resistance
From reliable informationNVe find that
but fifteen days supply of coal is in the
city. The ice gorge, extending ten miles
up the river from Columbus, Kentucky,
will prevent the coal fleets from reach
ing Memphis for at least ten days.
Complaints are made daily to the chief
of police by citizens residing in the SUI
burbs Of the city that negro thieves are
nightly prowling around and stealing
everything in sight. The chief has de-
tailed an officer to investigate the mat
ter.
EMMoNs Il SoN, newsdealers, at No. 10
Jefferson street, and 40 Main, h, I'VE re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Chicago and ali other cit les;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign pu Bill
cations, and news goods generally.
The police board me- cts this after !,
noon. Its members are, Mayor john
son; Fl. G. Dent, President of the board
of aldermen, and John Zent, chairman
of the common council. The removal
of several Objectionable ex-Metropolitan
detectives win probably be one of the
matters considered by the board.
The police will be instructed not to
modest or interfere with male or female
maskers on the streets during Mardi-
Gras. The Lord of Misrule will take
charge Of the city, and no person will be
interfere with, unless for some gross
viola ton of some state or municipal
law. In New Orleans the police are or
dered to protect the maskers when
necessary.
W. C. Aston, a colored brother, and q
hackman named Tom Farrity, engaged
in combat last night, near the Charles
ton railroad. The negro shot tn re hack
driver through the neck with a pistol,
inAicting severe wound. The negro
surrendered himself, and charg es the
hack-driver with scalping. The case
will be heard by the recorder tom lorrow
morning.
The managers Of st. Patrickls fair
and festival, which is to be inaug arated
at Assembly hall o Monday evening
next intend publis' aing a paper 80 adj
vance their cause. 1t is to be Gale d The
Wait, and will be issued every evening,
giving the latest news from all quarters
of the globe. We wish The Waif sue
cess in is miss ion.
1t IS said Of popular American &C
tr' .ss that one, fact is undisputed, and
that is, there is not at present on the
stage an actress who can lay greater
claims to the title of public favorite.
How often do you hear it said, well,
there's something about Lolita that's
very attractive" On the 18th instant