Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-09
BREvITIEs.

The sum of $l3,7O2 SO was expended
by the educational board last month.
John F. Fischer was appointed a
notary public by the County Court yes
terday. asa
Miss Laura Belcher has been ap-
pointed principal of the Chelsea public
schools.
The rains and foods yesterday proved
disastrous to bridges, railroads and tele-
graph wires.
The Wyndhams at the Memphis The
alter tomorrow night, in the sensational
play, Saratoga.
The election of the vestrymen of St.
Lazarus church will take place this af-
ternoon at four o clock.
There will be preaching at the Chelsea
Methodist church this evening u o'clock
by the Rev. DR.. Slater.
Percy Roselle, the boy actor, will ap-
pear at the Memphis Theater next week
in Shakspearean delineations.
The average attendance at the city
schools during the month of March was
2l57, or ninety-two per cent. of the
scholars.
The Orphans Fair, at the Assembly
Hall, was well patronized last night. A
string band adds to the pleasure of each
evenings entertainment.
1.-THE apothems of Dundreary fall
from richly pouting lips" is the way the
Appeal local informs the world that the
Memphis girls talk slang.
A called meeting of the General
Council will be held at half-past seven
o'clock. The tax and license ordi-
nances will be finally passed.
The heavy rains and murky weather
yesterday continued up to 10 o'clock at
night, when the stars shone out with
great brilliancy, heralding forth balmy
spring and delightful weather.
A lively contest is progressing for the
gold-headed cane among the candidates
for the shrievalty, at the Orphans Fair.
Let everybody attend tonight and vote
for their friends.
1t took q panel of seven hundred
jurors to get seven men on the jury in
the Poston-Schofeld lynching case.
The impaneling Of the jury is progress
ing to-day in the Criminal Court.
Senator Carl Schurz has written to the
Maifest committee, stating that, if his
duties will permit, he will be in Memphis
and address his German fellow-citizens
at the Maifest on the 9Th of May next.
At meeting of the General Council
as committee of the whole, held last
evening, the tax and license ordinance
was read by sections and duly consid-
cred. But little change was made in the
important instrument.
The County Court was engaged in ex
aiming accounts to-day. The action o.
the court yesterday in granting II.
Bowen the privilege Of establishing q
ferry on Wolf river, at the foot of Auc
ton street, was reconsidered this fore
noon and the petition refused.
The chronological waltzes, composed
and arranged by ]. Jay Watson, and
published by j, L. Peters, New York
have been placed on our book table. The
music is said to be artistically arranged
and the waltzes most popular with anna
teur and professional musicians.
Bayou Gayoso got her back up yester-
day, foamed over her banks, and went
tearing down to Wolf river in the mad
dest manner, as if to invite the great
steamer Robert E. Lee to take an excur'
sion on her heaving bosom. The Great
Eastern could have whirled around in
the bayou yesterday.
The hog and goat ordinance will be
enforced in a few days. The authori
ties are establishing pound for the
street providers. When the ordinance is
enforced the owners of flowers and orna-
mental shrubs throughout the city can
wrap the drapery of their couch around
them and lay down to pleasant dreams.
Owing to the storm yesterday, the
Wyndham Comedy Company, on the
way from New Orleans, will not arrive
in time to appear at the Memphis Thea
ter tonight The company will posi-
lively appear tomorrow evening. Tick
cts for tonight can be exchanged for
any night during the week.
The Bartlett Circuit Court COM
menced its April term yesterday. The
term will last about four weeks. The
criminal business will be taken up on
the last week of the court During the
term two of our county magistrates,
Esouires Caldwell and Bartlett, will ap-
pear before a committee of lawyers, APP
pointed by Judge Ray, and pass an ex-
animation with reference to their quail
fcations to practice law.
The dog tax is to be enforced by the
County Court. Each family is to be al
lowed one dog free of tax, but all other
ours will have to support the govern
rnant Of fralanllars a head. The twenty