Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-16
BREvITIEs.

18th.
Oh, nice young men go TO the theater
tonight just to see how it feels to be
Loganized.
The probate court, Judge Ray pre-
siding, adjourned last evening over to
next Monday morning. 81.
Joe Locke has the New Orleans pa
pers containing full description Of
Mardi- Gras at that city.
Monday evening next the bright little
Lolita will appear at the Memphis Thea
ter, and remain with us one week.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
Tom W. Neal, of the Dyersburg Ga
zette, is in the city. As Mardi.Gras
masquerader our confrere was a success.
The police force were paid of yester-
day by the city treasurer for the month
of January. The sum of seven thous-
and three hundred dollars was paid to
the force.
Mrs. L. Virginia French, wellknown
Southern authoress, is in the city, and is
the guest OF Mrs. Niles Meriwether, a
lady not unknown to fame in the golden
realms of poetry.
The Nicolson pavement is under
going q general tearing up-the work
of the Gayoso Gas company, in extend
ing its pipes from the mains to stores on
each side of Main street.
Steve Arnold and Charles Hobson,
two well known pilferers, were seat to
Jail by the recorder on the charge of
stealing valuable gun from 81. l.. Pal
mer, on Beal street. Bonds, $4,000 each.
An interesting lecture on Swedenbor-
cianism was delivered last evening by
Mr.. Walton, of Virginia, at the United
St.stes courtroom. Tonight he lectures
on the cause and Cure of Spiritual
ism"
Demorest magazine for March at
Man sford's news depot corner of Second
and Monroe; also, the Tribune aud
World Almanacs, containing interesting
political statistics and other valuable
information.
The Mississippi levee board has been
in session at the Peabody Hotel for the
last two days. Arrangements were
made to perfect the levee system on the
river front from Tunica to Coahoma coun-
ties, distance of over one hundred and
| fifty miles.
W. K. Reese, who was on trial in the
criminal court yesterday afternoon, on
the charge of stealing cloak from Mr..
s. Vendig, was found guilty by the jury
at ten o'clock last night, and sentenced
to three years imprisonment in the pen
itentiary.
Marshall Jones, well-known negro
thief, was sent to Jail to-day by the re-
corder in default of $1,000 bonds, on the
\ charge of stealing cap from Beal
street shop-keeper. 1t took two police
men and several citizens to carry the
turbulent Jones to the stationhouse.
Olive Logan has completely conquered
Memphis. Her weapons are irresistible,
for they are geniality, jollity, joyousness
and fun, Joined to downright good sense,
\ candor and plain-speaking. There isn't
grain of cant in Olive Logan's whole
souled nature.
Keno and faro are wandering like va
grants about the city, having no place to
rest. But yesterday the word of these,
our prince keno and king faro, might
have stood against the law; now none so
poor as to do them reverence.
EMMoNs Il Son, newsdealers, at No. 10
jefferson street, and 4lO Main, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
4 York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, st.
/ Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
\ also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ
cations, and news goods generally.
People DESTROYS Of seeing Lolita next
week should secure their seats as soon
as possible. The box-office opened
Thursday morning for the sale of seats
for the Lolita season, and the rush and
jam to get front seats was almost as
bad as trying to gain admittance to the
! Mardi-Gras ball Tuesday night.
"Lottie writes us sweet-scented
note this morning to say that we girls
are going to hear Olive Logan tonight,
and some Of us are going to take young
man along with us-you know it's leap
year. We are going to give this dear
Olive Logan crowded house, and if the
nice young men are towards, and afraid
our Olive will poke fun at them, they
can stay at home" Bravo, Lottiei
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