Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-25
BREYITIEs.


Next Friday-Good Friday-will be
observed as holiday by the city
schools.
The great Purim masquerade ball
comes of this evening at the Memphis
Club Hall.
One hundred and twenty prisoners
gaze at the stars through the bars at
the county Jail
The late snow did not materially in.
jure the peach crop throughout West
Tennessee or North Mississippi.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The Law, Probate and Criminal Court
Judges have returned to the city from
the late Judicial Convention at Nash
vile.
The Mendelssohn Qgartette Club pro-
pose giving an anniversary concert at
the Memphis Theater on Monday even
ing, April 8.
We learn that the interest Of Joe Sell
lyman in the livery business has been
purchased by Mr.. John s. Hall of Shell
byville, Ky.
The Aimee opera boufe troupe left
yesterday, after a most successful en-
gagement during the past week at the
Memphis Theater.
At the last meeting of the Police
Board the nomination of Mr.. S. l..
Barinds as clerk in the office of the Chief
of Police was confirmed.
Next Monday will be All Fools Day,
when even the most sensible people, gov
erned by tradition and custom, play
practical jokes on each other.
The next attraction at the theater will
be on Monday next, when Mr.. Sothern
VIII COmuCuSV an CnHoRSHCut ~ hio
great specially, Lord Dundreary."
Horn Lake and Nonconnah creeks are
out of their banks, owing to the heavy
and steady rains last night. The bot
toms and adjacent lands are overlooked.
There are 679O citizens of foreign
birth in Memphis, out of the 4O,23O Of
population according to the late census.
Our population at present exceeds So.
0OO
Paul Wrights news stand is supplied
with all the late publications, weekly
pictorials and periodicals. also, a hui
morously illustrated exposition Of Free
Masonry.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
had at the counting-room tomorrow
| morning. Terms, single copy, five
cents; subscription one year, 81; clubs
of five or more, 81 so.
We acknowledge the receipt of ,
pamphlet, containing a report of the an
niversary exercises of the Shelby County
Bible Society. from its able secretary
Mr.. William B. Stewart.
Barton and Taylor, the surviving
Union City Express robbers, pleaded
! guilty at Union City last week, and were
( each sentenced to five years imprison
ment in the penitentiary.
On Monday evening next fair will b'
held at the Assembly Hall for the bene
fit of St. Peters Orphan Asylum, which
for number of years has been under
charge of the good Sisters of Mercy.
The approaching Sunday school May
festival will be considered by the Sunday
school teachers and committees, at :
meeting to be held at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, tomorrow evening
In the First Chancery Court petition
was filed to-day by j. W. Jefferson anC
Others to incorporate the Gayoso Manu-
featuring Company, for the purpose o
manufacturing oil, oil cake fertilizer
and soaps from cotton seed.
Emmons & Son, veteran newsmen, al
No. 10 jefferson and 4lO Main, have the
latest magazines, periodicals, pictorial'
and daily newspapers from all points
Everything in the news, reading ant
stationery lines can be found at En-
mons.
The boundary line question between
Tennessee and Virginia has created con
siderable discussion in our Legislature
The disputed boundary line between
Tennessee and Mississippi calls for some
action on the part of our State legisla-
tors.
The Chickasaw Jockey Club races
will commence on the 29th of April
The Metaire races commence at New
Orleans next Saturday, and the Blood
Horse Association meeting will convene
at Nashville on the l4th of May.
Swedenborgianism and spiritualism
religious sects differing somewhat in
theory, continue to increaserin numbers
rapidly in Memphis. On matters o.
faith the greatest freedom Of opinion
prevails in our city, fact that speaks
well fog the religious tolerance Of oul
citizens.
Phil Cavauaugh, who killed Russell
the Union street blacksmith, somf
! l.. boan nardonad hx