Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-30
BREVITIEs.

The Second Circuit Court will meet
tomorrow, and notions will be heard by
Judge Halsey.
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels will
appear at the Memphis Theater next
Monday evening.
The drouth has depressing influence
on the agricultural interests. The cry
at present is for rain.
Hundreds of people come in daily
over the Mississippi and Tennessee rail
road to attend the races.
The 18th Of June is the time when Dan
Smith, the murderer of young Mr.. Mer.
riwether, will shuttle off the mortal coil
in the Jail yard.
The sanitary officers are in demand,
complaints as to the nuisances created
by dead animals being frequent at police
headquarters.
In the Criminal Court to-day JEFF. For
rest, alias JEFF. Walker, stands before a
jury of his peers on an indictment for
stealing pistol.
Concertizing is the fashion among our
musical amateures, whose laudable eff.
forts in the cause of charity or religion
deserve strong support.
A well-known Main street photogra-
pher will be married at the First Method
ist Church next Thursday evening to
one of tie bellies of Tennessee.
Horse and mule thieves abound in the
vicinity of the city. It is believed that
a well organized gang of stock thieves
exist in this county at present.
An alarm of FIRE last evening was
caused by the burning of some clothing
in one of the rooms of the Library
Building on Third street, near Jefferson.
The spring fights seem to have COM
menced, and promise to become an cpl
demic if not prevented and checked by
our efficient police force and the courts
of the country.
Janauschek, the races, concerts and
chicken-fghting are in vogue at present,
to be followed by ice-cream and straw
berry festivals, picnics and those odd
things called base ball matches.
Janauschek has at .once popularized
the legitimate drama at the theater.
The musical and dramatic taste of Mem.
phis has been too well cultivated to ad-
NIT Of any inferior grade Of theatricals.
The suppression of the custom of sell
ing beer and whisky on Sunday has
driven the bibulous to the suburban gar
dens, which now flourish under the the
DRY that it is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good.
The exciting question, How to remove
the bluffs2 has changed into the cry,
How to beautify them and turn them
into public parks? in accordance with
the wishes of the original proprietors
who donated the ground for that purpose.
Where, oh tell me where" is the
who believes he stands no
chance for Office. Each aspirant can
show on paper how his election is Sc
cured, but the ballot box shows the fall
lacy of paper elections.
There will be grand concert tonight
at st. Patrick's Church, corner of lin
den and DeSoto streets. The programe
is published in another column, and its
perusal will satisfy any person that the
will be success. Tickets, fifty
cents.
The habit of carrying deadly weapons,
once SO popular in Memphis, is gradu-
ally becoming obsolete. The suppress
sion of the turbulent roughs and their
exodus from the city has rendered it
unnecessary for law-abiding citizens to
turn themselves into walking arsenals.
Dull times" it is said, are the best
for advertisers, because, when money is
tight and the people are forced to econo-
mize, they always read the advertise
ments to ascertain who sells the cheap
est, and where they can trade to the best
advantage.
Maryland and Arkansas took the first
round in the great chicken fight at the
race grounds yesterday. Maryland sank
10 rise no more, while Arkansas walked
out of the ring amusing himself with his
.ooth-pick that had been driven through
he head of the other bird
The funeral of the late Colonel John
W. Dawson will take place tomorrow
morning at half-past eight o'clock. The
of the Confederate Relief As
ISOLATION and all Confederate soldiers
IRE respectfully requested to assemble at
Court Square at eight clock for tkepur-
pose of attending the funeral of the de-
ceased.
The Rev. DR.. Huston, of Baltimore,
against whom a horrible number of
Ierious charges have been brought, is
charged by President Elder Rodgers
With nearly all the crimes in the cata-
ogue. It is alleged that Huston was a
chaplain in the Confederate army, and
vas court-martialed and expelled from
he service for immoral proceedings.