Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-31
LEDGER LINES.

Iht Poplar street boulevard was
turned into trotting park yesterday
the " hoop.la and "ge'lang" chaps were
in their glory as they held the ribbons
over FIVE dollar turnouts The privates
Of the Seventh Cavalry have had several
rows with citizens since the establish
ment Of the camp on Poplar street. the
boys in blue are, no doubt, praeticing
with view 10 cleaning ont Captain Jack
and his Modocs; asa general rule, the
rank and file of the Seventh behave
themselves very well, bat little more
discipline would not be without bene6.
cial results. The delightful weather at
tracted hundreds of people 10 the bluffs
last evening; the Arkansas shore, the
islands above and below the city, the
glorious sunset, and the arrival Of the
coast packets, were the chief objects OF
attraction. The chap who has observed
the Italian sunset gives it up when he
stands on the east bank Of the Mis-
sissippi river and sees the sun go
down behind the Arkansas forests.
Gentlemen known as starers," who
take observations of heavenly bodies
when ladies are passing by or when get
ting out or into carriages on Main street,
should he removed By the police, as were
their church.door staring brethren. The
Grand Opera House was crowded last
evening by ladies and gentlemen who
listened to q lecture on Spiritualism or
Spiritisni from Professor Wilson, the
clairvoyant medium. Large quantities
of dirt, brick or lumber are often left on
the stree is in front of buildings in course
of erection; at night light should be
hung out in order to warn drivers of We
hicles of the obstruction in the street;
several accidents Of a serious nature
have taken place lately owing to the
failure of somebody to establish a
lighthouse en- such dangerous reefs.
New Orleans strawberries were in town
yesterday; they were worth dollar
mouthful. Those who intend invading
Vienna from Memphis are packing up
their trunks, etc. Katie Putnam and
comedy company will appear at the
Grand Opera House during the present
week. Tomorrow will be All Fools
Day-the first of April. On the 18th
inst. the masquerade ball at the EXPOSE
ton Building will come of. The Gen
eral Council will meet on Wednesday
next in monthly session. The Putnam
people will appear in the Hidden Hand,
with Miss Katie as "Capitola," at the
Grand Opera House to night. Re-
member the oratoria of the Crea
ton at St. Peters church on Easter
Monday night. On the 18th proximo a
lecturer, known as the Fat Contributor,
will contribute no little to the amuse-
ment of the public. Wilson, the spirit
medium, is in town; he can call spirits
from the vastly deep. Middle-aged gem
tlemen are the greatest ladies men OF
Memphis; in toting bundles, fans, can
dies, etc., while playing the gallant, they
excel their younger brethren, thereby
proving that the last century exceled
the present in politeness. Our own Rep
/
resentatives are receiving the usual
amount of hand-clasping from the SOW
ereigns. The Linden street church or
canized its Sunday-school iRto soci-
able yesterday afternoon, which proved
success. On Wednesday next, at
noon, q fashionable wedding will occnr
at one of our Main street churches, the
one at the corner of Beal street. The
Jury in the Maloney- Blackwell case have
not vet agreed. In.the Second Circuit
Court Clara S. Moore filed petition for
DIVORCE against s. P Moore, on the
ground of abandonment, etc.