Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-11
LEDGER LINES.

cuttr tnt ncoFta VI hhcAmoh "ho he'o
Ia view the Rabinstein concert tonight.
The Y. M. G. A. festival at Rocco Hall
every night during the week, The Rev.
David Walkwill lecture at the Linden
street Christian Church tonight on his
Recollections of Europe. Coal dealers
predict plenty Of coal by Saturday next.
Quite a number Of embrio specimens Of
humanity have been found half buried
in vacant lots during the past year yet
uot single arrest has taken place;eit is
difficult to detect the guilty parties IN.
less the police officers are perfect in
their profession; bungling or ignorant
detective stands no more chance Of work
ing out this social problem than IL he
tried to explain Euclid's bridge OF asses
II is understood that detective Mcclure,
who attempted to assassinate patrolman
Hagerty. is to remain suspended from
the force until the result Of the trial in
the Criminal Court is determined; should
he escape the law he will again become
a conssryator Of the peace; when this
takes place we intend to open upon the
detective business in & cheerful style,
The man who wears creaking boots has
been pounced upon by the theatrical
critic of morning contemporary and
has been shown upih style that is cal
culated to make the bootmaker commit
suicide. The Woman in White, brought
out for the benefit of Manager Short at
the theater last night. was witnessed by
large and fashionable audience. The
Rubinstein concert at the theater to-
night The BARRIERS Union ball at Coch'
ran Hall last evening was we'll attended.
Pat Tobin, the man who shot Tom Ma
gle on Monroe street, remains in the
county Jail awaiting the result Of Nagle's
wounds; should the latter die Tobin will
stand fair chance for the gallows-un-
less hangingis played out. The average
number of white pupils attending the
city schools is 2OlO, and the average
number Of colored 339. Mr.. J. W. JEFF
ferson has been elected School Visitor
from the Second ward. The public
schools will be closed on Mardi Gras
day, next tuesday week. AT last the
female teachers in the city schools are
to be paid the same salaries for the
same work as the male teachers, thanks
to the enlightened School Visitor from
the Tenth ward, Judge j. o. Pierce.
Now that it is proposed to abolish the
Criminal Court, the opening up of keno
rooms throughout the city is freely
talked of by the CHANDELIERS, but they
reckon without their host. The local of
the Appeal has been astonished by con-
templating five egg chicken, and mys-
teriously asks "who can explain the
mystery Of an eggH We give it up.
Paul Martinetti will take his " leap for
life . at the Opera House tonight. Miss
Katie Mayhem will take a benefit at the
Memphis Theater next Friday evening
in Blade O. Grass. Judge Heiskell, Of
the First Circuit Court, has not as yet
announced his opinion in the Mclean
defalcation case; il is understood that
the Jadge is preparing written opin-
ion. The report Of Chief Athy of the
police, in .to-day's LEDGER, furnishes
most interesting reading matter; the
report was compiled by Mr.. Sim Bar
iuds, Chief Athy' clerk The Recorders
court docket did not furnish single
item of interest to-day; crime is on the
decrease in Memphis. The card Of the
Mardi Gras Executive Committee in to-
days LEDGER and in reply to an In
quiry'' in this mornings Avalanche, will
be read with interest by the public.
Valentines Day, next Friday, the l4th
inst "0h, for a thousand beavers to
damn this mud" is the classic style of
swearing adopted by reporters to-day.