Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
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ell viii meet In the City Hall. The me-
chanies Of the city are agitating TIE
subject Of lien law the best lien law is
that which protects the rights Of not only
tho laborof and mechanic, but also the
rights Of the property owner. The Mar
tineiti.Ravel pantomimo troupe at the
Opera House tonight. Many officials
have weakness for seeing their names
In print, especially when Il appears
with complimentary surrounding
Mrs. Bowers will appear as Lady Mac
beth " at the theater this evening.
Tuesday evening next the Grau Rubin
stein troupe will appear at the theaier.
The local pencil singers Of tho morning
journals have formed q syndicate, in
order 10 prevent any person from
taking drink between acts-unless
they are invited to participate. Mem
phis Is In latitude 800 Os> N. and In longi-
tudo $50 west from Greenwich. There
is not an official map Of Tennessee in
existence; our Legislature should attend
TO the matter. A few thousand bushels
of coal reached the city yesterday.
Miss Lydia Thompson has not the small
pox; so states New Orleans dispatch.
Bob Cox, the murderer Of Philip Martin,
reached the city yesterday in charge o.
an officer from New Orleans. A portion
Of the sidewalk on Orleans street, south
af Vance, has been washed away, and
in its place has been left a little
lake; the attention Of the
sergeant-at.Arms is called TO H..
Counting characters find their evening
visits cu-tailed by the scarcity Of fuel.
The street lamps were not lighted until
eleven o'clock last night; the contract
between the city and gas company is
regulated by the moon; fogs and clouds
are not taken into consideration. The
motions against ex.Tax Collector Nc
Lean and sureties are still on hearing
before Judge Heiskell Of the First Cir
cult Court. Burglars and sneak thieves
are making things lively in the city and
suburbs. Get ready for Mardi Gras.
The Reform Committee has played ont;
it is o most difficult matter to bring
about reformation either in politics or
religion The sale Of reserved seats for
the Rubinstein concerts will take place
at Benson's music store at 9 o'clock
next Thursday morning Feathers have
taken the place of flowers in Memphis
bonnets this season; high Spanish
combs have come into fashion, and
decollete dresses have gone out. Why
was coal tow permitted to pass the
city last night2 is the conundrum Of the
day; some chap answers, because the
coal belonged to New Orleans dealers;
this will pass for sufficient reason.
Representative Mulvihill made a speech
to the mechanics of the city at the Cir
emit Court room last evening, and ia
vored a more stringent lien law.
The only sure method Of catching thieves
and murderers who escape from the
city after the commission of crime is to
give them newspaper notoriety; as a
means Of arrest, one newspaper is worth
a score Of detectives, and yet the news
paper man has often the greatest diff
entity in twisting the facts from police
authorities, who foolishly imagine that
secrecy is the thing required Every.
body will attend the Memphis Theater
next Monday evening Manager Shorts
benefit night; it is rumored that Pat
Short will, on this occasion, make his
first appearance on the stage, and that
he is daily practieing gestures and
.posturing before French mirror. The
argument in the United States Court, on
the motion to restrain T. E. Brown &
Co. from selling the city stock in the
water-works, will be resumed at four
o'clock this afternoon. Overcoats we're
"shucked " to-day by pedestrians, owing
to the warm weather. The Chelseans
complain about the street cars and the
mud, and talk freely about stubborn mules
and profane drivers; stiff-necked mule
is sufficient to make even a Christian
driver profane occasionally. The sun
and the chain-gang are disposing of the
surplus dirt on Main street.