Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-20
LEDGER LINES.

AGRWLH aAAfA4ns
The divorce mania is increasing since
Colonel Kerr's bill was introduced for
the consideration Of the Legislature
those who possess no affinity are
hurrying up their lawyers, fearing that
the gate will be closed by the passn re Of
Kerrs Mosaic code. Old Mississippi is
about TO boil over It's banks and inu ndate
all low lands. At least twenty Mem
phians aspire to be the next Burgrave Of
the city. The mysterious Memphi are
still circulating their pyramidical shaped
invitations TO the grand swallow tail "
dress ball at the theAter on Mardi-Gras
night. The Grand Jurors have been ex-
aiming county officials, but like in the
Inquisition OF old, everything is kept Sc
cret. Carlotta LeClercq in Shalspearean
characters at the Opera House nextweek.
The bellies Of the city indulge heavily in
shopping excursions at present. and
street-corner beaux cling persistently
and tenderly to lamp and awning posts
for the purpose of staring at the bellies.
The legislators from Nashville will at
tend the Carnival and become the guests
Of King Menus and the Lords Of Mis-
rule. Amadeus and Isabella, the de-
posed crowned heads, will not attend the
Memphis Mardi-Gras celebration; nor
will Alexis, his pa having put down his
brogans on any such proposition. Sun
set Cox, the gifted and eloquent New
Yorker, is TO be invited to deliver a
series Of lectures in our city. The
young lady whose Towards Row
marriage was described in yesterday 8
LEDGER, with the assistance of a
mule, and without any other as
sistance, made three bales of cotton
off of four acres Of ground last season.
Complaints come in thick and fast about
the non.lighting of lamps in different
parts of the city. Miss Ada. Gray in
Frou.Frou at the theater tonight Be-
ware of sneak thieves and keep your
trusty fire arms ready. Tomorrow even
ing, at the Linden street Christian
church, Rev. David Walk will lecture on
"What Saw in Europe" Thieves are
poisoning watch dogs throughout the
city, by way of preparation for burglary
and robbery; the suspicious characters
should be run in f" by the detectives.
Complaint is made that the mackerels
daily rob school children of tops and
other toys. Business is increasing rap
idly in commercial circles. The Red
Pocket-Book, with Joseph Proctor as
Maurice" at the Opera House tonight.
The bursting of water pipes in Chelsea
created little water spout that threat
ened to drown the neighborhood and
thoroughly wash all the children of the
locality; in few days water will be dis
tributed throughout the city from Wolf
river, and ere long beautiful fountains
can be erected in Court Square and in
the front yards of citizens. The people
of Kansas can say of Pomeroy: Now
is the winter of our discomfort made
glorious summer by the son of York. "
Extensive preparations are making at
the station-house for the reception OF
Mardi-Gras guests who will stay all
night, as no forfeitures will be taken
by Chief Of Police Atby on that day.
Henry Craft will lecture this evening at
the first Baptist Church; subject, Mem
phis Shall Bury Them" Police De
tective McCune, who attempted to assas-
sinate patrolman Hagerty is on trial be-
fore the Criminal Court. The two chill
dren, Katie and Carrie Dresser, who
were so dangerously burned with coal
oil last Tuesday, died last evening.
Leaders of public orchestras should
change the musical programme occa-
sionally, in order to keep the gallery
boys from learning the airs and whistling
an accompaniment. The joint commit
tee has reported in favor of Congress
sional district composed of Shelby, Tip
ton, Dyer and Lauderdale counties.