Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-21
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IL Is strange that notwithstanding
hundreds Of people never read newspa'
pers, they always see any notice therein
that il calculated not 10 present them
in a favorable light poor humanity
takes newspaper compliments kisdly,
forgetting, however, 10 return thanks
but reflection IL always followed up by
visit TO the newspaper Office and an
effort to explain the mystery; such is
Caucasian life. II an editor pitched
into everything and everybody, us is too
often requested by outsiders. what a
sensational paper would be published
daily. Mail matter will DO delivered
hereafter at a new postoiiioe in Iowa,
called Fat womAn's Bend" the Iowa
journals fail TO state whether or not the
bend il Of the Grecian order. Dwellers
on the banks Of tho Mississippi are pre-
pairing to receive the tidal wave that is
coming down from the upper rivers.
Rev. David Walk will lecture this even
ing at the Linden street Christian
church on What saw in Europe"
A colored Memphian wears brogans
measuring foot and a half around the
heel, and with seventy.Gve square inches
Of sole. A number Of Eastern people
on their way TO New Orleans interviewed
Memphis yesterday arm in arm, style
unknown in this Southern country; but
to be armed with pretty girl is not very
Objectionable. Saturn is the morning
star and Venus and Jupiter the evening
stars at present Next Wednesday will
be the movable festival known as Ash
Wednesday. Tomorrow, the 22d, will
be the anniversary Of the birth Of Wash
ington. On Mardi.Gras day care should
be taken not TO overcrowd awnings and
balconies; several serious accidents took
place from this cause last year. Under
no circumstances will any forfeit be
taken by Chief Athy on Mardi.Gras
day or night from persons arrested
Article Al at the theater tonight, with
Miss Ada Gray in the leading role. Ac-
tors should by all means have their boots
nicely "blacked" when they represent
upper ten characters on the stage; the
opposite habit does not impress the au-
dience favorably. Joseph Proctor will
appear in Nick of the Woods at the
Grand Opera House this evening. Red
Pocket Book at the Opera House matt
nee tomorrow aad Whose Wife at the
theater The cleaning Of the city lamps
is TO be let out to the best bidder on the
FIRST proximo at the Mayors Office. When
divorce petition is fled in Memphis in
the case of nonresident the next step
is to, if possible, keep the newspapers
from noticing it, fearing that the absent
and unloved one may have his or her
attention called to the legal notice as to
non-residence and order to answer.
The spiritualistic excitement has sub
sided since the mysterious Foster left the
city; even the newspaper correspond
ents have exhausted the subject A gale
from the southwest last night whistled
around the street corners. The heavens
presented luminous appearance last
night, supposed to be caused by a super
abundance of electricity in the atmos-
phere. The Appeal local wishes the
police to be instructed in artillery prac-
tice; we suggest the name of the shoot
ing detective as instructor in gunnery.
The coal from which illuminating gas is
made comes from Pittsburg, and not
from East Tennessee; it costs no more to
move ton of coal ten miles in barge
down stream than it does to move it one
mile by rail; therefore, Pittsburg is as
near Memphis practically as is Corinth,
and but little further than Humboldt;
this calculation proves that coal should
be sold at cheap rate in the Bluff, City.
1t is rumored that the Recorder will dis
pense justice to offenders en- masque on
Mardi Gras morning; it is the law.break-
ers who will be unmasked. Quite
crowd of Nashvillisns will attend the
Memphis Mardi Gras celebration.