Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-25

Also.
"Ouida" says: 1.-THE country is
only human nature washed in butter
milk; the town, human nature soaked
in brandy"
At least one hundred men and women
of genius in our city have a weakness
for appearing in newspapers above q
nom de plume.
Young Mr.. Robb, who took strychnine
so recklessly yesterday, is all right again.
Mental depression was the cause Of the
attempt at felo de Sc.
Race horses are arriving daily for our
spring meeting over the Chickasaw
Jockey Club course, which will com
mence on Tuesday next.
The fre-fend seems determined to
give Memphis a warming over this
spring; but with our steamers and fire.
plugs we can make it interesting for the
6end.
Lawrence Barrett as the melancholy
Dane on the war-path at the Grand
Opera House next Monday evening, and
as Elliot Gray" in Rosedale on Tues
day night.
A prize fight between heavy weights
fer few hundred dollars, and in order
to'see which is the better man, is among
the things spoken of by the boys at
present.
The Diocesan Episcopal Convention,
which has been in session at st. Mary's
Cathedral, closed its labors last evening
The Hines. Quintard row was left undis-
posed of for the present.
Esquire Miller, of our city, is a law
yer, justice, an amateur oil painter Of
portraits, a musician, vocalist and a
cabinet maker; in fact, man Of many
trades-hence, man of talent.
A lady commenced suit for five thou
sand dollars in the Circuit Court to-day
against a well-known citizen on a plea
oftrespass on the case; or,in other words,
for breach Of promise of marriage.
Horseback riding forms the healthy
exercise Of our bellies and beaux at pres
ent. A Union street merchant, sport
ing blonde mustache and mounted on
an untamed steed, formed an escort last
evening.
1t is not expected that Vaughan, the
mysterious detective, will be carried to
Helena without legal fight being made
in our courts. Vaughan can prove a
clear alibi which, however, places him
in no enviable light as man of truth.
The Register man charges that his
paragraphs are appropriated in the
LEDGER Lines. Facts are the common
property of all, but ideas--even if there
were such things as original ideas in the
world-wil never be pilfered from our
friend of the Register.
The 6fty.fourth anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of Odd Fellowship into the
United States will be celebrated in this
city to morrow by grand procession
through the streets in the msrning, and
most interesting ceremonies at the AS
sembly Hall at night.
The transcript for the Supreme Court
Of the case in the First Circuit Court in
the suit against VIM. Mclean and his
bondsmen covers twelve hundred and
fifty pages of legal cap paper, and cost
in clerical work the sum OF three hun
dred and twelve dollars.
Goats and hogs were sold from the
public pound yesterday, and realized
quite an amount Of money. Many citi-
zens regard the hogs as frstclass scav-
engers, and deplore the action Of cur
police authorities in ordering the cap
ture and detention of the animals.
The Ere bells rang out an alarm last
night and the engines whirled down to
South Memphis, where a shanty"
burned up or down, we hardly know
which, as the conclusion depends alto
gether upon the premise" as to where
the fire commenced on the premises.
"GRIs" will set his audience roaring