Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-21
LEDGER LINES.

Tomorrow the students Of the Chris
iian Brothers College will parade
through the streets. headed by the stu
dents brass baud. The corporate limits
Of Memphis are aot 10 be extended at
present At the Grand Opera House to-
night Miss Leo Hudson will appear in
Mazeppa aud in lockwood, two thrilling
dramas. Sneak thieves aud burglars
are providing around in the suburbs OF
the city; lock your outer doors and put
fresh caps on your fire arms; when you
see the burglar turn her loose" Man.
ager Davey, Of the Grand Opera House,
will take benefit next Monday evening.
Next Tuesday evening the Katie Put
nam troupe will commence an engage.
ment at the Grand Opera House.
Foster, the murderer Of Putnam, is to be
hung in New York to day. Some inhu.
man person saturated an unfortunate
dog with coal oil, aud set FIRE to aim yes.
ternoon on Jefferson street; the brutal
act should be investigated and the au-
thor punished. The river is rising three
inches a day in front OF the city. The
Memphis Theater will be closed next
week. The Grand Opera House is to
undergo complete tearing out and fit
ting up during the summer months, pre-
paratory for the next theatrical season.
TIE polar wave rolled around the city
last evening. Senator Alcorn com.
handed brigade Of Mississippi troops
at Camp Beauregard, north of Colum-
bus, Ky, during the first year of tho
war. On Hand at the Memphis Theater
tonight. There will be matinees to-
morrow at the Memphis Theater and
Opera House. The Mallowny Peasants
homicide case continues to occupy the
attention of the Criminal Court. Wild
geese continue TO "honk over the
city nightly as they wing their heavy
fight to the northern lakes. Miss
Laura Alexander, leading lady at the
Grand Opera House, is to be rendered a
complimentary benefit ere long The
Episcopal Bishop Of Arkansas will ad-
minister the rite of confirmation at
Grace church at five o'clock this after
noon. The new tipping law is creating
quite a stir among the wine-bbbers and
retailers of scientific drinks; the war be-
tween the prohibitionists and non-pro-
hibitionists will soon commence. Gov
ernor Brown calls upon the Legislature
to continue in session until the assess
ment and revenue bills become laws.
By consent of the Senate and House,
the Legislature has resolved to adjourn
sire die on next Thursday, 9th inst.
The location of special deputy United
States Collector Hiram w. johnson has
not as yet been discovered. Gentlemen
and ladies on horseback adorn our prin-
cipal streets every afternoon; as q gem
eral rule they ride with break-neck
speed. The woman question is under
going discussion in the Appeal; the epis-
tolary combatants are putting in their
best ticks, without settling any practi-
cal issue; newspaper notoriety is no
doubt the only object in view. A tel
egram received to-day is headed, st.
Louis Water Works does it? We are
sorry to learn that VIM. Gibson, brother
of Captain Robert Gibson of this city,
died suddenly at New Orleans on Tues
day last, and was inferred the following
day. Calvary Church is undergoing re-
pairs; the entrance is being improved
considerably. Not a single State case
appeared on the Recorders docket this
morning. Water was thrown by the
fire department from the hydrants Of
the Water-works Company on Adams
street to-day; the test was quite salts
factory.