Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-05
LEDGER LINES.


SansSouci matinee at the Grand
Opera House to day. The Register man
has been getting into hot water about
his police reports, and is continually ex-
planning his explanations. Goats and
hogs make nightly raids over fences aud
through gates in order to get at the flow
ers and shrubbery, and yet there is an
ordinance to prevent such raids; can't
the goats aud hogs be induced to respect
the policeman's whistle. When a man
is roped into a gambling den and robbed
Of his money, the den should be closed
by tire police; the mere demand that the
money should be given up does not come
up to the requirements Of the law, be-
cause the ropers are only melted to go
to work in order TO make up the amount
unfortunately lost by police interposition.
Bouquets Of charming flowers can be
seen everywhere; bellies carry them in
their bosoms and beaux in their button
holes. The Mclean embezzlement case
is still on trial in the Criminal Court.
The erection Of a new theater is spoken
OF by Main street property owners. Two
troops Of the Seventh Cavalry filed
through the streets last evening en- route
for Dacota Territory; one troop rode
gray horses, and presented fine, mar
tial appearance. The cheerful shootists
have again commenced artillery practice
in Memphis. The anniversary of the Odd
Fellows will be celebrated in Memphis on
the Goth instant lby grand and i'm
posing procession. The command
ing general of the brigade OF
"oglers" orders his troops to be in
position on Main street to-day when the
matinee closes. On Thursday evening,
the 18th instant, the bal masque for the
benefit of the orphans will come off at
the Exposition building. Griswold, the
humorist, will feed Memphians on In
jun Meal" at the Memphis Theater on
the evening of the 18th instant; after
the lecture a number of valuable premi-
ums will be distributed among the audi
ence. Ledger Lines figure as edito-
rails in the columns Of many Of our
cotemporaries-a compliment well de-
served. Professor Wilson, the spiritual
list, will give another sensational lecture
at the Opera House tomorrow evening.
The Katie Putnam troupe close their
engagement at the Grand Opera House
tonight, which also closes the dramatic
season until the 29th, when Lawrence
Barrett opens up a two nights engage
ment. The thirsty have commenced In
dulging in soda water during the heat o.
the day. Two street cars collided OIL
Poplar street yesterday; the drivers dc
not now believe that two cars can pass
each other on the same track without
telescoping. The constitutional County
Court will meet next Monday morning
and consider the report ofthe Grand Jury
Votes of censure on the Chairman o.
the Board of Aldermen are the new
tactics INDUCED in by the parliamenta
rians of the General Council, who seen
to think that the Chairman, like Glad
stone, the English Premier, ought tt
resign when majority of the Boarc
has the power to censure him. Oar
Rice's circus will camp at Mound City
Arkansas, next Monday morning. Oul
Ledger liner promises to immortalize thu
man or woman who first presents hin
with bouquet. The adjourned meeting
of the General Council will be held mex
Wednesday evening Bugs, waited int
Memphis from the Arkansas swampi
by the late heavy winds, are tax
ing liberties with cur profane citizens
The new assessment law, of which al
deliberately prepared synopsis was pub
lished in the LEDGER yesterday in ad
vance of all other city journals, was gen
orally read by all classes of citizens
The bugle blast, SO familiar to our citi
zens during the last war, was heard
again on the streets to-day as the Sew
enth Cavalry marched en- route for the
Northwest The Supreme Court will
commence the April term at Jackson Oh
next Monday; many of our leading law
yers will leave to-day fol the town ofJack
son. When Memphis youth offers his
hand aud heart to belle at present, the
lady whispers, wilt thou take me tC
Vienna?"
Card 10 the Public of Memphis.
Having leased the Memphis Theater
/ propose, during the coming season
presenting to the citizens Of Memphis q
series of first-class dramatic attractions
never before surpassed in the history o