Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-07
LEDGER LINES.

weather sultry. n profound phlios-
opher of Memphis insists that the more
he sees of dogs the less he thinks Of
men. The dramatic season at the Grand
Opera House has closed; on the 2sth
and goth inst. Lawrence Barrett will APP
pear there in Hamlet and Rosedale.
The Katie Putnam people left yesterday
for jackson, Tenn, where they open up
an engagement tonight. Prof. Wilson,
the Spiritualist, lectured before large
and fashionable audience at the Grand
Opera House yesterday. The members Of
the County Court are in council to-day.
Mosquitoes disturb the repose Of subur-
ban Memphians nightly; they will soon
invade the heart Of the city, to the great
delight OF those who have mosquito
bars TO sell. The ice-cream saloons and
soda water fountains are in full blast
once more. The Supreme Court opened
up the April term at jackson today
numbers of our lawyers left yesterday
for that village. On Wednesday even
ing the General Council will meet in ad
journed session and close up unfinished
business. Who will be patriotic
and liberal enough to erect a
fountain in Court Square2 On
the 18th the Exposition bal masque
comes of. On the 18th Griswold will stuff
Memphians with "Injun Meal at the
Memphis Theater, and each citizen will
become d laughing philosopher. Spring
sets all animal life in motion, conse
quently fighting and shooting are in
order. The picnic season will open up
in few weeks. The Avalanche Oar
winian philosopher exclaims: "0h, for
a hog and goat municipal government"
the man wants to turn humanity out OF
office and elect hogs and goats to the va
cancies; would theAvalanche philosopher
be candidate at that municipal election?
The summer tourists are getting ready
to vamoose the rancho" and go TO the
springs. An elevator at one of our
hotels is worked by hydraulic power in
stead Of steam. Yesterday was Palm
Sunday, and the anniversary of Shiloh's
bloody combat, which was fought on the
9th and It'll of April, 1862. Custar and
regiment left last Saturday evening for
the land of the Dacotas. This is
Holy Week, and at the Catholic
churches on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings will be chanted
the office of Tenebre or Darkness.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can
be had at the counting-room te-mor-
row morning in wrappers ready for
mailing; single copy, five cents. Plan
tiers in this and adjoining counties are
busy blowing and planting. Base ball
has been revived by the youths of the
city in the suburbs. Fans are in demand
among bellies and beaux. Counting on
swinging gates has again become the
suburban twilight amusement of the
young people. But eighty-nine citizens
spend their spring mornings and after
moons in our county prison. Easter
Monday night, April l4th, the oratorio
of the creation viii be sung at St. Peters
church by the leading professional and
amateur vocalsts of the city, under the
leadership of Professor Perrlng. The
Educational Board will meet next Mon
day evening in the Odd Fellows building.
Eight Jurors have been accepted in the
Mclean embezzlement case on trial in
the Criminal Court; the rem aiming four
will probably be secured tomorrow
Not single State case appeared on the
the Recorders docket to-day. The April
term of the First Chanoery Court will
commence next Monday, to which day
Court stands adjourned; and the April
term of the Second Chancery Court
commenced today.