Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-11
LEDGER LINES.

lated.
In the Memphian's vocabulary, when
a man is little of he has been
taking on too much.
In the Criminal Court to-day the trial
of Joe Thomas for the murder Of Fitz
patrick is progressing
Numbers OF strangers appeared on
the streets to-day, which gave to bust
ness localities n lively appearance.
II you wish to attract public attention
to your business you must advertise in
the LEDGER. This is word to the wise,
The Memphi and other mysterious as
sociations are already making prepare
tons for the next Mardi-Gras celebra'
ton.
The reason why the Ledger Liner il
called " Parson by his brethren is be-
cause he so excels each of them in NOR
atty and other virtues.
Nothing of public interest appeared
on the Recorders docket to-day. A
few roughs found carrying concealed
weapons we're fined and bound over
The daily mortuary report ceases ia
attract public attention. The panic is
over and the wheels Of commerce again
roll over the past, blotting it out forever
The Cicalla investigation furnished
our morning contemporaries with cheer
full reading matter. The affair is now
ready for the attention Of the courts
from legal standpoint.
The Board of Aldermen will be in
session tomorrow afternoon for the pur.
pose of receiving and acting on the re-
port of the committee of inves tigation
in the Cicala back rations matter.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the countingroom and at the principal
news stands throughout the city. Single
copy, five cents Subscription, 81 per
annum; clubs of FIVE or more, 81 30.
The last number of the Daily Graphic
contains portraits of our fellow-citizen,
Mr.. A. Il. FARMLAND, and Miss Loula
Wilkinson, with biographical sketches
of each. Joe Locke has the paper for
sale.
The Memphis Theater was well at
tended last night, Mr.. Evans, as Eus-
tache Baudin," receiving repeated
rounds of well deserved applause from
the audience. Eustache Baudin viii. be
repeated tonight.
1t took Memphis Irishman, who had
served with honor and distinction as a
Louisiana Tiger during the last war,
to give the following patriotic toast:
Here's to the health of our fallen gene
rails" He had the correct idea, but
wrecked his thoughts upon express
sion"
The Bluff City Shooting Club meets
tonight. During the prevalence of the
late epidemic, the club lost its Vice
President, one of its most valuable and
cherished members, Captain Ben Dun
can, and the Club tonight will pay a
proper tribute to his memory.
Sanitary Sergeant Rogers presented
yesterday to Captain Sim Barinds, OF
the police office, a beautifully bound
copy of the Old Testament, printed in
Leipsic in 1888 The text is in Hebrew
characters with Latin translation at
tached, and is fine specimen Of the art
preservative.
A scientific physician gives it as his
opinion that the decaying Nicolson
pavement is in part the primary cause of
the late epidemic. Gases eliminated
from decayed vegetable matter, from the
effects Of solar heat, must of necessity
breed malarial disease. Should this
theory be true the Nicolson will have to
be rocked out Of existence in Southern
ATTITUDES.
A connosseur, criticising the drop
curtain at the Memphis Theater, insisted
that the scene thereon represented as
Youth, in the Voyage of Life, was
Spring, Z well-known painting, and one
of the series known as the The Sea
sons" The art critic so haplsssly in
error has indeed made the Voyage OF
Life in blissful ignorance, but as he had
paid his money fer admission he had
perfect right to take his choice.
4 straw which shows the standing Of
Memphis merchants; An agent Of one
of the largest -four houses in St. Louis
informed our reporter last evening that
his house had to grant extensions to
merchants in every portion of the
country except Memphis, end that orr
! MERCHANTS, to q man, met their paper
when ,lue, fact which caused st.
T,ouis banker to exclaim: Sir city
which preserves its business credit IN
that manner, after passing thrc"'SA
year of calamity, is bound to reach the
highest goal of prosperity"
paraOmnI.