Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-26
LEDGER LINES.

Old Boreas blew strong aud cold last
night Quite 4 number Of our news.
paper men eat fish several times week,
believing that fish ia phosphorus, and
that the latter produces brain power;
the effect Of the Gsh diet eau be diseoy.
cred in the daily journals. We are
promised great dramatic attractions next
season, both at the Memphis Theater
and the Grand Opera House; the latter
is to be torn out, fitted up and fixed up
in n style that will make it a most at
tractiye place Of resort for the public.
The regular stock company Of the
Grand Opera House left yesterday, the
winter season having closed; Manager
Davey opened the spring season last
night, and promises rare attractions for
several weeks. The man who never met
friend on the street and asked whats
the news4' cannot be found in the city;
when a LEDGER reporter is blockaded
with such a question he advisedly re-
plies; Daily, eight dollars per annum
in advance; weekly, two dollars on the
same terms; single copy, Eve cents. y
The polar wave Airted snow all over town
last evening and turned the seasons up
side down. The Katie Putnam Comedy
Company is one of the most attractive
that has appeared in the city during the
season; in the song and dance Miss Katie
walks over Lolita and other delineators
Of the melo.drama. The Olympic, on
Washington street, is the only variety
show in the city. The Transatlantic
Circus is on the bluffs to-day; there will
be performances this afternoon and to-
night; the programme will be repeated
tomorrow. A few more marriages in
Memphis upper ten " circles are spoken
of freely. The wild cat exhibited by
Boughner on Front street yesterday gave
a few Thomas concerts, but not Of the
Theodore stripe. Distress warrants
against delinquents are being issued liber-
ally by the City Tax Collector. The
General Assembly closed its labors
at Nashville yesterday, and the
well done, good and faithful SER
wants" are on their way homeward.
The Katie Putnam troupe in "0ld Gu.
riosity Shop" at the Opera House to-
night. The vocalists of the House of
Representatives at Nashville before adj
journment yesterday opened out in the
chorus When shall we meet againY
it is said our Shelby county representa-
tives distinguished themselves as male
prima donnas; the answer to the csnun-
drum is, Never, unless the Governor
calls special session. The masquer-
ade ball at the Exposition building, for
the benefit Of the orphans, will be the
next Terpsichorean sensation. Keo-
BILE, the Nashville barber, and member
of the Lower House at Nashville, is the
only man of color entitled to seat on
the floors he is said to be the best look
ing man in the House. The thermome-
ter at the Signal Service office, at six
O clock this morning, stood at 26O, or
six degrees below freezing point, and
thirty degrees bolow the temperature of
yesterday. The argument of counsel IN
the Malowney. Blackwell murder case is
progressing in the Criminal Court. A
reckless dramatic critic of morning
contemporary calls one of the circus ar
lists famous bareback equestrienne;"
for shamel What Lapartine calls the
"yindictive memories Of women crops
out in piquant, personal, bitter, super
cilious and overbearing manner in cor
respondence written by women, and IN
reply to articles written by men; they
do not seem to be burthened with any
appreciation of the epistolary ability OF
the male sex. Esquire Miller sent
poor unfortunate to the lunatic asylum
to-day; the dome Of thought gave way
while the proprietor was frqntically en-
deavoriug to master the woman ques-
ton" under discussion in the Appeal
Among the things not left undone by
the members Of the General Assembly
vas drawing pay and mileage. This
morning Winter was lingering in the lap
of Spring, an event which usually pre-
seeds the Fall. Young America stood
aphast and agape at the circus process
sion to-day.