Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-28
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'Lent umbrellas were in use to-day.
The Quorum Court will meet on Monday
next.
Nothing new in the Law or Chancery Courts
to-day.
The London England police get six dollars
per week pay.
Licensed vietualers Is what saloon keepers
are called in England.
Owens in Victims and solon Single at the
theater on Monday evening.
The new method invented for supprcssing
dosgeries is by caterwauling in froat Of them.
Mrs. Chanfrau will appear in A woman's
Wrong at the matinee to-day, and in Jealousy
tonight.
Mons. Bergh calls the members of sporting
clubs the " remorseless slaughterers of molten
siye pigeons"
"A few Of the rural weeklies continue to Eight
the Mardi.Gras celebration. Gentlemen. re-
serve your thunder for February next.
The burglars attempted to enter store on
the corner of Jefferson and Main streets last
night. but failed 70 Firic the lock successfully.
In order 70 look over the ew-fashioned
bonnets that ladies now wear at the theater
you have TO sit on your overcoat or your
neighbour hat.
Fifty executed marriage licenses were re-
turned to the County Clerk during the week.
Many Of them were of ancient date, but had
Just been returned.
The General Council will meet on Wednes-
day evening next for the purpose Of disposing
of regular monthly business. A pleasant
meeting is ant cipa.Sd.
Several p ointment citizens and prospective
politicians have engaged in the whisky war.
The, are endeavoring to break up the traffic
by taking in the cause OF it.
Sergeant Braun, who was suspended by
Captain Pat Walsh for characterization. was
renstated yes erday by the Police Board, he
not being guilty Of the offense.
Already citizens are complaining that the
police raids on the Magdalens are driving
these ves'al into portions of the city hereto
fore uncont minated by them,
Yesterday the street force was engaged in
filing up the holes in the Nieol'o on pavement.
I he pavement is played out, worn out and
will have to be removed ere long.
Chancery Clark and Master Cole to-day put
up for sale to the highest bidder the Dunn
tract" Humbolt Park which has been
laid off in 10 3 to suit purchasers.
The assessor of the Tenth ward will be found
on the corner of Main and Sou h streets on
Monday and Tuesday, nd at night for the
accommodation Of the mechanics who cannot
visit HIM in the daytime.
The Lydia Thompson troupe, which passed
throug here on Sunday last are now perform
jig in Louisville, Ky. The Courier-Journal
reporter says: Let everybody 20 and take
their opera glasses with them"
No public raids are made on gambling
houses. Why is it that many gentlemen who
have been arrested as social evilsts received
their ten dollars back. while others had to
lose the forfeit? VIII Captain Patrick Walsh
rise and explain?
I Mccartney who was arrested few days
since on n gro ndless charge of murder, was
discharged by the magistrate To-day. Charg-
ing an innocent person with such a horrible
crime is no ght matter, and is certainly CEN
surable ven if no other punishment can be
il hicted.
1t has become the custom for many lawyers,
when they file bills or commence suits in
Court, to rogue the clerks not to give the
item to the reporters. as publicity was not de-
sired. but was rather to be avoided. The Gus
tom referred to is bad one asreporters have
a right to demand all items from clerks. and
the latter gentlemen are too polite and cOur-