Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-28
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months.
New potatoes, vegetables Of all
kinds, and strawberries have appeared
in the market
1t is stated that Dr. Munsey will ere
long deliver lecture before the Mer-
camille Library Association.
The fifth annual spring meeting Of
the Chickasaw Jockey Club will COM
menee on Monday, April 9th.
Professor Mueller will give matinee
dansante at three clock this afternoon,
to which all are invited free of charge.
The week after next will be known as
benefit week in theatrical circles. The
best dramatic attractions will be pre-
sented.
Mr.. ]. P. Robertson has resigned the
position Of Secretary Of the Howard
Association. Mr.. A. G. Renaud is the
acting Secretary.
The ten o'clock matinee at the theater
to-day was well attended. Tonight the
company will present David Garrick and
the Rough Diamond.
A Connecticut journal insists that the
Memphis bluff has been gradually Gid
ing into the Mississippi river. This sad
news is not believed in this city.
Nothing has been done as yet to re-
pair the Nicolson pavement Let the
General Council take action in the mat
ter, even if the pavement has not as yet
been paid for.
Detective Hanson last evening ar
rested negro named George Williams
who had a stolen COW in possession.
The animal is light red, in good order,
and about Eve years of age. An owner
is wanted Immediately.
Our Ledger Liner has heen laboring
under the impression that the days Of
army blue overcoats had gone forever,
but the appearance Of one yesterday on
the back of colored citizen from Ar
kansas dispelled the delusion.
The town is becoming frightfully dull
from a reportorial stand point. A muir
der, suicide, an elopement, in fact
anything refreshing and novel, would be
received with favor by our Ledger Liner,
provided it took place in the forenoon.
Not the beau, but the den,i monde,
gave fashionable masquerade ball at
Rocco Hall last night. 1t was well at
tended by those moving in both worlds;
that is, by the demoiselles of the demi
and the exquisites of the beour monde.
Such is average Memphis life.
The remains of Mrs. 0strander and
second pilot Mundy, of the Inflated
steamer Crescent City, arrived in this
city last night on board the Grand Tower,
and will be conveyed to st. Louis this
afternoon. The remains of Commander
Dawson have also been found.
Police officer Simmons, of Augusta,
Ca, arrived here last night with arequi-
sition for the body of DIR. Harrington,
on the charge of robbery. 1t was a
gambling transaction and rouge ct NOR
was the game which feeeed the pigeon.
The Doctor will be taken back to Atlanta
for trial.
A Nashville paper, in noticing
batch of eighteen convicts arriving in
that village under charge of Sheriff
Doyle, says: Shelby county has fur
nished seventy convicts to the peniten-
tiary since the beginning of the year.
This proves that our Criminal Court has
been doing good work.
The Bartlett movement has been heard
of even in Indiana. A few days since,at
Indianapolis part of the Democratic
State committee wanted to drop the old
party name, abandon the old organize
ton, and fuse with the opponents of the
national administration, but they were
not enough to carry their point.
Last evening the Criminal Court jury
in the case of Mrs. Gilmore, indictment
for chopping her husbands head with
an AK, returned into court with verdict
of guilty of assault and battery, the
intent to kill part Of the indictment not
being proven, as the decapitation was
not completed.
The following will apply to many
Memphis houses: There is legend TO
the effect that party desiring to trans.
act business with another was invited by
the other to step into neighboring
store. "But we will be disturbed there,
said the first party. 20, no" said the
second, they do not advertise in the
LEDGER"
A resident Of the suburbs who dwelleth
on street wherein mud holes abound
and in which small children are in