Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-13
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restaurants and markets.
Nothing Of public interest in police
circles or courts Of record to-day
The Howard Association has closed
its labors and disbanded for the present
A pigeon-shootipg match and deer
chase are progressing at the Fair
Grounds to-day.
The praying temperance women have
not as yet awakened the echoes Of Men,
phis bar rooms.
Mr.. Sim E. Barinds has been elected
Secretary of the Bluff City Shooting
Club, vice Jos. Specht, jr., resigned.
Mr.. George J. Henry has been elected
Secretary of the Phoenix Insurance
Company, vice Ben F, White, resigned.
Rev. DR.. Young, of Nashville, will
preach at the Saffarans street Methodist
church. in Chelsea, this evening at seven
o'clock.
Mr.. Chaplin and stock company will
appear in the sensational drama emit
tied Monte Cristo at the theater tonight.
Enoch Arden at the matinee tomorrow.
An effort is making to reorganize the
Mechanics Institute of this city, for
which purpose a meeting will be held at
the Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow even
ing.
A detachment Of the Sixteenth In
fantry, escorting baggage wagons, passed
through the city this forenoon on the
way from Corinth, Miss to Little Rock,
Ark.
From the bluffs across the waste of
waters, distance Of three quarters of a
mile, the Arkansas woods begin to look
green again. Spring approaches at
rapid pace.
Marriages are reported to be made in
heaven, but they cannot be consum-
mated in Memphis without paying the
Clerk of the County Court three dollars
and half for license.
When the average Memphian is at
loss for word or thought he scratches
the back part Of his head by way of
waking up memory, which the ancient
philosophers located in the rear part of
the Uranium.
Harvard says inquire" is right ana
Yale says enquire" The lexicograph-
ers say both are right, but the weight of
authority is in favor of +" inquire" In
Memphis the word TASK is used in pref
erence to either.
Professor Mueller's soiree dansante at
the Memphis Club Hall last night was
largely attended, and passed off in the
most pleasant manner. On Thursday
next the Professor will give another
terpsichorean soiree.
The police force was put through
facings and evolutions by drill-master
Hagerty, on Adams street, last evening
The force presents fine military appear
ance, and compares fayorably vithIany
other in the United States.
A very cheerful and sectarian discus
sion is progressing in the morning jour
mails concerning the School Board and
St. Bridgets school. AS usual, such
discussion will probably defeat the OBJ
jects sought to be secured; but when
amateurs engage in ink-slinging there is
no end to it until the subject is riddled
and the public bored.
The unfortunate reporter or dramatic
critic may write three hundred and sixty
four hattering notices of any thing or
person within year, but if he should
unfortunately write otherwise in the
three hundred and sixty-fifth notice, the
over.complimented average Memphian
becomes indignant and complains; but
he forgets TO return thanks for the nu-
merous favors conferred. Such is poor
human nature and average American
life. One imaginary offense blots out in
these little souls all recollections of in
Vulnerable acts of kindness voluntarily