Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-26
LEDGER LINES.


Baker and Farron as Chris" and
Lena at the theater tonight
The moral and temperance cyclone
has not touched Memphis yet
The mule boxes run with considerable
regularity at present, under Superinten-
dent Barrett's management.
Next Wednesday the first of April
| IAN Fools day., the City Fathers will
meet in regular monthly session.
Cal Wagner's minstrels gave closing
performance at the Assembly Hall last
evening and oday left for the North.
Professor Allan Curr will lecture on
London and its Curiosities," on the
evening of April I'd at the First Baptist
church.
The survivors of the Crescent City
were transferred from the Phil Allin to
the St. Louis packet City of Vicksburg
yesterday.
Smiling candidates are beginning to
rally around street corners and engage
in cheerful conversation with the aver
age Memphian.
The Registerian philosopher is en-
deavoring to stir up the social evil ques'
ton. Let it alone; it will not bear dis
cussion either in or out Of print.
The steamboats, in port swung their
bunting at halfmast yesterday, out of
respect to the memory Of the Inflated
officers ofthe towboat Crescent City.
At the April term Of the Quarterly
County, Court the courthouse and
Selma railroad subscription questions
will be ventilated as usual by the orators.
Next week Rip Van Wrinkle will be
presented at the theater by McWade,
and the week after the different members
Of the stock company will take benefits.
Rumors are flying about that a mem
Der or two of the General Council will
resign at the next meeting and that
efforts are making to impeaeh Mayor
League. This latter rumor is a caaard.
Prof. Muellers fourth grand German
will be given at the Memphis Club Hall
this evening. The terpsichorean attrac-
tons which are to be presented will
cause crowds of fashionable people to
be in attendance.
The Irish Literary Association meets
tonight at the hall on Poplar street, a
few doors east of Main. Any person
feeling an interest in the proceedings is
at liberty to attend. A lively discussion
is expected this evening.
It is again rumored that the Police
Board, by a majority, has determined to
place negroes on the police force. If
such is done, it will be of course done
for political purposes, and not with any
idea Of making the force more respecta-
BILE or efficient
The lunatic asylum should be located
near the suburbs of Memphis, and in it
should be wards fitted up for the politi-
cal and office-seeking lunaties, of whom
there are goodly number in our midst.
The commissioners will probably select
the site on next Saturday.
Mr.. Della Gilmore, who some time
since attempted to decapitate her hus-
band with little Ratchet, is again on
trial in the Criminal Court for the Of
tense. In the first trial the jury failed
TO agree as to the grade of the crime,
and were discharged by agreement.
The blown.up and wrecked towboat
Crescent City lies sunk over the cabin
deck at Montezuma bar close to the Ar
kansas shore. The boat will be left high
and dry when the river falls, and then it
can be discovered by scientists whether
or not there was a sufficient amount Of
water in the boilers.
Mike Kelly, alias Shehan, who was
shot by his fellow-mackerels last Tues
day night, is still alive. He duplicates
Thomas Hines in the shooting, and says
the fight was about disreputable wo-
man residing back of the county Jail.
Shehan has been removed to his moth
er's residence on Concord street.
Central Park, one hundred acres of
billy ground some six miles from the
city has been returned to the original
donors. The Park was donated to the
city in 1868, and the city spent about
$4,000 in fencing, grading, bridging and
planting shrubbery. Now the property
goes back to Mrs. Mary E. Speed, the
city waving all claims for improve
ments. 1t was one of the city elephants
of a costly but useless description, and
the city has few more of them on hand
yet.
The local man of the Avalanche has