Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-30
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the theater next Monday evening.
Miss Kingsbury will appear as " Fan
chon at the theater matinee tomorrow.
Recorder ?. NJ. Winters gave bond
and entered upon his new term Of Office
yesterday.
Cal Wagners Minstrels at the Green
law Opera House tonight and matinee
tomorrow. s
Fanchon, or the Cricket, with Alice
Kingsbnry in the title role, at the theater
20. night, and at the matinee tomorrow.
Colonel A. p. Curry, formerly Sheriff
of this county, but now Of Little Rock,
Arkansas, is in the city enjoying him
self among his friends.
TIE city officials are engaged in max
ing up their monthly reports for presen-
tation at the General Council meeting
to be held on Wednesday evening next.
The Philo.Thespian Club will appear
in drama and farce at the theater to-
morrow night. Tickets Fifty cents to
dress circle and parquette aud twenty
Eve cents to the family circle
f. Flatley, arrested for riding horse
over child in the suburbs of the city,
was bound over by Esquire Miller this
forenoon to appear and answer the
charge this afternoon.
1t has been reported to us that lin sew
eral closed shanties in the first ward
there yet remain the beds and bedding
which were used by yellow fever patients
during the late epidemic, and that the
stencil emitted from the houses is al
most intolerable. The attention of the
sanitary officers is called to this item.
Chief Athy has received a dispatc b
from Brownsville that yesterday black
man, having in his possession horse
supposed to have been stolen in the vi.
entity Of this city, was arrested in that
burg. The man is six feet in hight, and
shutters considerably. The horse is a
sorrel, fifteen hands high, end has a
white hind foot. The negro claims to be
from Hope6eld, Ark,
The stockholders OF the Exposition
held meeting last evening and elected
the following Board OF Directors: N. M.
Jones, NJ. Burke, W. S. Bruce, A. Wood
ruff, j. D. Danbury, j. W. Cochran, b.
Lowenstein, Phil J. Mallon, John Zent,
]. c. Lullman, j. G. Barbour, James
Roosa, Il. G. Dent, L. Marshall, E. B.
Pickett. J. c. Ward, George W. Cheek
George Hook, John Gum, Charles A,
Beehn, A. L. FARMLAND.
The Appeal of this morning rejoices
that a. Mr.. Remand, who during the yell
low fever epidemic proved himself so
useful, etc., and so thoroughly human
itarian, has been able TO free himself
from the charge Of embezzlement." A
humanitarian is one who denies the
divinity of Christ and believes him to be
mere man. The Appeal pencil-slinger
evidently intended to write the word
philanthropist."
Last night NJ. E. Smelser, city editor
of the Avalanche, and Mr.. Robinson, of
the Register, exchanged seven shots on
Adams street. Local items have been
scarce, and we regard it as unfair when
the morning newspaper men manufac-
ture their own items. They should have
engaged in the difficulty in the forenoon
so that their afternoon contemporary
could herald the event to the world.
Had they done so we should have felt in
honor bound to have returned the favor
some evening.
A well known Memphis newspaper man
coming down the Louisville road the 9th
err day entered the ladies' car and found
all the seats occupied except one, and
half of that was filled by lady of UNI
certain age. After traversing the car
the pencil singer assumed graudilo.
quent style and asked the lady if the
seat was occupied. Yes, sir, was the
curt answer. Allow me, madam, to
take one.half of the seat until the real
occupant returns" and as The lady drew
her skirts back, he added feelingly:
Madam, you need have no fears, you
are under the protection of Memphis
editor" This settled the issue. The
editor sat down, and the lady moved her
seat when the next station was reached.
She had heard the question discussed
before, Does protection proteet|