Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-01
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liver slowly rising again.

Court vo'uay'
Trains are running over the Raleigh
railroad to-day.
Rip Van Wrinkle again tonight at the
Memphis Theater
The Quarterly County Court viii take
the bench next Monday.
Prof. Allan Curr lectures at the First
Baptist church tonight.
Colonel A. J. White is President pro
TEN. of the Selma Railroad.
What boat will blow up next? is the
huvial conundrum at present.
The municipal wisdom of the city will
meet in General Council tonight.
The General Council will take a sur.
vey of the coupon question tonight
Over fifteen thousand dollars were in
vested by Memphians in the Louisville
lottery.
United States Senators Clayton and
Dorsey, of Arkansas, were in the city
yesterday.
April Fools day; and the April fool
is the chap who failed to draw prize in
the Louisville lottery.
The gas filters and plumbers INDUCED
in fancy dress AID masquerade ball at
Turner Hall last night.
Mr.. Frank Paul assumes the business
management of the Appeal to-day, vice
Charles G. Locke resigned.
Ice cars for the benefit of rural resi-
dents will run over the different rail
roads ont of Memphis next week.
Fifty.six goats brought the city forty
dollars, and seventy hogs eighty-four
dollars, at the public pounds yesterday.
Eight hundred and fifty.two dodgers
found accommodations at the Adams
street stanon-house during the past
month.
Harry Everett matinee at the Mem
phis Theater this afternoon. A fine
bill will be presented, in which McWade
will appear.
The Louisville lottery drawing was the
Memphis sensation last night. Memphis
captured capital prize ticket No. So, l04,
worth $751; 800
A colored mems reading room has
been established on Beal street, and
colored mems library association is
about to be started.
A canvass to increase the membership
of the Chamber of Commerce is pro-
crossing throughout the city under the
direction OF committees.
The only newspaper man in Memphis
who captured the Louisville lottery was
Dave Philip, of the Appeal, who got
away with nine hundred dollars.
Mr.. John Mulroy. formerly city editor
of the Appeal, took charge of the Adams
street station-house this morning, vice
station house keeper Clarke resigned.
Sam Finlay is out on five thousand
dollars bond, fixed by Judge Flippin, of
the Criminal Court. The boy Franklin
is still alive and may possibly recover.
Mr.. Leidy Boswell, the obliging deputy
clerk of the First Circuit Court, has
resigned, and leaves this afternoon for
Indiana, where his family
reside.
1t would be dangerous to predict that |
,he weather has settled, because if you
aid so it wouldn't settle. The clerk of |
The weather, like many mortals, cannot
stand compliment.
The Young Mems Reading Associa-
ion will be organized to night at 1880
) clock at No. go Beal street. All par
les interested will please take notice.
The hall will be properly lighted and
heated.
The spiritualistic mediums Of Mem
1his had chance to distinguish them
ielves by giving the number of the CAPT
al prize lottery ticket, but they lost the
golden opportunity, and failed to pierce
he future with prophetic ken.
Day and night patrol police forces ex-
,hange to-day for three months. The
I'D night patrol will bask in the sunshine
md the former day force will study as
ronomy with the aid of glasses obtained |
1t some corner-well, you know what.
Memphis is decidedly a newspaper
own, with four dailies and any number
IF weeklies and monthiies. A fair
amount of food for thought is furnished !
o the resident; but like Oliver Twist on
he soup question, the resident asks for
more news.
Next Tuesday morning Chancellor
Morgan, of the First Chancery Court,