Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-02-18
PUBLIC LEDGER.
once, No. IL Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M EN- PHIS,
wednesday Evening. Feb. IS, 1874.
LEDGER LINES.

Humpty Dumpty at the Greenlaw Opera
House this evening.
Lawrence Barrett in Hamlet at the Mem
phis Theater tonight.
The great carnival is over and Lent COM
mences to-day, Ash Wednesday.
The commercial and river news will hereaf-
ter be found on the fourth page.
There was man around last night selling
headaches. Hundreds of people have them
to-day.
AT least two thousand maskers appeared in
the dance at the Exposition building last
night.
The Register men came in for their full
share of ridicule at the hands of makers yes
terday.
Joquin Miller insists that there are three
cities worth living in-Rome, London and
Memphis.
The average Memphian. eats his dinner in
the average time of six minutes and thirty
five seconds.
Captain W. W. Miller expected son and
heir. few days since, and made prepara-
lions for law partner. but it was q girl.
A moral newspaper man got into row at
the Memphis Theater last night and was ar
rested. When searched pistol was found on
his person.
The procession of the Memphi last night
was generally admired by beth citizens and
strangers. 1t was imposing and beautiful in
appearance.
There will be preaching in the Linden street
Christian Church this evening at half past
seven o'clock.
To-day all is quiet on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi and bayou Gayoso, just as if no car
niyal had been celebrated.
The shooters who celebrated Mardi Gras.
but who hurt nobody. were bound over by the
Recorder on the charge of toting concealed
weapons.
The opponents of Mardi Gras appeared
without masks yesterday. They did not even
20 masquerading beneath the mantle Of
charity.
Parasols and umbrellas were in demand yes
terday morning. Beneath these shades the
early maskers appeared on the streets and
waded through the mud.
A little shooting scrape on Madison street
and another at the Exposition Building were
the only serious disturbances which took place
yesterday. Nobody hurt.
Women and wine have had falling out in
Ohio. 1t is rumored that a delegation Of fe-
males from that State will visit Memphis in
the temperance interests.
This morning snoozers" could be found
occupying chairs in saloons. Where to sleep
was a question last night, and those somno-
lent chaps had solved the riddle.
Thirty cases of drunks and disorderly con-
duct we're heard at the Recorders masque-
rade this morning. A few fines were imposed
and a series of lectures delivered by the Re-
corder. Not a single serious breach Of the
peace occurred yesterday.
The theatrical tends have been killed Of by
newspaper bullets, very much to the regret Of
the young man who takes lady to the theater
and who wishes to take something else be-
tween acts. Even the hends play useful
part in this world of ours.
Chew COleman's Pressed Fine Cut.
Kate Field says this of America: 1.-THE
traditional type Of nationality is strongly
marked on our soil. There are more Greek
heads in the United States to-day than in
Greece" Were Kate in Memphis she would
he convinced that there are more big heads in
Memphis to-day than in Greece or anyAQther
land.