Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-08
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April fool joke
The thunderbolts struck many trees
in the vicinity of Memphis during the
storm on Monday night.
The Holland, Pye and Bradford bene-
fit at the theater tonight will attract a
large and fashionable audience.
A combined storm of rain, wind and
thunder prevailed last night. We are
enjoying March weather in April.
Let US go and crusade, is Mem
phis euphemism at present. The invi-
tation is not often refused by the average
Memphian.
The courts adjourned to-day out of
respect to the memory of the late Harry
S. Lee, member of the bar, who died
yesterday.
Memphis will not get the West Ten
nessee Lunatic Asylum. The commits
sioners have selected Humboldt as the
site for lunatics.
Chief of Police Athy has recovered
gold medal ON which is engraved the
following: :" Mrs. L. ]. Taggart, De-
cember '25th, 1872"
A melancholy Tennessee cotempo-
rary says: 1T is hard that newspapers
should pay bills like other folks and not
be able to collect any"
Captain Dick Lightburne, President
of the Bluff City Shooting Club, carried
off the prize silver pitcher at the pigeon
shooting match yesterday.
The funeral of the late II. s. Lee will
take place this afternoon, and will be at
tended by members of the General
Council and members Of the bar
Judge Harry Lee, Alderman of the
Eighth ward, President of the Alder
manic Board and member of the Police
Board, died yesterday afternoon of diar-
rhea.
The General Council will probably
not transact any monthly business to-
night in consequence of the death of
President Lee, of the Board. An ad-
journed meeting will be had probably on
Friday evening next.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana
limits the arguments of lawyers to IF
teen minutes. In our Recorders Court
the twenty minute rule is in force, but in
our Law and Chancery Courts lawyer
can talk day or two if he so desires
and don't get out of wind
Who will become lessee of the thea
ter next season. is a conundrum now
passing from mouth to mouth in theatri-
cal circles None but a responsible
party should get it, one who can and
will run it with view to secure the best
attractions for the public.
The Towards have recognized by
electing the following officers: President,
G. W. Gordon; First Vice President, W.
j. Smith; Second Vice President, j. j.
Murphy; Secretary, j. Fl. Smith; Treas
urer, E. B. Foster; Executive Commit
tee, f. F. Bowen, B. p Anderson, S.
W. Rhode, j. G. Simpson, j. G. Lonsdale
and A. NJ. Stoddard.
Our good looking brother pencil
singer, Johnson, of the Appeal, has
proven himself to be a philosopher of
the Christian order, since he became
the possessor of boil under the right
arm. This prevents him from using
Faber No. with ease or grace; and yet
he refrains from indulging in that high
order of rhetoric known as profanity,
either in alto key or soto voce.
Merchants would like to know why the
city does not FIX the Nicolson and rock
pavements where they join at the foot
of Union street. Drays have to be un-
loaded at this point, and stoppage OF
trade from the elevator over this route
will be the result. Why is not Beal
street, between Main and the elevator
opened up for trade and travel?
The Water Company obtained a judg
ment against the city in the Second
Circuit Court yesterday for SlO,525, half
a year rent for 10 hydrants under the
contract between the city aud Water
Company. The rumor to the effect that
one of the Company's mains burst
during the Sunday morning fire was un-
founded. A plug blew out Of a cross
section pipe, but the damage was re-
paired Immediately.
The General Council will meet this
evening, when the Aldermanic Board
will elect an Alderman from the Eighth
ward and then a President. Messrs.
John W. Cochran and A. j. White are
favorably spoken of as candidates for
the Aldermanic position, and Alder.
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