Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-17
LEDGER LINES.
Leubrie's promenade concert tonight


night. A fine bill will be presented.
Hosea Townsend took his seat last
night as School Visitor from the Ninth
ward.
Dan Rice, with his mammoth circus,
did not arrive to-day, but will be here
tomorrow morning.
Esquire William Wallace has resigned
his position as chairman of the Poor.
House Commissioners
The patrolman were bored and drilled
yesterday by the drillmaster, who put
the members through on facings, etc.
At St. Peters church on the 10Th the
oratorio, the Messiah, will be rendered
by the Memberships, with Perring at
the organ.
But one juror is needed to complete
the panel on the Bill Mclean embezzle.
ment case, now on trial before the Grim.
inal Court.
tombstone, the telegraph operator at
Brownsville who was shot by Sam Old
ham in bagnio, is slowly recovering.
Oldham has Aedthe country.
The fruit growers of Shelby county
will assemble at the Fair Grounds on
the 2lst, Tuesday next, and organize a
Fruit Growers" Association, etc.
Professor Mueller gives his weekly
soiree dansante tonight. The newspa-
per shutters will be on hand to sling
their brogans on the waxed floor.
The KitKat club INDUCED in an in
teresting debate last evening at the hall
of the Y. NJ. G. A. The meeting was
attended by number of ladies.
Rumor has it that there are bushels of
money in the banks, but money has
ceased to be circulating medium on
the streets, so the bill collectors say.
Ii is almost cool enough to snow and
sIeet. General Meyers, the Washington
clerk of American weather, should see
to this and let US have some spring
weather.
The Bluff City Shooting Club has Of
fered reward for the apprehension of
game law violators The law went IN
force on the LIST of April See notice in
another column.
Filing petitions for mandamuses to
compel the Mayor to issue change war
rants for certificates of indebtedness or
Nicolson pavement scrip, is the amuse-
ment of scrip holders at present.
The revival at the First Methodist
Church is increasing in interest. Rev.
0. A. Darby, of Columbia, South Caro-
lima, will preach tonight at o'clock in
the lecture room. All are invited.
Our friends over the river, in Arkan-
sas, have two Governors at present
Tennessee can't afford to have but one.
The letter B seems to have precedence
in both States-Baxter, Brooks, Brown
low, Brown.
The Tracy fling, the Browerian fanta-
STA, the johnson pas Seul, the Dug Irwin
pot pourri glide, the Brennan slide, and
the Trask minuet, with coupe and bal
ance, are the late Memphis dances in
dulged in by the newspaper fraternity
and their friends.
Last night the School Board failed to
select plan for the Central High
School, not being able to decide as to
the architects, who made eloquent
speeches in favor of their particular
plans. The Board adjourned to to-day,
having determined to sleep and dream
on architecture.
The Chamber Of Commerce has ap-
pointed committee of ten to visit Hum
boldt on Monday next and invite Gov
ernor Brown to give Memphis the luna
tic asylum. The same committee were
instructed to memorable the Quarterly
Court for $4,000 subscription to pay
for an asylum site.
A valuable cane will be presented to
the ugliest man in the house at the No
Ian theatrical benefit tonight. We have
our eye on morning newspaper man
who, if present, will carry off the cane
and honors. But the most startling
thing is, that he imagines himself an
Adonis and lady. killer.
We learn from Mr.. Sell Howell, the
general passenger agent of the Great
jackson Route, that trains are running
as usual between Memphis and New
Orleans, and it is hoped that no break
will occur. The excellent management
of this line will do everything possible to
promote the safety and comfort of
travellers.
A committee has been appointed to
solicit subscriptions for the purpose Of
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