Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-21
LEDGER LINES.

The average Memphian now INDUCES
in steamed chestnuts as midday
repast.
Mrs. O'Byrne will give readings and
Rotations at the Grcenlaw Opera House
tonight
Several hundred men are anxious to
become fremen and policemen under
the new regime.
Boyle & Chapman's City Directory
will soon be out. 1t is the only reliable
directory of Memphis.
City Attorney Hanson and other Off
GERS elect will take charge of their re-
spective offices by Monday next.
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame is in.
active preparation, and will be brought
out during the week at the theater.
The Hon. W. T. Avery, Clerk Of the
Criminal Court of our city, is regarded
as strong man Gs candidate for Gov
ernor.
The thieves and burglars who infest
Memphis are delighted with the prospect
of removing Captain Athy from the pc.
lice department.
The combination slate is being made
up for the August elections. Whether
that slate will wash again or not is a
mooted question.
There is worthy gentleman in this
city who claims to be heir to the British
crown. He is insane, and claims to be
the true Guelph.
Those who attended the theater last
evening enjoyed splendid literary and
dramatic treat in witnessing Mr.. Kings
rendition of Rchelieu.
To morrow night the Confederate Re-
lief Associations masquerade ball for
the benefit Of the orphans will come off
at the Exposition building.
The street cars do not run regularly,
and numerous complaints have been
made as to the schedule time. The
suburban citizens complain loudly.
Esquire Holman has been authorized
by the County Court to cast the vote of
the county at the annual election Of
officers of the Selma railroad to be held
in March next.
Who will be Chief of Police2 is the
political conundrum at present agitating
the public mind. The wire -pullers are
at work, and they will develop some
thing ere long
Harry Tomlinson, the well known
insurance man and President of the
derto-Shoulder Club, returned to
the city last evening from a prolonged
business trip to New York.
There will be no matinee at the theater
to-day, as announced, but next week
matinees will be held on Wednesday and
Saturday, and the night performance on
Saturday will be dispensed with.
Have we two Chiefs of Police? Mr..
Droesher is the nominee of the Mayor,
but Captain Athy holds the office. The
obstinate General Council refuses to
concur or make change, and the Coun-
ell reflects the sentiments of the people
of Memphis.
The newly elected city officers are
elated, but the hundred disappointed
candidates are disgusted Such is Office
seeking life; but the only trouble is that
there are not sufficient number of
Offices to go around the circle.
The Appeal local is troubled on ac-
count of that lost babe who so disturbed
the theater- going people during the per
formance of Hamlet last Monday night.
The management should at once engage
the Appeal man as dry nurse.
The Evening News has changed hands,
Captain George w. Gift, leading editor,
and win o. Woodson, associate editor,
having retired from the concern. We
understand that Colonel Joe Barbierre
now holds the helm and sits in the edi-
torial chair
1t is becoming painfully evident that
the legitimate Shakspearean drama is
rapidly ceasing to be popular in Mem
phis. The opera bouf'e, spectacular
dramas, and the melo-drama are the
cultivated attractions at present. Pub
lie taste cannot be accounted for on
logical principles, since the people seek
amusement rather than instruction
The Poor. House Commissioners, JUS
tees Sneed, Jones and Hogel, publish a
lengthy report giving a fat contradic-
tioH to the charges made by the late
Grand Jury. Chairman Sneod says: " ]
here positively state that the charges
made are not true, and ! know Of my
own knowledge the utter falseness of the
allegations made regarding the asylum
generally"
Rumors to the effect that Captain
Athy has Withdrawn from the contest
for Chief of Police. and that Mayor
League would suspend the Chief during
the contest, we're in circulation on the
streets today Both rumors are un-
founded. Chief Athy is still candi-
date, and he cannot be suspended unless
for good cause, such as neglect Of duty,