Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-03
LEDGER LINES.

General Council meeting to morrow even
ing.
The Bluff City Shooting Club meets to-mOr-
row evening.
The street car-driyers are still striking, but
the cars run as usual.
There is good deal of petty thieving going
on throughout the city.
Owens in Everybody's Friend and Forty
Winks at the theater tonight.
A Board of Directors will be elected for
the Selma railroad tomorrow.
MacEvoy's Hibernicon at the Assembly Han
this evening and during the week.
Center and other alleys are in filthy condi-
ton, and the streets are not far behind them
in that respect.
One-third of the family circle Of the thea
ter has been fitted up and set apart for the use
of colored people.
The Mississippi swells up to within three
feet Of high weter mark, and win begin to
decline in day or two.
DR.. Watson will lecture before the Old Folks
n
"What Saw in Europe"
Two .prisoners escaped from the station
house yesterday, and station-house guard
was dismissed from the force in consequence.
The committee of the Chamber of Com
merce asks for further time in order to pre-
pare report on the county-Selma railroad
middle.
Miss Ellen Morant, one of the best actresses
of the Owens troupe, some years since sang in
the choir of one of our most fashionable
churches.
Judge Flippin was baptised at the Linden
street Christian church last evening. The
ceremonies were quite interesting and were
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.
A number Of fruit vendors have created a
fund to "injunct the city and prevent the
police from interfering with their business.
Lawyers have been engaged, and a crop Of
chancery suits seem coming to the front.
Twenty drivers of street cars (strikers) were
paid off to-day at the rate of two dollars per
diem, and are no longer connected with the
street car management. The cars are run
ming and new drivers have been employed.
The Chamber Of Commerce will memorial
ize Congress for an appropriation to make
Forked Deer river navigable stream. The
stream runs through Lauderdale and Dyer
counties. and empties in the Mississippi
eighty miles above Memphis.
1t now turns out that the Magdalen raids,
which have been going on for three weeks and
from which over twelve hundred dollars have
been collected, were carried on by police
captain and gang on their own responsibility
and without instructions or orders.
1t is rumored that Mayor League will nom
mate Chief Athy as Police Chief at the Cen
eral Council meeting tomorrow evening.
Such course would be highly satisfactory to
a vast majority of our citizens, and it is
hoped that the rumor may prove correct.
The Police Board at its meeting yesterday
resolved that Captain Patrick Walsh had mis-
construed the order of the Board with refer
ence to raiding houses Of ill-fame. and had
exceeded his instructions. He certainly acted
with inhumanity, and, as it now appears,
without any authority.
1t is among the probabilities that Paul
Cicalla will be reinstated as Alderman of the
Sixth Ward, vice b. F. Ball, removed by writ
of peremptory mandamus of Judge Halsey, of
the Second Circuit Court. Should Paul take
his seat the Board could proceed to try him
on the charges made against him about back
rations.
1t was stated in the daily journals few
days since that the indictments found against
j. Z. White. the alleged lover of horse-hesh.
were :quashed by Judge Flippin. The mo-
tons were argued by counsel, but as yet no
decision in these cases have been announced.
The reporters so informed were imposed
upon. Judge Flippin will render.a decision
in few days.
The Southern Catholic. religious and Sc
cular weekly, published in this city. made its
appearance on our table to-day. DR.. j. w.
Rogers has his name at the masthead as
editor in chief, and opens out in readable
salutatory. The Southern Catholic presents a
neat appearance; is full of reading matter
and compares favorably with other journals Of
similar character. We welcome the new
journal, and wish itsuccess and prosperity.