Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-24
LEDGER LINES.

Cal Wagner and minstrels at the As
sembly Hall this evening.
A printers strike is progressing at
both Little Rock and New Orleans.
The General Council will meet in reg.
ular monthly session to-morrow week.
"Chris and Lena" represented by
Baker and Farron, at the theater to-
night.
The street force is doing good service
relieving the city from a covering of
dirt.
Robert McWade is in the city and will
open up at the theater as Rip Van Win
kle next Monday evening.
VIM. Moody was run over by dray
and had his right ankle badly crushed
yesterday afternoon on Shelby, near
Beal.
Collierville will elect a Mayor and
Board of Aldermen on Saturday, April
4th. Negro candidates are already in
the field.
The Gotten Exchange presents
lively appearance daily. 1t is the Mem
phis Rialto, where merchants do most
congregate.
The rainy season, which has been en-
joyed by Memphians during the past
four weeks, seems to be over, and clear
skies appear again.
Moonlight nights at present suggest
serenaders, Come into the garden,
Maude," and all that sort of thing, TO
the average Memphian.
A darby in the Sumner memorial pro-
cession last Sunday was asked, Who is
this man Summer" He replied: Don't
know, sir; but we always turn out on dis
OCCASION"
Judge Fox, who was killed at Forrest
City, Arkansas, last Saturday, was in
this city that week holding court in
chambers and hearing an Arkansas
civil case, by agreement Of counsel.
The case of Edward Moffatt, indct-
ment for the murder of Sam Hall, was
called for trial in the Criminal Court to-
day. The case was continued over TO
Thursday week by agreement of Council.
The West Tennessee Commissioners
to establish lunatic asylum leave to-
morrow for Jackson, Humboldt, Browns
vile and other points. The proposed
locations near this city were visited yes
terday.
The law Of Tennessee requires that a
person condemned to death shall be
hung within one mile Of the court house,
in the county in which the felon has
been convicted. The distance between
the Criminal Court and the county jail
is less than a mile, and yet no murderer
has been hung in this city for years.
At twelve m. last night charcoal
closet in the third-story Of the building
on the southwest corner Of Main and
West Court streets, took fire. The smoke
was dense and suffocating, but the fire
was suppressed in few minutes. DR..
Hurd, who rooms in the building, had
his hands severely burnt while putting
out the fire.
The members of the police patrol
force appeared en- costume before the
Mayor at the City Hall yesterday and
gave in their names, ETC. The Police
Board will reorganize the force proba-
bly, to-day, and rumors Of numerous
changes are floating around. The idea
of placing negroes on the patrol force
has been wisely abandoned by the Board
at least so it is to be hoped.
The only two boats belonging to the
old Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company were sold by the
United States Marshal yesterday. The
Fort Gibson was purchased by brooks q
Nicely, merchants of our city, for the
sum of 5000, and the Mary Boyd, by
MOTOR j. J. Busby, for the sum of $500.
This sale closes out the old line. The
new Arkansas river line runs boats regu-
larry from this port.
At meeting of city officials held last
Sunday Aldermen Lee and Doyle, Coun-
Gilman Thomas (colored), Chief of Po-
lice Athy and Recorder Winters were
appointed a committee to draft resolu-
tons with reference TO the life and death
of Sumner, which resolutions are to be
transmitted to the Massachusetts Legis-
lsture. Gentlemen, do not indorse that
infamous measure, the Civil Rights bill;
if you do you will misrepresent the white
people of Memphis.
The phrase carpet-bagger, so sig
niicant and so descriptive Of certain
class of oficeseekers, has been trans
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