Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-27

The radiant maiden, with fresh green
garlands browning her sunny locks, has
showed the hoary-headed old reprobate
from her lap and advances with merry
musical footsteps
1t is charged that Mat Morris, the Ex.
press rObber, had been arrested in Texas,
was shook" out Of one thousand dol.
lars by a Texas official and then turned
loose. The vulgar word shook" is a
slang phrase expressing the idea that an
officer arrests a thief, makes him divide
plumber and then permits him to 20 free.
Correspondents should write briefly.
plainly, t%ruthfully, on one side of a sheet
Of paper, and absolutely refrain from
writing when there is nothing OF special
interest to write about. Helping editors
to fill up their papers is an amusing
myth to the journalist, who has a Geld OF
literature before him and a pair Of scis.
sors within reach.
Several wire-pulliDg ward politicians
are figuring around to get elected among
the five commissioners, SO that they can
control police and fire matters and run
the departments in their own interests;
but their election would be a calamity to
the city. Let the FIVE men represent the
best elements of the American, German,
Italian and Irish population, and all will
be well.
The First Chancery Court stands ad.
journed to court in course the first Mon
day in April. The papers in the case
of M. A. Smith VS.. Donahue ct al and
those of NJ. Donahue VS.. Smith ct al are
wanted in the Clerks Office, as are all
files of papers belonging to the Office
and now in the hands of attorneys. The
Second Cbancery Court will adjourn to
court in course to-day.
The Nashville Banner displays great
ignorance when il says that the new
jury law will ave the State one hundred
thousand dollars, and the new cost bill
law will ave the State one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars" The State never
paid any costs in civil cases. When
such could not be collected from the
parties the costs were lost to the clerks
and sherifs; nor did the State aver pay
any jury fees in civil cases, such being
paid by the county.
The floor of the colored church. on
posite LeMoyne school, on Orleans
street, which fell in on Thursday even.
ing last, has been repaired. The cause
of its falling in was the removal of the
piers that supported the center girder
which held up the joists. The piers
had been removed for the purpose of
putting in a heeter and hot air pipes.
Mr.. Mallory, the pastor, says the blame,
If any, rests with him for having the
work done. The damage was but slight.
The Legislature passed a vagrant law
making it a misdemeanor for my per.
son who, without any visible means of
SUPPORT and having the ability, fails to
apply himself or herself to some honest
calling, and who is found lettering
about saloons, gambling houses or houses
of ill-fame and prowling through the
country, under a penalty of not less
than five nor more than TWENTY-FIVE
dollars, or Imprisonment not less than
ten days or more than one year, and all
peace officers are required to arrest such
persons and bring them before a Justice
of the peace.
The latest dead-head notice is that
offered by Representative
Head in the Lower House of the General
Assembly, returning thanks to the Lou
Courier.Journal, Chattanooga
Times, Nashville Banner, Union and
American and Memphis Appeal, for
their faithful and impartial reports of
the proceedings of the House, which res.
was unanimously adopted. The
LEDGER, which gave the unvarnished
and true reports and placed c~ensure
where it belonged, was not honored BY
dead-Head resolution, but we are
aware that this style of legislative com.
plimenting is more honored in the breach
than the observance