Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-06
LEDGER LINES.
Tuesday next Murdi Gras.

Here at the matinee to-day and in
Chesney Void tonight.
Ten "vags" were fined ten dollars
each by the Recorder this morning, Not
having the legal tenders they will be put
to work OF the streets.
Under all the awnings on Main and
Second streets additional supports
should be placed before Tuesday in
order to prevent any accidents.
j. 81. Creamer, the Arkansian and ex.
Memphis hackman who shot Fatty"
Maginnis yesterday, was put under $1,000
bonds by the Recorder today.
The Chickssaw Guards will appear in
procession with the "Ulks" and will
escort King Menus on his triumphal
entry into the city On Monday afternoon.
Barrett will appear at the theater on
Monday night as Riehelieu; on Wednes.
day in the Marble Heart; Thursday,
Hamlet; Friday, Shylock; Saturday,
Richard III.
Captain White, the jail breaker, vas
buried in a graveyard known as Moral
Hope" in Henderson county. We hope
there is a moral attached to all this
which will be recognized by all crimi.
nails.
Sol Coleman, the Rosa Concha king,
has Mardi Gras cigars at his establish.
ment on Main street, heal Washington.
When you purchase a cigar, "Sol" will
give you an invitation to the Memph"
ball.
II the civil rights bill becomes a law
the filthy negro Of Memphis can insist
upon seating himself by the side of your
wife or sweetheart at the hotel breakfast
table, in the theater dress circle, at all
places of public amusement, etc.
The LEDGER is recognized as the
spiceist, most readable and best paper
for city news published in Memphis.
Even the men who do not like the De-
mocracy of the LEDGER read it, fearing
that they will miss something which they
ought to know.
The Greenlaw Opera House should be
properly heated to-day. Last night the
house was so cold that il was exceedingly
disagreeable to both the audience and
the vocalists. The public pay for &C
commodation and the proprietors Of the
house should furnish such.
Seats for two thousand people will bt
erected in front Of Court Square oil
Main by Colonel John Donovan. ThiI
will be an accommodation to our countr,
friends, as the town people can Away.
take care of themselves and secure seat
In windows, oil awnings, etc.
The civil rights bill having passed til
House of Representatives now await
the action of the Senate and then tn
autograph of Grant. TIE passage O
the bill is hailed with delight by tn
negroes of our city, bnt it will close n
the public schools of the State.
On Mardi Gras night the street car
will run all night long, and after 8 o'clocI
r. I'm, the cars will run to the Exposition
building from all parts of the city. Su
p%erintendent Barrett has been induce,
to accommodate the public this tim
because it will be money in his pocket
The police authorities are still on the
track OF the express robbers. The ex
press company has now taken the matte
in hand, and will hunt down the robbers
it being a rule Of the company never Il
let up or compromise with thieves, an,
to follow the trail until the game j
bagged.
1t is remarked by Memphians that GU
/. Congressman, Barbour Lewis, has neve
untelescoped his pertly form and de
Tended the South from the attacks q
Butler and others. Barbour voted 70
. the civil rights bill, and yet he believe
that he represents his constituents Of tn
Tenth Congressional district.
The amateur Memphis billiardist ger
orally has a private cue which is keI
under lock and key, and with which tn
young man makes runs of two or thre'
but yet the style Of the thing is so PR
, fsssional hat the amateur believes tbs
spectators will put him down as an e1
o pert playing off on his opponent.
, Cell No. 6, known as the Adams stree
station-house parlor, has been fitted u
for those arrested on Mardi Gras, an
from whom no f%orieits will be taken 0
!, that day. The arrested will be supple
l. with blankets belonging to the chail
gang force. Such are the orders issue
: by Chief Atby TO the station-hou'
keepers.
Our foreign born citizens, and esp
cially those Of Irish birth, are enthul
y astic Johnsonites because twenty yea
ago Andy was the gubernatorial nomin'
l of the Democratic party of Tennessee
which party, and not the man, stamp'
d out Know.N othingism in Tennessee.
is time that trus history should CORE
traditions, even though gratitude gallo
forward on a false trail.
Up The following officers are announc,