Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-24
LEDGER LINES.

In the Criminal Court to-day the COW
stealing case Of the State VS.. Curtin is on
trial.
The sign" This house for rent can
be seen in many localities throughout
the city.
The General Council will meet in reg.
ular monthly session on Wednesday
next, the Sd proximo.
In dull times the man who adyertises
most does the most business, a fact which
a few enterprising Memphiaps fully IN,
derstand.
We are indebted to Mr.. James B.
Cook, who has just returned from a two
months visit to California, for a complete
file of late California exchanges.
The alarm of fire last evening was
caused by the explosion of an oil lamp
at Lindeman's saloon, on Second street,
opposite South Court. No damage was
done except to the lamp.
Blue birds are giving their testimony
as to the presence of spring by pairing
off and building nests. The blue bird is
the first that goes into the nesthiding
business in this latitude.
At the Recorders Court this morning,
John Brown, a larcenist, was committed
in default of $4,000 bail, and Monroe
Holiday, a suspicious character, was
fined $50 and placed under $4,000 bonds.
Mile Camille Carl, of the demi.monde,
who attempted to commit suicide at a
Madison street bagnie on Sunday last,
died yesterday and will be buried to-day.
Her relatives at Lexington, Kentucky,
will send for her remains in due time.
OurRepresentatives are now instructed
to resist the adjustment of any of the
Shelby county courts, and we will now
see whether they will be so eager to obey
these instructions as well as they were
to follow. out the bogus cigar box"
orders.
The attention of the members of the
bar is called to the fact that 10 to-day's
LEDGER will be found the Shelby County
Law Court docket Of appealed cases
made out by Major Freeman, Clerk of
the Supreme Court. In tomorrow
edition will be published the list of cases
on the appeal docket from the Chapcery
Courts,
The bill abolishing the Second Chan.
Gerry and Second Circuit Courts of Shelby
county passed its third reading in the
Senate yesterday and now has to 90 to
the House for three readings. The Sen.
ate passed the bill, Notwithstanding the
telegraphic request 10 suspend action,
made by the members of the bar of
Memphis.
A lively white male infant, three DAYS
old, was found in q candle box and
abandoned in an cid field near ellis
Station, OF the Pigeon Roost road. The
infant was taken charge of by Major
Mike Nealis, who resides in that vicinity,
and the authorities are now e~ndeavoring
to discover the whereabouts Of the heart.
less mother.
Notwithstanding the christian preach.
ing among the negroes, the horrible
hoodoo mysteries are performed on
Bayou GayoSo, and have hundreds of
believers. lncantations are gone through
with and charms. are sold to the in
%credulous, such charms as love philters.
luck bags, divining rods to discover
buried money, etc.
From Jackson, Tenn, this (Wednes-
day morning, a telegram has been re-
ceived containing the announcement of
the death of John M. Parker Of pneu.
monia. Mr.. Parker was a well known
aud esteemed citizen of West Tennessee,
and previous to his death was associated
with Colonel Gates in publishing the
Jackson Wing and Tribune.
An observant usher at the Memphis
Theater asserts that he can tell a mans
business by the way he asks for a pro.
gramme. A real estate agent wants :" a
description Of the play" a hotel clerk
the bill of fare;' a cotton clerk a
sample" a local politician the run of
the play" an editor " a programme a
rough wants one of them things" a
lawyer a bill of particulars" a rural
chap, Mister, give me ONE a collector
asks for a bill" but a belle extends her
hand, smiles, expresses her wants with
her eyes, takes the programme and says
nothing.
Not a day passes but some member of
the City Hall Radical ring announces
his utilization with the Democratic party,
and several Of them amusingly assert
that they we're Democrats all the time.
but used the nagur" Tor political pur.
poses, There are a few of the boys out
in the woods as yet, but they~will come
in after awhile aud claim to be better
Democrats than those who remained
steadfast during the August and Novem.
Der elections. The half recantation of
negroized Radicalism made by the Mayor
has frightened his followers and bench
men. who fear the earthonake in lam