Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-10
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M nc M II HIS
wednesday Evening, March 10, 1875
LEDGER LINES.

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Sneak thieves and negro foot pads
abound at night in the suburbs of the
city.
The immortal nine attempt to abol.
ish everything, and will end with abol.
ishing themselves.
Today week, the 18th instant, will be
st. Patrick's day, and will be celebrated
by our lrish-American iellow,citizens.
Passengers to Nashville had to return
to the city from Mckenzie this morning,
asthe route is interrupted by high waters
at Johnsonville.
Miss Mary Perdue, the proprietress
of that elegant nursery on Poplar street,
has our thanks for a beautiful bouquet Of
rare and early flowers.
In to-day's LEDGER appears the pro-.
fessional card of DR.. W. r. Hodges,
whose Office is at No. 40 Madison street
and residence No. 1903 Union.
In the First Circuit Court Emanuel
Boyd, negro, filed a petition for divorce
against Mary Boyd, on the ground Of be-
ing false to her marriage vows.
We could give a very interesting his.
J tory of a naughty scandal if we would,
but it will develop from a chrysalis state
when the County Court meets in April
next.
The Will Marry Club, of Senatobia,
Mississippi, has the thanks of the Led.
ger Liner for an invitation to the first
entertainment to be given by the club
to-day, the 10th instant.
The prevention of cruelty to animals
demands the invention of some peculiar
o~pera-glass by which a fellow who takes
a girl to the theater can lei a man
without going out for candy, etc.
The bill abolishing the Second Chan
Gerry and Second Circuit Courts of
Shelby county has passed both the
Senate and the House, aud now only
awaits the signature of the Governor to
become a law. The immortal nine and
the Changers will next try to abolish the
city of Memphis.
Correspondents even arise and rebuke
the throwing of snow-balls on Sunday,
If it in heaven there will be a
| s~ncw-balling there also; but will the out
rageously virtuous be there to rebuke2
How many are there in this joyous
world who are
Making good the saying odd
Nesr the church, but far from God'f
Any one having in possession a copy
or. copies Of the Theatrical Bulletin,
bound or unbound, Of the old Washing
ton Street Theater, when it was the
temple Of the legitimate drama in Mem.
phis, under the management Of the
lamented David Ashe, H, P. Johnson,
Treasurer, will confer a favor by report
ing the fact at the LEDeER Office, where
the object will be explained.
Some trouble exists as TO the payment
Of city taxes on the assessment for 1874.
The three ASSESSOR did not sign the
books as provided by law, one Of them
| bang disqualified from so doing by rea-
son Of his holding another city office,
But it was signed by the other two, M
Of them under protest. Whether this
prevents the enforcement ard collection
of the tax is n q hose things tASt gill
be tested in the courts.
The General Council will assemble 10
called wGeting tomorrow evening.
Mayor League avs his gang are afraid
that the charter which gives them six
nonths additional lease of political lie
after tapaary |, ] 1876, will. not pass as
prepared and handled by the men Of the
ring. The new charter has several good
provisions thrown in as a sop to Cerbe.
rus, bpt in the main it is a fraud of the
purest water, ~ apparent that ' e its
manipulators feared to publish it, so that
the public could read Il.
fhs pew charter holds on to the Office
Of Recorder, IN office which is filled by
one hours work, or less, q day, and for
which the incumbent gets eighteen hun
dred dollars par annum, besides several
thousand dollars IN fees on warrants in
criminal cases. The Recorder 10 ex-ofi-
' clio a Justice Of the peace; sits in the