Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-19
LEDGER LINES.
The General Council stands adjourned
until the irst Wednesday in March.

hail.
The trees in Court Square have com
menced budding preparatory to assum-
ing a spring garb.
Robbins aud rice birds in the vicinity
of Memphis are now killed BY the hun.
dreds for our market.
Next Tuesday night Joseph K. En-.
met will commence an engagement at
the theater and will appear as Fritz"
The German Casino masquerade ball
at Concert Hall last night was largely
attended, and was enjoyed by all parti.
cipants.
There are more citizens troubled
about water just now than ever before,
owing to the proposed suspension Of the
water works.
Bulwer's comedy entitled Money will
be presented at the theater tonight. At
the matinee tomorrow the Man O. Airlie
will be the attraction.
A gentleman created a sensation on
Madison street to-day by appearing in a
linen buster. He must have come from
the tropics or from the arctic circles.
That dentist who denounced the Mem
phis papers during the session of the
Dental Association should take the con.
tract to improve the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi.
Next Monday will be the anniversary
OF, Washington's birthday. Our mill.
tary companies and civic societies should
turn out in honor Of the Father of his
Country.
Councilman Herman Caro- was made
happy yesterday by the appearance of a
young gentleman in his household. He
can Row claim to be one of the "City
Daddies."
BY reference 10 another column it will
be seen that the stockholders of the
Phenix Insurance Company will elect a
Board of Directors on Wednesday, the
Sd Of March.
The remains Of the late Landon c.
Haynes were escorted to EImwoed Gene.
terry yesterday by the members of the
bar, Of which he was an honored and a
gifted member.
James Smith, a confidence man. was
fined fifty dollars at the Recorders
Court to day, and James Brown was
placed under a thousand dollar bond on
the charge Of larceny.
Planters complain that they are sadly
behind with their work in consequences
Of the prevailing bad weather, but stock
and hands continue to Consume for.
age and food as usual.
c. P. Trotter, one of the men who
struck Joe Hyatt, was brought before
the Recorder to-day, and not being
ready for trial was sent to jail without
bail on the charge Of murder.
That committee of the General Council
recommended no cutting down of pay of
policemen and fremen last night; the
committeeman are considering their
former conclusions on the subject.
Another mandamus to pay past due
bonds out Of the sinking fund was
served on the General Council last even.
ing. So much for the Mayors course in
repudiating bonds issued by former
administrations.
DR.. R. l.. Payne, of St. Louis, will
deliver three scientific and amusing lee.
lures in this city, commencing tonight,
at the Assembly Hall, and on the subject
OF The Lungs and their Diseases"
Admission free.
Often in Memphis, when you cast your
vote you apparently elect only one man
to office but in reality you elect not only
the person who gets in but as many of
that persons relatives as the office can
conveniently employ.
On Adams street, near Second. an.
pears an old sign high up on a three.
story building, which sign recalls ante.
war times. 1t is Negro Mart "a
building which in those days a much
frequented by traders and planters.
Owing to financial embarrassments,
the Water Works Company will proba-
bly, suspend operations on the let prox.,
and should it do so the works will pass
into the hands of Eastern capitalists,
who furnished the means and material.
The fifty thousand dollar damage suit
of Paul A. oicalla vs.. M. Magevney is
on trial in the Second Circuit Court.
The alleged SANDER we're words spoken
by Mr.. Magevney with reference to
Cicalla's course during the yellow fever
days.
In the windows of a Main street drug
store appears the enticing card, Female
Pills" Just as if a pill had sex. The
chap who got up that sign must be a be-
lever in the TyndOl theory, in all mat.
ter leven pills. can be found the potency
and the promise of all life"
This morning the Criminal Court
jury, in the case Of the State VS.. Sam
Pinlsy, indictment for killing a negro
named Franklin ct the Worshpm House
ahsnl a year ago. returned into oonrt