Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-20
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Judge hay IS holding Probate Court
to-day.
The Arbitration Court meets on Mon
day morning.
The Mississippi is bank full and ris-
ing slowly but steadily.
The regular dramatic season at the
theater closes tonight.
When De Murska comes to Memphis
she will MARBLE at the theater.
The German Casino will give an en-
tertainnent on next Tuesday evening.
Fancy dress and mask Purim ball at
Memphis Club Hall next Monday even
ing.
The Chancery Courts terms are wind
ing up. The next terms will commence
on the first Monday in April.
The semi.weekly balls given at the up
town variety show are attracting the at
t%ention of the police authorities.
Sol Coleman has a few cigars at the
Memphis branch of bis Havana house.
Give him a call at No. geo Main street.
The paid end of the regular session Of
the General Assembly winds up to day,
but by agreement an adjournment will
not take place until next Wednesday.
Notwithstanding the rain there was
quite a good attendance at the theater
last night. At the matinee to-day Maum
Gre will be repeated and again tonight.
Spelling matches or photographed
tournaments are beginning to rage
throughout East and Middle Tennessee;
so far West Tennessee has escaped the
epidemic. q
Civil Rights William finds it difficult
to matsrialize the charge of one dollar
for a glass Of lager with the sections of
the bill which be has slowed away in the
back part Of bis Uranium.
Yesterday Coroner spelman inquested
the body Of aidead negro infant found
sun sthered in bed at a negro cabin near
the Mississippi depot. The jury returned
a verdict of accidental death.
The Memphian who was swindled by
"fakirs' at Malvern, Ark, was Mr.. Tony
Cordana of Jefferson street. Late ad
vices state that a large portion Of the
money was recovered, and that several
Of the "fakirs' were arrested.
Ed Shaw, Bob Church aud ten other
negroes fled a petition in the Second
Chancery Court yesterday Incorporating
the Planet Printing Company for the
purpose Of publishing the Planet, a
weekly journal advocating the interests
Of the black race.
Negro burglars entered the grocery
house OF Mrs. MALTA. on the Poplar
street boulevard last night. Mrs. Malta
awoke, seized a pistol and fred at the
burglars, who escaped. Blood stains
were found on the floor, proving that one
Of the burglars had collided with the
bullet.
The executed marriage licenses fled
with the County Court Clerk during the
week are as follows; VIM. D. Hooker
and Mrs. Delanie Taylor; Henry Korf
and Miss Eliza Surbeck; E. Marshall and
Miss Anna R. Cornell; l.. Willis and
Miss Eliza Story; Solomon S. Hall and
Miss Martha ]. Churchill.
Last night Henry Jackson, negro, en-
tered the stable Of Mr.. W. P. Mitchell,
on Court street, and carried of a lot of
harness. The crime was daring in the
extreme, as Mr., Mitchell is a member of
the Grand Jury now in session. Jack
son was committed by the Recorder
this morning in default of $4,000 bonds.
Annie Gallagher who was locked up a
few nights since on account OF a bloody
sight or war INDUCED in in her establish
ment, was released from the station
house yesterday on payment OF a fine
and a promise to leave town. She de-
clared her intention Of emigrating to
Helena, Arkansas. The people of Helena
will gain a very lively c%ilizeness,
Yesterday morning, near Forest Hill,
the se~ction.hands on the Charleston rail
road found a dead white man in the
woods. He was an unknown German;
was beaten TO death and afterwards rob
bed by some person or persons unknown.
The deceased was about thirty-fve years
OF age, stout, heavy built, medium hight,
dark, bushy hair and beard.
Tickets for the Barney Hughes lee
ture at the theater can be found every.
where. The Professor will indulge in a
lecture at the theater on Monday night,
and will expose more mysteries ia two
hours than could be gotten up in two
years. Gentlemen visiting the theater
will be searched by the ushers for mis-
siles Of every description. Bouquets
will be furnished at the door to all those
desiring to compliment the orator by
hurting floral tributes on the stage. No
encore will be permitted MS the lecture
will not bear repetition.
Considerable complaint is made as to
the irregularily Of the street.cars late in
the afternoon aud at night. At eight
o'clock four of the eight cars on the
Real street line are iaken of which