Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-22
LEDGER LINES.

The steam fitting is nearly completed
in the courthouse.
Negro thieves stole two bee.gums in
South Memphis last night.
Governor Brown pardoHed $50 con
victs during his term Of office.
Haverly's Minstrels at the theater to-
night and at the matinee tomorrow.
Yesterday Representative Spears voted
for Hon. Jefferson Davis as United States
Senator.
Sneak thieves in the city and cattle
thieves in the country are active
n~uisanceS at present.
The Eureka Pleasure Club had a roller.
skating carnival and pleasant hop at the
Exposition last night.
The Police Board yesterday reduced
the detective force by placing detective
oimonds on patrol duty.
The Berger Family of Bell Ringers
will commence an engagement at .the
theater next Wednesday night.
Next Monday night the Butchers
Union will celebrate their anniversary
with a ball and supper'at Cochran Hall.
King Kal has left St. Louis for his
home in the Pacific. He failed to come
to Memphis to display his royal pres
ence.
The gentle rain from heaven, as
Shakespeare calls it, fell last night on
him that gives and him that takes" or
fails to take his umbrella with him.
Mrs. Sallie Behr fled a petition for
divorce in the Second Ch%ancery Court
against Joseph Behr, charging that he
took too much beer and was habitualIy
drunk.
One Of Barrett's old mule boxes be.
came disabled on Main street yesterday
and had to be taken home for repairs,
The railway tracks are in a bad condi.
ton and should be repaired Immediately
Last night burglars broke into the
Methodist church in Chelsea aud carried
off two stoves, glass pitcher, drinking
glasses and the collection basket. Who
the sacrlgious r%ascals were is yet q
mystery.
A general thaw took place yesterday
and last night and the muddy water
squirted up from between the bricks on
the sidewalk as Of yore whenever the
average pedestrian placed his brogans
on the same.
The beauty and fashion Of Memphis
attended O party at Mrs. Babb's, on
Adams street, last night. All the swal.
low-tailed coats in town were brought
into requisition by the beaux, who
" hacked " the bellies.
II is now rumored that the celebrated
Mystic Krew," Of New Orleans, will
visit Memphis on Mardi-Gras and joir
in procession yith the "Mempb," nov
that the New Orleans carnival has beer
postponed until next year.
The Democratic rooster placed at thu
head Of the telegraphic dispatches 0
the LEDGER still crows over the fact tina
tho Democratic Legislature of Tennes
see will never 60 halk on the party by
electing Andrew johnson United States
Senator.
Representatives Mathes and Peters, o
Shelby, who have been sticking to An
drew Johnson, ggew weary of the cigal
box instructions yesterday and voted fol
Eother candidates, they having at last dis
covered that Mr.. Johnson stood nj
chance Gf election.
Why does not some enterErlsing citi
zen start a roller.skating rink at the
Exposition2 If properly conducted II
soSld be q profitable enterprise for the
manager and AFFORD an immense amount
of amusement and healthy exercises fol
all.
A call has been made for an Andrew
{ohnqon meeting in the Tenth or negro
lied ward OF ha eity-the ward in which
our little Mayor distinguished himself on
last election day by eating that COED
dinner and lingering gracefully around
the polls.
Several MempbiGpe who are caudi'
dates for the Offices Of Comptroller pHf
Treasurer before the Legislature are Al
Nashville hanging on the ragged edge o
the Senatorial contest, which will post
pone the other elections until next week
very much to the chagrin Of the candi
dates, whose pocksibo0ks will suffer il
The meantime.
The man who originated that bogus
johnson telegraphic petition to the Leg
islature deserves a leather medal imme
diately. He may be able to run m up
town ward during a municipal election
but when he aspires to run a State Leg
i~slature he overcrops himself prodi