Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-16
LEDGER LINES.

theater tonight.
The Citizens Protective Union meets
this evening at Assembly Hall.
General Sheridan is now classified as
one of the West Pointer Dogs"
The anniversary of the Memphis
Bethel will be celebrated on Sunday
next.
The Memphis observer Of Lent is en-
%deavoring to make up for the lack of
" quail on toast"
The number of pupils attending the
public schools is 1856, Of which 24s9 are
white and 767 black.
The WEEKLY LEDGER caa be found at
the LEDGER c~ounting-room aud at the
leading news stands to-day.
The Barnum. Thompson Clay street
school middle investigating committee
has not as yet reported the result Of
their labors.
AT the Recorders Court to-day John
Glenn was committed in default of $1,000
bond on the charge Of attempting to
pass counterfeit money.
That big feed or banquet which was to
have been given to our cigar-box repre-
seutatives will not come off, as the SEN
ator leaves Nashville for Washington to.
morrow.
The Nashville Banner says that the
Fitzherbert, grandson Of George Nv, is
chief cook or stewart at one Of the
Nashville hotels. He is known as
George V.
The murderoHs villains who slung-
shotted Mr.. Joe Hyatt to death on Mardi
Gras night on Monroe street should be
arrested and punished. His assailants
are well known; let them be brought to
Justice.
The water works test yesterday after
noon, as to power of streams and dis.
lance thrown from nozzle, was not salts
factory to the Board of Underwriters,
the distance thrown not being sufficient
TO reach the top of four-story buildings.
Tears were shed at the theater last
night during Barrett affecting rendition
Of the misfoItunes Of the Man O
Airlee." 1t is fortunate that the family
circle is not the dress circle, as then the
boys in the parquette would have to look
at the play from beneath their umbrellas.
The Committee on Teachers of the
School Board has reported as to the
Clay street school middle, and on the
subject Of the literary attainments Of
Superintendent Pickett reported that
the suspicious subject should be dropped.
1t may be dropped by the School Board,
but will not be SO rudely treated by the
public.
No white Radical has turned over
since Mayor Leagues conversion on
Sunday last, but Colonel Heating, of the
Appeal, is probably at work on some
other political sinner whose recantation
will no doubt be published on Sunday
next. We do not think that John, the
Colonel's convert, will remain orthodox
any length of time.
At a nesting ofthe School Board helC
last evening a resolution was adopted
authorizing the President OF the Board
the Committee on Teachers and the
Superintendent, Jointly, to discharge
any principal, teacher or other employ
of the Board, whenever in their judg
ment the efficiency or good manage
ment Of the schools required.
Visitors to the new courthouse GnG
an intolerable nuisance in the number
Of locked doors belonging to public
Offices. Leave the doors unlocked SC
that visitors and those having business
can get around without being o~bstructed,
and will not be compelled to go out o
the building in order to get in, which i,
a paradox Of no unusual occurrence.
The court house is now thoroughly
heated, steam pipes and coils having
beeu placed in the building by Phil j
Mallon 4 Co., who performed the worl
by contract, and did it In a most sub
s~tantial and scientific manner. The
courthouse a now be kept warm and
comfortable, and no longer will we heal
complaints made by lawyers, judges an(
clerks. Mallon & Co, employed a larg,
force of workmen, who performed n
incredible amount Of work in q yer,
short space of time.
On Mardi Gras two Of the fair resi-
dents OF Alabama street visited thei
neighborS en- costume, but they did no
come down town or appear at the Expo
sition masquerade ball. One OF then
wore a most fashionable dress, the ma
terial being LEDGERs, and the othe
wore an Appeal dress. The costume
we're artisticell lily made. The lady VIII,
was enclosed and clasped in LEDGERs
no doubt inspired by the surrounding
paragraphs, was much more lively thai
her fair neighbor; but both met with a
! Avalanche Of compliments from thei
friends. We would like to be the owne
of that entire edition Of the LEDGER,
! What Ho There!