Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-08
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Monday Evening, march s, 1875.
LEDGER LINES.

Chamber of Commerce meeting this
AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Bowers as " Mary Stuart" at the
theater tonight.
Nothing new in the courts Of record
or at the Police Court.
The Bartlett Circuit Court is in SEES.
sion, Judge Ray presiding.
Professor Mueller will give a German
at the Memphis Club Hall this evening.
The days are nearly twelve hours in
length-the u rises at $50 and sets
ats.
The river is rising rapidly in conse-
quence of the big swells in all its tribu-
%taries.
The mortuary report for the week is
as follows: Total deaths, 20; whites, TO-;
blacks, l3.
Instead of being in the north temper
ate zone last night, Memphis was within
either the arctic or antarctic circles.
Why will newspapers continue to call
the negro a colored MANI They might
as we'll call the whites uncolored men.
Many of the beautiful magnolia trees
in Court Square we're broken down yes.
terday by the weight of the snow crystals.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the LEDGER counting room and at the
leading news stands tomorrow morning.
The burglar and Jail breaker Ed Nc
Coy, recaptured at New Orleans, now
rests securely in his old cell at the
county Jail.
General Marcus j. Wright has. retired
from the editorial management and les
seeship of the Jackson (Tenn.) Wing
and Tribune.
The anniversary of the Shelby County
Bible Society was celebrated yesterday
at the Court Street Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church.
Civil Rights William was literally
pelted yesterday, as were all ether citi.
zens, regardless of race, color or previous
condition of servitude.
Mr.. John W. Norton, of the Davey
dramatic company, returned to-day after
an absence from the city. He resumes
his position in the company.
The freeze last night made It slippery
and uncertain for pedestrians this morn
ing. Humility as well as pride had
many a fall on Main street.
Sleighing yesterday had its pleasures
and sorrows. The latter arrived when
the sleighing party had to pass the snow
balling crowds on street corners.
Men in fancy cutters, primitive sleighs,
rough Sleqs with b%uggies mounted.
thereon, dashed up and down street yes
terday to the naturalization of the bells.
The United States District and Cir
cult Courts will open on tomorrow, pro.
vided Judge Emmons will arrive in time
from Louisville, where he has been hold.
ing court.
Observer H. NJ. LRdwig, of the Signal
Service station at this point. reports the
depth of snow yesterday at nine inches,
and the amount Of melted snow at fifty.
seven hundredths Of an inch.
Superintendent Barrett, OF the street
car company, had a primitive looking
snow pillow or COW catcher attached to a
fat car to-day, with which the tracks
we're cleaned Of snow and slush.
Old Mac Morris, the last Of the ex-
press robbers, is reported to have gone
to Europe, but yet the deteGbyep are
hunting his m~aterialized spirit along the
Mississippi river, and will capture it ere
long.
1t showed continuously from FIVE
o'clock on Saturday afternoon uptil nine
o'clock yesterday morning. The depth
Of snow on the streets was twelve
inches, but this was far above the real
nav depth Gu open and level ground.
The inv in the COW stealing Osse of
,bo state vs.. Curtin, having failed to
agree, we're discharged on Saturday, and
in consequence the case will have 70 be
heard again at tho next term Of the
Criminal Court, provided the Attorney
General does not see fit to enter q mol
pros"
According tothe Courier.Journa mau,
the only way that the immortal nine"
could by any possibility be considered as
bribed to vote for A. j., was by taking a
swig out Of the little brown jug in No.
g." but we know that not one Of the