Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-19
LEDGER LINES.

To-day is the Feast Of St. Joseph, the
earthly father Of Jesus Christ.
AS an English friend Of ours puts II,
this is beastly weather, by Jove.
Maum Gre, with Mr.. Murphy in the
leading role, at the theater tonight.
Police circles have become disgustingly
dull from the reporter standpoint.
The next attraction at the theater will
be De Murska-the week after next.
Sentimental as we'll as practical people
are enjoying the beautiful moonlight
nights.
Lenten fish dinners are all the rage in
certain fashionable religious circles at
present.
The list Of cases to be heard before
the Arbitration Court will be found in
another column.
Monday next will be the commence.
ment Of what is known as Holy week OF
the Lenten season.
We regret to learn that Manager Pen.
noyer's benefit at the theater last night
was net a bonanza.
A gentleman by the name Of Hughes
will appear as a lecturer at the theater
next Monday evening.
Ex-Governor 10 Brooks has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Little Rock. 10.
seph is now coming down to his level.
Lessee Dayey and dramatic company
will leave IN Sunday for Indianapolis,
Ind, where they join Lawrence Barrett.
Prayer meetings are popular in Mem.
phis at present. At many of the
churches these exercises are carried on
daily.
In another column will be found a St.
Louis dispatch, stating that the Life AS
ISOLATION Of America is solvent, with Q
good surplus Of assets.
Last night the residence of Robert
White, on the corner of Second and Nil
streets, was entered by thieves, who car
ried off a lot Ct household supplies.
The river continues to back himself
up daily, very much to the apprehension
Of those planters who are residing or
low ground and surrounded by levees.
Going West on foot at present from
this point would involve some very tai
wading in the Arkansas bottoms, ant
would also be suggestive Of voluntar,
retirement from civilization.
Three ropers for gambling houses, L
A. Thorpe, NJ. F. Murphy and G
Oswald, were each fined fifty dollars thi
morning by the Recorder on the charg,
of swindling a countryman out of thirt,
dollars.
Quite a large crowd visited the bluff
yesterday evening to look at the Missis
sippi, gaze at the setting sun and watcl
the Cheek and Hoppin' Phil Allin
back out and skip around the bend q
Presidents Island.
Secretary Toof, of the Chamber O
Commerce, furnished the members O
the Indiana editorial excursion part,
with copies Of his invaluable repor
showing the trade, progress, etc., o
Memphis, which is a most elaborate ant
valuable work Of reference.
A popular legend escribes to st. Pat
rick the Punishment of snakes and othe
venomous creatures from Ireland b,
means of his crosier or staff, whicl
Ralph Higden in his "Polychronicon'
mentions as being kept with great ven
Grafton at Dublin in 1880.
The b~lackboards of the Cotton Elk
change to-day show the following fact
and figures; Receipts of cotton for tn.
week, 1862 bales; for the season, 298, l69
Shipments for the week, lO,O87; for tb,
season, 260,472; stock on hand, 43,522
sales for the week, 5000, mostly takel
by spinners.
Councilmen Moores, Fisher, Greer
and Aldermen Dent and Happek hav,
been appointed by the General Council
a committee to solicit subscriptions 70
the relief of the sufferers by storm ant
flood at Rienzi. From the above it viii
be seen hat the city subscribed tire,
Councilmen and two Aldermen.for the
relief Of the above named people.
Tomorrow our Senators aid Repre-
sentatlyes, numbering nine, will be pat
off for their attendance during th,
seventy-six days of the session. 1t il
proposed to continue in session a few
days longer, but no quorum will b
present without pay. The Granger
want TO 60 home and attend to tn,
-
craps" and the others to attend to pri
vate business.
Mr.. Land, Of the Indiana editorial ex
c%ursion party, lost in this city on Wed
nesday night a pocket-book containing
two one thousand dollar notes, ffty-ont
dollars in money and a ticket over tn,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, etc
The finder is privileged to keep thl
money if he or she will send pocket. bool
and other contents to j. L. Land, Sta
Office, Edenburg, Indiana.
Several tonsorial artists ia this city
speak of emigrating to California; bu