Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-03
LEDGER LINES.

hedu the Columns OF the LEDGER Tor
the places to purchase Mardi Gras goods.
Janauschek as Mary Stuart" the hap
less Queen Of Scotland, at the theater to-
night. .
The Barber of Seville by the Phillips
opera troupe at the Greenlaw Opera
House on Friday night.
A thunder storm swept e the city
yesterdaylafternoon. 1t may be regarded
as the herald of approaching spring.
A letter from Colonel Savage, publish
ed or the first page, on the subject of
the late Senatorial election, will be read
With interest.
Old Boreas, ia the shape offs Dorther,
howled and sung around street corners
last night, and this morning everything
was frozen up.
The grand annual ball Of the Italian
Society at Cochran Hall tonight will
be attended by a joyous crowd of ladies
and gentlemen.
Twelve hundred extra copies of the
LEDGER were sold on Monday, owing to
the full account contained therein of the
express robbery on Madison street.
One thousand and two convicts Ian.
guish in the %Penitentiary House at Nash
vile. They will not even be permitted
to attend the Nashville Mardi Gras cele-
bration.
Dame Nature supplies the rain and
the Police Court the chain.gang, by
which and by whom the streets and alleys
will be made prescntable or Mardi Grs.s
day-next Tuesday.
Special religious services in the lecture
room of the Linden street Christian
Church this evening, beginning at half
past seven o'clock. Seats are tree, and
everybody made welcome.
Representative Roush appeared on the
streets yesterday with a johnson head.
He had fallen upon a sharp piece OF
iron, which cut his face up badly and
knocked out several of his front teeth.
In the Criminal Court to day a negro
named Frank Scott was placed on trial
on the charge of killing a colore / brother
named Ransom Phipps, on thu, 24th OF
December last. near Wolf rive bridge.
They engaged in a quarrel 6 nd Scott
shot him with his little patent deringer.
Notwithstanding the contiru IONS rain
storm yesterday afternoon Il e theatel
was crowded by a fashiona III audience
last night, a compliment we'll deserved
by Madame Janauschek, who en- acted tint
dual role of Lady DedlGck " an "Hor
tense the French m aid, in Chesney
Void.
The Nashville papers are beslo5berin,
Andy johnson with person al puffs, full
some praise and syco' ehaHtic Uara
graphs. The Commoner cannot turl
around, wink his eye, TAX e a drink or d
anything else but what these Boswell
note it down and retail IL out to the a.
most disguised public.
No passes up or down Madison
street, between Main aud Front, without
casting a curious glance at basement No.
Is, the scene Of the Stock Insurance
Company speculation and the late roost
OF Parker, Blakely & Co., who carried
on business with a floating capital con.
sisting of a club aud a gunny sack.
Mr.. Mayer, advance agent of Lawrence
Barrett and company, arrived in the city
last evening in order to make arrange
ments Tor the appearance of Barrett at
the theater next Monday night, when he
Will commence a weeks engagement,
and will present the legitimate drama
IN a manner worthy of public patronage.
The St. Louis Packet Company no
longer delivers money packages in its
accustomed style, but has commissioner ed
Colonel Billy Dill to do the delivery bus
mess, which is done behind a dozen re-
%volvers, two pair Of deringers, a colu m.
bad and a mitrailleuse, all of viii CHI
armament he gracefully carries under
his oil cloth wrapper.
Lord and Lady Massarine, who came
to this land of liberty last summer with
the Irish Team of Riilemen who so dis
.tinguished themselves at Creedmoor. are
at the Peabody awaiting the approach of
the carnival. Lord M~assarine wears no
jewelry, dresses in a plain suit of Eng
lish tweed, wear a colored linen shirt.
smokes cigars and plays a wretched
game of four ball billiards.
General D. M. DuBose, a Shelby
county man, who last session repre-.
aented the alexander Stephens) Con.
gressional district Of Georgia, is now a
prominent candidate for Clerk of the
House Of Representatives, which cleo.
ion will take place at the next session.
At the last Congressional election in
Georgia General DuBose and other
young men gave way to Alexander Ste
phens, who now represents the district.
Several of the nine bid farewell to
their constituents yesterday afternoon
and started off for Nashville to indulge