Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-22
THE CITY.
LEDGER LINES.

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its way northward.
This is Holy Week, and Le.1t will close
on Sunday next, Easter.
The celebration of the Hebr rev Feast
OF Purim closed last evening.
During the past week we had a POI
pourri in the way OF weather.
Bouquets Of early spring A Lowers are
selling at from two to five dollars each.
The mortuary reporffor the past weeb
shows total deaths at 2l-.whites, 9;
blacks, IL.
Social circles il Memphis are begin.
ming to be agitated about approaching
weddings.
The police %patrolmeu are looking out
for about sixty hackmen whose licenses
have expired.
The grass is growing rapidly in Court
Square, and here and there a violet peeps
up at the passer-by.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be found at
the LEDGER counting.room and at the
leading news stands to. morrow morning.
The Arbitration Court, Judges McKis.
lex, Jackson and Cochran presiding, is
in session to-day in the Second Chancery
Courtroom.
A lot Of Strawberries from New Or
leans was in the city on Saturday. They
sold rapidly at a dollar a box, and a
small box at that.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. Our
Catholic fellow.citizens wore palm in
their hats, according to the ancient Gus.
tom Of Christian lands.
Afternoon prayer meetings are flour
iShing 1.-THE First Baptist church. Every
other afternoon during the week prayer
meetings for children will be held.
A newspaper reporter in order to be
able to get up items in these dull times
must become what Aristophanes called
Socrates, "a keeper of a thinking shop"
The Sheriff of Dyersburg, Tennessee,
arrived here to-day for the purpose of
taking back with him Gil Tate, who was
arrested in this city on a charge of muir
der.
Two sports stripped on Monroe street
near Second yesterday morning and
engaged in a rough and tumble fight for
several minutes. Results, no damage
aud no arrests.
Barney Hughes will deliver a dollar
lecture at the theater tonight on the sub.
ject Of THE Memphi and its Exposure. "
The professor will solve the riddle in the
most approved manner
Owing to illness Judge Emmons, Of
the United States Court, was unable to
appear in Court this morning, and in
consequence the Court was adjourned
until ? o'clock in the afternoon.
1t has become fashionable in Mem
phis to publish births, as we'll as deaths,
marriages and divorces, under the sensi-
BILE rule hat a persons entrance into
this world is quite as worthy of a notice
as the exit.
Yesterday, the 2lst inst, was the FIRST
day Of the spring season. In this, the
Northern Hemisphere, this season com
mences at the time OF the vernal equinox
and ends at the time Of the summer sol
stice, or June.
The legislative dog law provides for
the annual payment Of a tax Of one dol.
lar for each male dog aud five dollars for
each female dog. This law will cause
considerable snarling and gnaahing Of
teeth IN Memphis.
Foremen Of Grand Juries are now en-
powered by law to administer oaths to
all witnesses brought before them to tes-
tify as to violations Of the criminal laws
Of the State in all cases where the Clerks
Of the Criminal and Circuit Courts may
now aiminister said oaths."
Why is it that on muddy days when
you hail q street.car the driver rings his
bell, whirls his brake, pulls bis mule and
checks up until the would-bs passenger
wades out to the cur, aEl when almost
within reach The driver let's Ay his brake,
howls Mt his mule apd drives on furiopsly
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