Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-15
LEDGER LINES.

until Saturday next.
Sam X. Shelton has been elected Lord
Mayor Of Covington, Upton county.
At the Bartlett Circuit Court the
criminal docket is up for hearing this
week.
II rained all last night, during which
half a dozen thunder storms passed over
the city.
Captain Bill Forrest, who died at the
residence of his brother, on Union street,
was buried yesterday.
Yesterday a snow bank could be seen
in Center alley, corner of Court street,
the remnant Of the SNOW storm of Sun
day week.
The WEEKLY LEDGER will be pub
hshed tomorrow morning, and can be
found at the LEDGER counting-room and
at the leading news.stands.
Sergeant Pat McElroy has been
granted a few days leave of absence for
the purpose of visiting his family in
Benton county, in this State.
Wednesday next, the 18th instant and
st. Patrick's day, will be celebrated by
Company A, Irish Volunteers, who will
give a ball and supper at the Memphis
Club Hall.
Bayou Gayoso, near Market street, was
dragged by the police on Saturday, it
having been reported that the body Of a
murdered infant had been east into the
muddy waters. The search will be o n
tinued to-day.
The Avalanche man again asks the
LEDGER; why print the girls name
and not also that Of the man whom she
charges with her ruinH' Probably our
regard for one of the Avalanche men
prevented us from so doing.
A long-legged gentleman in a church
pew yesterday, wishing to go out, and
finding the door fastened, stepped over
the entire concern and made his exit.
He could not be penned up in that pew
with %impunity.
Colonel NJ. d. l.. Stewart, Clerk and
Master OF the Second Chancery Court,
returned from Nashville yesterday. He
says the bill abolishing the Second
Chancery and Second Circuit Courts
only awaits the signature OF Governor
Porter to become a law.
The General Assembly will adjourn
sine die on Saturday next, and then the
nine" will return TO receive the thanks
OF their constituents for doing everything
that was wrong and nothing that was
right, on in other words, misrepresenting
the wishes of their constituents.
The theatrical season will close ON
next Saturday night. Lessee Davey
and company will then leave for Indian
apolis, Indiana, where they will support
Lawrence Barrett and travel with him.
The theater will be closed probably until
April when Owens and his company
will appear.
The officers elect Of the Memphis and
Shelby County Bible Society are: Presi-
dent, &. Il. Porter; Vice Presidents, the
pastors of the various churches; Treasu-
rsr, K. G. Daniel; Secretary, T. H. Rice;
Executive COMMITTEES, the pastors of the
various cooperative churches and two
members Of each congregation.
Since the developments in the late
scandal in the alleged abortion case,
the police authorities have determined to
place under surveillance and probably
close a number of designation houses on
st. Martin and adjacent streets. A
raid upon these suspicious boarding and
lodging houses will be in order any
night.
In another column appears the card
of Colonel j. M. Coleman, Justice of
the Peace, who has opened an Office at
No. 294 Front street, lea the corner of
Madison. Colonel Coleman is also a
Notary Public, and will be found at his
office during business hours. Merchants
and other business men will find this
office the place to transact law matters
and bring civil suits, as all business will
be attended to with promptness and
dispatch.
Our high headed Immortal nine say
they care nothing for the office holders,
the lawyers of Memphis or the press.
During the November campaign they
were not so independent with reference
to the press, they then regarding the
press rs doing good work in advocating
their election. They charge that the
press has been subsidized, but they had
better dispose of the charge made by
the New 0rleans Times before they
attempt to prove the charge against the
press. When they ask to be reelected
the press will be heard from.
Last Saturday night the police had 10
visit a negro den kept by a negro saloon
keeper, Joe Lusher, on the corner Of
Main and Winchester streets. -Four
drunken negroes were arrested and car
ried to the station-hOuse from the pan
demonium. The Lusher saloon is a
standing nuisance in North Memphis.