Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-11
THE CITY.
~ EMP HIS
Friday Evening, Feb. III, IS7e.
LEDGER LINES.

break out in the city. os
The Grand Lodge Of the Tennessee
Knights of Pythias adjourned its session
at Nashville Wednesday.
The news stands are filed with vAlen-
tines, and the variety stores with masks
aud other Mardi.G ira things.
Professor Tice predicts cold aud bad
weather between new and the 18th Of
this month-cold rains and SHOWS.
The trial Of Joe Chase, for the murder
of Leon COhupe, the French dairyman,
is progressing at the Criminal Court,
Several negroes we're arrested in the
Tenth ward yesterday on the charge Of
killing cattle and hogs Oh the commons.
The ordinance creating a Board Of
Public Works will come up for discussion
at the General Council meeting tonight.
The German National Bank has been
selected by City Treasurer Nicely as the
place where to keep the money and other
funds of the city.
Judge Henry G. Smith has our thanks
for a pamphlet containing the proceed
ings Of the st. Louis Southern Pacific
Railroad Convention,
The sale Of reserved seats at the thea
ter for Mr.. Raymond's engagement as
Colonel Mulberry Sellers" next week,
commenced this morning.
Nominations will probably be made by
Mayor Flippin at the General Council
meeting tonight for the offices of City
Tax,Collector and Comptroller.
Many of our local weather prophets
predicted rain last night, because there
appeared a halo around the noon but
the best rain signs failin dry weather,
DR.. Erskine, Health Officer, is enforc-
ing the sanitary laws, by ordering the
removal Of all distractions on sidewalks
and streets, in alleys and cutters, etc.
But few dodgers now apply for shelter
at the station house at night; they sleep
out Of doors beneath the eoft moonlight,
like our great ~progenitors, Adam and
Eve. iW ,ac7ita'3 a4alodi
The Circuit Court adjourned to-day
out Of respect to the memory Of Van A.
W. Anderson, and for the purpose Of
giving the members Of the bar on oppor-
tunity to attend the funeral.
Crowds Of people visited the bluff yes.
terday afternoon to witness the depart
ure of the big steamer Mary Bell, on
which was quite a large excursion party
of ladies destined for New Orleans.
Deputy Sheriff Dreyfus on yesterday,
while in charge Of the Criminal Court
grand jury, lost on Main street a Masonic
keystone charm from his watch chain.
His name is engraved upon the charm.
Edwin Adams will appear as "Pythias"
in the play Of Damon and Pythias, atthe
theater tonight, Mr.. Couldock taking the
role Of Damon AT the matinee to-
morrow Marble Heart will be the attrac.
ton. d0 ens
On Monday, the day before Mardi.
LGras, the Ulks will escort King Menus
to the gates Of the city, when the keys
will be surrendered and Rex Carnivalli
will rule Memphis until Ash Wednesday
morning.
In the suburbs and surrounding coun,
try the apple aud pear and peach trees
are in bloom unaffected by the late frostt
and SHOWS. The elm, maple and box
elder trees are budding, and the blue
birds are singing a welcome to spring.
Captain Van A. W. Andersen, a well
known member of the Memphis bar, vat
buried from St. Peters Catholic Church
this morning. Captain Anderson was
born at Vicksburg, Miss, and vas
graduate Of St. Xsvier's College, Gin
%cinnati, Q,
The average young man now practices
vocal music at and after midnight on
Main street. Sometimes a trio or quar-
tette break forth in strains that set al
the dogs barking from Pinch to For
Pickering. 1t is astonishing what a mu
steal effect beer-drinking has on SO maDy
young men.
; The b~lackboards Of the Cotton Elk
change show the following figures to-day
Receipts of cotton for the past week, 10,
700 bales; for the season, 1868, 063; ship
msnts for the week, 1905; for the sea
/ son, BOG, 7e5 stock on hand, $780, sale
. for the week. II, 200, principally tsker
by spinners.
: The Boltsn Big Creek murder cas-,
will probably hs taken up tomorrow BY
/, Judge Adams, Of the Criminal Court, OF
/ . question Of application for bail on tn,
petitions of Tom Bolton and other de
fendsnts indicted and arrested for III,
, murder Of the fisherman Jack shbuor
at Randolph Landing,
. Ia the cAseBof Harry Waldran, VIII,
, was placed on trial yesterday in thu
/. Criminal Court on an indictment charg
|. ing him With the murder Of Mr.. Morri
on the corner Of Front and RxchAngI
streets in April last, the jury returned