Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-18
LEDGER L1EEs.
Spring commences on next Monday.

rroet anu lco IOEmou last niRub DO
meath the chilly blasts from the North
west.
The theatrical season at the Memphis
Thester closes with the performance TO-
night.
Msggie Mitchell as "Fanchon" at the
theater matinee to-day and as Little
Barefoot tonight.
In the United States Court the petition
in bankruptcy Of J. s. Rosenthsll was
filed with the clerk.
The Knights Of Innisfail and their
friends INDUCED in a pleasant hop at
Cochran Hall last night.
The State felony docket of the Bart
lett Circuit Court will be called on Mon
day next by Judge Ray.
Nine drupks and d~isorderlies appeared
at the Recorders matinee to-day and
we're 6ned the usual AMOUNT.
We call attention 10 a lecture, for
young men especially, tomorrow night,
at the Central Baptist Church.
See advertisement of sale at vicks.
burg, next Wednesday, Of 700 bales OF
damaged cotton froui the steamer Mary
Bell.
Burglars and sneak thieves continue
their depredations throughout the city.
The police authorities should keep
awake.
Owing to the high wind yesterday the
river resembled a sea with rolling bill.
lows aud white caps rambling on the
shore in every direction.
Meeting OF merchants at the Cotton
Exchange at 4 o'clock this afternoon
with reference to the Nicolson pavement
tax on merchants capital.
The Memphis and Little Rock Rail.
road Company is putting down new ties
along the entire line and ia otherwise
placing the track in first7class order.
Cotton bale entries for the Centennial
and for the $1,000 premium offered by
our Chamber Of Commerce will close on
Monday next. Already thirty.two en-.
tries have been made.
A drunk countryman appeared or
Main street early this forenoon, and wal
the observed Of all observers in thic
temperance city. lie was celebrating
the vernsl s%olstice in advance,
Sol Coleman. the lieyeliest cigar mar
in this city, is having a tremendous rur
on his new brand, the ."Piccadora.
They are worthy the patronage Of tn,
smoking public, and only cost Eve cent
each.
Father Mcnamara, Of St. Patrick,
Church, delivered a learned and elo
quent sermon on the life Of St. Patricl
yesterday before the ish-American so
cieties who attended that church in
body.
The criminal jury in the case Of tn
State va. John D. Grace, indictment 70
murder, returned q verdict late last eve
ming Of mauslaughter and Fixed tn
penalty at two years imprisonment il
the penitentiary.
The practice Of permitting minors Il
drink in saloons, play billiards, etc.
without the consent Of their parents o
guardians should be prevented BY the pc
lice authorities, as the law is quite stric
upon this subject.
Two saddled horses, celebrating tn
advent of spring. ran away up Second b
Adams this forenoon, clearing both side
walks Of pedestrians. At the abov
point they plunged into a tombston
yard, and got the worst Of it by the col
lision.
a street sprinkler made its appearance
on Main street yesterday in order to en-
gage in a conflict with the flying dust
that became quite as annoying to pedes
trians as does the flying dust OF tn
Sahara Desert to the travellers in tina
dresry region of country.
The society or jenkins reporter Of th
Avalanche announced this morning tina
Mr.. Horace E. Andrews, Clerk Of tn
United States Court, had returned from
t New Orleans with his bride and would
receive callers to day. Mr.. Andrews ha
returned from a trip to New Orleans
has no bride, don't want any, and wi
not receive csllers at the place indicated
Yesterday being st. Patrick Day th.
custom was INDUCED in called "drownin
the shamrock by many Of our Irish
American fellow.citizens. The way it
done is to take sprig Of trefOil or sham
t rock, place it at the bottom Of a glass
g pour whisky on it to suit the taste, an
then-well, 1t ia unnecessary in thi
mintjulip land to recount what follows
: The jurisconsnlt Of the Avalanche i
still %endeavoring to master the police o
Gee imbroglio from a newspaper stand
point. We are glad Of this, as ever
D newspaper man should know somethin
as to the laws Of the land and the dutie
as we'll IS the responsibilities Of oficialI
i, so that be can write understanding
: when some conflict Of Jurisdiction make
its appearance.