Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-21
LEDGER LINES.

Canned tongue and beef at Oliver,
Finnie & Co.'S.
Matters are exceedingly quiet in po-
lice circles at present.
South Memphis INDUCED in a FIRE at
one o'clock this morning.
Spring dresses adorned the persons Of
many ladies' ~promenading on Main street
to-day.
Next week we will have the Julia
Mathews English Opera Company at the
theater.
The river at present stands fifteen feet
and three-fourths inches below high wa.
ter mark.
Thanks to Spangler, of 37S Main
street, for the latest Chicago and Cincin-
natl papers.
State superintendent of Instruction
Leon Trousdale will lecture at Cochran
Hall tonight on the subjectof Education.
Mercury went up pleasantly in this
market yesterday and to-day, and made
the hour Of noon as sweet as a love
letter.
The reelection Of Colonel Michael
Magevney as Police and Fire Commits
siener seems to be generally popular and
desired.
Tomorrow will be the last day upon
which processes can issue from the
United States Court, made returnable to
the May term.
In the Criminal Court to-day William
McNeal (negro) was placed on trial for
burning G. W. Psyne's cotton gin and gin
mandatory on Poplar street, some
weeks since.
Sheriff Anderson has gone to Nashville
with thirteen convicts, whose aggregate
terms Of service amount to seventy.nine
years, for which period the %couvicts will
do the State some service.
The Jefferson street Theater Comiaue
will open up on tomorrow night, upon
which occasion Messrs. Russell and
Ryan will take a benefit. A fine bill has
been selected for the evenings entertain
ment.
The County Quarterly Court will meet
on Monday next for the purpose Of re-
ceiving the report of the special COM
mittee appointed to consider the propo-
sition of settlement made by ex-County
Trustee Woodward.
Nothing of public interest, or in fact
Of any interest, transpired at the meet.
ing Of the Police and Fire Commission.
ers on yesterday afternoon, save the sus-
pending and restoring to place Of a
patrolmsn who was charged with some
minor offense.
To lead the fashions is the ambition of
mere than n male Memphian, and in
consequence several gentlemen now
appear on the streets without coats, which
gives them a business air at least, but
the weather being warm any kind of an
ar is better than none.
Tomorrow will be St. Georges Day.
st. George is the patron saint of Eng.
land. He suffered martyrdom in Asia
Minor in the fourth century of the Chris.
tan era. St. Georges Day is usually
celebrated in this city by the English
residents.
Charley Cartrell (black), aged about
thirteen years and a rag picker by pro-
f%ession, fell down a stairway on Adams
street, near Third, about 81 o'clock this
morning and broke his left ankle heal
the foot. The boy was carried out to the
City Hospital.
The busy buffalo gnat still fingers
around to annoy stock, and even the
musical notes Of the cheerful mosquito
can be heard in the land. What can be
more startlingly suggestive of spring
than to see a street sign wherein is
written, " Buffalo gnat oil for sale here"
Quite a large and intelligent audience
attended the theater last night and heard
the lecture of Major Joe Barbiere, on the
Balance of Power. The lecture was
deliberately prepared, and was delivered
in an artistic manner, all OF which pro-
duced the most pleasing impressions
upon the audience.
Shall the beaux give up smoking and
chewing, and shall the ladies give up
powder, paint, ribbons, etc., and con-
tribute the amount of money usually
lavished upon these Injuries to the poor;
is one Of the social conundrums now
aEitating the public mind from a Ladies'
Christian Association standpoint.
The proposition of settlement made to
the county by ex-Trustee Woodward was
rejected by the County Court Commit
tee on yesterday, and a report to that
effect will be made to the Court. The
acceptance Of the proposition by the
county was resisted by Attorney General
Wright, and was advocated by ex.Gov.
Harris, counsel of Mr.. Woodward.
The average M~emphian, finding him.
self barred out from Court Square while
the work Of erecting the fountain is pro.
crossing, now puts his nose through the
iron railing surrounding the square and