Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-26
LEDGER LINES.

memphis IS suffering from vretChed
sidewalks.
The Two Orphans at the theater matt.
nee to-day and also to. night.
Praying for fine weather for Mardi-
GFas is not inirequent at present.
The bankrupt case of ]. D. Williams is
set for hearing tomorrow in the Federal
Court.
st. Pstrick's Church Fair st Assembly
Hall continues to attract crowds Of peo-
pie nightly.
The Memphi has selected the subject
of Poetry" for their street-pageart on
next Tuesday night.
A lot Of twenty Eve dressed deer
reached the city yesterday; which makes
the venison market lively.
Kiag Menus royal feet will arrive at
the landing at 2 o'clock on next Monday
10 take possession OF the city.
Go to Sol Coleman, get a Piccadora
and some OF his love cards, which are
given away to every customer.
Waddy Thompson has not as yet given
bail bonds, and consequently remains in
custody Of the Sheriff at the county Jail.
The reserved seats on the grand stand
sre being rapidly taken. Go to Boyle &
Chapman's aud select while tbs chance
is left.
The Teachers Institute exercises will
take place as usual this afternoon and
tonight at the COurt-street Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
Mondays LEDGER will be full Of utter.
esting reading matter aud a large edition
will be published, a fact which advertis.
ers will not overlook.
1t is rumored at Little Rock that Col.
A. P. Curry, formerly Sheriff of this
county, will soon be appointed United
States Marshal for Arkansas.
The West Tennessee Teachers Insli-
tute, in session in this city, will adjourn
tonight to meet again next year at some
other point in West Tennessee.
The grand Mardi-Gras stand erected
on the west side of Court Square, on
Main street, is an object of interest al
present both to citizens and strangers.
Major U. Ozauue, of Pauols county
Miss has purchased one.half interestiu
Gaston's restaurant for ten thousand
dollars, cash, and will become connected
with the establishment in May next.
Fatty McGinnis, the Memphis hack.
man who assisted in asssulting a Texa,
deputy sheriff at Little Rock a few
nights since, has been committed in de
fault Of bail by Judge Peck, OF that city
Ia the Circuit Court to-day, befor,
Judge Heiskell, an argument is hearing
on g motion for q ~re-hearing of the case
of Attorney General Wright vs.. Shelby
County, involving a question of fees o
Office. e.
The retail game market to-day is al
f%ollows: Venison hams, Is to zoe pei
pound quails, spipe and rabbits, 25t
each, Shad-fsh, 75c each; Mackiuav
trout and redsnappers, Is to zoe each.
Mrs. Woodruff has weak lungs, anC
has telegraphed to her affinity, Colone
Blood, from Galveston, Texas, as follows
Cant stand Southern climate; must g,
North; will ill all Western engagement
soon.'
Wagon loads Of gravel are bein,
dumped along the streets for the purpos,
Of filling up the holes in the NicolsoI
pavement, preparatory for the Mardi
Gras celebration on next Monday AMI
Tuesday.
A coal cart horse backed into the rive,
yesterday from a barge, and was drown
ed. The body of the nsble animal haI
neither been found nor inquested as yet
except by the catfish and m~nd-turtles 0
the Father of Waters.
To-day is the anniversary of tbe pas
sage Of a bill by toe Italian Senate con
ferring upon Victor Emanuel the title O
King of Italy, in 1861; also, the ami
versary of the treaty OF peace between
France and Prussia, in 1871.
Hotels, restaurants aud boarding
houses are filling up rapidly 10 conse
quepoe Of Mardi. Gras. Rooms hsyt
been engaged weeks in advance, anC
every effort is being made to accomms
date the multitude that will be here dur
ing the Carnival.
A subscriber asks US the origin of thu
term police 1t is derived from the
Greek word p" polls a city. The term
" peelers" originated in ireland wher
Sir Robert Peel was secretary for thai
island, and established the armed con
stabulary force who are nicknameG
"peelers.
Hundreds of people visited the bluffs
yesterday afternoon to witness the de
parture of the coast packets Phil Allin
Cheek, 0sceola Belle and Idlewild. The
Alliu aud the Cheek had a lively race
from the landing down toe stretch unit
they we're lost to sight behind the poinI
onnosita president'a Isiand