Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-01
LEDGER LINES.


their grand rounds again.
The Tennessee Medical Society will
hold its annual session at Nashville
on Tuesday next.
Wednesday Eight next the General
Council viii assemble in solemn monthly
session for April.
The river is now within eight inches Of
high water mark of 1861. 1t rose over
two inches last night.
S~eventy.6ve ladies Of Jefferson. Texas,
protest against giving Woodruff (whO
will lecture soon a hearing.
Gas was lighted in stores all over
town to-day, owing to the cloudy and
dark weather and the rain storm.
Next Monday week the Caroline
Riching-B Bernard Opera Company will
commence a weeks engagement at the
theater.
Vic Woodruff and Tennie ClaAin are
still rsiding through Texas, scooping in
the dollars and selling pictures and
pamphlets. ok .lf
The cheerful Lottery game known as
"policy" is no longer to flourish in Mem
phis--at least so say the Police Com
m~issioners. 9
To day is the anniversary Of the
death of John c. Calhoun, Of South
Carolina, which event took place in
1850, twenty-six years ago.
Next Monday the work Of erecting
Court Square fountain will commence.
The fountain has been shipped from the
East and will be here in a few days.
Tomorrow night Prof. ArnOld's sacred
concert will be given at the theater. II
will attract a large and fashionable audi
ence and will be a delightful entertain.
ment. oifrr3 ssw1
Josh Billings (Mr, Shaw delivered
lecture on general topics at the theateI
last night before a large and fashionsbl,
audience. He repeats his lecture at tn,
matinee Monday.
The premium Centennial bale Of col
ton was raised by Mr.. Taylor, Of lie
county, Arkansas, from the seed Of th
famous Matagorda silk cotton, which wa
brought from Galveston, Texas.
City Sergeant,at-Arms Droesher ha
notified about one hundred doctors I
/ step up before the Recorder next wee
t and settle that ten dollars license ia
claimed by the city as due on the priv
lege question.
The jury in the Oicalla SANDER suit o
! trial before the Circuit Court has bee
l discharged until next Monday morning.
when they will again go into %conSult'
ton ever a verdict for either the plail
4 tiff or defendant.
> Imported French snails have becou
= a luxury for Memphis gourmands ar
: epicures. A w~ellknown merchant, {
I Yesterday, ate three dozen snails at Ga
!. toms, he believing all the time that the
were periwinkles from the sea coast.
The Mayor receives scores Of apple
It tons daily from persons fined by the r
h corder for misdemeanora, and they
+ think that the Mayor is a higher cou
q of appeals whose duty it is to remit
fines aud penalties on mere applicatio
l. Councilman John Rourke, Of the Sc
ond ward, leaves this evening for Il
Is Springs, Ark, having been granted s
weeks leave of absenc by the Counc
It To the Little Rockers and Hot Syringe
we commend Councilmsn Rourke as oil
the boys, and worthy Of cultivati,
LA attention.
, The iye and Police Commissioners
, tbo;r maetNg yesterday appointed
oamn;,.o ~ '-aft rules and regulatio
Co. ,ha aovsrnmen of both department.
has been needeu LOT some t'me'
It is necessary that sub, 'raina'eS Snou
e know when they are do, ug r'En' a.
when doing wrong.
The April term Of the ohsncery Gov
!, will begin on Monday next. During !
!. last term (october) just closed TWEEN
:. divorces we're granted by Chancell
Morgan and t~wenty.four new divOr
:, cases were fled in the office Of the Olel
!, On Monday next the Bridges d'vor
ease will be taken up and concluded.
10 The Police Commissioners at o NE
at ing held on yesterday afternoon ma
O. an order for the suppression of Ike
is establishments, and in accordance vi
the order the police notified the propr
tors of these establishments last nii
n that they had to shut up or run
chances Of being raided and arres
nightly. Keno is not correct OF
again. ,o %
- Among the best officers on the pol
T. patrol force may be numbered Serges.
+. Arrata and McElroy, both Of whom
q their duty without ostentation and "
!. p~Oliteness. AT II N. to-day the pol
/. force changed ends-as to day and nj
d, ,ty. Captain Wetherford and Serge
Ar rata taking charge of the day pat
force for three months and Capt
p..ur ond Sergeant McElrOY tax