Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-28
LEDGER LINES.
co your maeka and suitn ready.

tiCNot " ucub II JeuerbOn street.
fifteen cents per pound.
For the benefit of the public, mask
aud suits will be on sale at the Expos
ton ball on Mardi- Gras night,
TIE Board Of Health mortuary repor
for the past week is as follows: Tota
deaths, l6; whites, 10; blacks, 6.
Bsb-cocktails we're drunk yesterda,
quite freely by those who toasted I'm
weather for to-day and tomorrow.
St. Patrick's Church fair and fcstiva
at Assembly Hall, on Main street, nes
Gayoso, tonight and tomorrow night.
Couldock as Luke Fielding" in tn
Willow copse, supported by the Able.
Dramatic Company, at the theater ia
night.
Thursday night next Robinson's celt
brated minstrels will make their appea,
ance at tho Assembly Hall, on Mai
street, neal Gayoso.
The connecting rails between Littl
Rock and Hot Springs. Ark, we're lai
on Thursday last, and next day the pa,
senger train ran through.
The wind whipped around from III
southwest to the northwest last nigh
thereby bringing about much cooler an
clearer weather for the carnival.
The anniversary Of the Memphi
Bethel was duly celebrated at the me-
Bethel building, corner Of Adams stree
and Charleston avenue, yesterday.
The mail box of the Memphi is at tn
front door Of the First National Banl
1 on Madison street All communication
intended for the Grand 0uro should b
placed therein.
The Fort Pickering cotton and woole
goods factory is advancing toward con
pletion rapidly. Several carloads Of mi
chinery just arrived we're carried dow
to the factory to day.
Tonight a concert and dramatic 81
tertaiument, for the benefit Of the poo
will be given at the Memphis Club Hal
corner of Second and Union streets, III
der the direction Of Mrs. Ellis.
The West Tennessee Teachers Inst
tute, which has been in session in thi
city during the past week at the Coul
street Presbyterian Church, adjourne
sine die on Saturday afternoon.
Last night some person or person
broke into Sol Coleman's cigar store an
carried of q lot Of cigars and tobacco
the value OF $50. Rosa Conchas' wei
never disposed Of so rapidly before.
During the Mardi Gras celebration b
ware of sneak thieves and burglars. I
not leave your houses unguarded Q
Mardi.Gras night, as robbers take a
vantage Of these public celebrations.
Several river packets came in yeste
day afternoon with full loads of passeI
gers for Mardi Gras. The bands on boal
the packets struck up and the crowds {
the bluff cheered, just as if it was n
Sunday.
The high wind yesterday and Ia
night blowing from the southwest pr
duced tall waves in the Mississippi. II
breaking Of the wavesih midstream ga
forth a sound similar to that produce
by the ocean
Mr.. q. Il. Acklin, OF this city, VIC
the $500 purse at the pigeou-shootir
tournament at New Orleans. Mr.. H. '
Sherman, a well known shot. won Il
tournament prize of $1,000. The shoe
ing was at ten single birds.
The magnificent steamer Mary Be
which left this port for New Orleans 10
Thursday, burned to the waters edge
Vicksburg landing last night. The
were about one hundred Mardi-Gras e
cu%rsionists on board; among others, M
Truehart and wife aud Mr.. Campbe
and wife. Of this city, but fortunately l
lives were lost. Boat and cargo a tot
loss.
Saturday night a thief entered Il
room of Mr.. John Milford, on VanC
street, and carried off about two hundr'
dollars worth of clothing, leaving NJ
milford almost in the Flora McFhmsl
CON ition Of nothing to wear" an tn
be can r,Sueat with feeling Tom Hood
"song Of the Shirt" This is the thir
time that Mr.. Milford has been plu
dered Of clothing during the past twel'
months.
In the Louisville Courier-Journal tel
grams of the 26th, from Memphis, it
boldly stated that the subject Of Il
Memphi pageant will be Poverty" ell
will consist Of twenty-eight floats
fats, containing tsblesux. "PoverI
Flats" was i~mmortalized by Bret Har
in Her Letter" and to the Couri'
Journal mar we can recall the lines;
For my heart is out there in the bitches
And you struck 1t on Poverty Flats,
II is needless to state that the subject
the grand pageant will be Poetry instei
of Poverty.