Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-15
LEDGER LINES.

Inc smaitpox nea ofoken out at 20
lumbia, Tennessee.
Maggie Mitchell as Little Barefoot
at the thester tonight . sssil 1o.
& Knights Of Innisfail ball on next Fri
day night at Cochran Hall.
The General Council will assemble
again on the night Of Wednesday. the
fifth Of April.
10 the Criminal Court to-day, the case
of the State vs.. John P. Grace, iadict-
msut for the murder o. Taylor, Is on
trial.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Hill. Councilman from
the Tenth ward, sent 10 his resignation
last night IS 3 member Of the Council
Mr.. A. B. Morrison was elected TO Gil
the vacancy, .ia
The ordinance empowering Mayor
Flippin to convey the bluff site Of the
Custom-house to the United States Gov.
eminent passed on its final reading last
night before the General Council.
Numbers Of Mississippi and Arkansas
planters are in the city purchasing mules
for work on the next crop, and in conss.
quence the price Of mules has advanced
to correspond with the lively demand.
Spring begins on Tuesday next, Ii,
2lst inst, about which time our literary
editor will be ready to wade through the
annual and numerous poems on Spring
contributed to the LEDGER by local
rhymsters.
In the Board Of Aldermen last night
Alderman Brown offered a resolution
with reference to the closing Of drinking
saloons on Sundays. The resolution
was referred to the City Attorney, but II
was tabled in the Council.
Prot. Cushman leaves the city to day
for jackson, Tennessee, where he will
deliver his celebrated free lecture on the
Horse" and will introduce his wonder,
full patent bride bits, something to be de.
sired by all horsemen aud farmers.
Prot. Tics, of St. Louis, has earned
the gratitude Of Memphis ice dealers BY
furnishing the warm spell Of weather
during the past few weeks, and has also
earned the gratitude oil coal dealers by
furnishing rain during the past few dayp.
The week after next, commencing
Monday, 9th, and for three nights, the
Julia Mathews comic opera troupe will
appear at the Memphis Theater. The
three remaining nights Of the week will
be filed in by Kelly & Icons Ministries.
One General J. D. Webster, Of Chicago
handed in his checks" Afew days since
General Webster built those stupendeu,
earthworks in Fort Pickering called. fol
grandeur, forts" or Notifications. A
present these works look like the relic
OF the mound builders much more thar
the result Of a Websterean brain, at leas
of the Daniel Webster stripe.
The word dollar is derived from tn
German "thsler.' Greenbacks is thu
popular same used to designate the lega
currency Of the United States. The ma
tional bank notes are not a legal tender
United States bonds are written pledge
OF the Federal Government, to be re
deemed in money on or before q givel
date, and drawing a specified interest il
the meantime. iisg. rs esI
DR. 3. NJ. willet, President Of Oh,
Board Of Health, having rendered BIZ
resignation Of that position, Mayo
Flippin notified the General Coun
Gil last night aud nominated DR.. r. r
Brown to fill the vacancy. but the Gen
ersl Council after six u~nsnccessful bal
lots refused to confirm the nomination
so the matter goes over to the next gen
eral meeting, to be held on the 6rS
Wednesday 10 April. surloi
la another column will be found thu
startling advertisement Of G. Il. Pome
roy 4 Co., the great yeast powder mer
Of Memphis. Pomeroy's yeast powders
are uaed by ell good housekeepers, mo-
only in this city but throughout this ant
adjoining States. No family can rise il
the opinion ofthe world unless they pat
rouize the polite and popular Pomeroy
Of the great tea store on Main, between
Union and Gayoso streets.
AT a meeting of merchants held at Ii,
Cotton Exchange last night, for the pur
pose Of taking action with reference t
the levy Of q Nicolson pavement tax OF
the capital of merchants, q committed
consisting Of Messrs. John G. Fizer, c
W. Goyer and Louis Hanaaer was ap
pointed to consult with leading lawyer
as to the legality Of the proposed tax ant
to report the result Of such consultation
at an adjourned meeting to be held o
the same place on next Saturday night
An excited and indignant citizen say
that the reason why the Republican
beat the Democracy in the New Hamp
shire election held on yesterday wa
because the Board Of Health removed
his and other signs that we're regarded
as obstructing the sidewalks. This il
developing the theory of cause ant
effect in a wonderful manner. Our il
| divnant ~cifizan ragarda1 his ramnoa,