Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-12
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The General Council viii meet again
next Friday evening.
Nothing of interest t%ranspired in the
Recorders court or courts Of record to-
day.
The Germans of the city are already
preparing for their annual Maifest,
which generally opens the picnic season.
The link that is said TO connect the
winter and spring seasons has appeared.
1t is the lizard, which is said to be a sure
harbinger Of spring.
The river is now half an inch below
the high water mark Of 1867, it having
fallen q quarter of an inch within the
past twenty-four hours.
By way of offering inducements to
marry, male Memphians now promise to
take their beloved fair ones to the Cen.
%tennial at Philadelphia.
Supreme Chancellor Commander of
the Knights Of Pythias of the World, S.
S. Davis, of Nassau, New Hampshire,
will be in this city in a few days.
This afternoon a trial test will be had
between the Silsby rotary engine and the
Iiatta engine, of the Fire Department, on
the corner of Second and Washington
streets.
The universal satisfaction expressed
BY those who witnessed last night the
pleasing little opera, The Rose Of Tyrol,
would warrant a full house if repeated
for Saturdays matinee.
Mr.. Hop Johnston, city editor of the
Appeal, has gone to GAINESVILLE, Tenues.
see, on a trip to recover his health,
which has been impaired by his late
lengthy and severe attack Of sickness.
The Thester Comique on jefferson
street is closed for the present, Manager
German having taken his variety com
pany on a barn storming expedition
through the provinces of Arkansas and
Mississippi. The company will appear
at Helena, Vicksburg and other points
as they swing around the circle.
An injunction from the Chancery Court
was issued yesterday restraining the
city from collecting the NieoIson pave
ment tax in the Brown mandamus cases
from those who had already paid the tax
under tle ordinance requiring the own
ers of lots abutting on the pavement to
pay the same. They thinkit is sufficient
to pay for the pavement one time in.
stead of twice.
This is Holy Week, which coincidtH
with the Paschal week Of the Jews.
During the first three centuries of Chic.
tianity the Great Week, the Holy Week
las it. was known and called by each Of
these names) of Ii Christians, was kept
at the same time with Paschal week OIL
the Jews. But since the time of the
Council Of Nice, they do not always
fall together. For the keeping of the
Holy Week we have the practice of all
the Greek churches, the Catholic church,
the Lutheran and Calvinistic churches
the Reformed church Of Holland, the
United Brethren, and it is also KEEP
by the Primitive Aiethodists of Ireland.
The General Council Investigating
Committee will meet again and examine
into the charges brought against the Re
corder tomorrow afternoon. Recorder
Duff has not been permitted to be pres,
ent during this ex-parte investigation
nor is he represented by counsel to cross
examine witnesses. So far, the witnesses
examined have been his personal enc.
mics, including those who have beer
spies upon his actions and acting as cap
pers' for the office Of the Chief Of Pc
lice. A spirit of fairness should at Least
pervade this investigation, and all parti
sanship should be excluded. 1t is to be
hoped that tie Investigating Committee
will not permit itself to be made q tool
of by the avowed enemies of the Re.
corder. Let the Investigation be fair,
square and manly.