Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-24

Of the Memphis Thsater stock company,
will appear tonight as "Pierre Froch-
ard. the cripple. in the Two Orphans. a
role in which be is not excelled by any
actor in the country.
NJ. Combs, jr., has been lodged in the
body Of the ~penitentisry by the United
States Marshal, who holds a receipt for
his body received from the superintend-
ent Of the ~peuitentiary. Esquire Brewer
has not as yet been carried to Nashville
from the county jail.
The case of r. D. Caldwell Va. South
err Express Company is on hearing in
the United States Court today. The
case originated in an old war claim with
reference to sending money by express
through the lines Of the Federal aud
Confederate governments.
Next Monday afternoon King Menus
will enter the city, surrounded by his
retainers. At night the Original Ulks
will give q masquerade ball at Cochran
Hall and the chartered association Of
Uulks, with a number OF invited guests,
will indulge in a dress ball at the Green.
law 0pera-house, &
At Little Rock two wicked citizens
have been arrested for sleeping in church
during q sermon. The charge made was
that OF disturbing Che congregation, but
the defense will set up q plea that the
sermon was q narcotic in words, and
after being taken in by. the two citizens
it was bound to produce the usual effect
Manager Joe Brooks OF the theater re.
turned from Huntsville, Alabama, to-day
whittier he had taken Mr.. Couldock aud
the Abbey Dramatic Company 20 play
an engagement. On next Monday night
Mr.. Couldock will appear at the Memphis
Theater in his great role, Luke Field
lag" in the drama entitled The Willow
Copse.
Parties who purchase tickets for re.
served seats on the grand stand should
bear in mind that no one else will be al.
lowed to occupy such seats; 80 the
owners Of the tickets can stay on the
stand or move of at pleasure. Their
seats will be kept for them to occupy at
pleasure. Call at Boyle 4 Chapman'u
and look at the diagram.
A Womans Union temperance So
ciety has been organized in this city
The name Of the society is susceptible
by implication of the construction that
it was a society TO reclaim women rem
intemperance, but such is not the fact.
it is for the purpose Of reclaiming mel
from intemperancs by the aid Of the wo
men, who teach the virtue Of temperance
both by precept aud example.
Chief Of Police Athy desires informs
ton concerning Jim Dooley, who was il
this city last year. Those who know o
his present location will please notify
Chief Athy. Dooley is about fifty year
Of age and has the reputation of being {
low character. but his wife, Mrs. VIM
fred Dooley, who lives in Illinois, wishes
to know if he is dead or alive, becaus,
if dead she wishes to marry again; ant
that's what's the matter with Winifred
In the Waddy Thompson habeas cor
pus case disposed Of yesterday by JudgI
Brown Of the United States Distric
Court andin which an appeal was prayet
for to the United States Circuit Court
a change in the order was made to-day
Judge Brown refused the appeal and b.
agreement the prisoner, Waddy Thomp
son, will be turned over to the custody o
the Sheriff Of Shelby county to answe
the indictments found against him in til,
Criminal Court. The defendant expects
to be able to give a bond in the Crimina
Court go as to be released from custody