Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16
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the theater again tonight.
The Katie Putnam troupe will COM
e an engagement in this city ere
long. gl,y g1 800 bsa9ao eco. esf
Inthe Criminal Court to-day ysgrAncy
and other cases Of misdemeanor are on
trial. aaaa4 Us ais bosa 4,
Bill johnson, a black lArcenist, was
committed to jail by the Recorder this
morning in default Of $1,000 bail. y
At the Assembly Hall tomorrow night
q musical and dramatic entertainment
for the benefit Of the poor will take place.
When you hear a man boasting about
big speculations or advancing wild theo-
rie,, put him down as a Mulberry
Sellers"
NinetytWs uniortunstes now board
and lodge at the county. jail. They
will not be able 70 enjoy the Mardi-Gras
festivities.
Mr.. Raymond's engagement. closes
with Friday nights performances not
Thursday night, a. mentioned by a CO..
temporary. 30 s3i cu 81
A charter has been issued BY the Sec.
rotary of the State of Tennessee to the
Most Supreme Camp Of the World, Order
Of Pale Faces.
Unless business improves throughout
the city shortly but few Memphians will
be able to go to the Centennial, unless
they walk to Philadelphia and back.
The officers elect Of the Merchants
Insurance Company are as follows;
President, M. L Meacham; Vice Presi-
dent, A. N. Mckay; Secretary, William
Gay.
The Furnish Fifth Avenue Combina-
ton will appear at the theater next
week. Sale Of seats will commence
Friday morning for the entire engage
ment.
In New York city to-day, at the resi-.
deuce Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Berliner, a
marriage wal celebrated between Miss
Selma Berliner and Mr.. Charles Herzog.
Of this city.
Tickets for the Joe Brooke benefit al
the theater text Saturday are selling
rapidly. One ticket entities the holder
to admission to both the matinee and
night performances.
Scenic aud other artists are hard at
work at the Exposition building prepar-
ing floats and properties for the MaIdi
Gras societies that will appear in process
sion on that day aud night.
Quite a number Of strangers visit our
city daily, but yet business was never SC
dull at this time of the year as at pres
emf, which causes a general growl O
complaint all around the circle.
St. Valentines Day, Monday last, wal
duly celebrated in this city. Hundreds 0
missives we're sent by mail. Very few
elaborate or expensive valentines wer,
used; they were principally Of the comic
order,
In the Federal Court to-day the insu
rance case Of Mark r. Cheek vs. th,
Etna Insurance Company is on trial
When concluded the waddy Thompson
habeas corpus case will be called up fol
hearing.
The Nashville American, Of the 18th
says: Yesterday A. Il. Saunders, P
". Semmes, David NJ. Philip, W. H
Rhea, M. D. l.. Stewart and W. B. Hol
ley we're com nissioned notary publios o
Shelby county.
The health officer is enforcing tbC
sanitary ordinances by removing all OBJ
structions on streets, alleys and side
walks. Some people get angry about i
because they are disturbed, but one mai
has no more right to obstruct Sidewalk
than another.
1t worries the street car passenger, no
only the running of the track, the stop
page on side tracks for drivers to in
dulge in conversation and swap Jokes
but also to remain stationary while tn,
street car official walks into the car will
sack in hand to rob" the fare box o
the billions in IL"
Mr.. Leon Whsttony, the great ANNA
personator, who lately appeared in thi
city at the Theater Comique, has just re
turned from Louisville, where he ha
fulfilled astwo weeks engagement h,
is re.eugaged at the Comique 10 thi
city for the Mardi Gras festival, and ha
many new features to present,
a dsal wedding took place yesterda,
in n Of our churches. The quartet,
was composed Of residents Of. our sistei
city of HOpe6eld. which Just now is lik,
the castle by the lake of Como, almos
surrounded by water, bat yet all tina
makes the place more romantic and at
t%ractive to those who look at IL with I
l%orgnetts from the Memphis bluff.
Recorder Duff is enforcing equal 40,
exact justice with a liberal hand anon
the criminals arrested by the police. Tn,
free and easy system of carrying on tn,
Recorders Court by permitting outsii,
influence to govern things therein M
longer exists. That old phrase: "Neve,