Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-21


sion.
Police station : house lawyers and
others are just now airing their profound
thoughts through the morning press
trying to prove that the Recorder is not
eligible" but if they appear before him
charged with some offence they will End
out that bis eligibility is sufficient.
Newspapers correspondents should study
subjects thoroughly before they attempt
to discuss them in public.
Next Thursday night ct St. Peter 8
church q sacred concert will be- given for
the benefit Of the charitable and philan-
thropic enterprise Of the Sisters Of the
Good Shepherd, who seek to build a
home for the reclamation Of fallen wo-
men. Our leading professional and am.
steur musicians and vocslists have kindly
volunteered their valuable services for
the occasion. Every good citizen should
buy q ticket whether or not he or abe
attends the concert.
While going to the Market street Ere
yesterday morning the Valentine FIRE
engine No. 2. Of Shelby street, met with
a serious accident on Main street, near
Court Square. While being driven sud.
denly and sharply across the street rail-
road track the rear axle broke and the
wheels spun of, letting the heavy engine
drop on the pavement. The damage
done to the engine will amount to about
three hundred dollars.
Edwin Booth is uader contract with
John +. Ford to play Fifty nights at six
hundred dollars per night. The terms Of
the contract are that Mr.. Booth is never
to do any night travel; never to leave a
stopping place before IL o'clock am.
unless be chooses; never TO play in
Washington City, and never on Friday
nights. Notwithstanding these peculiar
terms, we understand that Mr.. Booth
VII make a Southern tour and appear in
this city during the present season.
We are indebted to the Crescent City
Rife Club Of New Orleans for an ele.
gantly printed programme OF the grand
pigeon shooting tournament which comes
of in that city at the fair grounds during
the Southern States Agricultural and
Industrial Exposition. from February
18th to March I'd; also for q compli.
mentary invitation. A diamond badge
is offered for the amateur championship
Of the United States, and prizes amount,
ing to $45OO 10 cash. 1t will be an oc
oasion Of great interest to the sportsmeu
o. the whole country.
The No, 2 (Vollentine) engine, o.
Shelby street, met with another accident
after the breaking down on Main stree,
yesterday. Asi it was being dragged iutc
Keck's stable, on Second street. to avail
repairs, the floor gave way aud the en-
CINE, with four horses, we're p~recipitateC
into the cellar beneath. The horses ahc
engine we're dragged out, and, strange Il
say, no damage was done except to the
floor Of the building. The lease Of The
Shelby street engine-bouSe having ex
PRED, Keck's stable has been secured Of
a temporary engine-house until a new
one can be erected on Main street, neal
South.
Tbi being leap year, already it has
become apparent that in Memphis the
privileges of the period will not go mex.
erciSed. In an old work published during
the days Of Shakespeare in England the
Mardi-Gras privileges are thus set forth
Albeit, it is lowe become q parte Of
the commen lave, in regard to social re-
lations Of life, that as often as bissextile
year doth return. the ladyes have the sole
privilege, during the time it continuth,
Of making love unto the men, which
they doe, either by words or by lookeS,
as to them it seemeth prefer; and, more.
over, no nan will be entitled to the
benefit Of clergy who doeth in any way
treat her proposal With slight or con.
tumely."
The argument OF counsel in the Wad-
dy Thompson habeas corpus case com.
menced this forenoon before Judge
Brown Of the Federal Court, Several
important legal points are involved
questions of law Ringing on questions Of
fact. Should the court hold that the re-
plevin process ssed u before the Fed
ersl Court by Wsddy Thompson was oh.
tanned BY fraud, perjury and forgery, as
is charged, and therefore the process
was void for such reasons as to Thomp-
son and those charged as being guilty
with him, then the Criminal Court in
dictments will be prosecuted, as the
question of Jurisdiction will then be set.
tied in favor Of the State Court. The
replevin process sued out vas no doubt
void as to the United States MarshaTs
executing it and as tc all other innocent
persons having any connection with its
service.
The 2 HOrphans !