Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-16
LEDGER LINES.

Wind, rain, thunder and lightning last
night.
Very bad colds are an epidemic 10
Memphis at present.
Knights Of Innisfail anniversary ball
tomorrow night at Cochran hall.
Merchants are now busily engaged in
receiving their spring stocks Of goods.
German Casino Club dramatic enter
tsinment and hop at Cochran Hall to-
night.
One thousand and s~eventy.nins con.
victs are confined in the Nashville peni.
Tertiary.
That cheerful citizen known IS the
'ineendiary." is on bis rounds. Look
out for him.
Nothing but misdemesnor cases sp.
peared on the Recorders Court docket
this morning.
The insurance men are adjusting the
losses caused by the late Gre on Main
street, near Monroe.
The spring frog has commenced its
warbling for the benefit Of mariners aud
those who dwell on the low lands.
The wind storm from the southwest
last night blew cold and strong and car.
ried of many sigma throughout the city.
Burglars continue to enter md plum.
der residences in the city and suburbs.
The police authorities should be on the
alert.
At the theater tonight Maggie Mitchell
will appear as the Pearl Of Savoy" and
tomorrow night in a new play, entitled
Lorle.
Correspondence is being held with
Victoria G. Woodruff SO as to induce her
to deliver one or two lectures in this city
ere long.
Tomorrow will be st. Patrick's day.
No arrangements have been made by
the Irish-American societies for a public
demonstration.
A gentleman Of this city has a breed
Of ducks that lays eggs as large as goose
eggs, and the breed is not egg-otisticsl
about it either.
There is a considerable falling of in
the receipts Of cotton in this city, and
the result may be that prices will take
an upward tendency.
The inclement weather is bad for thea.
ter managers. During the present week
very light houses could be seen without
the aid Of an opera glass.
Quite a number Of youthful Memphi,
ans have arrived on the bluff within the
past two weeks, and quite an additional
number are expected daily.
Storekeepers should not leave their
cellar doors open at night, as occasion
ally people walk into such holes, not be
ing able to see them owing to the dark.
ness.
Mr.. Hop Johnston, city editor of thG
Appeal, is yet confined to his room from
an attack Of pneumonia. BE will b.
out, however, in a few days, as he is re
covering rapidly. r.
Thermometers we're rising and falling
promiscuously all over town yesterday
afternoon. The sudden falling of th,
thermometers indicated the approach o.
the storm which arrived late last night
1t is unfortunate that Miss Maggie
Mitchell is presenting this week the same
round of characters IS presented last
week by Miss Katie Putnam. A change
Of programme is occasionally desirable
Memphis has no President Of the
Board Of Health at present, but we have
a health officer asd a secretary who car
run the machine until the next meeting
Of the General Council. or longer if nee
essary.
Several Memphians talk Of going L
the Black Hills, while there are numbers
of people at the Black Hills who art
writing home for sufficient money t
enable them to leave that inhospitabl,
country.
The Bartlett Circuit Court is still il
session. The recent rains have raised
all the rivers and creeks throughout tn,
county, so that witnesses and jurors fnC
it difficult to make the Fords and attend
Court.
In front Of the Office Of the agent o
the Great Gulf Freight Line on Madison
street, near the LEDGER Office, some wal
hung a placard this morning, upon which
card was printed the following: Fresh
gulf shrimps for sale here"
City Engineer Meigs is preparing that
memorial to Congress provided for BY
Councilman Donovan's resolution viii
reference to an appropriation in aid o.
the port and landing, and to prevent the
continual caving in Of the latter.
The Nashville American claims I.
have information that the Chickasav
Guards of this city will compete in tn,
prize drill in that city on the Let o
April. But this may be one of til,
Americans April Fools day jokes.