Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-11

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tlsers will make a note of this fact.
Katie Putnam, as Jane Eyre, at the
theater matinee to-day, and as Lima, the
Missing Bride" at the performance to-
night.
Captain Ed Wells, a well.known snort.
ing man, has been lying at the point of
death for several days, but is now recov.
ering rapidly.
Hundreds Of citizens are suffering
from colds ntbe head, and consequently
the sale Of pocket handkerchief has 10.
creased rapidly.
Out on the Louisville railroad, a mile
from the depot, a large tract of land has
been fenced in for base ball aud pigeon
shooting purposes.
The United States Nicolson pavement
m%andamuses, based upon the opinion Of
Judge Brown, we're served upon the
-
General Council last night.
At Nashville the School Board has
passed a resolution reducing the salaries
OF all teachers and school officials now
receiving over s%eventy.fve dollars per
month.
David Harris and Andrew Swader,
two negroes engaged in cotton stealing,
we're bound over to appear before the
Criminal Court in the sum of $4,000 each
by the Recorder.
Colored or black Belknapers make it
lively for property wners throughout the
city at present. Quite a large amount
OF petty thieying is carried on BY the
black wards of the nation.
The legal shystering business which
has SO long disgraced the profession Of
law IN Memphis has almost ceased TO
exist around the station.houss since Re.
corder Duff took his seat.
The ordinance empowering the city
government to convey the bluff site for
a custom. house to the United States.
passed on ita first reading in the General
Council meeting last evening.
Adelegation Of public school "marms"
visited the LEDGER this forenoon ON a
voyage of discovery. The visit was as
unexpected as il was pleasant, and we
hope they will call again when convent.
ent.
The bust of Andrew jackson, which
new adorns the center Of Court Square,
is to be removed to a more eligible site,
in the center Of a section Of ground
south of the Main street gate of the
square. sob
The hre whistles of the police and the
fire bells Of the engine-houses sounded a
tre alarm at | o'clock last night, all Of
which was caused by a bright light ap.
pearing in the extreme northern part of
the city.
O~ing to the change OF schedule on
the Memphis and Charleston railroad to.
morrow, the 18th, there will be no train
leaving Memphis at IL O'clock as hereto.
fore, sut will leave at $40 pm. on the
new time,
The Memphis Lodge No. 1916, Knights
OF Honor, will meet this evening for mi.
tiation and dispatch Of business. There
are tventy.seven applicants for iuitia-
ton. A full attendance is desired. The
lodge is in q very aourishing condition
The habeOs corpus law is the study Of
police court lawyers at present, with a
view to release prisoners who have been
committed by the Recorder on State
cases. We are pleased to learu that at
last the police court lawyers are begin.
ming to read some lsw-Hurd on Habeas
Corpus being an excellent work Of refer
ence.
A petition was presented to the Cen
eral Council last night by the different
railroad companies for permission TO lay
tracks from the Mississippi and Tennes.
see road to Center landing aud to erect
a union depot at the latter point. The
important petition was referred to the
Committee IN Railroads and their Con-
nections.
Governor Porter writes to the Nash.
vile American that outside Of the town
Of Chattanooga nothing has been accom-.
plished for the purpose Of having Ten
nessee represented at the Centennial,
aud he adds; " believe that any effort
in this direction will be attended with a
like result"
IDe Womans Christian Temperance
Association, which wat organized here a
few weeks since, will meet at the Cum.
berland Presbyterian Church Wednes.
day afternoon next, The ladies Of this
organization purpose shutting up So.
looms and reforming their husbands and
all other men who indulge too freely in
the flowing bowl.
1t is intimat,d that the real purpose
OF the visit South Of the President aud
directors Of the Louisville and Nash
vile and Great Southern road is TO es
tablish q fast Southern mail line from
Louisville to New Orleans. 1t is pro