Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-04
LEDGER LINES.
Thsriver is on a spree at present.

theater tonight.
The new Jail Commissioners are Es-
CURES Miller, Egnew and Giles.
Madame Rentz's Female Minstrels and
Can-Can dancers at Assembly Hall This
evening.
The Board Of School Visitors will hold
an educational seance next Monday
evening.
Nothing Of public interest ~transpred
at the Recorders Court or in the Courts
Of Record to-day.
The County Quarterly Court to-day is
engaged in passing amounts and taking
the bonds of magistrates.
The school children resumed studies
Yesterday morning, the private and pub
lie schools having reOpened.
The police aud Ere scrip, as originally
intended. should be received for mer-
chants and privilege taxes for 1876.
In the United States District Court
last evening a petition 10 bankruptcy
was filed by 7. Il. KOen, of this county.
A special train will leave Memphis for
Bartlett on Friday next, in order to give
people a chance to see a negro hung at
that place.
Esquire Hoegel has been reelected by
the County Court as Pesl-house Super
intendent, and DR.. Ess gay elected ply
stefan of the same Institution
Police and Fire Commissioners James
l.. Leath was elected President of the
State Teachers Association, at a recent
session Of that body at Knoxville.
The Mississippi Legislature meet at
jackson to-day. The United States
Senator question will be taken up on the
Second Tuesday after organization.
A well known photographer ia this
city takes spirit photographs. You a
get one with a "spook" or a skeleton
looking owe your shoulder.
In the Criminal Court the case of
William Bridges, Indictment for assault
with intent to kill, is on trial before
Judge Adams and a jury.
The expenses to the county for carry
ing on that Poor-houGe, according to the
report Of the Commissioners amounted
to the round sum Of $2l, 2O6. so per an
mum.
The acting Of Barry Sullivan as
Richard III" last evening was a rare
treat to all lovers of the Shakspearean
drama, aud it was enthusiastically re-
ceived by a very large and highly critical
audience. .
The Avalanche local editor asks:
Would not a receiver for Memphis, or
trustee, be financially the best thing that
could be done2' he wants to celebrate
New Years day wei again by calling
upon the receivers"
Next Monday night the Sodality ORA
matte Club will give an entertainment
at tbs theater for the benefit of the
priests monumental fund. On that &C.
casiOn Mr.. Barry Sullivan will give read.
ings to aid the good cause.
Brother Bun F. Price has been ap-
pointed by the Grand Lodge of Masons
as Grand Visitor of the District of Shell.
by, Fayette and Hsrdeman counties, a
position for which his knowledge of Ma
sorry eminently qualities him.
The leap year campaign has opened,
which gives the incorrigible and ugly old
bachelors a chance, provided some dam
sells can be found to take pity on them
and make q proposal, which, of course,
no thoroughbred gentleman could posi-.
bly, refuse.
Captain A. 7. Lacey has pabliely an
nounced that he will not be a candidate
for the Msyoralty, because. as be insists,
The could not have a clear field against
Judge Flippin," meaning, no doubt
thereby, that the Barbour Lewis faction
of Radicals would put out a third man.
A change of schedule has been made
on the Paducah and Memphis railroad.
The mail train arrives at 9 an. and
leaves at 4:30 p.m.; the freight train
leaves at 6 pm. and arrives at 4 I'm.
See advertisement and railroad time
tables for full particulars.
1t is now rumored that the nominee of
the opposition ring will not appear in
public until a day or two before the cleo.
ton, on Thursday week. He will re-
main out in the bushes until then. The
self-important little leaders do not feel
now as if they had a big bonanza on
their hands.
Esquire Jones, of the County Court,
presented a sensible resolution to the
court yesterday. II was to the effect
that the Poor.house Commissioners ad.
vertise for bidders to take charge Of and
run the Poor-house. By this plan it is
expected to be able to run the expensive
machine at much less cost to the county.
The Quarterly Court have changed
the management Of Poor-house affairs
by electing, with one exception, a new
set Of Poor.house Commissioners. Es-
quireS j. NJ. Coleman, P. j. Quigley and
q l., Rrooks ara now kha aI.ot Tha