Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-24
LEDGER LINES.

Oliver, tinnie d Co.'S.
The Mexican war veterans are in set.
sion at Little Rock, Ark.
Mr.. c. A. Lefiugwell, who has been
sick several weeks, is recovering.
Free concert at John WendeTs Popu-
lar saloon, 81 Poplar street, tonight.
Grand masquerade ball at Humboldt
Park on Monday night. Admission, SOC.
Thanks to Jimmie Corwiu for a COPY
of Frank Leslie containing our MArdi.
Gras.
Several merchants have been arrested
on the charge of doing business without
a license.
The publication Of the Memphis Thea.
ter programme will be continued during
the next month.
Go and hear the singing evangelist at
the Central Baptist church this evening
at quarter to eight o'clock.
This morning Bob Johnson, a colored
lafcenist, was sent to Jail, in default Of
$1,000 bail, by the recorder.
Mansford, on the corner of Second and
Monroe, has Frank Leslie's Illustrated,
with pictures of the Mardi.Gra carnival.
The minstrels will appear at the thea
ter matinee to-day, and tonight the
troupe will give q farewell performance.
John Wendell, the Popular saloon
keeper, 81 Poplar street, will set q free
lunch at 8 o'clock TO night, Give him q
call.
Scores Of people are coughing and are
complaining of colds in the head, owing
to the changeable weather Of the present
week.
But eight arrests we're made by the po-
ice yesterday and last night, aud these
WerS cases OF drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
La the lower house Of the State legis.
lature on yesterday q bill was introduced
to abolish the Bartlett Circuit Court Of
this county.
For some reason or other no tramps
applied for lodging at the station-heusf
last night. They must have continued
their hegira southwark.
R. Fl. Spangler, 376 Main street, has
all the latest magazines, illustrated
weeklies and dailies, and Frank Leslie 8
Popular Monthly for March.
Iu this climate at present Dame Nature
is in bad humor and is apt to break out
into tears. Over her face sunshine and
shadow are chasing each other.
The phrase II am" with a big /, is
creating quite a learned polemical dis
c%ussion through the columns of the Ap
peal. The cyclists are at it again.
At the Chancery Court to-day Martha
Garrison fled a petition for divorce
against Milford Garrison, both negroes
The charge made 10 abandonment, etc.
Danl Strong, negro larcenist, was
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
in the p%enitentiary by a Criminal Court
jury to-day on the charge of grand lar
ceny.
On Thursday last at Nashville the
medical departments of the Nashville
and Vanderbilt Universities turned forth
seventy graduates and dubbed them
M,D.!s.
We will have more opera aeHt week
tae Lisa Weber burleFque troupe will
commence an engagement at the tbeater
on Monday night, and will present
Ernani.
At the Criminal Govt to day Millie
Washington was found guilty, and was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment in
the penitentiaTy on the charge of hsuse
breaking.
Scores of citizens, by way of an ex-
cuse, INDUCED in several drinks on yes.
terday, aud ostensibly for the reason that
Oregon had been fraudulently counted
for Hayes.
The Hayes men of Memphis con now
go to work and get up petitions for the
government Offices in this district or for
other places of trust and profit 10 the
gift OF the next President.
Rev. Dr.. Fish, the Fsviyalist, continues
to attract large numbers of people to the
Central Baptist church. This afternoon
the school children are invited to attend,
and tonight the young men, if they at.
tend, will hear something to their advan.
tage.
Ga Monday night next a free lecture
will be delivered at the Bethel by Rev. A.
Thomas, pastor of the German Lutheran
Church, and a graduate Of the University
Of Jena. The subject Of the lecture is,
Prominent Features of Social Life in
Germany"
A gentleman while passing along sec.
ond street, north Of Washington, last
night found on the pavement a lady's
hat, with veil aud other appeudagos at
tsched. The girl was not in the bat, nor
could the gentleman ACCOUNT for lis loss
by the owner. He left the lost head.gear
at a milliner's shon nndar Tho U;Il