Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-04

folded last night, and to-day the boys Of
the ring are performing at fernando,
Miss.
Sergeant-at-arms Droesher was out on
the war path to-day executing warrants
on merchants who have failed To pay q
license tax.
The people Of Memphis continue 10
eat oysters as usual. In this latitude
the oyster season runs far into April ana
sometimes into May.
Among The best looking members of
the County Quarterly Court is G. Il.
Clowers, the colorcd magistrate from the
Thirteenth civil district.
Just received at the LEDGER Office q
lot of the heaviest and finest linen letter
and note paper in the city. Call and
see samples and prices.
A number Of black Nashvillians have
organized a military company, and call
themselves the Key Rifles in honor Of
the postmaster. general.
Police and fire scrip has gone down to
Fifty cents on the dollar, and there is no
money in the city treasury wherewith to
pay off the men of either force.
There is an old grounding saying that
has become almost a proverb, that "a
rainy Easter will be followed by wet
Sundays for seven consecutive weeks"
At tho station.house there are a bass
and double bass fiddle awaiting owners.
Music lessons are given daily on these
instruments BY turnkey Tim Hope, who
is an artist 10 that liae.
The Chickassw Guards have accepted
the challenge of the Porter RiAeu, and
have SELECTED Huntsville, Alabama, as
the place to engage ia the competitive
drill on the 18th Of June.
Monday next the sale Of reserved seats
for the Lawrence Barrett engagement at
the theater will at Hollen-
berg's. Mr.. Barrett and troupe will ap.
pear tonight week in Balwer's Richelieu.
1t costs the county FIVE dollars per
head to have the undertaken bury adult
paupers, and three dollars a head for
children. Upon this basis the county
undertaken charges the county with $707,
he having buried 1855 paupers since the
first Of January.
At the Cumberland Presbyterian
church last night, DR.. Stainback, the
pastor, united in marriage Mr.. Frank P.
Smith and Miss Lulu Smith, daughter Of
the late General Preston Smith. The
interesting ceremony was witnessed by q
large number Of friends Of the bride and
groom.
The St. Louis Browns, the second best
club Of the League last season, was de-
fested in two games by the indianapolis
League alliance club, at Indianapolis,
Indiana, the score resulting 5 to 3 Men
day and l to 0 Tuesday. The Browns
play the Memphis Reds Saturday, Sun.
day aud Monday next.
Why don't business revive2 is now an
Important question asked by business
men. Why money should not emerge
from its hiding.placs and seek invest
, ment; and why every branch Of trade
should not emerge from its s~tagnation
and spring into activity, are questions to
be answered by political economists aud
inanciers.
. A proposition is before the County
Court 10 donate to the Memphis, Browns
> vile and Cairo narrow.gsuge railroad
company the interest of the county Of
Shelby in the Memphis and Raleigh mar
, row-gauge railroad, it's franchises, etc,
i, on the pledge that the former company
will complete the road between Memphis
and Brownsville.
The Confederate Relief Association
met last night at the Planters Insurance
building, and a discussion was had as to
, the proposed Confederate monument to
be placed ct Elmwood Cemetery. An.
other meeting will be held tonight al
the same place, and it will be determined
either to erect the monument at Elm.
wood or in the city It should be erected
in the city of the dead by all means.
1t requires considerable cheek for q
corporation to ask the public to continue
to pay ten cents fare when the legisla'
ture has passed an act reducing the fare
7 to Eve cents, and until the company
sees ct TO get a Supreme Court decision
on the subject. The mule.box monopoly
. should let 60 and receive the FIVE cents
fare and obey the law, and no citizen
should permit himself to De robbed by q
grasping corporation.
A GOOD ARTICLE.
Rough and Ready chewing tobacco,