Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-05
LEDGER LINES.

to do their midnight work throughout
the city.
Spring millinery openings are all the
rage at present with the female side of
the world.
Next Tuesday evening a social hop
will be given at the Charleston House on
Madison. street.
During the past month but two fires
occurred 10 the city. The loss was $4,000
aad the insurance $1,000.
Reserved seats for the Barrett engage.
ment at the theatsr next week will be
sold at Holleubers's on Monday next.
United States Marshal wAldran took
possession of his office to-day and is
now marshal of the district Of West Ten
nessee.
If you want to sell or purchase any
thing, advertise for it in the LEDGER.
Everybody reads the LEDGER Went
column"
The hearing Of the Coe.Beach homi-
nide case is progressing at the Criminal
Courtth this afternoon in a motion to admit
the defendant (Coe) to bail.
A big tawny food rushed out Of Wolf
river on yesterday, carrying with it drift
Of every kind. The cause Of the docd
was the recent heavy local rains.
The County Quarterly Court has re.
jected the proposition to transfer the
Raleigh railroad TO the Memphis, Browns.
vile and Cairo marrow gauge railroad.
Thirty car loads or six thousand kegs
Of lager beer we're received in this city
during the last month and every drop CT
It was drunk by the lager loving Mem.
phi4nS.
AT the Chaucery Court to-day a petit.
ton for divorce was filed by Eliza P.
Brady against John W. Brady on the
grounds of failure to support, drunken.
ness, etc.
At the Shelby County Circuit Court to-
day a petition for divorce was fled by
Charles E. Henry against Elizabeth
Henry on the grounds of adultery, per-
sonal abuse, etc,
But little is doing in the courts Of
record to day owing to the absence Of
lawyers at Jackson, attending the Su.
preme and special arbitration courts
now in session in that village.
Ga motion of Councilman Britton. at
the Council meeting last night, the ordi.
mace committee was instructed to pre-.
p are an ordinance prohibiting the fast
d living Of stock on the streets Of the
city.
The Medical Society Of the State is in
session at Nashville considering the
science of hygene or preventive medi.
cine-that science which, in its march
toward completeness, seeks to remove all
causes of disease and death.
Tae Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor
of the State is in session at Nashville.
D. B. Galley is the present grand dicta
tor, aud W. 81. Trsford grand secretary.
The number Of lodges in the State is at
present seventy-six, with a membership
of 5000.
One hundred and FIVE thousand dol
lars worth OF msndamuses was served
on the city last night at the general
council meeting. 1t will take nearly
fly thousand dollars more in maudam.
uses to turn the city over to a receiver.
Yesterday afternoon the following
named gentlemen we're elected as a
board of directors for the Peoples In
surance Company: Messrs. VIM. N.
Harrington, H. T. Lennon, Enoch
Euslsy, W. s. Bruce, John B. Robinson,
John 0vsrton and c. B. Church.
A wild street-car mule, not being able
to pull the car of the track on Main
street near Jefferson this morning, broke
loose and ran away down Main, to the
great danger and terror Of pedestrians.
The mule was a bulldczer, and wanted
to very q five cents fare passenger who
was in the car.
Mrs, Postmaster General Tyner said
to a lady iriend-who, Of course, couldn't
keep it-thGt Key had not signed his
name as Postmaster General since be
had received the appointment This
would indicate that Tyner is not only to
be Postmaster General for the North,
but the South also.
Wharfmsster Kellaher's report for the
month of March shows collections of
wharfage amounting to $25l5.5O. The
collections for the corresponding month
ia 1875 we're Sl625 65, which shows an
excess of $3.50 So in collections, and in
favor of our present able and popular
wbarfmaster.
A local wit got off a good thing on the
street.car monopoly yesterday. BE as
serted that Davis, V%redanburgh and Bar
rett, the ten.centers, have gotten up a
motto for the car,hook heroes who hold
the strings over the poor old mules and
order passengers to pay ten cents The
motto is. "None hut the brave daservA