Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-08
THE CITY.
Thursday Evening, Feb. s.Issz.
LEDGER LINES.

But two fires occurred in the city dur
ing last month.
Enjoy yourself while yet you may, fer
Lent is coming.
Everybody has something to say about
the approaching Mardi. Gras.
Fresh ReelfoOt lake perch at Victor D.
Fuchs at lOc per pound to-day.
Governor elect Porter will be i~uaueu.
rated at Nashville next Monday.
A few more mandamus writs were
served on the city fathers last night.
The Iriucipal streets are being scraped
by the chain-gaEg preparatory for Mardi-
Gras.
With Garii-Gras and Soldens next
week the %iun-lOViug people should be
satisfied.
The old city hail ia to be repaired 10
that the city officials can occupy their
old quarters.
at the theater tonight Davy Crockett
will be the dramat c attraction, with Mr..
Mayo in the leading role.
Next Monday night the city educa.
tioual board will meet in regular session
at the Odd Fellows Hall.
The legislature Of Mississippi is a
model one. Itfuished its work in thirty
days and then adjourned.
The kings grand stand will be erected
on the corner Of Main aud West Court
streets, in front of the grand stand.
The ordinance defining the boundaries
of tie custom-house site passed on it's
first reading before the general council
last night.
The Soldene opera aud masque ball at
the Greenlaw Opera House, carnival
night, is the topic among the young
blOods Of the city.
1t is whispered that Emily Soldene
will 60 up with Tracy in that balloon.
The Chilpelic kicker volunteered to 20
and kick the stars out OF the sky.
Tonight Mr.. ]. P. Eldridge, an elocu.
ZIONIST and recitatiouist, will give an en-
tertainmeut at the Bethel building, cor
ner Charleston avenue andAdams street.
The pageants of the Ulls and Memph
will be more attractive and magnificent
this year than ever before, and will excel
anything Of the kind ever seen on this
continent.
We have three placed of amusement
open in the city at present-the Mem.
phiG Theater, the Bella Union varieties
on Jefferson street, and the Washington
etreet varieties.
The Criminal Court jury in the muir.
der case Of the State vs.. VIM. Sewer,
indictment for the murder Of Dougherty,
had not returned a verdict into court up
to IL m. to-day,
At the United States Court this fore
noon the jury in the case Of Caldwell VS..
the Southern Express Co. a charged
by Judge Trigg and retired to the jury
room 10 consider a verdict.
The assassin Of the old Poplar street
market woman, Mrs Mary Conner, yet
walks the streets Of Memphis uurecog.
nizad and usdetected. The police au
thOrities should not give up the search.
Those who admire and become infatu.
ated with beauty should recollsct the
lines in Tennyson's " Vision Of Sin u:
Every face. however full,
PADDED round with flesh and fat,
Is bat modelled On q skull"
Captain Dick Lightburne, the steam.
bolt agent, received a dispatch to-day
from Cairo, Illinois, that the steamer
Parker Gill not arrive in Memphis until
Friday morning, she having been de
lined By way business.
All awn'nIs along Main and other
streets, and upon which people will be
permitted to stand, should be earthly
propped up so as to prevent the occur.
renee Of any accident on Mardi-Gras
day.
Those who intend to marry have only
a few days left for so doing before the
Lenten season commences. Of eourse no
one would desire to marry during Lent,
because marrying is bad enough without
fasting
So many persons have applied to Mr..
Tracy for the privilege Of going up in
his balloon at Olympic Park on Monday
next that be has concluded either to lot
the privilege out to the highest bidder or
to 90 up himself.
The general council will meet again
tomorrow night, when the contested
election case Of Walsh VS.. Kelly will be
Investigated. The council will no doubt
pronounce the claim a dead one and bury
it out OF sight forever, and without the
aid Of an undertaken.
SECURE OUR SEATS on the grand
stand. Now ready az Leuhriela cioar