Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
LEDGER LINES.

SShe aoNgal NnSno
burg, Nashville, and Little Rock will cele.
brate Msrdi-Gras, and 50 will Memphis.
People from the country state that the
peach crop is ruined, the ~peach-trsss
being dead, having been killed BY the
severe winter.
TIE German Casino club gave q mas.
querade ball at Cochran Hall last night.
Il was largely attended and Was enjoyed
by those present. ntsr
Those who aspire to look down upon
their fslloW-men can do so BY going up
in Tracy's balloon on next Monday after.
neon at Olympic park.
A heightened csIiops 10 front Of the
Bella Union varieties theater, on Jefer.
son street, made that portion Of the globe
Q bowling wilderness last night.
Miss Mary Anderson will appear at
Nashville this week as Juliet the
foolish little Capulet who killed herself
for love of Romeo" the Montague.
The cale of Caldwell W. the Southern
Express Company is still on heAting be.
fore the United States Court and will
not be closed probably before to morrow.
They ere playing Trial BY Jury at
the courthouse, but they do not play it
half so we'll as will soldene when she
appears at the Memphis Theater next
week.
The Brown m~sudamus tax book Of
sixty cents on the 800 on real estate ia
ready and will be turned over by County
Clerk james Reilly to County Trustee
Rawlings, who will collect the tax.
You can celebrate Msrdi-Gras or not,
just as you please, butif you DO not wish
to celebrate it do not be selfish aud cruel
enough to desire to prevent other people
from enjoying themselves and cele
brating the carnival.
The commissioners castle OF Adams
street is being prepared for the reception
Of guests on Mardi-Gras day-thoss who
violate the special orders" issued BY
the Chief Of Police. No forfeits will be
taken from the violAtors Of law.
Messrs. LeFavre aud O'Hara, cham
pion pedestrians, will engage in a walk
ing match at Central Park on Sunday
next. The test will be one Of both
speed and endurance, and will be wit
messed by a large crowd Of people.
The Bluff City Grsys elected officers
last night as follows: John r.. Cameron,
Captain; Frsyser 7. Edmondson, First
Lieutenant P. c. Rogers, Second Lieu
tenant. The non commissioned officers
we're also elected by the company.
Elder Shaw continues to draw large
audiences at the Linden street Christian
church. His singing and preaching have
added quite a number Of converts to the
church-men reclaimed from ain and
changed from sinners to Christians.
A large drove Of COWS and sheep
passed through the city yesterday en-
route for Texas. The owner was NOV.
ing to the Great West with his sheep
owing to the fact that the legislature Of
Tennessee was about to repeal ihe dog
law.
Daniel Strong aud Fannie Price, dar,
kie', were arrested by patrolmsn Dough
erty this forenoon on the charge OF steal
ing goods from the auction house on the
corner of Main aud Jefferson streets
The negro Strong was a porter at the es.
adjustment.
At the Criminal Court the arguments
of counsel closed to-day in the murder
case of the State vs.. Sewer, who is on
trial for the murder Of Doughsrly, near
Elmwood cemetery, in 1863 The jury
had not agreed upon a verv;ct up to a
late hour this afternoon.
Mike aackett was arrested yesterday
afternoon near the Mississippi depot,
after attempting to kill patrolman ReStel.
meyer with a pistol. the muzzle Of which
be showed into the face of the officer, aud
would have shot him had be not besn
prevented by cit;zans. urs3a
Jchu s.. Norton, who represented
John Truman" in the drama Maud
Muller, performed at the Memphis Thea.
ter recently by Miss Genevieve Rogers,
attempted 80 commit suicide in Cincin.
natl jast week, but he failed to make a
successful exit from the stage OF life.
To-day week will be Ash Wednesday
and also St. Valentines day. 1t was a
very. old %notiou, alluded to by Shaks.
peare, that on this day birds begin to
couple. Hence, perhaps, arose tao Gus.
tom Of sending on this day letters and
notes containing professions Of love and
affection.
Yesterday Bob Drury was brought out
before Judge Ray, Of the Probate Court,
on a writ Of habeas corpus for the pur.
pose Of fixing the amount Of bail. Ow.
ing to the absence Of material witnesses
the fus her bearing Of the ease wat con,
~.aed over to next Saturday. The de.
tenso is that Drury killed Gibson ID self,
defense. l9 b1
Oar morning contemporaries in their