Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-20
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There will be an interesting marriage
ceremony at the Central Baptist Church
tonight.
A gentleman who notices things on
Main street says striped stockings have
gone out Of fashion.
Up North already they are enjoying
strawberries from Florida and sweet DO
tatoes from Bermuda.
At the Shelby Circuit Court to-day ar
gunents OF counsel progressed in the De-
Mslnaiso -Ringwald damage suit case.
Next Sunday week will be Easter Sun
day and All Fools day, the LIST of April,
and will also be the close Of the Lenten
fast.
Several grangers we're around to-day
trying to borrow money at G per cent
per annum, but not a cen could be had
at that figure.
The blustry March winds spread
clouds Of dust throughout the city to day,
very much to the annoyance and disgust
Of pedestrians,
Quite a number of Memphians WHO
have been at Nashville and Washington
looking after the loayes and fishes have
returned home.
Do not forget hat Coles big circus.
menagerie and %hippodrome will camp
on the bluf Monday and Tuesday, the
Il and 81 of April.
There are entirely too many special
coLstab!es in this city, but it is the in
terest of many magistrates to have them
around, as they draw business.
Young Memphis is again attacked with
the baseball fever, and juvenile clubs,
both white aud black, ere being organ.
lied throughout the city and suburbs
Vegetables and flowers can now be
procured at the markets. Bouquets will
soon be 10 the market, and then you can
supply your insmorata with them daily,
The unruly wind lifted many a hat
and coat-tail on the streets to-day very
much to the disgust Of the wearers as
they attempted to glide over the cross.
ings.
1t is believed that President Hayes
will put in Nike Waldran as United
States marshal Of this district ad interim,
or until December next, to Gil the va
cancy.
Yesterday afternoon a crazy negro
woman, Lucinda Ismel, was arrested
and locked up at the station house, she
having become snmanageable and dan.
gerous.
The street s%prinklers did not make
their appearance to-day, and the conse
Quence was that every outdoor citizen
had to swallow his pro rata portion o.
the historical peck OF dirt.
The Madame Ren.z Female Minstre
troupe appeared at the theater last nigh.
before an audience not large, ind princi
pslly composed of men and boys. TIL,
entertainment was passable.
Who cut the throat of Mrs. Mary Con
ner3, the old Poplar street marke
woman, is the mystery that puzzles GU
police authorities and upon which NJ
light has as yet broken for them.
1t will be Of interest to the ladies t
learn that Mrs. President Hayes wear
her own hair, and that it is firmly an
naturally attached to her head. Sh
does not wear the purchased article.
Memphis has a large delegation q
Washington, and the majority Of th
delegation are hunting out oficel, whicI
they desire to fill for the good Of then
selves and the benefit of the country.
VIM. Ferguson, who was arrested b
the chief of police on suspicion of bein
concerned in the murder of Mrs. Cor
mere, was discharged from custody yeI
! terday, the chief discovering that he wa
on another false trail.
3 The insurance case of Martin Ell al
wiich has occupied the time Of tn
United States Court for many days pas
q will be gwen to the jury at 3 o'clock thi
afternoon for the purpose of ~considerip
and rendering a verdict,
There will be no performance at Ii
heater to night, nor will there be unit
ttbe John E. Owens troupe her,
which will be on next Monday nigh
After Ovens will come Lawrence Ba
relt, who will close the dramatic seaso
IN ln'S CITY
At Central Park on yesterday the II
diauapolis club beat the Memphis Red
by q score Of 0 to 3 Our home ella
y was no match for the Hoosier boys, eve
v though the Indianpolitans let them wi
. one game on Saturday afternoon by wa
Of courtesy.
The United States Court will adjour
+ in a day or two. Judge Trigg has al
nouuced that he will take up no MOI
trial cases previous to adjournmen.
: When the adjournment is had judy
Trigg will leave for Nashville to hold
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