Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-06

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Rock intend coming to Memphis to wit
ness the MardtGrss festivities.
The case of K. D. Caldwell vs.. the
Southern Express Company is on trial
to day at the United States Court.
Some wise person boldly intimates
that the aemphi pageant on Mardi-GrAs
night will bs a display of the theme
India.
The mar or woman Rho is arrested By
the police on Msrdi-Gras will witness the
festivities through the bare Of the sta.
tiOn'houss cells.
General TrAcy's balloon ascension at
Olympic Park, on next Monday after
noon is creating considerable sensation
throughout the city.
The members of the German Maen-
nerchor and their friends INDUCED in
and enjoyed an elegant masquerade ball
at Cochran Hall last night.
M. W. II. Sherman, advance agent Of
the Haywood Brothers combination, is in
the city making arrangements Tor the
al E france Of his company.
Tom Collins, probably the chap who
sold SO many people 10 this city a year
or SO ago, was sent to Jail yesterday on
the charge Of breach OF trust.
The police and Gre commissioners, at
their meeting yesterday afternoon, AZ
pointed Prest Kenuett as engineer of the
Washington No. 4 FIRE steamer.
Tomorrow night the members Of the
city Scuptichina will assemble in regular
session at the courthouse for the trans.
action Of regular monthly business.
Two newspaper men have volunteered
TO go up in Trscy's balloon on next
Monday. They desire to discover the
effect of a rarifed and light atmosphere
upoa brain power.
Bob Drury, the slayer Of bis uncle,
Albert Gibson, was brought out before
Judge Ray, OF the Probate COURT, to-day
on writ Of habsaS corpus for the purpose
OF fixing the amount Of bail.
The petition praying the legislature to
abolish Memphis as a corporation and
merge it into the county of Shelby is still
in circulation throughout the city and is
receiving . number of signatures.
Some twenty draymem, hackmeh and
others who have failed to take out their
vehicle or privilege license we're arrested
by the police yesterday afternoon, and
had to put UP f~OrfsitS Of the station
hoqse,
The Helena World says! About one
hundred citizens will attend the Memphis
Mardi Gras from this city, and they are
already engaging staterooms on the
packets. Helena will be- largely repre-.
ssnlsd.f
We call attention 10 the special police
order of Chief Athy for Mardi GrAs. Uni
der no circumstances will q forfeit DO
taken that day Or night. These orders
shOSld be read and ORlsrved BY every
citizen and VISITOR,
Judge Heiskel, Of the Circuit Court,
has decided that the forced loan or Dc.
uand of twenty-five dollars as privilege
tax on liquor dealers, made BY the city
on the owners Of tippling houses, is lille.
gal, unconstitutional and void.
The gornet solo playing of NF. KoOhr
Ter of the H4ndWerker orehettra at the
Memphis Theater gives great pleasure to
all lovers Of good music who frequent
the theAter, BE, Kochler is one Of the
best cOrust players in the United States.
Atthe Criminal Court to-day the case
Of WIN. SeveAr, on indictment for the
murder Of Mike DouQherty at Elmwood
Cemetery 10 May, 1869, was called up for
trial. A jury wal ~impAnsled and to,
day the trial OF the case is progressing.
The greatest uuissncs at a FIRE is the
consequential chap who offers sdYies aud
gives instructions to the fFemsl, Just AZ
il the latter did not know their business
bettsr than the amateurs who attempt to
advise them. Ats ffe say netting to a
fireman.
Frank Mayo appeared as DAvy
Crockett " at the thsster last night. In
December, 1872, Mr.. Mayo appeared at
the Memphis Theater under the spsldluE
4 Pope management, in DaVy Crockett,
Richelieu, The Robbers, Hamlet and
Richard III.
The old love Of Sol Coleman, called
the Rosa oonchO,' is nov revived. THIS
branch of cigars is by Ear superior 70
any that a be found in the market. To
obtain SO good an article for FIVE cent?
is a commodity that ia nov in demand.
We have smoked these cigars And tee
ommatd Sol IN ,he snokiDn nnhi;, .