Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-15
LEDGER LINES.

John goes @ Q on bis name-sake.
The weather is somewhat improved.
There was a heavy fog this morning.
Manager RickAby's benefit tonight will
be largely attended.
The mayor is now endeavoriDg To en-
courage emigration.
A couple Of amateur operas are in
course Of preparation.
Not a Johnsoa mar has been nomi.
mated by Mayor Flippin.
Mrs. Rose P. ThOmpson's benefit will
take place Monday night.
Cotton has a black eye to-day because
OF the European war cloud.
Policeman Rsstemeyer, who was shot
By Bob King ~(colorsd), is recovering.
Many Of the shop windows are filed
with masks and Mardi. Grss costumes.
The mysterious preparations for Mardi.
Gras are being conducted on a man.
moth scale.
The Water Works case is being heard
to-day BY Judge Baxter, OF thn United
StSes Court.
The vocal art is assassinsted in this
city with graceful immunity by individ-
uals who seek lyric fame. =
Wharfmaster Pat Kallaher yesterday
cleaned the landing, for which purpose
he employed the street force.
The salvage case of Mattipgly, tried
in the United States Court, h as been de.
cided in favor of the libellsn,ts.
The chain gang is daily -engsged in
removing the mud from the principal
street crossings and corner pavements.
An enterprising Mississippi journal
has discovered that tne Memphis hotels
will be moderate" during the carnival.
Owing to the Indictment weather and
the condition Of the country roads Front
street has been comparatively dull to.
day.
The tall cypress Of the medical fra
ternity is to be ignored as health officer,
although he was for Flippin in the late
election.
A colored r~oustsbout on the steamer
Phil Allin had his shoulder-blade broken
yesterday afternoon BY the falling Of the
jackstaff.
The Circuit Court ia finishing the non.
jury calendar. As jury cases will be
taken up Monday, all juror 5 are expected
to be present.
You can't make any sense out Of
Latin" quoth a lawyer yesterday. There
are many lawyers who can't make sens,
out of English.
Recorder QliGlsY yesterday executed
his official bond in the sun Of $4,000
VIM. Dean, John Waters aud Thoma
Keely being his sursties.
BOucicault's ~Shaughran will be tn,
attraction at the Memphis Thea ter uex
week for five nights aud matinee, CON
meuciug Tuesday night.
There is trouble and discomfort in tn
Flippin camp, and this because OF th,
mayors nominations. What has becomr
OF the committee Of temp"
Subscribers will confer a fxor upo
our carriers by having change ready 70
them. They are responsible and bav.
to pay for all papers carried out.
DR.. Sim. who was voted for in III,
council for hospital physician, was not
candidate for that position; the votes h,
received were not cast at his solicitation
The mule attached 10 car No. rs fell
yesterday afternoon on Herr.ando road
near DsSoto street. The driy err had some
difficulty in getting the animal to hi,
feet.
The case Of X. P. Cole, Of Paris, Va
Banion Payne, was argued to-day bsfor,
Judge Trigg, Of the United States Court
This case originated from the bankrupt
cy Of R. s. Templeton.
1t seems that DR.. John Erskine vii
have to be sacrificed as health officer il
order to crafty the mayors iden that !
two-yesr resident is the fit man to har
mOnize the German population.
A dray loaded with wood stuck in thu
mud on fernando street, near Gayoso,
yesterday afternoon. The wood had t
be removed before the driver could ex
%tricate the drRy, which stuck " for two
hours.
1t has been many a day since the un
paved streets and suburban thorough b.
fares were in such a condition as tn e,
now are. What's to be done3 The inl
proVement Of our streets is a seriou 1
} problem.
The report Of the finance COMMITTEES
will be read in secret at the meeting OF
the board Of education Monday night.
The taxpayers would like to hear some.
thing about this report, which should not
be kept from the public.
, The health officer should be a man o.
aeknowled0ed experienee in the treaf