Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-10
LEDGER LINES.


The city, council meets tonight.
And still Johnson grows stronger.
Mary Anderson as Ion tonight.
The board OF education meets Monday
night,
How about the Second ward polling
placer
The County Court has adjourned for
the term.
This morning vas fair and balmy as
springtime.
Please do not leave the theater until
the curtain drops.
Flippin got his judges, but he can't
get the popular vote.
The present week OF evangelical prayer
and rsligionO service closes Sunday.
The muddy streets are embarrassing
to ladies and disagreeAble to pedestrians
generally.
The Irish Literary Association holds
regular weekly meeting tonight at No.
SO Poplar street. q u
q. s. s. s. Garrett and Colonel Eaton
will not have their official power to bull.
doze in this election.
George Williams, arrested for Wife
whipping, had his case continued yesier.
day in the Recorders Court.
The Cuba exeursionists leave here TO-,
morrow night for Savannah, whence they
take the steamer for Havana.
VIVA. Harris, who stabbed the coIored
boy Ernest Sample, was yesterday com,
mitted to Jail by the recorder.
Detective Pat Cornell is receiving
congratulations for his last exploit in
capturing Henry, the express roOber.
The two Hessens and O'Brien who
shot and we're shot, a few days ago on
the Cuba road, are not injured but very
slightly.
Mercury and the sun have a mutual
reconnaissance the 9Th of May; that is
to say, the former will throw his shadow
on the latter.
Election tickets and candidates cards
printed in good style and at cheap rates
at the LEDGER job printing office, Is
Madison street.
Six new wagons, drawn by well.fed
mules, and loaded with colored families,
passed through the city yesterday en-
route for the West, where they intend
locating.
Rube Hicks, Ed Hayden, Henry Rose
and Alex Mitchell, all colored citizens,
we're before the recorder yesterday on the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
Three Of the defendants we're bound over.
Mike Hart, an ex fireman, accidentally
fell yesterday afternoon while engaged
in a friendly scufle and broke his thigh.
The injury of Mr.. Hart is severe, and
will confne him to his room for several
weeks.
Rev, DR., A. Thomas, Of the Third
street German Protestant church, lee
lures in English next Sunday night, HE
subject being Temperance, or Bar.
rooms in the Parlor." DR.. Thomas is a
ripe scholar and pleasing lecturer.
Walter Sparks (colored), arrested on
the charge of stealing az overcoat from
Mike Costillo's residence, Court street,
has not had a hearing. he is in the
station. house, where he was put on a
warrant issued by Justice Spelmau.
The approaching Mardi Gras is already
arousiug general interest here and
throughout the country. The carnival
will be the grandest ever sean in America.
Visitors to Memphis this Mardi.G ras will
be delighted and handsomely entertained,
AT the approaching municipal election
a mayor, twenty councilmen, one alder.
man, each from the Second, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh and Nineth wards and
one school visitor from every ward, will
be selected. John Johnson will be elected
mayor.
Two boys, one white and the other col
ored. Engaged in o determined fight yes.
terday afternoon on Front street, corne;