Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-20
THE CITY.
Wednesday Evening, Feb. 40. 1878.
LEDGER LINES.

Monday night, March All.
A grand select carnival will be given
at Maennerchor Hall tonight.
Shaughraun. including THE Wake"
scene, tonight at the Memphis Theater.
Workmen will soon begin to erect the
grand Mardi. Gras stand at Court Square.
Up to IL o'clock to-day the jury in the
Smith murder case had not rendered a
verdict.
The wake" scene in Shaughraun will
not be omitted in the play tonight at the
Memphis Theater.
1t is reported that the horses attached
to a hearse ran away yesterday, and the
cotfin was thrown out.
Charles A. Beehn is announced by his
friends as a probable candidate for the
Office CT county register.
It has been raining all day. The streets
are again muddy and outdoor exercise
is nov forbidden the ladies.
Lawrence Barrett's engagement at the
Memphis Theater next week will be one
oil the most brilliant of the season.
The Memphi will! give their annual
pageant Tuesday night, March 5th. This
will far surpass any previous display.
Memphis has more aspiring amateurs
for dramatic, lyric, minstrel and circus
glory than any city Of its size in Amer
les.
House and clearinghouse keepers
will do well to call on G. N. Err ca be-
fore buying as be offers great barg aims i n
glass, qu%sensware, cutlery, c%astors. etc,
Bob King .(colored) who shot lbs mis-.
tress, Laura Barnshill, aud officer Reste.
meyer, was committed to jail in defau
OF bail this morning by Justice Spellmsu.
The admiralty cases Of the steamers
Illinois, Geo. W. Check aud A. j. White
will be heard next Monday on the report
of the clerk and master 10 the United
States Court.
Notice of application aud issue of q
charter to incorporate Wythe Depot I'm.
der the municipal name of "Hayesville'
has been forwarded by the secretary Of
state to the county register.
Tonic Lazaretti, the boy who last sum.
mer shot and killed a colored nan on the
Pigeon Roost road, four miles from the
city, has returned from Texas and deliy.
cred himself to the Sheriff.
Victor D. Fuchs received this morning
from the Shakers thirty dressed chickens
weighing over two hundred pounds. They
were young and tender, and readily sold
for ten cents per pound Wholesale.
Owing to the absepco of Judge Nor
gan, who is in Middle Tennessee, Chax.
Gerry Court has not been in session for
over a week. Judge Morgan is expected
to return in time to open Court to NOR
row morning.
The city council at its meeting to-mor'
row night will probably cast q few more
ballots for comptroller, provided the
mayor presents a nomination. As yet
there are 20 indications that the mayor
tavorite will be elected.
Sunday night a thief entered a caboose
at Hopefeld and stole conductor King
clothing. Last night a thief entered
conductor Moneys room at Hopefeld
aud stole all Of his clothing, including
his boots, socks and night shirts.
Last night Mr.. Herman Caro- treated
the police to a collation. Of ham sand.
witches, a barrel Of lemonade aud a keg
of beer. The police gave the surplus
lunch aud drink to the tramps who were
SO fortunate as to be 10 the Adams street
station'house.
Young men, old men, middle.aged
men, email boys and youths wearing
Murphy temperance badges are to be
seen on the streets. They are deter
mined to change red noses for cardinal
badges, and again havet the natural bloom
of health on their cheeks.
Night efore-last thieves entered the
premises OF Mrs. William Trigg. neal
the Elmwood cemetery, and stole a yslu.
able COW and calf. The COW was tied to
a stake, and the calf was under the
house, but the thieves we're SO bold that
they secured the beasts without any diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Currier, the accomplished orgAnisI
Of st. Mary's Cathedral, deserves great
credit for the training Of his boy choir.
The sweet, fresh voices leading the devo.
lions Of the congregation may be-, for
Memphis, q new feature in church wor.
! ship, but it is none the worse for that,
1t is old enough in other places.
Chief Justice Miller, who is nov Pub.
lie Guardian, has just returned from a
trip through the Collierville and Ger.
mantOwn neighborhoods, whose planters
he reports in cheerful disposition. he
says that preparations for gardening ore
going on, and that nearly every farm is
stocked with cattle, hogs, horses aud
mules. Most of the planters have some
cotton left over, and none complain Of