Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-26
Parannal

Chas. Queniel, ST., has returned from
Augusta, Ga.
Sam Massey, of the Ssnatobia (Miss.)
Tidal Wave, is 10 the city.
Wilson Williams, of the Humboldt
Herald, was in the city last night.
Miss. Estelle Northington, of Missis.
sippi, is visiting the family Of DR.. H. R.
Hopson.
b. K. ButterGeld, of Horrican, Wis,
is the guest Of his brother.in.law, Judge
James o. Pierce.
Don NJ. Dockery and Il. G. Watson, of
fernando, I. P. Hill and ]. D. Oglesby,
of Senatorial, Miss, are in the city.
Miss Sarah Mussellman, Of Metropolis,
Ill, is the guest of her brother.in.law,
Captain James o, Dura, Of the LEDGER.
Mr. Palsy W. Maley and Miss Mary
A. Burke will be united in marriage at
St. Patrick's Church at haltpast three
o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Lawrence Barrett aud daughters,
Misses Mamie aud Gertrude, are in the
city. Mrs. Barrett and daughters leave
Saturday for the East.
". A. Wheatley, at G8l Main street
besides every grade of houses and
s%tores), has six gardens or small farms
now for rent, with and without houses.
Mrs. Colonel JilsOn P. johnson, of
Nashville, will be the guest of her niece,
Mrs. John G. Lonsdale, jr., of Vance
street. Colonel johnson may also at
tend Mardi.Gra
G. H. Martin, of New York; Thomas
a. Foster, Maury City; B. F. Duke, Ma
sons Depot, and Samuel CARMEL, New
Orleaas, registered at the Cotton Ex-
change this morning.
A. Duncan, of Chsmbersburg; Judge
MCLEAN, Of Gettysburg, Penn, and q. j.
Stable, of the Gettysburg Compiler, are
passengers on the steamer Golden
Crown, en- route to Cuba.
Officer Restemeyer, whe was shot three
weeks ago by Bob King (colored), was
able to be out this morning. Officer
Rea,emeyer is fast improving aud will
soon be able to resume duty on the po-
lice force.
Captain W. L. Trask, of the Ava
lanche, aud Miss Cora V. Davis will be
married tomorrow afternoon at Shelby.
The bridal pair will reach the city on the
afternoon train and take the steamer
Thompson Dean for New Orleans.
Tom Davey, lessee of the Memphis
Theater, is in the city, and will remain
until the season closes. Genial and
joVisl, as of yore, Tom Davey finds it
impossible to 90 three steps before he
he's to stop and shake hands with a
friend. He is thrice welcome.
William Conner, formerly known all
through the South as correspondent of
Wilkes Spirit of the Times and of the
New York World, is in the city. Mr..
Conner is now general manager OF the
Lawrence Barrett company. He always
finds q generous welcome among his
numerous Memphis friends.
Last Tuesday a negro stole a mule
from James HenSley, of Middleton, and
pawned the beast to Mr.. Ainsworth, of
South Memphis, for $40. Heusley yes
terday came to the city and with the aid
of a policeman this morning discovered
his mule hitched to a drsy. The mule,
as well as the bride and saddle, were
identified by Hensley. Ainsworth is an
innocent party. and did not have any in
timation that tie negro stole the mule.
Manager John Rickaby, of the Mem.
phis Theater, leaves after Mardi-Gras for
New York and thence to California,
where be takes the management of Rice's
E%vangeline Extravaganza for the sum.
mer. We regret that Mr.. Rickaby leaves
our city, for he has proved himself one
Of the most efficient and acceptable man.
ayers ever known in Memphis. 1t will
be a long time before we get another
manager like Mr.. Riokaby; good quail.
ties of heart and excellent attributes of
mind render him a gentleman of great
popular and unexceptionable esteem in
this community.