Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-23
LEDGER LINES.

Sweet yellow creamery butter at Oil.
yer, Finnie 4 Co.'S.
Figs loo, extra layer figs l2ic, at OH
yer, Finnie h Co.'s.
Chancellor Morgan is expected to re-
turn by Monday and open court.
We are indebted to the Southern Ex-
press Company for late Eastern papers.
The case of Parzyk VS.. Rocco will be
heard in the Circuit Court next Monday.
Lawrence Barrett will begin an engage
ment at the Memphis Theater Monday
night.
Over Fifty thousand persons will at.
tend Mardi.Gras the 4!h and 9th Of.
March.
A diamond ring, worth $1,000, was lost
yesterday by Robert F. Church, who
offers a reward for its return.
The Eddins case, Of which mention
was made in yesterdays LEDGER, is on
trial in the United States Court,
The grand Mardi Gras stand at Court
Square is almost half completed. The
seats and beams are already in position.
The friends Of Henry Schultze will re-
greet to learn that he lies seriously III at
his residence on Exchange street, be-
tween Main and Front.
R. d. Spangler, 1856 Main street, has
the magazines for March, Scribner, ST.
Nicholas, late fashion magazines weekly
and daily papers, stationery; also cigars
and tobacco.
Yesterday Daniel Lake, W. Harrington
and Peoples Insurance Company filed
petitions in the Circuit Court for manda-
muses. compelling the city to levy e tax
to pay overdue corpous on bonds.
Yesterday afternoon a pickpocket at
the Poplar street market stole $l4 from
Mrs, OrVille Yerger. Last night Ser
geant McElroy arrested, at the Louis.
vile depot, a man giving his name as
Albert Henry, and claiming to be an
engineer.
The Eckford Base Ball Club reorgan-
izad last night and selected the following
nine; W. Moore, c.; Jack Leach, D.; J..
Moran, LIST b. V. Boro, I'd b.; A. Rsja,
Sd b.; P. Meath. s. s.; T. Ford, r. f.; W.
TwOmey, c. f.; I. Meath, |. f.; C. Cali.
no, manager.
During the storm Tuesday night liAht.
ming struck Rev. Burrell Lees stable,
on his premises near White Haven, and
killed one horse, three mules, and a
number Of pigs. 1t is evident that even
preachers are not exempt from the
wrath OF nature.
Rev. Charles Parsons, chaplain, will
preach a sermon to the Chickesaw
Guards in St. Lazarus and Grace Church,
fernando street, at 3 o'clock to.morrow
afternoon. The Chickasaw Guards will
attend in uniform aud under command
Of their captain, Gen. Geo. w. Gordon.
The bundle Of law papers found by de.
%tective Pryde were not lost by a deputy
sheriff, The papers were in Mr.. Myers
overcoat, which was otoIen a few days
ago. The thief dropped the papers on
the street, bat retains the overcoat,
which will probably give him Il home in
the penitentiary.
The police continue to arrest persons
for being a suspicious character" This
is contrary to law aud the chief of police
should SO instruct the officers. Arrest.
ing persons on fictitious charges evil
dences an ignorance which units a per.
son for the proper or even ordinary
exercise Of official duty.
In the late FIRE at West Station, Mis-.
Sissippi, nine buildings wore burned, in.
volving a loss Of about $40, 900 The
total insurance amounts 10 $4,000, in the
following companies: New York Home,
$4,000 on stock; Georgia Home, $1,000
on buildings; Planters, of Mississippi,
$1,000 on stock; London, Liverpool and
Globe, $1,000 on buildings.
The Knoxville Chronicle, of the 2lst,
says: "a rare opportunity is offered for
parties who desire to take a pleasure
trip to Memphis on the occasion Of the
great Mardi.G on the 9th Of March.
Tickets will be sold from Knoxville and
return for ST., which is scarcely half the
regular fare. The tickets will be good
leaving here March lSt, p and 81, to re.
turn on the 9th"
In the Criminal Court yesterday the
following business was disposed OF: e.
Woodall, c. Woodall and Maggie Mar.
shall, larceny, acquitted; Sbadrick Cole,
plead guilty to grand larceny, and was
sentenced to three years, with a recon-
mendation that the governor commute
two years Of the sentence; John Carter,
assault aud battery, fned $40; John Car.
ter, carrying coucesled weapons, sub.
mitted his case and was fined $40.
10 the case Of the State VS., Doyle ct
al, decided BY Judge LogwOod this morn.
ing, our neighbor, the Appeal, played an
important part az a witness. The ques.
ton for the court to decide was whether
the defendants had ever dedicated a por.