Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-18

place tonight at the Maennerchor hall.
Tickets, SOC.
For the past week there we're eighteen
deaths. OF this number twelvewere col.
ored persons.
The Boucicault Shaughraun company
will arrive Tomorrow afternu On from
New Orleans.
There was a swarm Of lawyers, wit.
nesses and officers at the Police Court
this morning.
The election payroll amounts to $500,
but the clerks aud judges are required to
YEA to their accounts.
The Eicbhorn concert at Cochran Hall.
March Sd, will be under the auspices of
the German Casino Club.
Popular Monthly. Appleton, Demorest
and Young Lady's Journal, for March, at
Spangler's, 1886 Main street.
Colonel Jesse A. Forrest aud Mr.. Ed
Worsham are the latest candidates for
clerk Of the Criminal Court.
Owing to the warm weather the trees
are beginning to bud, and ere long roses
and leaves will greet the eye.
The council has adopted a resolution
to add fifty cents as the Nicolsou pave.
ment tax assessment of the city.
By the new ordinance the city attor.
ney's salary is placed at $4,000 pc, an.
mum, but he will not be allowed any con-
missions.
The Murphy temperance movement
has been inaugurated in this city. There
Is plenty of material in Memphis for a
six months campaign.
The rehearsal of Led Astray Saturday
night was entirely satisfactory to Mrs.
Thompson, and a creditable performance
may be assured to night.
At the meeting of the general council
Saturday night the committee reported
the revised budget for 1878, as heretofore
published. which was adopted.
K C.Williamson has been elected to the
vacancy in the common council caused
by the resignation of R. II. Mccain,
(colored), of the Seventh ward.
Deshimer and Cominski, arrested here
on the charge of sWindling a gardener at
Quincy, ILL.,, out Of $3.50. have applied
for release on writs of habeas corpus.
House and clearinghouse keepers
will do well to call on c. N. Erich be-
fore buying as he offere g eat bargains in
glass, Queentwlre, cutlery, cAstors, etc.
AS early as three o'clock Sunday
morning a number Of young ladies were
up and peeping through their windows at
the man in the moon undergoing the or
deal OF the lunar eclipse.
Tim Crowley, arrested on suspicion of
stealing sos from MrS. Edm1nds, whose
residence is at the corner Of Linden aud
Mulberry streets, was discharged this
morning by Recorder Quiglty. d
The reelection Of Mr.. Elgard Keat.
ing, keeper Of public squares, is a just
recognition Of the valuable services Of d
worthy gentleman who for fifteen years
or more has had charge Of the city parks.
Colonel Bob Iugersoll will draw big
houses, partly due TO The free advertise.
ment to be given him by the local pull
pit, he 10 a pleasing lecturer and Ger.
tainly evidences a wonderful originality
in style.
The large choir Of young men and
boys in ST. Mary's Cathedral rendered
the services yesterday in most s~atisiac.
tory manner Only the vestments we're
lacking to make a miniature West.
minister.
Rev. David Walk, OF the Linden street
Christian Church, delivered an interest.
ing lecture last night, his subject being
Colonel Ingersoll Reviewed" Colonel
Iugersoll is the great anti he'll theory
advocate.
Joe SOLAR, q well.knoRn steamboat
mate, was fatally stabbed Saturday on the
City Of Augusta, at New 0rleanHs Dur.
ing the season Mr.. Solari was mate on
the steamer City Of Augusta in the White
river trade.
Lindsey Lewis, aged ihirty.Gve, died
suddenly while undressing in his room
at No. 2O4 Front strest, Saturday night.
Justice Spelman held IN inquest on the
body aud a verdict Of death from heart
disease was returned. Mr.. Lewis for.