Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-22

"ntNA WOO ANSShNJ uohucos LUIS urn
is enterpriSing and energetic.
This morning members Of the bar
selected Wn. NJ. Smith to serve as chan.
cellor during the absence Of Judge Nor.
gan, who has gone to Jackson.
Reserved seats for the Odd Fellows
dramatic entertainment at the Memphis
Tbeater next Friday night can be secured
ct Hollenberg's IN and after tomorrow.
Captain ]. Il. Freligh has accepted
the agency of The Annals of the Army
Of Tennessee and Early Western His.
tory" a publication our people should
support.
General Peter Tracy, the wit, and
Prof. Barney Hugbs, the humorist, have
agreed to engage ia a skating match at
the rink. The time will be duly an
nounced.
Easter eggs we're in great demand yes
terday. The cracking Of Easter eggs is,
or at least it should be, a custom ex.
pressing the hope that spring chickens
miy be plentiful.
Saturday night the decomposed body
OF an unknown negro ~roustsbout was
found near the Fort Pickering gaS works.
The body had evidently been in the
water several weeks.
Odd Fellows at Sardis and other points
on the Mississippi and Tennessee rail.
road have applied for an extra train to
convey them to this city Friday next, the
anniversary Of the order.
Lent was observed with unusual fdel
ity, and it is probable that the amuse
ment loving members of society will
now indulge in many brilliant entertain.
ments ere the hot weather comes.
Tonight the Sodality Dramatic Asso-
citation presents Retribution, for the ben.
eft of the choir of St. Peters church.
The entertainment will be one of the
best ever given by this excellent society.
A marriage will take place at Calvary
Church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
the parties being a well.known and
prominent freight agent, of this city,
and one of Memphis fairest daughters.
Judge John D. Adams will lecture at
the Memphis Theater on Friday night,
the 81 Of Nay. Subject, 1.-THE Destiny
Of the Race; He'll the Destruction of the
Wicked 1t will no doub. draw-the
lecture We mean-not the place to be
described.
Owing to the tickle weather yesterday,
the Riversides and Eagles could moi
play baseball at Central Park, but ex.
peet to have q good game there mex
Sunday. The Eagles say that they viii
beat the Riyersides as handsomely as
did the Eckfords.
Last night the musical and dramatic
entertainment given at Cochran Hall by
the New York concert troupe was we'll
attended and very generally appreciated
thanks to the efficient management oil
Mr.. Joe Emmerich. We hope the enter.
tainment will be repeated.
Last night thieves entered the grocery
stores Of Mrs. Mary 0'Conuer and D.
Brown, at Central Point, east of Walnut
street. Mrs, 0'Conner lost thirty.sevsn
dollars, besideO a few articles Of merchan.
disc. Mr.. Brown lost his pistol, a lot Of
clothing aud a quantity of groceries.
There we're IL deaths in this city ard
3 at the hospital last week making q
total Of IA. Of this number 4 were white
and 10 colored persons. This disparity
in mortality among the whites and
blacks is noticeable not only in Mem.
phis but throughout the South generally.
The driving Of horses and mules in
droves along the streets is permitted by
the police despite the ordinances upon
this subject. Yesterday, as is the case
every Sunday, a drove of mules went at
rapid gate along DeSoto street to the
danger Of children and ladies' en- route to
church.
Messrs. Fritz Ptemfert aud Geo. Schil,
ly, sole agents, have our thanks for q
key of Buck Beer from the celebrated
brewery Of Lemp, St. Louis. This beer
can be found at Fritz Piemfert 4 Co.'S
No, - West Court street. This firm
have the exclusive agency Of Lemp 10
Memphis.
NJ. II. Smith, freight agent Of the
Louisville and Nashville and Grea,
Southern railroad, has given reduced
rates on all lumber and building mate,
rial that may be shipped over bis line to
Clarkrville, thereby literally aiding the
people of that city in rebuilding the
burnt district.
Loaing nowadays is not confined to
the members of the male sex. The ladies
sometimes loaf, but always in dry.goodE
establishments, millinery stores, family
groceries, confectioners, ETC., much "a