Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-14
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS:
Thursday Evening, Feb. IA, 1873.
LEDGER LINES.

Fat is on the wharf for another two
years.
The health officer has not yet been
elected.
Who will be Comptroller, aye2 that's
the question.
The Ulks will make a grand Mardi.
Gras display.
Many were called, but few are chosen
by the mayor.
The Owl-shaped invitations of the UIks
are welcome visitors.
And Squire Quigley is recorder, with
the title of ~ex-oficio j. P.
And now they take the mayors aame
in vain, for they didn't get office.
The condition of the streets demand
earnest attention from the city council.
The approaching Mardi. Gras will at
tract visitors from all parts of the Union.
The European war news causes gene
raj comment aud has a decided effect on
speculation.
Manager Ricksby's benefit at the thea
ter to morrow night will be a brilliant
entertainment.
The agony is partly over, as some Of
the nominations have been made and
municipal Offices filled.
To day the mails are burdened with
Valentines much to the delight of some
and the annoyance Of others.
John Davis was arrested this morning
BY officer McGrsth for stealing an over.
coat from a Main street lawyer.
Henry Smith (colored), indicted for
numbering CLANCY Long, in Fort Picker
ing, is on trial in the Criminal Court.
The reelection Of DR.. Thornton as
hospital physician is merited compli.
ment to a deserving gentleman aud es.
Unable citizen.
Night before last burglars entered
Burwinkle & Struwing's store, No. 4O7
Main street, but stole only SIS and a few
plugs of tobacco.
This is Valentine day. Cupid, in the
shape of mysterious notes, wings his way
to many q heart. The comic valentine
is the more popular.
1t now turns out that West station, and
not Picken's, Miss, was burned last Sun.
day morning. About eight stores and
several residence we're destroyed.
How could a mayor who received such
q large majority give Office to his numer.
GUS friends? The problem is as impos
sible as the quadrature of a circle.
The Grand Ouro is the most popular,
though the most mysterious, creature in
Memphis, The 0uro has ever been gen.
erous. in the distribution of bis tavors.
Judge Trigg, of the United States Cir,
cult Court, heard motions this morning
and then resumed the trial of the Mat.
tingly salvage case 10 the District Court.
The friends of Prof. John II. Kuuker,
principal of the German Lutheran school
will read with regret the funeral notice
Of his only child, a bright little boy two
years of age.
General M. 7. Williamson, a clever
gentleman and good Republican, was
nominated for comptroller last night by
Mayor Flippin, but he received only twice
six out of thirty votes.
The opening piece foE Manager Rick.
aby's benefit to morrow night will be
Limerick Boy, DR.. Coates will make
his first appearance in the amusing char.
deter Of General Peter Tracy"
VIM. Davis, Of Brownsville, arrested
on q capias by Deputy Marshal Smith,
was committed to Jail this morning in
default OF bail. Davis ia indicted for In
fraction Of the United States revenue
laws.
About balf.past nine o'clock last night
Turnbuii' . stoTs sad .%:ngare stora. Main
street, between Adams and Jefferson,
caught fire, but the flames we're extin-
guished before any material damage re-
suited.
Sam Letcher (colored) was unssi.
mously elected %jluitor of the City Hall
by the council last night. This colored
citizen developed more popularity than
many Of the many candidates for munich
pal office.
The jury ia the case Of Elicit VS.. vii.
kins, this morning reported to Judge
Baxter, Of the United States Court, that
they cOrld not agree. The jury wat die
charged and the court took up the case
Of Hodges va. Apperson.
Don't forget your little darling" was
not ri4idly observed by the mayor and
the council last night. Even big darl.
ings we're forgotten, and it is likely ihat
the hombrazonic pets will share a fate Of
similar oblivion at the n,xt council meet.
ing.
Persons who have any doubt as to the
superiority Of the Memphis carnival have
only to come here and see for themselves.
No city in America makes a grander dis
rlov . agordo mora a~niovmant m the