Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-25
LEDGER LINES.

Mardi Gras FIVE weeks ahead.
Beef tongues. Lyle & Shields.
The land leaguers meet tonight.
Tameness prevails in cotton circles.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 90
Main street.
The rigorous wintry temperature is
a steady theme to talk about.
Kings a~elf-rising buckwheat -four,
f%orssale by Lyle & Shields.
Assessment No. II, Knights Of
Honor, will expire tomorrow, 10Th.
Benumbed fingers and toes are
among the present eniOyments Of early
risers and foot travellers.
A bleak and dreary aspect is that
along the river front and fringing the
Arkansas shore ofthe river.
Our agricultural neighbors are pre-
pairing Tor seed time, despite the fact
that snow covers the earth in this
section.
1t was nearly two o'clock when the
moon rose this morning, not ten
O'Clock, as the time was enormously
printed yesterday.
The judge Of the criminal court has
been on crutohes for several days, hav-
ing injured an ankle by a slip On the
icy pavement some time ago.
The King Of Carnival continues to
Issue his bulletins, and sends heralds
for ward daily to spread the news Of
his coming, FIVE weeks hence.
The Commonwealth lottery, Of
Louisville, draws again on 31st. The
prizes may be drawn By lucky Mem
phians-at least they have an equal
chance with other ticket holders. Call
at the usual place Ter tickets.
The sun rose bright and clear again
this morning. This is the second time
the unusual celestial phenomenon has
occurred recently, and if it continues
the people of this part of the world
will believe after awhile that we may
be permitted to e8jay bright, genial
weather.
Tying burning torches to the tails
of poor dogs and pitting the brutes
against each other in combat, are
smusements of the rufitn type, eur
rent here at present. 1t would be
more humane to tie a stone to the
necks of the animals and dump them
into the river.
A dog died a couple Of days ago from
the effects Of poison Analysed from the
stomach Of a colored man named
Toney Allen, who died some time
ago at Arkansas City, on the river
two hundred miles below here, after
drinking a cup Of warm coffee. Some
evil disposed person had evidently
arranged the dose for the unfortunate
victim.
The river here is now within about
nineteen feet Of extreme high water
mark. Many people forbodo evil to
the lowland country, the ensuing
spring from freshets. The present
swell Of the waters is entirely from
the Ohio and its tributaries. The
streams above St. Louis are all very
low, and a scarcity of water prevails
throughout central Illinois, owing to
the scant rainfall during the past
winter and fall season.
A man named W. r. Hill. residing
in the northern part Of this county,
was yesterday released from custody
owing to being a sufferer from paraly-
sis. he has been leading a reckless
and unlawful kind of a career for some
time past, much to the annoyance and
even terror of the people in the vicin-
ity Of his rOamings. Hill must behave
himself in the future, according to
the terms Of his release, or become
liable to a sentence on the island.
The Mardi Gras committees are
hard at work to-day making collec.
tons and preparations for a daylight
procession or display. The grand
scene at night under the auspices Of
the Memphi is expected to Be a pa
geaut Of unusual brillianoy. The
Msmphi do their work in secret, aud