Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-02

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to day.
A perfect sea of upturnedf faces last
night.
The skating rink was dark last
night.
A we'll gotten up ape was a good
feature.
A ball at Cochran hall was well
attended.
The fireworks were visible to people
a mile off.
The peanut vender was a prominent
character.
The funny features are ended for
forty days.
1t was a magnificent spectacle, but
punched to much.
Our country cousins and visitors en-
joyed themselves to a man.
The muleteers actually wore sack
cloth yesterday-otherS are doing so
today,
The middle of the streets proved
the best for pedestrians all through
yesterday.
Nature appeared to spread its bright
est and most gorgeous smiles upon
everything.
One of the tallest of our visitors was
a member of the Conway, Ark, brass
band.
The musicians from Kentucky
lodged at the Green Tree tavern on
Shelby street.
Visitors found plenty of places to
stay, comfortable rooms and good fare,
at reasonable rates.
The small horn with a tin boy in
costume was a miserable failure,
though yery'numerous.
Ten dollars was considered a reason
able charge last night for hack hire.
1t was a field day in that line of trade.
A couple Of red rulers Of the lower
regions attracted considerable atten-
tion on the streets by their diaboli-
cal capers.
Eichhorn's band, Of Louisville went
home this morning. Their leader re-
NAMED over and will not go out for a
day or two.
Though to some those lights appear
ed rather dim as the efforts to illumi-
nate the pageant, they cost forty dollars
a minute in gold.
Several citizens mysteriously disap-
peared shortly before the Memphi
pageant. They generally reappeared
en- masque elsewhere.
All Greeks or Arabs were used as
equerries by the Memphi last night.
Every mule had a man of dark
skinned hue to handle the bits.
Many of the most fashionable guests
of the Memphi last night went home
on foot rather than submit to the ex-
orbitant charges of hackmen.
That ball at the exposition last night
was immense. When one of the man
ayers said, a few days since, it would
"be a hummer" he meant business.
Urchins in fastastic colors squeaked
through unmelodious instruments by
the thousand almost, and horrid was
no name for their noise in a general
sense.
Everything looked sleepy this morn
ing, even to the dray mules. Frolick-
ing among the jewellers at late hours
evidently influenced this soporifc
feature.
After the parade Of the pageant last
night the floats of the Memphi moved
off down Adams street and disappear
ed like the baseless fabric of a dream,
or words Of a similar import.
A ~burlesque band discoursed in
spring strains at the corner Of South
Court and Main a couple of hours
yesterday evening. 1t was a good
feature, and was heartily applauded.
Our home musicians, under Ar
mold, all came out in beautiful uni
forms last Monday, similar in many
features to the uniforms of the Chick
Guards. They looked real
handsome.
That the pistol law has had a good
effect was apparent from the compare
small number of that weapon
taken from persons attending the Ex-
position ball.
Those who wore wire masks we're
compelled to sacrifice their DISPOSE
ton to be convivial in order to re-
main in-cog. Thatstyle of mask must
be removed entirely before a glass can
touch the lips.
The eleventh and last dance on the
programme Of the Memphi closed at a
quarter before two this morning. The
guests began to leave shortly before
twelve, and after the midnight bell
they went numerously, after which
there was plenty Of room for the
dancers.
A team attached to an omnibus
took fright during Mondays parade,
and goamnorad down Adomc ,t.oo a