Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-08

thirty cents, which figure prevailed
last evening.
A number Of our people who have
been suffering with political influenza
have grown worse, and their malady
is now political hydrophobia of the
most aggravated type.
Three weeks from Monday next is
the time Judge Baxter, Of the United
States Court, is announced to be here.
Judge 4. S. Hammond will arrive
home from Cincinnati this evening.
Great enthusiasm was aroused at
the dramatic festival, Cincinnati, last
Friday night By John Mccullough, as
the Chest, in Hamlet" A vigorous,
healthy ghost Of his type Is not seen
often in a lifetime.
At our music festival next week a
Esingle ticket will cost but $2 for each
performance. and up at Nashville II
will cost 81 90 to get single ticket to
hear the Theodore Thomas orchestra,
with no choral accompaniment.
Lithographic pictures Of the great
pianist, Julia Rive. King, seated be-
fore her favorite instrument with the
great Thomas orchestra in the rear,
are hung about the city in conspicuous
places, and attract much attention.
During the music festival spectators
in the gallery will not be permitted to
stand or tramp around. Arnolds
Grassland practiced in the Exposition
building yesterday to test the acoustic
properties of the music hall, and it
proved all that could be desired.
That greasy position, with all of its
oily emoluments, the Coal Oil Inspec-
torship, need no longer bother the
brains Of place hunters. 1t could
only be fled by one man, and until
lot of fresh inspectors are wanted to
fill new Offices the outs should be
patient.
The Board of Directors of the
Mozart Society have deemed it expe-
dent to prohibit visitors at the
rehearsals of the Society from this
time forward. This is done in order
that nothing may occur to distract the
attention of the chorus during rehear.
sails.
As the Little Havana Lottery draw.
ing takes place tomorrow the sales OF
tickets will close to-day. The scheme
offers strong inducements to purcha-
sers, as there are only $4,000 tickets
at 81 each and the capital prize is
$40 900, with a number Of lesser val
liable prizes.
The State against A. H. aud James
Proudft for the murder of Axel
Winberg, closed this morning with the
testimony of James Hunt. The
defense introduced Mrs. Hardy, Mes.
Sperry, Charles Strader and Ike Curly.
The latter occupied the stand at noon.
Testimony will close this evening, and
the case will be argued to morrow.
The testimony is about the same as
heretofore.
The weather Signal Service is again
issuing bulletins from its Office in this
city, after more than two weeks sus-
pension. The one sent out this morn
ing announces the lowest temperature
before dawn at 6l0, and &c warmer
than yesterdays coolest. The range
yesterday was 550 to So, and the latter
was warmer than on any previous oc,
casion, except the l4th Of last month,
when it went to $50.
r. P. Grant, brick mason at work
at the house on Main street being built
for B. Lowenstein & Bros, has missed
various and sundry pies and things
from his dinner pail lately. and all his
efforts to discover the thief we're futile
until he doctored biscuit with cro-
ton. Then he found him. 1t was
darby who worked as hod carrier at
the building. The effects of the Gro
tor began to show themselves in half
an hour after dinner time, and the
.darky had Grant taken before Esquire
Fleming yesterday. He was, Of course,
diooharOnd