Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-26

Hollow.
About o'clock last night negro boy
named Denton had his cheek grazed by
Roman candle which whizzed by him.
The blood few, but fortunately did no
serious damage.
1t was incorrectly rumored that
patrolman was shot in the Second Dis
trict.
Other accidents of minor character
are reported in different portions of the
city and suburbs.
Coon prints, Z cents; best prints, l24
cents; yard-wide, good bleached domes-
tic, ia cents j. H. Loewenstine &
Bros, Clay building. Closing out
sale
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 26, 1867.
EDITORS LEDGER: AS it has been re-
ported through some clique that l had
withdrawn my name as candidate for
City Tax Collector, / take this method
of informing my friends that such is not
the case. did not allow the use of my
name in the so-caled convention, be-
cause / did not consider it the voice of
the people. Consequently am still a
candidate, and expect to remain so until
after the election.
JOHN NEwsoM.
NJ. KRAUs & Co., No. 2l8 Main street,
have brought from their wholesale to their
retail department a large lot of new
goods, which must be sold Immediately
regardless of cost or value. Il
PROF. CoBB's BENEFIT.-To-night, as
already mentioned, Prof. Willis Cobb
will take benefit at the Varieties. His
wonderful trained dogs and goats have
been admired by thousands during the
past two weeks, and will be introduced
several times during the performance to-
night. Besides this fine general bill is
offered, which cannot fail to prove
attractive.
CHRISTMAS presents to suit every one in
price and quality, at Lindaur, Arnold &
Co. 8, 81 Main street. Il
MASONIC INSTALLATION The officers
elect of Hamilton, South Memphis, Leila
Scott and Kilwinning Lodges (Masonic)
will be publicly installed at the First
Baptist Church to morrow evening, at u
o'clock. The services will be conducted
by Brother Albert Pike. The public are
invited to be present
CLOTHING below cost, at Lindauer, Ar
mold & Co.'s, 81 Main street. il
The CONTEMPT CAsE.-Iu the AUd-
ldnche contempt case Tuesday afternoon,
Judge Hunter overruled the motion to
"qHash, delivering decision at length,
and giving the defendants until Saturday |
to answer interrogatories filed with the
court.
BEST delaines, Is cents. Good, full
size shawls, 81. All wool flannel, %
cents. J. 81. Loewenstine & Bros. must
sell out They are open till 10 pm. RI
HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Mr. Seigle, q
resident of SO Beal street, was knocked |
down by three or four negroes on st.
Martin street, about IL o'clock Tuesday
night, and robbed of silver watch, gold |
chain and SO in currency.
The great rush still continues at the
closing out sale of NJ. Kraus & Co., 2l8
Main street, corner of Adams II
IMPORTANT to gentlemen who need the
following goods: White shirts, under
shirts, drawers, socks, neckties, and a
complete line of furnishing goods. Call
at the greatest closing out sale of the sea-
son, where you can get them at half price,
at NJ. Kraus & Co. S, No. 2lS Main street,
corner Of Adams. II
NUBIAs, so cents; sontags, IS cents;
hoods, so esnts-J. II. Loewenstine &
Bros, 23l Main street. Closing out sale.
We keep open till 10 pm. l
LOOK Our FOR THE HoLIDATs.-S. NJ.
Guest, fernando road, is going to sell
groceries cheap during the time. Call
and see. Turkeys, geese and chickens
in abundance. Flour, meal, grain, self
rising buckwheat -four, dried fruits, veg
etables, etc. 9s
NorIcE TO TAxPAYsRs.-You can be
supplied with county, city and police
scrip in amounts to suit, by calling at
Emhet Savings Institution, No. Madi-
sop street. 100
GENTS good, all linen, brown shirts,
81 So Gents good, 6rst-class cassi-
mere hats, 81 Gents paper collars, 100
for IS cents. J. Il. LOewenstine & Bros,
Clay Building Determined to sell out I
FURNISHED rooms cheap to respectable
families and single gentlemen, at South
ern Hotel lO4