Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-06


ing Of the Ballard case.
8. N. Clark, of the Springfield Repu6-
lican. is registered at the Peabody.
There was heavy frost this morning,
and the day is clear, cool and bracing
Thirty marriage licenses have teen is
sued in Madison county since the LIST Of
November.
Steamboats, intend running up Hstchie
river to the railroad bridge, near Browns
vile, with the first rise, says the Bee.
Mr.. Jack Wilson, we'll known river
man and clever gentleman in every
sense, is announced as candidate for
Wharfmaster.
J. W. Stryker, q lawyer who practices
in Justice Foley's court, was arrested
Saturday on the charge of raising money
on false pretences.
Small tenements are in great demand,
but owners of real estate will not erect
them until the legal means of collecting
rents, or dispessessing non-paying ten
ants, are very much improved.
Brownsville boasts of German who
has converted the ACCORDION from aa in.
strument of torture to musical instru-
ment. He can actually play tune on
the thing.
Mr.. Harry Tomlinson, the clever in.
surance agent, has just returned from
New York in fine health and spirits.
We are much obliged to him for some
late papers.
The lady managers of the orphans
fair desire us to return their thanks to
Mrs. M. A. Stoddard for keg of syrup.
We hope the contributions in aid of the
orphans will be quite large.
The daily gathering of moon-eyed and
catfish-mouthed negroes to vent their
loud Impressions and blasphemous oaths
just opposite our composingroom has
become an intolerant nuisance, and our
employees respectfully petition Col. Bur-
dit to break them up, or devise means
for their future quietude.
The annual election for officers of the
Memphis Typographical Union took
place yesterday, and resulted as follows :
President, VIM. Mullins; Vice-President,
John McGill; Secretary, VIM. F. White
(re-elected); Financial Secretary, Henry
Moode (re-elected); Treasurer, Din'l G.
Jones; Ssrgeant-at-Arms, E. W. Parrish
(re-appointed).
1t is contemplated, we learn, by the
Street Car Company to sell tickets at six
cents each in packages, but to continue
charging ten cents on the cars. Residents
along the line would not complain of this
arrangement. They would feel that six
cents was reasonable price for the ride,
and travel would doubtless greatly in.
crease.
The town of Bolivar has set good ex'
ample for the city of Memphis. The peo
pie have built splendid town clock on
the courthouse, and when the bell strikes
the hours of the day and night it can be
heard for several miles around. The en-
tire cost of clock and bell was $l,256 rs.
When will we have one? This is the
only town clock in West Tennessee
Well may the Bolivarites be proud.
Mr.. Charles E. Taylcr, manager Of the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph
Company, announces the gratifying
news of another reduction of tariffs. The
cost of telegraphing now is about one
third the old tariff, and all owing to the
enterprise and go-a-head competition oil
this company. A message to New York
of ten lines. costs 81 25; to Nashville
ronly twenty-five cents, and to other
places 10 proportion. Night messages
at half price. This brings telegraphing
within the reach of all classes.
Yesterday afternoon, just as Sabbath
school on Union street, near Marshall
| avenue, turned out, a drunken man came
by with q woman in buggy, and in the
hearing of the children and teachers
gave vent TO the most furious oaths and
obsceniiy that ever greeted human ears
he drove with reckless rein, and one
little girl came very near being run ovel
| in attempting to get out of the way. HI
passed on, and in ne great time returned
and some citizens resolved to arrest him
but acting on the woman's advice, ht
dashed the horse and got away, still
swearing. The police we're not in sight
The man is we'll known as recent sub
iect Of Executive clemency, and he an
uounced his name several times,
One of the most pleasant Sunday
School examinations that il has been ou
pleasure to attend, came off last night q
the Central Baptist church. No less thar
one hundred children took part in the ex
ercises, and the number of listeners wa
really encouraging to the little onel
who are marching Along" Besides
songs, addresses, dialogues, etc., the su
dieuce we're enlivened with religion
anecdotes by the "favorite scholar" Rev
DR.. Ford, who, also, made an appeal il
behalf of the "little fellows" for Christ
mas tree during the holidays. Il wa
also amusing to see tall beaver hats car