Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27

The thermometer, at IL N. to-day,
stood at $50, and the barometer at
80 $40 inches.
Christmas was celebrated in all our
churches on Sunday last withappropriate
ceremonies and decorations.
Severa. serious but not dangerous ac-
cidents took place yesterday, owing TO
tie careless use of Gre crackers, etc. A Z
Christmas was generally kept through
out the city yesterday. But little business
was transacted except at the fashionable
saloons. aOT23A kYiA3A
Recorder Scales sent VIM. c. Walker
to jail in default of bonds in the sum OF
$4,000, on the charge Of stealing horse,
the property of John Harbert, Of st.
Louis. soIl sal has04t glHHni
Seventy-nine cases, principally DRINKS
and disorderlies, were disposed of by
the Recorder this morning. A large
amount, as fines, was assessed and col
lected. "a .,..r
The Rev. Father O'Brien, of st. Pc
ter's Church, was presented with gold
headed cane on Christmas morning by
the members of the sodality Silver
Band.
1t will be seen from his card, pub
lished on the second page, that John
Hallum, Esq, late of this city, one of
our most valuable, able and energetic
lawyers, has removed to st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Lucille Western and troupe ar
rived in the city this morning. The de-
lay was caused by missing train connec-
tons at Columbus Ky. Tonight the
charming play East Lynne will be pre-
scented at the theater.
Mansford, corner Of Second and Mon
roe streets, has all the late daily and
weekly Northern and Eastern newspa-
pers, literary journals, pictorials, maya
zines, foreign and home quarterles,
Christmas news goods, almanacs, etc.
Among the numerous candidates seek
ing public favor tnone Of them have
higher claims than Mr.. P. McNulty, the
popular candidate for alderman from
the seventh ward. Mr.. McNulty, il
elected, will make a first-class alder
man, he being in civil life a frst-class
man. a,s rl fsH r ru
/ Christmas was celebrated in rather a
noisy and uproarious manner by many
| of our citizens. 1t was not difficult to
discover on any street the gentlemen ele-
vated the young men intoxicated, the
laboring man drunk and the loafer dead
drunk. Society often exhausts its vo'
cabulary 10 call the same thing by differ.
ent names. The stand point is the thing
| The Park Avenue Academy, situated
three and a half miles from the city, on
the Memphis and Charleston railroad
1
| has been fitted up and corps of teachers
secured by the, principal of the instltu
| ton, Mr. NJ. u. Miller. Mr.. Miller il
prepared to receive large number o
pupils and boarders at his splendid
school. ..a
Il Joe Locke, newsdealer, has all thu
late dailies from ST. Louis, New York
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, New
Orleans and other points Harper
/ Weekly. Days Doings, Frank Lesli'
and other periodicals just received; mag
azines, foreign papers, children's stor,
books and Christmas goods on hand i
, large quantities. NW az
Emmons Il Sons, newsdealers, jefferson
, and Beal streets, have received all tn
latest daily papers from Eastern, North
ern and Southern cities also all week
lies, 1 pictorials, literary publications
home and foreign Magazines and quar-
terlies-in fact, everything in the new
line. A fine stock of Christmas and Ne'
Years goods on hand. ...l.et
The steamer Peosta, containing fort
bales of cotton, was totally destroys
by fire on Christmas morning. Tn
Peosta was the dock steamer, belonging
to the Memphis and Hope6eld Ferr
Z Company. Anumber of emigrants VIII
were on board lost a large amount Q
property. The FIRE was accidental, an
E the loss is estimated at from $4,000 3
$4,000.
The crop of candidates for magistrat
in the fifth district is becoming fearful
> large, all parties eager to wear the mar
tie of the lamented Ed. Herman. The
2 are all good men and true" but it
truly unfortunate that but one can b
elected to preside above the magisteria
table. If you desire to know who tina
lucky one may be, ask each Of the car
didates.
Memphis has a bad name for shooting
but there are other places on this cont
nent which can rival anything in thi
4 line performed in our city. A day 0
) two since, in gambling room at Hami
ton, Ohio, where twenty persons wer
present, a man named Meyers was she
: dead, a deputy sheriff was shot in tn
face, and several other parties wer
beaten with slung-shots and pistols-a
, about a game Of faro, The Coroner
, verdict was - killed by persons vi
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