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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

Monday next has been set apart from
time immemorial as the proper day to
call on your friends and tender the cour-
tesies of the season. Last year quite q
number of our young Adonises were able
to boast that they had made over one
hundred calls. OF course, at each hos
pitable mansion wine and cake were pre-
sented to the guests. Has it ever oc-
Cured to the fair Hebes, who, like the
tabled Hebe, present the nectar at these
New Years banquets, that these presen-
tations often become the life and soul OF
bar.room drinking aud the faithful pa
rent of numberless excuses? How often
has the exquisite had to be carried from
his hack after indulging in New Year
potations during his round Of visitsH 1t
isn't exactly promotive of merriment to
have a guest intoxicated, though be may
be running over with good wishes, which
he is unable to articulate. There is a
good deal Of the Pagan saturnalia, in
this custom which has come down to us
with this excellent anniversary. The
absence of wines and Intoxicating drinks
from the side-hoards Of our citizens on
New Years day would be an experiment
aoYcl but of beneficial results.
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GAS.
A Card from the Memphis Gas light
Company.


To the Public:
The board of directors OF the Mem
phis Gaslight Company desire to declare,
in an authoritative manner, the future
policy of their company in regard to
he sale of gas
Our company is possessed Of the most
complete and ample appurtenances nee
essary for the manufacture and distriou-
ton Of an adequate supply OF illumina-
ting gas for the city of Memphis, the
right 10 vend which we claim as an ex-
elusive and vested right. In addition to
the extensive works for the manufacture
of coal gas, we have in operation appa-
ratus for manufacturing gas from nap
tina, under the process secured BY the
Rand & Gale patent. By this method
(owned and controlled entirely by us),
an Illuminating gas is manufactured by
our company superior to that Wnicn
any other company can manufacture IN
this city, by from fifty to one hundred
per cent. This is fact which will be-
come patent to every gas consumer oil
the city should another company enter
into competition with us. Within the
present week an improvement has been
made at our works which will forever
,ecure TO this city the credit of possess
ing light unsurpassed throughout the
globe Through the same agency we
will hereafter be able to correct In a
few minutes, deficiencies in the power OF
the light we furnish occasioned by cold
weather. or from other causes.
We do not propose to lose a consumer
on account Of price. Should another
company commence to sell gas at a
price lower than the rate fixed BY this
company, we will at once reduce our
rate 10 a point Sfty cents per thousand
cubic feet lower than the amount liked
upon By such ether company, and will
keep descending in the same ratio.
We would remind the public that we
desire no assurances or guarantees on
the part Of our consumers, as we believe
that whenever matters come TO open
competition, the superiority Of the light
offered by this company, to say nothing
of inducements in price, will secure
continuance of the patronage it has SO
long enjoyed,
Iii made the imperative duty OF every
officer and employee of this company to
pay strict attention to the wants and re-
auirements of oar patrons, and any lack
Of courtesy or neglect Of complaints will
subject the offender to severe rebuke or
prompt dismissal from our service.
Adopted by the Board and ordered
published, December 23, 1871.
JAMES NJ. WILLIAMSON, President.
GEORGE W. CIR, Secretary.
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Auusements.

MEMPHIS THEArER.-Mr. Jefferson
will give his wonderful representation Of
Rip Van Wrinkle at the matinee to-day,
and will give his closing performance
tonight. Next Monday evening the
unrivaled Wyndham Comedy Company
will commence an engagement for one
week.
The SABATzKY MEMORIAL CoScERT
The GreenIaw Opera House was crowd
ed last night by our music-loying citi-
zens. The concert yielded quite large
sum for the worthy object in view-to
erect monument over the remains Of
the late Professor sabatzky. The con-
cert was given under the direction of
Professor j. Ernest Perring. The pro-
gramme was selected with taste, and
was carried out in a most creditable
manner. The qusrtette, ut is the
Lords Own Day" from Kreutzer, was
finely rendered by Messrs. Gideon, Mar.
tin, Kirkland, Petersen and Curry. The
solo, "spirtO Gentil," was ehsrmingly
rendered by Mr.. G. II. Martin. He was
compelled to accept two encores; and
sang Sweet Angel Thou, in a man
ner which took the house by storm.
The duet, SOU Gelaso," BY Mrs. Czapski
aud Mr.. j. Gideon, vas received with
long. applause. The Scena
and Prayer" by Mrs. Czapski, was the
gem Of the evening. Tie Solo Profugo, b
BY Messrs Martin sui Boyle; and the
solos, "0ld Sexton and In diesen
HeiHgen Hallen," BY Mr.. Peterson, we're
highly complimented by the audience.
In the second part there was q charming
trio, sung BY Mrs czapski, Messrs. Gid
con and Kirkland; a duo by Messrs.
Kirkland and Gideon, and two
solos not to be overlooked, one Of which,
When we Parted. vas chsrmingly
rendered BY Mrs. Czapih, as vas the
encore, Coming Through the Rye,
nd the other, Beware" BY Mr.. Mar
dn. II the saapre Mr. Martin sang that
6ne song. Rocked in ths Grade Of the
Deep The quariette, Two Roses"
from Werner, was sPlendidly sung By ]
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New YORK, December esterday
Mr.. Marvin, attorney for Charles @.
Allen, a prominent We'll street broker,
appeared before Judge Mccune, of the
Superior Court, and applied for an order
of arrest against James Fisk, jr., and
Jay Gould. The demand was based on
a long complaint, charging Fisk and
Gould with procuring the false imprison-
ment of the plaintiff. The facts involve
Fisk and Gould, and indirectly Judge
Bowling, who granted the order on which
Allen was imprisoned. The suit grows
out of the Black Friday operations Of
Fisk, Gould and others. Mr.. Allen
claims Fifty thousand dollars damages.
Orders of arrest will probably be issued
this morning.
Attorney General Barlow purposes
entering upon his official duties Monday.
He intends speedily to initiate legal
proceedings against the Erie manage
ment, but although closely pressed he
declines to disclose his proposed line OF
action. He complimented the grand
jury highly, and says that while nothing
has been discovered tracing any frauds
to Mayor Hall, the Mayor will neverthe-
less probably be indicted
Gould and Fisk was arrested on the
slit of Allen for false imprisonment, but
was bailed ii the sum of $25, 900 each.
Fisk is i'll abed with the smallpox.
On motion of Tweed counsel Tweed
criminal suit was removed from the
General Sessions to the Oyer and Term
;nar
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RaiIroad Matters.

General ]. F. Boyd, the able Superin.
tendent Of the Memphis and Louisville
railroad, sent in his resignation few
days since, to take effect on the hrst
prox. General Boyd will be succeeded
by Captain John 7. Flynn, who has been
connected with the road in various posi-
tons since 1858. At that early day Mr..
Flynn and the proprietor Of this journal
were officials on this road during the ad-
ministration of President Topp and Su-
perintendent Coffin At the close Of the
late war Mr.. Flynn returned to .he ser
vice Of the company as freight con
ductor, and passed up the grade Of Office
until be reached bis present vell-de-
served position. The proprietor Of this
journal congratulates Mr.. Flynn on bis
well-deserved promotion and the comps-
ny on securing the services Of an able
official to succeed the accomplished Gen
Boyd.
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FOR MAYOR.
JOHN job NSON .
TIE EVIL RESULT OF LOYALTY.

-
The Detroit Free Press, sterling
Democratic paper published in Michi-
gan has made an expose of the debit
and credit side of the account between
Tennessee ofice-holding loyalists and
the best government in the world. From
tbe balance sheet published, it becomes
evident that blatant loyalty in Tennes-
see was paying business. It was the
boast of Grant which boast was echoed
by his henchman, Senator Morton, that
thieves, usually called defalters, in these
modern days, had been subjected to
vigorous prosecution, but unfortunate
". when driven to the wall, the bench
man could only refer to one isolated
case where prosecution and punishment
slowly followed theft. For the informa-
ton Of the people, the Democratic Ma
tional Executive Committee has been
busily engaged in making out correct
list of these so-ealled defaulters, who
secured Office because they were patriots
and loyalists during troublesome times,
This list will be published in book form
in due time, and will give the names OF
the national kleptomaniacs and the
amounts captured" term originating
in war times, to cover up the objection
able word robbery" In the absence
of the book referred to, the Detroit Free
Press furnishes long list of defaulters
from which we clip the following as the
share of the public plumber credited to
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But seven misdemeanor cases appeared
on the Recorders docket this morning.
William Lewis, colored man, was dis
covered last night in the stable of L.
Lehman, on Vance street. engaged in
the business of putting a bride on a
horse. Lewis was caught in the act, and
was sent to jail by the Recorder in de-
fault of $1,000 bonds. John Hart, negro,
took an oyercoat out of wagon at the
Beal street market, last evening, and fled
with the garment. Officer Davis gave
chase and captured him. Hart was sent
to Jail under $4,000 bonds.
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The wharfms.tersh hip.

Mr.. Barnett e. Barinds as a strong
candidate, and will be supported by q
host Of friends for the office Of wharf.
master on election day. His friends In
sist that he goes into the contest with a
stronger support than any of his oppo-
nents. Being popular with the river
men, the merchants and business men
generally, it is claimed that he is the
the peoples man FOR tho Office. 1t is
needless to state that, if elected, Mr..
Barinds will make frst-class collector
of wharfage, and give universal salts
faction.
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On Monday mex the Probate, Quorum
and Quarterly Courts viii be in session.
In the Quarterly Court Chairman and
County Attorney viii Be elected BY the
presiding justices. On Tuesday the
two Chancery, two Circuit and United
States Courts viii resume business, aud
On Wednesday next the Criminal Court
viii cOmHenes the trial Of felony cases.
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American Rhetorical Record.

The initial number Of this roper
tory Of notes and queries concerning
the history and antiquities Of America
and biographies Of Americans, has been
sent us By the publishers, Messrs. Chase
4 Town, No. l42 south Fourth street
Philadelphia. The record is a monthly
magazine, edited by Mr. BENSON J. Los.
sing, the historian. Price Of the Record,
50 Der annum.
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NOTICE.
General Meeting Of Stockholders
of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co.

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THR
Board Of Director Of the Mempnh and
Charleston Railroad Compeny, adopted A.
called meeting thereof, held in the city OF
Memphis Tennessee. en- the 18Th day 81 De
ceu,ber. ISL, q general meeting Of the atocf-
holders Of the said Railroad Company y
called. 70 Be held 10 said aiiy Of Memphis, On
WFDrrsDaY, raE lfrE DAY o. JANUAHr, isl1,
fer the purpose q e-a=iderinn and tafinf
ruch action a. said Etockholdera may deem
advirable in referelre 10 q proposal made ~
lease 81 fke nnin rod. the Elarunce, tomer-
Vile and he Winchester krancn lircf ot tne
aid Nempfis and CharicFtcn Railroad Com
ba5y- M. j. WICKs, President
Gao. RoHrKrsoH. sscretary. @-ll'asH
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Coroner,s Inquest.

Coroner Motfatt held au inquest to-day
on the body of negro man named
william, who arrived in the city yester-
day from Mississippi, and was found
dead in his clearinghouse, on the cor
ner Of DeSoto aud Gayoso streets, this
morning. After hearing the testimony,
the jury returned verdict of death
from internal hemorrhage.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

DIR. Evans, the dentist, has been made
commander of the Legion d Honneur.
This recognition of his merit comes not
too soon, for his good works have been
in nearly everybody's mouth in Paris for
some years past; and as to filling the
position with credit, why, there's scarcely
position he can't fill. though he doesn't
usually do it on credit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

A Sioux City teacher in a primary
school gave each Of her scholars the
word chimney" to write a short COM
ment upon. Fortunately, the following
was discovered in time not to be read
aloud II do not wear shimmey, for
am not girl, for if | was girl l
would wear a shimmey."
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, December Bottle Times
stiematizes the massacre Of the students
at Havana as the greatest disgrace to
humanity since the massacre of the
Indian rebellion,
The Prince of Wales was less quiet
last night.
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Tennessee:

In explanation of the above list
Nashville paper makes the following
statement: Several Of the gentlemen
named are recognized in this section OF
the State as anything but Republicans,
and their "delinquencies" are known to
be owing entirely to the loose way the
accounts have been kept at Washington.
1t is very singular that the people down
here have never been "satiated before
with such startling revelations until
the Free Press undertook the job"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

Next to having the hydrophobia itself,
a truly American person esteems it his
highest privilege to own a dog, The city
of Chicago is at present almost in a
panic over the dog nuisance. Still an
other small boy there has been bitten by
/. rah;d anr
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Local.
Attachment Notice.

chAs. E. Them
VS..
G. l.. Lallaman.J
A FFIDAVIT HAVING BEEN MADE
"A before S. A. Moore, Justice Of the Peace
for the county Of Shelby and State Of Tonnes
see, for attachment, and the same having been
returned, levied. etc., II is therefore ordered
that publication be made In the Memphis
Public Ledger, newspaper published in the
city Of Memphis, in said State, for four sue
cessive weeks, commanding the said g. l..
nesee, TO appear before me at my office, in the
city Of Memphis. on the 9th day Of February.
1872, at 10 o'clock am, and make defense 70
said suit against him, or II will be proceeded
with ex parte, 5. A. MOORE.
l0i-10l-llh-l2l Justice Of the Peace.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December 81. The
Pennsylvania Central railroad has Sc
cured control Of the Memphis and Little
Rock, and also the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroads.
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GROCERIES.
ROOFING.
Preserve Your Roofs.

-,,v pooFs THOROUGHLY COATED
h.E,,h Heck a LaGrflis Eureka
itoef CoatinE. and guaranteed Tor i've
---sr- far 10 cents per square. IL n recon-
--,c-ded by our beat architects. Il will not
fiiSfer. crack. nor zeal on; Il will preserve
ne in. prevent leakage. and IL the very best
N A'sii ~ i'i '''''' HOOK 4 LkGRILL.
M rt,aft -. 326 Second street.
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TIE Raleigh North Carohnian writes
thus Of an ancient Southern institution,
"the old negro nanny" They arc
buried meath the horizon of other days.
She nursed US; she played with u.s. she
out hollered the whole family when we
went to the wars; she used to make US
many little biscuit; she cried when
We were sick; she laughed when we re-
ioieed. God bless that old negro nam
NV Freedom killed her, for it meant
starvation aud sickness, and she took it
Al its word, and-died.
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- When the devil was sick,
The devil a saint would be;
When the devil got well.
The devil q saint was he.

OF course there is no intention to
compare Mr.. League to his Satanic
majesty in the above poetical squib.
For Mr.. League, personally, we have
considerable regard, but politically we
occupy the other end Of the string. Mr.
League, impressed with that strange
hallucination which ever surrounds can
didates, speaks of his castles in Spain"
in the following lively strain; i will
undoubtedly be elected Mayor" Seven
thousand Democratic voters will re-
move this delusion from Mr.. League
mind on the day of election
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

Two hundred German sparrows will be
mrped loose in the public grounds at
Washington next spring What glori-
Gus thing it would be if the sparrows
could be turned loose in the White House
and Departments at Washington, and
had the power to exterminate the little,
crawling insects that infest these high
places.
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FRUIT,
NOTICE.

OFFIcE or DOARD or EpucATIoS oY THE
MEHPBIs CRY ScHeoLs, December q, 1s71. !
Jg CONFORMITY TO THE REQUIRE
L ments Of the Charter Of the City SCHOOL,, /
held on Thursday, the fth aay of Jan.
nary, 1879, az which one male person Il to
be elected IN each Of tAe several wards Of the
city 10 serve two years a. a member Of the
X. B. MAURY, MD.
T-los President Of Board Of Education.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

understood that Archbishop Nc
Clostey. Of New York. was elevated to
the rank Of Cardinal Of the Church IN
The secret consisiory which was lately
Ma 10 the Vatican.
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The MayoraIty.

In the morning journals appears a
political catechism consisting Of stereo-
typed questions and answers between
Judge Barbour Lewis and Mr.. John
League. Sitting the amusing and adroii
pronunciamento to the dregs, it is clear
that Mr.. League promises, if elected. to
divide the offices between white and
black Radicals and his supporters from
the Democratic ranks. The cut and
dried correspondence imposes on nc
person, but it reminds many Of the old
stanza:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-30

PoLTrIcAL Conventions are announced
as follows. Republican, New Hamp-
shire. and Labor Reform, Connecticut
January 3; Liberal Republican, Mis-
sour. January p; Republican, Indiana.
February %, aud Republican, Texas,
June III.
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On Thursday, JanuarT 25, 1s72,

On IhuTsuhg, dhIiuhIg 20, 1893
in front of the Desoto Bank, Madison street,
Memphis, at public Outcry. sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, without redemption, the
following described real estate. situated In
Shelby s9unty. Tennessee, thus described:
One tsS,s OF 46 90-l0Q acres, q part Of the old
homegtetd Of George l.. Holmes. deceased,
described on . plan thereof as follows: Com
meneing at a stake 10 chains and II links east
Of the southeast corner Of the intersection Of
Holmes and Elizabeth avenues; thence east
with Elizabeth avenue II chains and ~ links
10 a stake; thence south 81 chains and 81 links
10 a stake; thence west 3 chains and s. links
10 a cedar stakes thence north l51zS east
chains aud IS links, thence north 6s. west
chains to q stake; thence north 81 chains and
Is links TO the beginning. Also. one tract &c
40 acres. being the southwest quarter Of a
tract Of 100 acres, laid of 10 me BY decree Of
the Chaneery side Of the Common Law aud
Chaneery Court Of the city Of Memphis. which
said l6Q acres Is part Of the I5l acre tract
therein described. Said 20 acres here con-
yeyed begins AZ the southwest corner Of the
73l acres In range 5, section /, on the vAtsrs
Of Nonconnah; thence north Is chains; thence
east l6 chains; thence south Is chains thence
west IS chains 70 the beginning. Said decree
was rendered March !, 1851, in case Of J. p.
Alsop ct al. We, VIM. Person-N0. Ills Old
Rule docket. Title believed 70 be good. but /
will sell and convex ofIs s 3 IEH1iss, ,,.,
htspheaI 4 smith. AtiornsZa. iOi.td
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DISSOLUTION,
Dissolution Of COpartnershIp.

VHR FIRM OF GOODYEAR A HILLS
i was dissolved on the 18Th Of Decem Ter.
ISL. b. mutual consent, d. p. Goodyear ne.
firing. J. B. Hills having purchased the en-
tire interest. assumes al the liabilities and
has entire charge Of tAe settlement Of the
business Of the late arm.
u HILLS.
E-lW ID. Y. GOODYEAR.
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prrnuER FOR PRESIDENT.

The Brooklyn Eagle, though Demo-
cratic journal, supplies the Republicans
with new Presidential candidate, and
defines his bearings thus. Beecher
goes even further than Greeley in an
nouncing his willingness to succeed the
man on horseback. As between Beeeher
and Greeley, the former would be the
more formidable candidate. Beecher is
a free-trader while Greeley is bitter
protectionist. Beecher is an orator,
while Greeley recites speech as II he
had learned it by ear, and we're only
anxious to say the whole of it as quickly
as possible, for fear he should forget
some sentence Of his lesson. Beecher
equals Greeley as writer, and writes
his compositions in a plain hand, while
Greeley's handwriting is as inscrutable
as his views on pig iron. Beeeher is the
one man who is just as widely known to
the benighted country farmers OF the re-
hottest Northwest as Greeley is. His
record on slavery and all the other dead
issues whose ghosts still haunt the Re
publican regions of Iowa and Vermont
is less plotted than Greeleys, for while
Beecher has only the Cleveland letter to
atone for--and that he long ago recauted
Greeley bailed Jefferson Davis, and
so far as known, has never apologized
to his bigoted admirers for that defiance
of their fanaticism. We really think
the Greeley party may substitute Beecher
for their candidate with advantage"
As an an Offset to the above the New
York Tribune discloses the following
choice bit of history An Indiana
paper revives it, as an instance of Mr..
Beechers conscientious and careful
preparation for his work, that once on a
time, when the great minister held bis
Indiana pastorase, be determined to
urge crusade against gambling, and in
order to fortify himself on the subject
intelligently, he called in the assistance
of celebrated poker-player, Colone
Alvord, who divulged the intricacies o
the trade" to the reverend neophyte.
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SEESSEL. & SON, 259 MAIN STREET,
opposIrHs COURT SQUARE
AUCTION.
A Bargain for Somebody

IrrEwILL SELL At PUBLIC AUCTION,
w 10 tbe highest bidder, without any fe-
scrve a desirable three-ttory
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WARRANTED perfectly harmless, the
Dollar Reward Soap. Ask your grocer
e.. -
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LECTURES.
Y. M. c. A. COURSE.
Rev. w. e. MUNsEY, ID. D.,

OF Baltimore.
VIII deliver two Lectures for the benefit Q.
he foune Mems Christian Association, a. abe
GreenlaH Opera House, Memphis,
Oh
Friday Night. January sth, and
saturday SiEht. Ianeary 9, 1873.
sUnsEcT FirIt Loeture-Man. seoolS Lee
ture-fdeAl Art. Music.
Admilsion-flfty Cent?. Ni-l4
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Trustees sale.

DY VIRTUE OF THE TERMS OF A DEED
ID Of trust. to me executed BY. r. j. Persons
on the 3Qih day Of August, 1871; duly regis
tered in the Registers office Of Shelby county.
in book No. 81. PAGE Is. wiz,