Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-28
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Balls and parties are oil the rage in
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Three alarms Of ERE yesterday sug
gested the idea Of incendiarism.
The School Board meets this evening
for the transaction of regular business
The County School Commissioner
meet to-day in the Probate Court room
hedrst annual BAH Of the. jfehtonic
Association comes of on New Years
night.
Half dozen more candidates for the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY are spoken Of on the
streets.
Do not forget "Our Favorites bal
at the Memphis Club Hall on next Mon
day night.
A young lady, Miss Carrie seia, has
been appointed Acting Adjutaht Gene
raj of the State of Kansas.
The market is flooded with Arkansas
Levee Bonds, and no buyers are to be
found except at low figures.
Freight rates, on cotton TO Eastern
points were reduced today. See our
commercial column for particulars.
The jury in the Graves case are con
sidering their verdict, and will probably
report to Judge Flippin this afternoon
The latest and best almanacs, papers
magazines and SIGH, can be found al
Mansford's news depot, corner second
and Monroe.
Joseph Jefferson drew an immense au'
dienee TO the tbeater last night. IIRiI
Van Wrinkle ID and his dog Snyder
please and amuse the public.
Twenty-three convicts, representing
one hundred and ten years of penal ser
vice, left to-day for the Nashville peni
Tertiary, in charge of jailer Jackson.
The tableaux wants at the Assembly
Hall tonight will be most attractive
The children of ST Patrick church
school deserve public encouragement
New Years day, next Monday, will BE-
celebrated by our citizens in the usua
manner. Visiting will be in order, anC
"calls" will be made by the thousand
by our fashionable young men.
The young Alexis is to arrive in St
Louis tomorrow morning. The grant
reception will take place on mex
Monday. Flunkeyism will be in thu
lead to do homage to the Russian.
Joe Locke, newsman, at 1864 MAR
street, has all the January monthlies
weekly pictorials and daily newspapers
from all points North, South, East and
West.
The grand Italian ball Of the Societa
di Unione Frattellanzs Italiana comes
off at Cochran Hall this evening. The
committees have made every arrange
ment to insure the success of the enter
tainment.
Mr.. Michael Whelan announces him
self as candidate for Councilman from
the Eighth ward and sOlicits the SURFACES
of the ward residents. Mr.. Whelan is a
we'll known citizen and will make first
class Councilman.
Negotiations are pending here to-day
looking to the consolidation of the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad
and the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad. If concluded, such an ar
rangement will greatly benefit the COM
mercial interests of our city.
1t is rumored that the eloquent Do
minican divine, Father Burke. now in
sur city. will deliver a series Of lectures
before his departure, Father Burke was
one Of the most eloquent men attending
the late Vatican Council at Rome.
Dizziness pervades the Recorder s
Court to-day. But ten cases were VI
for trial. George Gibbs, charged with
setting fire to six bales of cotton in the
navy yard was placed under FIVE thous
and dollars bonds. The other cases
we're unimportant.
The Sabatzky memorial concert, to be
given tomorrow evening at the Green
law Opera House, promises t. Ne an ele-
CANT musical affair. The best Of our
professional and amateur artists will ap-
pear, and a crowded and fashionable
house will be the result.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Pettigrew is canvassing the
Fourth ward as Q candidate for the office
Of Alderman. Mr.. Pettigrew has served
in the Common Oonneil for two years
with considerable ability, and will, il
elected, make a good ward representa-
tive at the Aldermanic board.
Emmons & Son, newsmen, at No. 10
jefferson and 4lO Main street, have re
ceived tho latest pictorials, magazines
foreign newspapers, novels, Christmas
goods and daily papers from New York
ST. Louis, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago
Louisville, Nashville and other points
NJ. Burke, master mechanic Of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, is be
fore the people for their suffrage at the
ensuing election. No man in our com
munity stands higher. He is true mar
and thorough mechanic, and president o.
the Mechanics Institute, one of the in
situations of Memphis 90 q 90 70 h'r'
At party last evening young ex
quisite approached one of our bellies
saying, with evident embarrassment
/" Might l ask you, miss-ahP Miss
Very sorry, sir, but I am engaged fol
the next ten dances" Gent 1t is mo-
dnncing. ah-it is, it's-beg your pardon
miss, but you are sitting on my hat.
The Quarterly. Quorum and Probate