Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-23
BREVITIES.

ties comes off at the Memphis Club
Hall on New Years night
The alarm of FIRE at one o'clock last
night was caused by the burning Of a
bale of cotton in the Navy Yard.
The Rev. Father Burke, on eloquent
and learned Dominican divine, will
preach at St. Peters Church tomorrow
morning.
The first annual ball of the Teutonic
Association, formerly "Deutcher Mai
fest verein," comes off at Cochran Hall,
on New Years night.
The grand ball of the German Mutual
Benevolent Society, to be given at Coch-
ran Hall on next Monday evening, will
be a fashionable affair.
Mansford has a fine assortment Of
Christmas goods at all prices, at the
corner of Second and Monroe. They
are suited for all ages and all tastes.
1t was generally insisted upon last
evening and this forenoon that Demo
cratic anti-Johnson candidate for the
Mayoralty would be set up in few days.
The PUBLIC LEDGER will not be pub
lished until next Tuesday afternoon.
Christmas day will be properly observed
and celebrated by the employees of the
office.
Joe Locke, at his Christmas newsstand,
1851 Main street, has all the January
magazines, late pictorials and daily
newspapers from the North, South, East
and West.
The Memphis Roller Skating Rink
will be opened tonight at 1877 Second
street, between Adams and Washington.
The young people will have a delightful
time on wheels.
On Monday next, Christmas day, the
Joe Jefferson matinee will commence at
two o'clock. Tickets for res erved seats,
during the week, are being rapidly sold
by Treasurer Short.
The different churches of our city are
elegantly decorated for Christmas. Re-
ligion, music and flowers form happy
combination, susceptible of producing
the most beatifc thoughts.
Quite number of weddings will come
off in our midst during tbs Christmas
holidays. The raid rnade by the ladies
on the bachelors has been most success
full, and gives promise of happy results.
Chelsea is rejoicing now that the street
car lines are to be extended in that d.
rection. In order to secure the line OF
cars the residents of Chelsea subscribed
stock 10 the amount of five thousand
dollars.
THE game market indicates the TO-
ing prices; Quails, SO per dozen; wild
turkeys, Csc. per pound; squirrels, 25c.
each; rabbits, so to Toe. per pair; oys-
ters, so to 75c. per can. There is a
scarcity of game in the market.
The examination of witnesses in the
Graves chofeld homicide case, now on
trial before the Criminal Court, closed
last evening. The arguments of coun-
sci engaged in the case will not be con-
cIuded for several days.
A little hurricane swept over the city
from the southwest last night, to the
great destruction ofswinging signs. The
telegraph wires we're blown down in
many places, and steamers on the river
were driven to the bank by the violence
of the gale.
DR.. r. W. Mitchell, at present mem
Der of the School Board from the Fourth
ward, should, by all means, retain his
present position in that Board. We have
as yet to learn of any opposition being
made to his continuing member of the
Board for another year.
Emmons 4 Son, newsmen, at No. 10
Jefferson and 4l0 Main streets, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ
cations, and news goods generally.
Alexis will be in St. Louis on the 9Th
of January, and will pass through Mem
phis few days thereafter. The Mem
phis reception committee has not as yet
been appointed, nor has it been deter
mined to whom will fall the lot OF re-
ceivingshe young bear with open arms.
Hurrah for Johnl" has become the
shibboleth in the Msyoralty election; but
which John, is the secret kept judi
ciously by old election stagers who hang
around corners and never make up their
minds whom to vote for until imprinted
with the seal. of Bacehus or Mammon.
The white candidates for Wharfmaster
seem determined to elect Radical to
that Office. A little less love of Office,
and little more respect for the wishes
and general good of the public, would
suggest convention of candidates at
once ia order to select one man to make
the run.
By reference to our announcement
column, it viii be seen that Mr.. W. B.
Greenlaw, jr., is candidate for Council
man in the Seventh ward. Mr. Green
law is a son of the late Oliver Greenlaw,
a former Alderman, and is q young man
Of fine intelligence and Of good business
qualifications. The Seventh ward viii
honor itself by electing Mr.. Gre enlaw.
Frank Mays, the colored individual
who poisoned his wife at Grenada, Miss,
some months since, went through the
performance Of "sus per col" as the