Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-27
LEDGER LINES.

The latest thing out in Memphis--the
smallpox. Weather decidedly pleasant.
Bal masque at the Exposition building
tonight. Every cord Of wood given to
the poor is recorded above; take the
hint. Mrs. Oates in 0ffenbach's comic
opera, Les Brevards, at the Grand Opera
House tonight. Fair and festival at the
Memphis Club. Hall. The horse malady
is decreasing. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving
Day, no LEDGER will be issued Main
street awnings are being torn down,
thereby improving the appearance OF
business houses; the awning is nui-
sance. The Maffitt and Bartholomew
pantomime troupe at the Memphis The
alter tosnight. Man the fire engines,
is now the cry. Observation-Disclosures
have been in demand since the Epi "
attacked the human family. The
equines are now hors d'combat. The
pleasures incident to standing up in
street cars have been done away with.
A kiss at the gate has been described
by the male, viz: THAT just as be kissed
her, the earth slid out from under his
feet. and his soul went out Of his mouth
while his head touched the stars; later
dispatches show that what allied him was
the old mans boot. The universal Ian
guage IS used 10 laughing and crying, all
nations making similar sounds when so
doing. Motto for ladies' when passing
each other Look not back. The lead
ers in the Penitentiary Sunday school at
Nashville are ex.Memphians. Thanks
giving matinee at Memphis Theater to-
morrow. Get vaceinated Immediately,
If you are wise. Grant says nothing
about Memphis in his annual message.
The suggestion made in the LEDGER Of
yesterday has been acted upon by the
Mayor; in order to aid transporta-
ton, the collections on licenses on
wagons, drays, etc, has been suspended
until after December 7th; ecan now
give epizoot square fight. The street
cars will run on all the lines after eight
o'clock this evening, in order to
convey visitors TO aud from the
Exposition masquerade ball; this
will insure large attendance.
Horses, mules and oxen appeared in
large numbers on the streets to-day; our
climate is too mild for old "Epi." At
tend the masquerade tonight. Gipsies
are in the city; take care of the children,
for fear of abduction. There are sew
eral premiums not awarded by the
County Fair committees; this is gross
neglect; gentlemen committeeman, even
at this late hour make your awards.
Fire last night destroyed two frame
shanties near the corner Of Main and
Market streets. A Mystic Crew has been
organized for the Mardi Gras celebra.
ton; last Mard-Gras the Mystic Crew
was composed of two thirds Of our citi-
zens. Twenty Councilmen, five Alder
men and ten members Of the School
Board are to be elected next January;
a number of educated and intelligent
ladies intend running against men in
many of the wards for School Boarders;
our vote will be cast for the woman and
against the monster man, provided in
our opinion the woman is as competent
as the man, and this we think is no
impossibility. We are just now an oxi-
dental people. The horse disease ma
zourka will be danced at the bal masque
tonight. The Knights Of Pythias, at a
meeting last night, volunteered to play
horse around the steam FIRE engines
whenever an alarm takes place. A
conundrum for the police How to ar
rest the horse disease2