Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-31
LEDGER LINES.


Cool and sunny to-day. Attend the
Exposition. Business generally good
Memphis theater-goers appreciate the
legitimate. City full of strangers.
Speaking atthe Beal street market-house
tonight. Damon and Pythias at the
Opera House. aad Hunchback at the
Memphis Theater--both fine plays The
police received one month pay yester.
day, and the city still owes them for two
months services, There is no "epi-
zootic horse disease-in Memphis. A
chriously wrought metal basket, con-
taining revolving globe representing
day and night. with the rising and set
ting Of the sun, moon and stars. the
handiwork Of Louis Fritz, attracts a
good deal Of attention at the Exposi-
ton. Chicago and st. Louis thieves are
requested to steer clear Of Memphis;
two OF them were run in" yesterday,
and then run out. Monday evening is
to be the fashionable evening at the Ex-
position for the city folk. 1t is esti-
mated that five bundled names could be
persnasiyely attached to any petition
an enterprising citizen Should choose
to circulate, because the thing is
done here so indiscriminately. The
company now supporting Lawrence
p. Barrett willremain here another week
to support Charlotte Thompson. II
Memphis ladies would decline to en-
courage the shoddy idea of riding in
hacks every time they go out, il
would have the effect Of increasing the
number Of Invitations to visit the differ
ent places of amusements in the city.
DeLucca's string baud viii give a grand
promenade concert at the Exposition
this evening The semi-Radical candi-
dates for Legislative and Senatorial hon
ors have announced themselves, and
that will be about the extent Of their
candidature.l The repairing Of the Mic
olson on Madison street amounts almost
to the laying Of new pavement. Old
Probability-albeit he looks young
enough-displays his representations at
the Exposition, and pleasantly explains
to our country cousins how he controls
the matter by turning the crank attached
to his barometer and thermometer. The
assets of the bursted Savings Bank Of
Memphis are $296,Ol7 so; liabilities,
sSoO,7l7 81, including 1921, l54 II due to
depositors. Next Tuesday the troubles
will begin and end throughout the Uni
ted States. Examine and test the
tactical fluid" say our citizens to the
city authorities There is not a city in
the United States that has as many dead
letter or unenforced ordinances on the
statute book as the Bluff City. A SEN
sational wedding in few days between
a Memphis belle and Main street swell |
The 9swell mob = islargely represented
in our city at present, owing to the fact
that Detective Cranmer is sick in bed
and lis Y unable to attend to bust
ness. Since the rains suburban
drives have become fashionable
Alligator scale earrings and brooches
are the latest out in the fashionable
world. Water pipes are being laid down
in front of Howard row on Union street.
The iron seats in Court Square, could
they talk, wonld whisper Of many ro-
nance and crime projected by visitors.
The glass blower at the Exposition ere.
ates sensation. Two thousand people
attended the Exposition last night. The
Shelby County journal, a new weekly
paper, win soon make its appearance in
this city, The garroters and diamoRd
robbers have been quiet for several days.;
our citizens should keep an eye on all
suspieious-looking characters at night,
and leave the rest to the derringer or six
shooter, The Johnsonian and Radical
Legislative tickets appeared on the
streets yesterday.