Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-27
LEDGER LINES.

Under the Gaslight, with Mr.. Pope as
Smokey" at the theater tonight. Do
not forget to attend the Orphans air
at Assembly Hall this evening. The
city and county and individual citizens
should make appropriations to"relieve
the suffering poor Of the city; the condi-
ton of these poor people, without fuel
or food, is heartrending. Our reporter
heard yesterday of poor unfortunate
who bad the smallpox in the country, Q
few niles from the city; the charitable
citizens drove him from his residence
burned the house. and the sick man had
to drag himself TO the Memphis small
pox hospital; is this aa enlightened and
civilized age? The river in front OF the
city is not yet frozen over, mol
is it likely to be this season; the
chap who aspires to cross ON the
ice must quiet his impatient soul
The Presidents pa is 81. Father Ton
Burke is in Louisville, Kentucky, ant
will be in this city in few days. The
Sodality Juniors band discourses swee
music at the Orphans Fair every even
ing. OLD Sol came forth this morning
and threatens to relieve US from thu
polar wave. The Mississippi river will
its floating ice presented grand sigh
early this morning when the rays Of thu
rising sun glanced from the ice crystals
the river, as far down as President
Island, resembled FURNISHED gold, from
which innumerable diamonds sparkled
Wrecks of steamboats, and fats, caused
by floating ice, strew the shore from thu
bends down to Fort Pickering
Maggie Mitchell as Jane Eyre" a
the Grand Opera House tonight
The dead man in frozen skiff neal
Fort Pickering, mentioned in amorninl
contemporary. turns out to be barre
covered with snow and ice. The person
who knew how to skate walked the street,
with ,impunity yesterday, while thos'
whose skatorial education had been neg
lected collided heavily with mothel
earth. A well known Memphian say
that since the cold snap he has feunC
the mercury unreliable, and has useC
successfully the Esprit thermometer
about fifteen times per day. Crowds o
homeless wanderers apply for lodging a
the Adams street station.house nightly
A gorge Of ice eight feet in hight broke
loose at Randolph last evening, passed
our city last night and smashed boats a
the landing. How many of us will live
to celebrate the merry Christmas o
1872 Loaded wagons. pulled b.
mules and oxen, cross Wolf rive
on the ice with impunity Th'
citizens grand ball at the Exposi
ton building next Wednesday, New
Years night. Sleigh riding had sickl.
existence yesterday, How to wasl
ones face" was the conundrum witt
Memphians who had no water this morn
ing. At least twenty Nashvillians ar
candidates for the State offices in tn
gift of the Legislature; is West Tennes
see to be ignored in the distribution 0
official pap2 Ex-President A. johnson
is again coming to the political front.
general installation of officers at, tn
Masonic lodges of the city will TAX
place to night. There is large amour
Of gushing sympathy wasted on the SC
called Magdalens; few thousand do
lars contributed towards the erection .
Magdalen asylum or hospital would d
more good in one day than all the syn
patty which could be expressed fror
now until the day of judgment. 'Th
amount Of polltax paid as a prsrequisit
to voting for Floater next Thursday will
we opine, not add materially to tn
school fund. Smallpox patients ar
refused admission to sthe City Hospita
owing to lack Of room and accommoda
ton; what has the joint committee Q
the city and county done towards secuI
ing pest-house? gentlemen, move up
the smallpox patients are suffering o.
your account. The Independents an
anti-ring citizens of the Tenth ward hav
determined to get rid of their ineompe
tent representatives in the Genera
Council next Thursday; the little stree
corner grocery whisky" ring ought t
be smashed by electing good men t
office. a t1tH M