Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-08
LEDGER LINES.

The great unwashed received presents
of soap at the Exposition last night.
Marriages are made in heaven, but are
perfected on earth; divorces are made
exclusively on earth. A bride, attired
in white, with orange blossoms and veil,
and leaning on the manly arm of her
newly-made liege lord, was the chief at
traction at the Exposition last night
The street railroad company has laid a
wooden track on West Court street.
The man who RECEIVERS the Barnum
missing diamonds can make thousand
dollars. More weddings in prospect;
look out for them. The man whose wife
took the bed with her when she left his
board is puzzled how to word his adver-
Using notice. The epizootic has at
tackled many people, but few horses,
in this city--the influenza, you know
The particulars of the accident between
the steamers John Kyle and H. G. Yae-
ger, resulting in the loss of stock, ETC.,
will be found in our river
column. The latest agony in billiards is
an invention whereby the players count,
not by poking their cues at an awkward
and distant string Of counters, but by
pressing into their service electricity,
and registering on a dial plate near at
hand the number of shots by simply
touching knob. Some fellow has been
writing to Chief Ed. Anderson, Of the
fire department, that seine wicked ras-
Gals contemplate his assassination (;
threatened men live forever. All polit-
eel parties seem satisfied; the RAIDS at
unexpected success-the johnson men
at the defeat of conventions and the
Conservative party, and the Cheatham
men at the political death of A. j.; let
US bury the political Ratchet until the
next election. Japs at the Ex-
position this afternoon. The city is
full of country folks. The whole pspu-
latien Of Somerville was at the EXPOSE
ton last night. The Memphis sensa-
tionalist sends blood-thirsty letters
incog." Cheatham beat johnson five
hundred and forty-six votes in this
county. The Sabbath-school concert
takes place at the Exposition at 3
o clock tomorrow afternoon. Barnum's
big show will be in Memphis on the
Doth and 2lst. The anvil chorus at the
Exposition Monday night will be novel
feature. The police we're drilled yester-
day afternoon. The newly elected legis-
lators assemble in Nashville the first
Monday in January. Colonel L. Q. c.
Lamar is one of the elect in Mississippi
Matinee at the Opera House and at the
Theater tomorrow afternoon. The de-
feat Of Horace Greeley is due to the
same causes which produce earthquakes,
that is, the presence Of heterogeneous
parala1es prismatloally oouverging to
the silicious introduction Of photophos-
pherical asteroids, as well as to para
bolic qualification Of igneous zygma, as
any one cannot help but see who will
give the matter a moments thought. The
work of repairing the Nicolson goes
bravely on, and viii soon be completed.
Hand-clAsping over the bloody chasm is
new performed with clenched fists. A
farce-Memphis elections To be Rad
ical is now the boast Of many john
son men, Gone where the wOodbine
twineth," is an appropriate song for all
those who voted against Radicalism last
Tuesday. The troubles in the Fire De-
partment are caused by few ward pol
iticiens who desire to act as Chief too
much ring" business is what's the nat
ter. See river column for particulars of
the sinking OF the steamer Katie, near
Helena, this morning.