Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-10
TlEIlEA CITY.
M e M PHIHt
Tuesday Evening. Dec, 10, 1879.
LEDGER LINES.

1t is astonishing that Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton can lecture on the " Com
ing Girl without knowing to GER
tainty as to the sex Of the expected ami
NAL. Build fre-proof court hoEse "
is the general expression heard among
the taxpayers of Memphis since the
late court house fire. Dyeing all hair
blonde or golden coloris the pardonaale
weakness of Memphis girls; the brunettes
have all dyed" Fashiondom is e:y-
cited over the Patti-Mario concerts thip
week. Memphis has been the most orr
derby city on the Continent for several
months, thanks to our efficient police
force, Belknap, Secretary of War, says
in his report that one-sixth Of the army
is still located in the Southern States,
east of the Mississippi river" en-
forcing the carpetbag governments
on the people. When transient
or irregular postage matter reaches
its destination unpaid, double the
prepaid rate will be exacted on de-
livery; make note of this. The supply
of coal in Memphis, after all, is the CRATE
question. The number of raw oysters
swallowed daily in this city is astonish-
ing to philosophers, but is source Of
qualification to oyster vendors. Christ
mas goods in store windows form the
chief attraction for young Memphis at
present. The tame and wild turkey sing
their requiem every morning, by way Of
sounding the alarm created by the ap-
proach of the holidays. The average
Memphian, with gun and dog, peregri-
mates daily in the vicinity of the
city in search of the whirring quail
whirr-a shot-a bunch of feath-
ers firted high up in mid air and
the thing is ready for the retriever"
Stanley-Africanus has commenced the
lecturing business, and it is said will be
exhibited in Memphis by Colonel Tracy.
Frosty and cloudy is the weather. Heavy
fogs every night trouble epizootic peo-
pie. Game is abundant and cheap in
the markets. Smallpox is on the de-
crease; vaccination is the best proven
tive. The bellies of Memphis take
siesta daily. The latest feminine fash
ion is to lie abed until ten clock a. m,
taking breakfast between sheets and
propped up by pillows; after that the
newspapers and novels until the hour of
rising; this is regarded as carrying out
the aristocratic idea conveyed in the
phrase dolce far niente. How is
your arm2" is the friendly salutation
since the smallpox came from St. Louis.
Since the advent of the cheerful OK,
horsemen with lariats tied around their
waists have appeared OH the Nicolson.
Seventy thousand dollars worth oftickets
in theLouisville lottery we're sold in Men,
phis; the holders were likewise sold"
The hardhearted police arrested two
colored damsels yesterday on the charge
of intending to fight a duel; the irate
maidens are "Susie and Julia" who
quarrelled over Nose, the recalcitrant
husband Of the former The Avalanche
says the smallpox in Memphis gives mo
cause for fright ut is only good cause
for vaccination. Charlotte Thompson
as Pauline " in Lady of Lyons at the
Grand Opera House tonight. Owing 10
the redistricting of the city, vacancies
occurred in many school districts, and
School Boarders resigned last evening.
Running for positions in the City Coun-
ell, Board of Aldermen and School
Board is the occupation of many
aspiring Memphians at present. Bar
ney Hughes lectured, Seanced and
shelled with wit and humor delighted
audience at the theater last evening.
Acting on the suggestion made in the
LEDGER of yesterday, the city and
county rulers have concluded to employ
two physicians to vaccinate the poor,
free of charge. The Appeal reporter
deals in spirits enthusiastically;
the spirit known as tom" seems to
haunt him; Jerry" has not been heard
from rTIHH HIIF