Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-30
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Who were the first white woman and
man born in Tennessee is question
that ought to be settled for the benefit
of future historians. The electoral col
lege for Tennessee will meet at Nash.
vile next Wednesday for the casting Of
the vote OF the State. No news in po-
lice circles. Town talk-small pox and
"Epi" Jack and Gill at the Memphis
Theater matinee to-day. Orphans Fair
at the Memphis Club Hall closes to-
night. Comic Opera at the Grand Opera
House matinee today. The only man
who has succeeded in raising cotton in
Sonora county, California, happens to
be Mr.. Derrick. Wherever capital pun
ishment has been abolished by law or
avoided by chicken-hearted jurors, muir
der has increased fearfully. Nurses
wages are appropriately called "hush
money" The lady who wrote for the
back numbers Of the Avalanche wanted
them for panniers Gipsies are in the
suburbs; watch your clothes lines, etc.
Ninety law-breakers find shelter from
the cold weather beneath the roof Of our
county Jail. Cal Wagners Minstrels at
the theater next Monday evening. The
merchants tax will be legislative
trouble next session. Generally
speaking-women. Mr.. John Collins,
the Irish comedian, at the Grand Opera
House next Monday night. Epizootic
articles have passed away from Mem
phis newspaper editors. In all proba-
bility there will be no need had for the
volunteer firemen-the horses are get
ting well. The United States Courts
open on Monday next at the Waldran
block. Wouldbe city paternals and
school boarders are already in the field
eanvassing for votes and sounding their
own praises. A Christmas dinner for
the newsboys of tho city is spoken of.
St. Andrews Society celebrated the ami
versary of their patron saint at the Pea
body last night in delightful manner.
THE Clock Struck One has been pro-
nounced heretical by the Memphis Con-
ference, and the Rev. Mr.. Watson, the
distinguished author of the learned work,
recants his faith in Spiritualism, and
agrees TO withdraw the book from sale
and suppress its publication. The Mem
phis Reading Room continues to be
largely attended every evening. An
other fashionable marriage will take
place in few days at one of our fash
ionable churches. Religious ground
wells have appeared in Memphis, and
the tide Of public piety is said to be
rising. The colored ignoramus en-
ployed by Postmaster Deloach to de-
liver letters on the Court street route
ret;yed few days since to give place to
another colored apprentice; he also
played out, being not competent, and
now our postmaster, owing to outside
political pressure, has appointed another
negro; why can't our postmaster keep
an intelligent and competent white man
on this route2 this would please
the residents if not the parity.
A oolored man who couldn't read was
appointed letter carrier by our post.
master in obedience to the will of our
father who rules at Washington. The
wiutry weather prevailing for the last
few days has driven male pedestrians
into overcoats and the ladies into camp
around stoves. No fires have broken out
in our city since the arrival of the horse
disease. A grand change in Federal
ofiiceholders in this city is expected to
take place under the new dispensation-
the hungry fellows outside howl for the
removal of the fat fellows within. The
letter list appears in the LEDGER Of
every Saturday. Subscribers to the
LEDGER not receiving their paper regu-
larly will confer favor on the proprie-
tor by leaving notice of such neglect at
the counting-room. Patti and Mario
will sing in Memphis next month. Mile
Maria Aimee and Partisan Opera Bouffe
Company will give performances in our
city next March. General regret was
expressed throughout the city today at
the death OF Horace Greeley. The Gen
eral Council meets next Wednesday
afternoon. Tomorrow will be the first
day Of the last month in the old year.
NAN EPIzooTIc.-Hundreds Of our
citizens are suffering from severe colds
that attack the throat and lungs. At
Ottawa, Illinois, three men have been
taken with the regular horse episooic.
The symptoms are sore throat, ending in
profuse discharge at the nostrils. The
patients lose their appetite and become
painfully stiff. ha. aal,t'
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