Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-23
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phian who demanded Of saloon-keeper,
Are we to have any Christmas tree2'
ran againet one end Of club and left
hurriedly. There was many a slip be-
tween the foot and the pavement yester-
day. Iced drinks are not in demand at
present. Mr.. David Philip, formerly Of
the staff Of the Avalanche, lost blonde
overcoat last Saturday; the thief, learn
ing that it belonged to an ex-newspaper
man, returned the garment with his
compliments and apologized for the sad
mistake. Fields of ice float down the
Mississippi on a trip to the Gulf. Ska
torial exercises are all the rage among
the Memphis boys. The Annual Fair of
St. Peters Orphan Asylum will open up
this evening at the Assembly Hall.
Damon and Pythias at the Grand Opera
House tonight for the benefit OF Treas
urer Mcclure. Under the Gas Light at
the Memphis Theater tonight. Some
cynic says ITO the pretty woman
marriage is a catastrophe. prisoning her
existence, restricting her to single
adorer when she is entitled to thous-
and" Even in Memphis widowers in
dulge in second marriages three or four
times as often as widows. Maggie
Mitchell as Jane Eyre" at the Opera
House tomorrow evening No poll-tax
certificate is necessary in order to vote
for Aldermen, Councilmen and School
Boarders. Two negroes have received
the Radical nomination to represent
the Seventh Ward in the Common
Council; like nominations will probably
be made in the Fifth and Tenth Wards.
The Rev DIR. Munsey is occurring on
ideal art music, in East Tennessee.
Christmas next Wednesday. The JUICY
gobbler is again in demand. Memphis
juveniles revel around show windows,
where holiday goods are exhibited. Gov.
Hendricks, of Indiana, is called the
net results of the political tidal
wave" The Commissioners of New
York State, appointed to award the
one hundred thousand dollars to the
canal steamer, it is said, will fail to
make the award, holding that the re-
quirements have not been complied
with; Memphis boat contested for the
prize. On the first of January the
commercial usage Of three days grace
on notes, etc., will be abolished in Cali
fornia after that date paper must be
paid the day it is due, or go to protest
Last Saturday, while it was showing
heavily throughout the city, four miles
down the river Presidents Island lay
basking in the sunlight; smiles and
tears, you know. The late fire in the
Fifth Avenue Hetel, New York, caused
ne suspension Of business. The dinner
to be given by the Memphis Bethel to
the newsboys on Christmas day will be a
most interesting affair, and will be
largely attended by our most charitable
citizens Leap year is dying rapidly;
the privilege of proposing to single men
will soon be lost. Sixiy-nine prisoners
will take their Christmas dinner in the
county Jail. The courts have adjourned
for the holidays. The Appeal says: "Ten
selfish old roosters have formed a coterie
for a fifty dollar Christmas dinner"
Our Favorites' ball at Cochran Hall New
Years eve. He who travels down Front
row and adjacent business streets will
not assert that times are dull in Mem
phis; the immense amount Of goods
shipped daily shows business up in an
other light. The Appeal local regards
the freezing up of the steam-pipe OF
the Appeal engine as the most inter-
esting paragraph of the day; the true
definition of most interesting will
settle the question. Floaterial candi-
dates are coming forward asking for the
fifty cent poll-tax votes ofthe sovereigns.
Those of our citizens who can contribute
clothes or food for the unfortunates in
the smallpox hospital can perform most
charitable deeds by sending the same to
Rev. Mr.. Carmichael, No. l76 fernando
street. The blind preacher, Rev. Mr..
Milburn, will deliver lecture tonight
for The benefit Of the Young Mems Chris
-. Asooo;ation