Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-11-25
.as LEDGER LINES. )


The gaps left in The Nicolson pave
ment on Madison street, near Third, BY
the repairers cause initiate trouble to
citizens; move up aud finish the work.
The ere department horses, the Express
Company stock. the hack and dray ami
mails in fact, horse stock generally, is
coughing and sneezing, etc. Every man
his own horse-doctor is the maxim OF the
day. The Chamber of Commerce meets
this afternoon. The Oates Comic Opera
at the Grand Opera House this evening.
The opeaing of the Memphis Reading
Room, last Saturday evening, was most
successful; it is located on the southwest
corner of Main and Madison. The Maj
fit & Bartholomew Pantomime troupe
at the Memphis Theater tonight. The
only way to avoid the prevailing horse
disease is to steer" clear Of it, To
fine a citizen because he sees fit not to
cast ballot is to make it criminal
offense not to vote, and slavish one to
do SO; the compulsory voting system is
the destruction Of freedom and viola
ton Of the Declaration Of Independence.
The musical sounds gee, woa," are
again heard on the bluffs. The Tyler
cotton press, at the foot of Adams
street, to use the expressive words Of an
employe, went through herself" last
Saturday afternoon; damages, $4,000.
Read our sale" rent" and want
columns for information. The Sisters
of st. Joseph will open up fair and
festival at Memphis Club Hall this even
ing for the benefit Of the orphans
Horse-thieves will now have TO operate
on the patient OK. Ex.President John
son intends practicing law at Nashville,
with his panegyrest, Redfeld, as his
partner, Papers are now publishing
diagrams of the Boston fire, The intel
ligent juries of Memphis never fail to
send pilferer to the penitentiary or
turn loose a murderer; il is more dan
gerous TO steal than to kill hinder the
Code of Tennessee. The Ward Regis
trars open Offices TO day; see advertise
ment. The Inauguration Of the Mem
phis Turner Yerein Hall takes
place this evening at eight o'clock.
Wine drinking produced kissing in
Rome; Mecenas caught his wife drink
ing wine from barrel through straw,
and the custom became general in Rome
for husbands to kiss the lips Of their
wives by way Of detection; Cato, the
elder, recommended the plan to all
heads of families; the young people
were ignored in the transaction, yet the
kissing mania hourished even with them
sub rosa, or snub nosa. Next Thursday
turkies will come down
from the roost--not to pray but to be
preyed upon. Cough, ye thorough
breds The masquerade ball next
Wednesday. The piano man who ad-
vertised liberallyin the LEDGER during
The Exposition sold thirteen pianos in
Horse doctoring is most
profitable business just now. Walking
arm in arm and en- masquerade next
evening will be in fashion
now that hack horses have it. Clean
the street lamps and let the light shine
forth in dark places. The David Gar.
rick Club of Memphis amateur artists
will soon give public performances in
our city. The Methodists purpose in
viting Bishop Wightman to take up his
residence in this city, and that he may
have a residence to take they will give
him one The manner in which Court |
Square is lighted up is perfectly absurd;
put in twelve new posts and on them
place park lanterns with solid glass
globes, such as are seen on several street
corners. Croakers predict hard times
md financial ruin to the South bosh
he South is more prosperous to day than
he has been at any time since the war.
W. B. Greenlaw is about to swallow the
Little Rock railroad. Horses AID mules
i've way to oxen on our thoroughfares
oday. The gentle rain from heaven
ell pleasantly this forenoon. |