Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-17
LEDGER LINES.

AEDVLAN AhNEbs
Balls and gay Christmas parties are
spoken of with cheerfulness. PROBES
sional mendicants are getting numerous
on the streets. Where are our boosted
liberties2 is the indignant question with
those who are prevented from carrying
conceded weapons. Ice is RAINING in
the Mississippi at Cairo; it has not
reached Memphis as yet. Thawing in
the sunshine, freezing in the shade, is
the poetical way to locate the weather at
present Father Tom Burke says that
next to the cross the greatest shadow is
that of the stars and stripes Of free
America" 1t will be interesting to the
woman's rights women of Memphis to
learn that Susan.B Anthony has not
been in swimming for five straight years.
There are twenty thousand Presbyterian
congregations in the world Including
Memphis), embracing a population Of
twenty-four millions, so says DR.. McCosh.
The boy wanted by the business men Of
Memphis is not the boy Of the period
who smokes, drinks and plays billiards,
but the boy who is honest, pure, intelli-
gent, active, industrious, obedient,
steady, polite, neat and obliging. Now
is the time to subscribe for the WEEKLY
LEDGER for the coming year. Small
pox prevails over West Tennessee, North
Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas-so
does the epizootic. The unfortunate who
has had three umbrellas stolen from him
during the past week says: "Toting an
umbrella is" to him, one of the lost
arts" The heavy freeze last night made
the face of nature present a hard APP
pearance this morning. Police Board
meeting this afternoon. 1t is said that
we are once more threatened with a
coal famine; these famines become an
epidemic every winter; but why?
Justifable HON icide even in Memphis,
is now held to be and includes the case
of any man who kills any other man on
account of any woman, and OF any
woman who kills any man on any ac-
count whatever. Creswell says he will
not'be satisfied until letter can be sent
to any part Of the United States for a
penny, nor will we until the postmaster
returns the change. Humpty Dumpty
again at the Grand Opera House to-
night Mac Evoy's Hibernicon at the
Assembly Hall. When Memphis ladies
meet on the street and converse with
each other it is not the face that each
studies, but the bonnet; each resolves
the opposing bonnet into its original
elements, and can reproduce it from
recollection at any subsequent period of
life; how strangel Owing to the cloudy
weather, Main street stores were lighted
with gas during the entire Of yesterday.
Davy Crockett, with Frank Mayo in the
title role, at the theater tonight. The
proposition to make Mr.. Z. j. Tucker,
of FaYette County, Floaterial represen-
tative vice L. L. Boyd resigned, meets
with general favor in Memphis; the cleo
ton cores off on the second of January
for the above as well as for municipal
offices. This is the closing day of regis
tration; attend to it before dark. Those
who wish to have a multitude of sins
covered and forgiven had better be
charitable and remember the poor
during the holidays. The most helpless
animal in existence is a Memphis belle
when caught in shower of rain. The
members Of the amateur dramatic club
have had one>rehearsal, and will soon
announce the time for their first public
performance. Miss Kate B. Sullivan,
sister to Councilman Sullivan, regis
tered in the First ward yesterday and
will vote at the coming municipal cleo
ton; quite a number of ladies have
registered in the different wards of the
city.