Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-05

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LEDGER LINES.

Every newspaper man will appreciate
the point made by Texas editor who
says: I'VE intended publishing the
dispatches with reference to the Boston
fire, and had laid aside the paper Goa
tanning them for future use, but before
we had time to clip them Colonel Coffee
borrowed the paper and failed to return
it," the Colonel was the exchange
fiend. Tame turkeys, cooped up for
slaughter, await their fate as Christmas
approaches. Horace Greeley was buried
at Greenwood Cemetery, New York, yes
terday. The Electoral College of Ten
nessee met yesterday and cast the vote
of the State for Governor Hendricks, of
Indiana, for President, and for b. Gratz
Brown, for Vice President Mr.. Gordon,
of Maury county, was appointed messen-
ger to "carry the news to Washington.
The complimentary benefit rendered to
Mr.. Collins, the Irish comedian, will
come off at the Grand Opera House to-
morrow evening. Go and secure your
registration papers IL yeu intend voting
at the January municipal election;
the names and localities Of the
registrars can be found in the
advertising columns Of the LEDGER
II the Recorders court is any indica-
ton of whats what" the morals Of our
city are improving. The Fox Humpty
Dumpty pantomime troupe will appear
week after next at the Grand Opera
House. The matrimonial fever, like the
smallpox, has broken out in Memphis.
Colleen Bawn tonight and Paul Clifford
tomorrow night at the Grand Opera
House, with Mr.. Collins in the leading
roles. The physicians report smallpox
largely on the increase; get vaccinated.
At the General Council meeting held
last evening committee was appointed
to confer with the County Court in order
to establish joint pest.house; so far, the
county, while it furnished its quota
of patients, has not furnished dol
lar to maintain them, but left it to
the city to take care Of the sick
from all parts Of the county.
The effort made in the General Council
to compel citizens to hang out a yellow
flag whenever smallpox appeared on
their premises is silly in the extreme
You cannot compel citizen to hans
out flags, nor can you compel the dis
honest man to wear a placard on his
back or the unfortunate to,emblazon heI
own shame; the flag Hopping" bust
ness is absurd; establish hospital a
once and take care of the afflicted
Messrs. Legislators. The Appeal loca
calls Cupid the saffron god" has the
rosy deity got the jaundice2 or is he the
colored Cupid at PRESENT. The Browne
Adams homicide case is on trial in the
Criminal Court. The motion for new
trial in the Angelo Marie case has no
as yet been decided by Judge Flippin
New Orleans is the paradise F." fol
newly married Memphians this season
The lamps on Madison street, near the
bayou, have not been lit for severa
nights; why2 The Patti Mario Stra
kosch concerts on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Of next week at the Mem
phis Theater. An eighteen CARA
fraud is the way it is rendered now III
Memphis sporting circles. The Police
Court furnished not our reporter sin
gle criminal item to-day. The Press
Reporters Club held a meeting las
night to devise ways and means fol
getting up their grand annual banque
on the last day of the year. the Club il
ON sound financial basis, having in the
treasury one dollar, which each mem
Der in turn borrows and Herewith pay
his fee; so expense is no object.
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