Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-11
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The attractions at the Exposition are
enjoyed by crowds Of people.
Couldock benefit with Henry Nv as the
attraction at the theater tomorrow night.
At the General Council meeting on
Tuesday next the water-works imbrog'
Ito will come up for discussion.
The registration books will be closed
on Monday next. After that the unreg-
istered will be shut out from voting.
The Citizens and General Council
Relief Committees will meet at the office
of the Planters Bank tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock
The kitchen of the Worsham House
took FIRE last night. The fire was put
out, but not until the kitchen was de-
stroyed by the 6end.
Crowds Of thieves are wandering
throughout this and adjoining counties.
Should this infection continue there
will be n private hanging ere long.
Little Nell. the California Diamond.
will commence an engagement at the
theater next Monday. She plays the
roles rendered popular by Lolita and
Maggie Mitchell
The jury in the Polk VS.. Kirkland case,
being unable to agree, was discharged by
Judge Halsey, of the Second Circuit
Court, last evening. The case will have
to be heard over again.
There will be four eclipses in 1874; OF
the sun April 10th and October 18th, and
of the moon May LIST and October oath;
the latter, however, will be the only one
visible in the United States.
Tonight at the Memphis Theater Mr.
Couldock will appear as Peter Probity,"
in the Chimney Corner. Miss Gilman,
in Sketches in India, will be the attract
i've conclusion of the entertainment.
In Leubrie's museum at the EXPOSE
ton can be found mad stone which is
owned by DR.. Gentry and has been in
use since 1915. Would it not be well if
some of our rabbid politicians could Sc
cure the stone and put it where it will
do the most good?
A few evenings since an old lady car
rying market basket on Vance street
was assaulted and struck by villainous
looking white man who then attempted
to carry off the basket of provisions.
The fellow seeing several gentlemen APP
preaching ran off and escaped arrest.
At the Exposition yesterday a work
man who was elevated eighty feet above
the main hall, accidentally dropped his
iron Ratchet. The falling Ratchet tore
through Councilman Roush's overcoat,
and sank deep into the floor. Work in
the clouds should, if possible, be pre-
vented during the attendance of a
crowd.
Chief Athy has in possession an Illus
trated history of Galway, Ireland, which
work was printed in Dublin in 1920.
The work is beautifully illustrated and
purports to give history of the county
Galway, its old families, etc., from the
earliest period down to the present
time The history is written by James
Hardiman, Esq, member of the Royal
Academy and Commissioner of Public
Records.
The year 1874 will be the ninety ninth
year of American independence, and
corresponds to the year 65S7 of the
Julian period, the years 1928 of the
Byzantine era, the years 5634-S5 of the
Jewish era, the year 2627 since the
building of Rome, the year ESQ of the
Olmypiads, the year 1876 of the Grecian
era, the year 1889 of the Diocletian era,
and the year 1891 of the 'Mahomedan
era.
The Appeal local suggests to the
bellies of the city that they put on their
brothers. boots ere they attack the
Main street mud" Tho Appeal man
ISLANDERS the sex by intimating that
such thing is even possible. The
belle might get her foot in it, but moth
ing more, until the boot makers inaugu-
rate the fashion of enlarging the upper
portion of the boot.
The morning journals have consider
able to say about the Peoples Ticket.
The Appeal puts no names at its mast
head, while the campaign News nails
Major Busby to its "sky-scraper, but
drops the unfortunate candidates for
Wharfmaster and Tax Collector. The
News repudiates Locke and Rogers, but
these are the two men who really possess
any strength on the bogus Peoples
Ticket. Gentlemen, rise and explain.
JET PALACE sets; goods very low. ZIG
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