Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-06
LEDGER LINES.

Rev. David Walk is no better to-day
and will not be able to preach tomorrow
Christmas presents are beginning Il
appear in the Main street show win
dows.
c. W. Couldock, in his great specially
The Willow Copse, at the Memphis The
ater on Monday evening next.
The best wire.pullers and ring.mAsteri
in Memphis worked TO secure the Busby
nomination for the Mayoralty.
The theater was largely attended last
night, and the Philo-Thespians covered
themselves with dramatic glory.
The Thanksgiving sermon Of Rev.
David Walk on Memphis politics and
politicians is in circulation in pamphlet
form.
II is reported that cabs are TO be in
troduced into Memphis. In New Or
leans the cabs carry passengers at one
half the fare charged by hacks.
In the First Circuit Court to-day a
divorce was granted to Jane Grosvenor
fl ON Daniel Grosvenor, on the grounds
Of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Manager White, of the Jefferson street
variety opera house, was last night pre-
scented with set Of diamond studs by
Captain Harry Cranmer and other
friends.
A force is now at work repairing the
rotten old Nicolson pavement. The way
the pavement was put down ard the ma
terials used by The contractors are now
fully developed.
Since Grace shot his man, Taylor, the
intelligent bar-keeper never refuses a
drink of whisky 10 the average Mem
phian, for which refusal poor Taylor was
murdered.
Six hundred and sixty.eight voters
have been registered in the Eighth ward,
Of whom two hundred are colored. The
full strength of the ward is about twelve
hundred.
There was bowling meeting OF col
ored citizens in the Tenth Ward last
night. Ed. Shaw, Major Busby and
others addressed the lively meeting Of
colored voters.
The Avalanche again calls loudly
upon Chairman Bleckley, of the County
Court, to retire from Office, but the
Boss" pays no more attention to the
Avalanche than he does to the idle
wind, which he regards not.
The Evening News men, not satisfied
with nominating Major Busby for Mayor
now come to the front and nominate a
County Trustee. The News will take
the contract to fill all the offices, pro-
vided the Appeal holds back.
The important question to Shelby
county now is, will the innocent holder
of fraudulently issued county warrants
be able to hold the county liable2 If so
Mr.. Woodward's bondsmen will have to
dance up to the tune of nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars.
Mass meeting of the people to nomi
nate candidates for Mayor, Tax Col
lector and Wharfmaster at the Green
law Opera House on Monday night
Will the Busby mass meeting wire
pullers be on hand and give their views
on the situation2
II has become lamentable fact that
half a dozen smart politicians cannot
secretly meet in private Office and re-
duce to paper plan to control Memphis
politics. The halfdozen wise men
brought forth Major Busby as a candi-
date for Mayor; but will he be electedY
Jimmy Corwin, in the Bethel Block,
has few numbers left of Scribner s,
new magazine St. Nicholas, and the
Boys of America, for January. Also a
full line of magazines, daily papers and
illustrated weeklies from all quarters,
and full stock of frst-class periodical
literature.
1t is rumored that the Christian
Brothers College brass band will visit
the Exposition some day next week.
The youthful musicians rendered them
selves quite popular last season, and the
many friends of the college will most
certainly be delighted to hear them at
the Exposition building.
The News item grabber is down on
the Clerk and Master of the Second
Chancery Court, because when he called
at the Clerks Office on Wednesday last
and propounded the stereotyped ques-
ton: Any news today the deputy
clerk answered, Nothing of interest
has transpired." Had the News man
gone to work properly and examined
the dockets he might have found the
important Woodward item, as did the
item snatcher of the LEDGER, who in
formed the public of the sensational
item of the day. There is nothing like
understanding yeur business.