Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-24
LEDGER LINES.
Cloudy and muddy today.

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ing here this season.
The LED0ER will not be published to-
morrow-Christmas day.
Miss Ada Gray in the New Magdalen
at the Theater tonight
The masqueraders were out in force at
the Exposition last night.
The colored people will give a masque.
rade ball at the Exposition tonight.
The LEDoER wishes its readers, one
aud ALL! happy and merry Christmas.
A Christmas tree at the Turner Hall
will be filled with presents for the little
people Tonight.
The firing Of fre-crackers and pistols
by Young America will not be permitted
on the streets tomorrow.
The First Circuit Court has adjourned
to Monday next, and the Second Circuit
Court adjourned to the first Monday in
January.
The iend haunted the Exposition gal
lerIes last night, and enjoyed the masque-
rade conversations with some other
chaps girl.
Main street is crowded to-day by ladies'
out on shopping excursions for the little
folks, who are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of old Santa Claus.
Tomorrow, December 25th. the post
office will CLOSE at 10 am. Letter.car-
riers will make one delivery and collee-
ton. All mails close at 10 am.
The morning Register has at last come
out for Busby. This will not change the
aspect Of the campaign one jot, nor in
deed change a single vote outside of the
Register office.
Jimmy Corwin, OF the Bethel block
news stand, has in all the January mag
lines, which are usually brilliant and
attractive; also st. Louis, Louis vile,
Chicago and New York dailies.
The Memphis Bethel will give Christ
mas dinner to the "waifs" at the Elk
change building at IL clock tomorrow.
The ceremonies will be most interesting
and will attract large attendance.
It is distressing to know that if you
don't pay your city taxes before Janu-
airy your property will be condemned,
and the bill of costs and charges will be
increased. Those who can should pay.
By putting a one cent stamp on a
postal card you can send card prepaid
to Germany, Austria, Hungary or Lux
emburg. Efforts are making to make
the same arrangement with England and
France.
At the election for constable held in
the Fifth civil district yesterday, Tom
Garvey received 224 votes and was
elected over his five opponents. The
vote cast was very light, as but 1888
voters took hand in the affair.
The Swedes and Norwegians are in
vited to attend Christmas service to-
morrow afternoon at the Second Pres
byterian church, corner of Main and
Beal streets. Rev. Ii. Sleek, of the Ger
man Lutheran church, will oficiate.
Fred Schaper will receive more votes
for Tax Collector than all the ether can,
didates put together. Mr.. Robertson
has had the office two terms, four years,
and must give way to Schaper this time.
Elections for life to Office will never be-
come popular in Memphis.
Hon. M. T. Williamson, of our Cen
eral Assembly, has published an elabor-
ate pamphlet containing statistics and
views on assessments and taxation in
Tennessee, with suggestions as to re-
formatory laws. The work will be read
with interest by all classes of citizens.
Double sets of ward meetings to nomi-
nate candidates for Aldermanic and
Councilmanic honors are popular at
present. The number of aspirants to
these Offices runs up among the hundreds
and comprises the good, better and best
Memphians. Even the average Mem
phian is candidate in many of the
wards.
Major BusbY is making lively can
vass by attending and speaking at col
ored ward meetings almost every night.
The campaign is not a dignifed affair,
and is carried on on q much lower grade
than any ever before conducted in Mem
phis. The time was when mayoralty
candidates did not attend ward meetings,
but swinging around the circle" has
become popular since the great A. j.
ran for the Office of President. Yet
to our mind the. custom is more honored
in the breach than the observance.
It is impossible to conduct a local
election in Memphis without giving it
French tinge. Editors gFGb dictiona-
ries and run over the French phrases in
order to get one which might be consid-
cred as appropriate You now see the
phrase sans pear e. sans reproche'
applied to everybody. thereby doing yio-
ice to the shade of the great Bayard
Our Ledger Liner sans ceremonie" or
or sans plene," has come to the conclu-
sien that the pencil singers use these
phrases sans rime ct sans raison" BE