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

The weather observer predicts more
rain.
Dan Rice'a big show on the bluffs To-
day and tonight.
Memphis is suffering beneath the
affection Of poor sidewalks.
Tonight Mr.. Couldock will appear AZ
Falstati," in Henry Nv.
The police aud fremen received pay
yesterday at The City Hall 0o "
Mr., Sam G. Sparks, Of the somerville
Falcon, is in the city, and favored us
with call today.
Little Nell, versatile and pleasing
actress. will appear ut the theAter next
Monday evening.
The Appeal man has discovered an
Exposition fend, and will ere long de-
scribe the animal.
Our Ledger Liner could easily give
the big bond, but he does not want the
Office Of County Trustee.
That cheerful news item about getting
your registration appears daily in the
columns Of our contemporaries.
In the Fifth Civil District Ira f..
Douglass has been elected magistrate,
and W. r. Nabers, constable.
The Exposition continues to attract
numerous visitors every evening. The
orchestrion is in full blast at present.
The old Mississippi is rising rapidly
at this point. Already the Arkansas
sand bar has disappeared beneath the
waters. aN1Fs it4tl'ah
Horse thieves have been at work in
the vicinity of the city. Several valu-
able horses have been stolen within the
past few days.
Tonight the pupils of the Christian
Brothers College and brass band of the
institution will give concert at the
Exposition building.
The Citizens and General Council
Sewerage Committees meet this after
neon at the Office of the Planters Insur-
ance Company Office.
There are over thirty candidates in
the field for the vacant Office of County
Trustee. The man selected will have to
give bond of 100000.
One thousand and forty.one voters
have been registered in the Eighth ward
by Mr.. B.. E.. Barinds, the registrar.
Three hundred and thirty-6ve of the
number are colored. The First ward
has registered eight hundred and fifty
two.
Last evening street car No. and
spring wagon collided on the corner of
Main and Union. Neither driver was
to blame for the accident, which dam
aged the wagon to the extent of a few
dollars.
The admirers of actresses generally
take seats on the extreme right or left Of
the dress circle, so that they can see
what's going on behind the flies" The
Memphis adorers can be seen in these
locations nightly.
The local News man apologies to the
public for not being able to supply the
demand for papers. The apology is suf-
fcient without the paper, for the publ
cation of which there can be no apology
made to or received by the journalistic
world.
The Christian Brothers College band
win play tonight at the Exposition, and
not to morrow hight as stated this morn
ing through mistake. There will doubt
less be large crowd present, as the
Exposition has grown into quite a sue
cess.
In the United States Court to-day,
Judge Emmons was hearing the cotton
case of Weakley & Co. VS. Pierce &
Bostick, which involves cotton valued at
1926, 900, which was either burned or car
ried off, in Hardeman county, some
years since.
Sanitary Sergeant Rogers, the Opera
House Ratification Peoples Mass Meet
ing nominee for Wharfmaster, repudiates
the nomination so received, and is de-
termined to paddle his own canoe be-
fore the people. The Sergeant is wise,
to leave g sinking ship in time.
The name of Mr.. A. ]. Wheeler has
been suggested for the Office of County
Trustee. Mr.. Wheeler has reputation
for integrity and business capacity Sec
ond to none. He is competent, and it
is unnecessary to add would render a
good account of himself in any position
of honor or trust.
A drop letter directed to lsl Main
street was returned to the writer yester-
day with the Endorsement: No sutch |
number. g." This reminds US of a |
scholarly gentleman of large ideas who
said in a crowd that orthogrophy was
not one of his accomplishments; that |