Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-03
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The Old Folks met yesterday in solemn
conclAve.
The Exposition is in full blast this
week. Crowds Of visitors attend daily.
The Mississippi Levee Commissioners
met in this city yesterday and elected a
few officers.
Tonight "Lucullus with his friends
will sup 1.-The ChiekaaAw Club give a
reunion supper.
Each Of the morning journals boast
OF poetical editor. n chap who eau
wreak his thoughts upon rhyme without
reason.
The bill collecting fiends we're out on
the war.path yesterday and today in
search of filthy lucre.
A Masonic Lodge OF Sorrow will meet
at the Greenlaw Opera House tonight
For particulars see the published pro-
gramme.
The Lancashire Lass by the Philo-
Thespian Club at the New Memphis
Theater on Friday night, and at matt
nee on Saturday.
To divide the negro and the foreign
vote is now the objective point with the
average otiice.seeker who has in view
the next municipal election.
Bets that the Busby Opera House
ticket will be beaten individually and
collectively are freely offered on the
streets, but takers are scarce.
This afternoon meeting will be held
at the Chamber OF Commerce for the
purpose of organizing a Cotton Ex-
change and electing officers.
The little political game of inducing
a man to come out as candidate for
Mayor in order to split some particular
vste and help somebody is too thiR "
to succeed in Memphis. This locomo-
tive with a tender behind business fools
nobody just now.
This day, December 3, 1873, has been
set apart by the Church of England and
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States for Special Intercession
in behalf Of Missions The service will
be held in Memphis this evening at six
O clock at st. Mary's Cathedral, Poplar
street.
State Comptroller Burch has called a
meeting of the Criminal Court Judges
and Attorney Generals Of the State to
assemble in Nashville on the 18th OF
January next, and establish rules with
reference to the costs in criminal cases,
which amounts at present to nearly one
half the entire annual expenses OF the
whole State.
The following officers of the Reformed
Congregation of the Temple of the Chill
dren OF Israel have been elected: Presi-
dent, E. Lowenstein; Vice President,
Edward Barinds; Treasurer, G. H. Ju-
dab; Warden, A. E. FARMLAND; Sexton,
L. Strauss; Trustees, d. Thilman, s.
Feucht, A. Cohen, s. Bensdorf Henry
Frank and Sol Halle.
Owing to a paragraph which appeared
in the LEDGER, with reference to the re-
turn of the city editor of the Register
from Kentucky and in company with a
blonde of fifteen years and of spiritual
cast of countenance," many believe the
Register man to be married. The blonde
was encased in iron hoops; in fact, il
was keg containing few gals OF
fifteen-year old Kentucky Bourbon. The
Register man is still Benedict, and is
| likely to remain so.
There are many persons who believe
that grand jury investigates both sides
of a case before finding true bill. A
few days since a gentleman appeared in
the Criminal Court as petit juror. In
answer to the usual questions he said
that he believed the prisoner guilty be-
cause it seemed to him that thirteen
men would not indict a man without
Just cause. He was excused from jury
service because he did not know that
only the States witnesses appear before
a grand jury, and that bills are al
ways found on ex parte testimony.