Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-22
LEDGER LINES.

memDcr tne poOi.
Bear, deer and wild game and fish Of
all kinds are plentiful in the market.
If you wish to sell your holiday goods
you must advertise them in the LEDGER.
The City Tax Collector is calling on
the delinquents for 1874 to come and set
tie.
The moon becomes full this evening,
by way of celebrating Christmas in adj
vance.
The residence of Mrs. Titus, on Mar
ket street, was burglarized last Sunday
night.
Is Wybert Reeve as "Couat Fosco, in
the Woman in White, at the theater
again tonight.
Cards, bill heads, etc., printed at the
LEDGER Office in the best manner and at
the lowest rates.
You can get out registration papers in
your respective wards to-day, if you
make application.
The Recorder had twenty unfortunates
before him this morning on the charges
of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
D. NJ. Hannahan, youthful till tap
per, was committed at the Police Court
to-day in default Of FIVE thousand dollars
bail.
Places that set up drink and free
lunch in the forenoon for fifteen cents
are largely patrenized by leading
citizens.
The Memphis Theater, legitimate, and
Jefferson Opera House, varieties, are the
leading places of attraction in the city
at present.
Crowds Of country people arrive in
town daily for the purpose of making
Christmas purchases of provisions and
supplies.
Main street, near the Louisville rail.
road depot, was the scene of a free fight
between negroes ard whites yesterday;
nobody hurt.
Oranges, lemons and other tropical
fruits are coming to our city in large
quantities, but at an advanced price
over last season.
The German Casino Club will indulge
in Christmas festival next Friday even.
ing, when a Chris tmas tree will be lighted
for the little folks.
James Lewis and Samuel Clarke
black larcensts, were locked up in the
county Jail this morning in default OF
FIVE hundred dollars bonds each.
Yesterday, the 2lst instant, was, by
several seconds, the shortest day in the
year, and the days become beautifully
but imperceptibly longer day by day
The man who has his registration pa
per carefully folded and put away in his
left vest pocket feels conscious that be
can sling in vote in most reckless
manner in January.
Ward registration closes to day. The
foolish virgins who fail to purchase
oil-that is the citizens who fail to get
registered, will have no voice in the com
ing January elections.
Bird hunting by the man and the dog
forms the amusement of many Mem
phians at present. There are quite
large number Of quails in the country
surrounding Memphis.
About the strongest point you can
make when you run for local Office is
to keep saloon. Then your chances
of election are good as against the chap
who keeps not the place wherein votes
are made and seductive drinks are inter
mixed.
Friday next being Christmas day, the
LEDGER will not be issued, so that all the
employees OF this journal can retire to
their respective domicils and go to work
on the turkey of the period, provided
they have money sufficient to provide
the feathered animal in time for the
feast.
Yesterday afternoon John S. Toof,
Secretary OF the Gotten Exchange, was
suddenly attacked with severe hemor.
rhage of the stomach, He was conveyed
to his home aud received medical atten-
ton. He is much better tc- day, and will
make his appearance on Change in a
few days.
1t is the wish of the public that the
School Board Investigating Committee
will reconsider the Plymouth Church
rule of closed doors, and hereafter per
NIT the reporters Of the press to attend
all meetings and inform the public what
is going on. Adopting the rule was
mistake, which should now be corrected
The owner of the educated hog"
wants the animal on committee of in
vestigation, when the Pequod Pickett
question Of incompetenoy comes up for
consideration. We will bet ten TO one
that the educated hog is faster, better
and more thorough calculator than the
three thousand dollor superintendent Of
schools.
A School Board investigating commit
teeman informs our reporter that there