Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-05
LEDGER LINES.
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into matrimony during the next two
weeks.
Lolita at the theater next week. Some
Eastern critic calls her dramatic
cocktail. "
The Cotton Exchange is the Riato of
Memphis, where merchants do most
congfcgate"
Mr.. E. A. Belcher, wellknown law
yer, is lying dangerously i'll with inilam-
alton OF the liver.
Next Thursday will be the 9Th Of
January, the anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans.
. The Executive Committee of the How
ards meet at pm. to-day, and the mem
bers Of the Association meet tonight.
Specializing on the appointments oft
Mayor elect is the contemplative bust
ness of hundreds of Memphians at pres
ent.
Next Wednesday week Mr.. League
and other elected city officers will be in
stalled, and will take charge of the
bluffs.
The League administration will have
six out of ten supporters in the Alder
manic Board, and in the Council twelve
out of twenty.
Many OF the largest real estate own
ers and heaviest personal property hold
ers in the city voted for League on the
LIST Of January.
Next Saturday matinee at the theater
will commence at 10 am. instead of
pm, as heretofore. The word mat
inee" means forenoon.
The Confederate Relief Associations
bal masque, at the Exposition building on
the 22d inst. promises to be the sensa-
tional event of the season.
Wednesday evening next the General
Council will meet and wind up unfn-
ished business, preparatory to handing
over the city government to Mayor-elect
John League.
@The magnificent costumes worn by
the members of the Garricl9 Club at
their performance on Saturday evening
were furnished by the ever popular Lou
Leubrie, Esq
Chief of Police Athy, the present in
cumbent, is the man for the place during
the next two years. A petition, signed
by 10000 people, could be gotten up in
day advocating his re-appointment.
Since it has become the custom for
editors to advise the coming Mayor as
to his course and duties, our Ledger
Liner advises Mr.. League to do exactly
as he pleases. No charge is made for
the above prescription.
Jimmy Corwin, at the Bethel block
news stand, has full stock of daily and
weekly papers, illustrated periodicals,
solid magazines, and that fall variety of
reading matter necessary to meet the
various tastes of the public.
In the Board of Aldermen the name
of Andrew Davis is favorably mentioned
as the next Chairman, and in the Com
mon Council the names of Alessrs. w.
M. Harvey, j. P. Hughes ard Charley
Beehn are mentioned with reference to
the presiding officer.
The case of Charles Clinton, indict-
ment for the murder of his wife in the
Webster block, was called for trial to-
day in the Criminal Court. Mayor
elect League, who was summoned on the
jury, was excused from service by con-
sent of the attorneys of the prosecution
and defense.
Mr. Lefiingwell, of the Memphis The
ater and the stock company, will make
a tour during the week, and will visit
Jackson, Tenn; Oxford, Grenada and
Holly Springs, Miss. In the meantime
the Fifth Avenue Theater combination
will hold the boards of the Memphis The
alter, and give US Divorce, Article AZ,
and other attractive plays.
In the Boards of Aldermen and Com
mon Council recently elected, the League
administration has a fine working ma
jority, which will give strength and
to Mr.. Loague's efforts to
reduce the city Indebtedness, perfect all
necessary sanitary measures and pro-
tect the city from plundering " rings
Of the Credit Mobilier stripe.
The Western Methodist editorially de-
nouaces Merdi Gras as Catholic affair
in which Protestants should not partici-
pate, and asks: Shall Professionals,
even in name, stultify themselves again
by participating in a Roman Catholic
festival which is alike dishonoring to our
holy religion and a disgrace to the civil
ization of the age2' To this cheerful
we answer that they will
celebrate Mardi-Gras on the 18th of
February next with even more fun,
pomp and pleasure than on previous oc-
casions.
M. l.. MEAcHAM & Co. are receiving
on the levee $4,000 barrels of salt and |
will sell low to the trade. ll0l