Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-30
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| The Kurdish Combination will appear
in :Boucicault's version Of Led Astray
this evening.
Tomorrow night the Exposition mas
quersde ball comes of. Arnold's band
will supply the music.
The season for hot toddies and punches
having arrived, hundreds of Memphisnl
now take their bitters billed"
The orphans of st. Peters Church
Asylum will enjoy festival tonight, to
which all friends are invited.
Ward meetings fol- the purpose of set
Ting personal ambition are now in order
just before the municipal battle, mother.
John Baxter, arrested for larceny. by
detective Cranmer, was to-day sent to
Jail by the Recorder in default of $4,000
bail.
Ladies, will you offer the wine cup to
your callers on New Years day2 If you
do, do it gently, as the boys viii have to
repeat pretty often.
Since A. j. left the city, no longer do
we see his followers holding street cor
ner consultations with the Representa-
tives elect of Shelby county.
Tommy Kelly, aged fourteen years, a
resident of North Memphis died yester-
day from hydrophobia, having been Bit
ten by dog two weeks ago.
Last Monday the remains of A. B.
Taylor we're conveyed from Brownsville
to Memphis and placed in Elmwood
Cemetery. Mr.. Taylor was the son of A.
B. Taylor, who was Mayor of this city in
1858 or 1859.
Professor Mueller's soiree dansante
for juveniles at the Memphis Club Hall
last night was largely attended by the
parents and friends Of the children. The
dancing by the little folks was astonish-
ing and captivating.
The day and night police patrol forces
change time on tomorrow night. Capt.
Braun and force will do day duty, and
Capt. Wetherford's force the night duty.
The change will continue three months,
according to custom.
Should Superintendent Pickett be re-
moved from the supervision of our city
schools on the charge of incompetency,
and if no competent man can be found
to fill the position. why not make some
woman Superintendent
Our city is flooded with music every
evenir since two rival variety shows
send out their brass bands to drum up
audiences. When the bands meet and
play different airs with vigor and regard
less of time, the music, if such it can be
called, is perfectly frightful.
Last night the double.headed Tenth
ward INDUCED in two meetings and NOM
mated two sets of candidates for Alder
manic and Councilmanic honors, and if
both sets run they will enjoy the pleas
ure af being beaten by the Radical
ticket, headed by Pat Colligan.
We congratulate the people who do
business on the levee on the removal Of
that old engine house and its contents,
used in times past to pump water into
that rchitectural-looking tank that some
time since adorned the bluff. One by
one the old landmarks" pass away.
We understand that one of eur morn
ing contemporaries, somewhat given to the
record of society matters, will publish
Friday morning list of the houses that
will be open and the names of the ladies
who will receive on New Years day.
Such a publication always greatly facili-
tates the movements Of those who desire
to make the rounds among their friends.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has deci-
ded that it is a violation of law to dun a
person on postal card, the court hold
ing that anything so written as to injure
the credit or reputation of any one is
crime. This will relieve thousands of
debtors both in and out of Memphis, to
whom anxious creditors have been send
ing these open handed missives by every
mail.
Last Sunday a stranger got on the
Memphis and Louisville train near Hum
boldt and refused to pay fare because he
claimed to be an employee on another
road. Conductor Powers informed him
that he would put him off the train at
Gadsden. The stranger answered that
if he did so he would throw the train
from the track that night. Mr.. Powers
telsgraphed to Brownsville and had the
man arrested. He was brought to Mem
phis and placed in Jail, and will be car
ried back to Gibson county for trial.
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Personal.
CAPTAIN Wm. II. Carroll left for Nash
vile yesterday. where he will remain