Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-15
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cilmanic honors are rapidly approaching
the front Of the different ward saloons
The Bruder Bund ball at Cochran Hal
last night was a very pleasant enter
tainment and was enjoyed by quite
large number OF our best citizens.
1t cost $7l,53s 81 to run the cit,
schools last year. The number Of pupil
attending was 2745, who were taught a
a cost Of $26 O3 per scholastic year 70
each pupil.
In the First Circuit Court to-day 10
sephine Mcdonald filed bill for divorc,
against Steve Mcdonald on the ground
of cruel treatment, abandonment ant
failure to support her.
The Knights Of Pythas promenade
concert and hop at the Exposition build
ing to night. The music will excel any
thing ever before rendered in this city
the Theodore Thomas concert not ex
cepted.
The great fuss made q bout the transi
OF Venus was for the purpose Of nleas
uring the distance from the earth to the
sun, just as il a few millions of miles
made any difference to any person ex
cept d star gazer.
Company A, Irish Volunteers, organic.
ed last night and elected the following
officers: John S. Sullivan, Captain
P. c. Rogers, First Lieutenant; p.
Kingston, Second Lieutenant; Ed Shea,
Orderly Sergeant.
This morning William Irby, the negro
who was arrested some days since on
suspicion of being fugitive from jus.
tice from West Point, Miss, was dis.
charged from custody by Chief Athy, as
the Mississippi officers failed to identify
the prisoner as the escaped murderer.
School Visitor General Smith does not
want Superintendent Pickett tried on
the charge Of speaking through his nose
or having nasal twang in his pronun.
citation. The charge Of "incompetency'
cannot be hurried over the bridge of that
nose, General
When policemen pass by coop
full of turkeys the birds gobble at them,
well knowing that they, at least, will be
unable to purchase the Christmas bird,
as the city pays them no wages, they not
being aristocratic bondholders residing
in other States.
Mr.. Robert Boswell, who formerly re-
sided in our city and occupied the posi-
ton of deputy clerk Of the old Munci
pal Court, was married few days since
at Pennington, st. Francis county, Mo-,
to Miss Emma HELLER, very charming
belle of that vicinity.
Those intending to commit suicide are
respectfully requested to do so in the
forenoon, and, if possible, to send an in.
vitation to be present to our Ledger
Liner, who will take pleasure in record
ing every interesting incident connected
with shutting off the mortal coil.
The seats for the Esther Cantata have
all been taken, except few out on the
ragged edge" of the dress circle. The
rush for seats was immense, and it
proves that our people have peculiar
weakness for the theater, and especially
for music and gorgeous displays of the
human form divine.
Several members of the School Board
do not like those whom they term an.
onymous scribblers for newspapers, but
the School Boarders or others interested
can get the names Of these scribblers
whenever they see fit. We have seen
School Boarders in the role of auony-
nous scribblers, and very poor ones at
that.
1t entirely escaped the recollection of
the local historians that yesterday, the
l4th instant, was the anniversary of the
death of George Washington, which
event took place on the l4th of Deem
Der, 1899. The last words Of the father
Of his country were, 1t is well" and his
soul went upward to the land of the
Hereafter.
In one of the Paris theaters the man
agement has adopted the rule of closing
the doors as soon as the curtain rises
and keeping them vigorously closed
while the curtain is up, so that late COM
ers may not interfere with the comfort
Of ell who are seated betimes. We're
such a rule adopted at the Memphis
Theater the adjacent saloons, called by
the boys candy stores" yonld have to
close up for the season.
Chief Athy has received reliable in
formation that the OGrinth bank robbers
were seen in the Mississippi bottom,
south Of Coldwater river, on Sunday
last They crossed COldwater at Ed.
wards ferry, and we're heavily armed,
but their horses were tired and jaded.
They we're going in the direction of Hell |
ena, Ark. The gentleman who give the
information rode with them for several
miles, during which the robbers drank
freely from whisky tasks and amused
by firing their pistols at
everything in sight.