Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-23
LEDGER LINES.
The streets are full Of Christmas peO-

Tomorrow all the courts will adjourn
over the Christmas holidays.
Theater matinees on Friday Christ
mas day. and Saturday afternoons.
Hon. Mayor League was at his office
to-day, but was suffering from q severe
attack of rheumatism.
Beer and whisky too often elect men
to Office in Memphis. while honest worth
and ability have to stand aside.
Mr.. Reeve as Count Fosco," and Miss
Stanhope as Laura Fairlie," in the
Woman in White, at the theater to night.
The sale of reserved seats for the
Kurdish Fifth Avenue Combination will
commence tomorrow at the theater box
Office and ct the Peabody Hotel.
The Sabbath school OF the Central
Baptist Church will give their Christmas
entertainmentthis evening at II o'clock.
The friends Of the school are invited ia
attend.
Alasl the registration Offices closed al
four o'clock yesterday. Happy is the
man who has certificate of registration
in his pocket, and correspondingly un
happy is the fellow who has not.
Last night two mules, a wagon and
two bales Of cotton were stolen from the
residence of Mr.. Sam Mosby, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, 6f
teen miles from the city. The thieves
got away with the plumber, and have moi
as yet been captured.
At the Police Court to-day VIM. Smith,
charged with larceny and carrying con-
cealed weapons, was placed under three
thousand dollars bond, and Alf Wither.
spoon, arrested for receiving stolen prop
erty, was committed in default Of five
thousand dollars bond.
In yesterdays LEDGER it was pub
lished that Mr.. E. d. Pedicard was fined
fifty dollars for committing an assault
and battery upon Mr.. Fitz in North
Memphis. Mr.. Pedicard was not fined,
but was discharged by the Recorder,
there being no prosecution in the case.
This morning Coroner Spelman held
an inquest on the body Of Chas. Eicber
at No. Is Washington street. The de
ceased was from Chicago, was a carpen-
ter by trade, and has been here about
two weeks. He died of congestion OF
the brain, and SO the jury of inquest
found.
The Natoma Temple OF Honor have
opened ten cent coffee stand and lunch
house on Main street, opposite the court
house. The object of this temperance
movement is to reclaim young men and
to induce them to drink coffee, tea, choc-
olato or soup in place of intoxicating
beverages.
A horse trot will be INDUCED in by the
4" fancy this afternoon" as to the park
we CO." etc. A Memphis horse trot
means slow time of course, as there is
not one trotting horse in the city of the
professional kind. The horses here are
what are known in other cities as
plugs or roadsters." and are chiefly
confined to livery stables.
The Appeal has opened up its col
umns once more to the school contro
yersy after it had shut down on it.
The LEDGER, in demanding reforms and
publishing grave charges against the
Board, Superintendent and principals
brought about the present investigation,
and the LEDGER will continue TO pursue
that object until the school business is
thoroughly sifted.
\ negro named Bob Thompson stabbed
and killed white man named John
Henry on St. Martin street last evening.
Henry was dray driver and engaged
in a personal difficulty with Thompson,
who drew a knife and Inflicted the fatal
wounds. The murderer escaped srrest
pntil this afternoon, when he appeared
at Chief Athy's office and was locked
nm to aBait an examination before
Esquire Hall tomorrow morning.
Last night the exhibition OF the Armour
Institute was largely attended by our
best citizens. The exhibition consisted
of instrumental and vocal music, read
ings, recitations, dialogues, charades,
etc, all Of which were well received by
the audience. The singing of " Coming
Through the Rye" by Ada Bridges, aged
FIVE years, was very excellent perform
auce, and quite astonishing for one OF
her years. The piano solos, by Misses
Ida Johnson, Susie and Bella Wade,
showed considerable cultivation and
study. Altogether the exhibition was
very creditable to both teachers and
pupils, and reflected no little credit upon
Mrs. Armour, the principal ofthe school.
Our sedate old neighbor, the Appeal,
fell asleep two weeks ago.and only walked
up this morning and begun its dulcet
on the school business. Old
folks are given to heavy dozes, so our
neighbor, comfortably snoozing in his
arm chair, missed all the excitement over
the Clay street exposure, tho Pickett,
Pierce, Smith, and BArnum little un-
fortunate misuse of the public money and
efforts to conceal the same. Our re-
spected neighbor thinks we are still