Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-14

Health'for the week is as follows: Total
deaths l6-whites, 9; blacks, I.
A Northwestern " has a peculiar
sharpness about it at this time of year
that is suggestive of ice and snow.
The 23d inst. is the last day of grace
for delinquent railroads; after that they
go under the memorable hammer Of the
State.
Tomorrow the city's commissioners
will meet the bloated bondholders, in
convention, at st. Nicholas Hotel, New
York City.
Company A, Irish Volunteers, Ten
nessee Division, will meet at No. 235
Second street tonight and perfect their
organization.
If the City Railway Company improved
the Nicolson between their tracks, the
principal streets of our city would be in
good condition.
The police and fremen would like the
city government to pay them enough
of wages wherewith to purchase the tur-
key of the period.
Our rural reporter saw some very fine
fresh tomatoes yesterday; they were
plueked from the vines when green and
ripened gradually.
The offices of ward registration will
close on the 22d inst. Go and get regis
tered in time, so that you can vote at
the January municipal election.
Hard times" is the general complaint
at present; but they are having much
harder times in the cities of the North
than we are having in Memphis.
Enterprising natives of sunny Italy
are bulling and bearing the lemon mar.
ket, and are now delivering lemons
TO saloons at the rate of twenty-five
cents dozen.
Manager A. F. Pennoyer left to-day
for New Orleans on business connected
with his theater. 1t is rumored that Mr.
Pennoyer will bring back big attrac
ton for next week.
In the Criminal Court today, man
named Bender was placed on trial on the
charge of killing boy named Wyman
in Chelsea, few months since, by strik
ing him with stick Of wood.
Four Corinthians passed through the
city yesterday on their way to Helena
for the purpose of identifying q man
who was arrested in that city on suspi
cion of being one of the Corinth banl
robbers.
The Recorder disposed of forty.ont
cases of misdemeanor to-day. james
Doffy, charged with forging an order
was placed under $1,000 bond. Bill
Sibley, charged with carrying concealed
weapons, was placed under the usual
bond.
Our Irish fellow citizens will be pleased
to know that the one hundredth anniver.
sary Of the birth of Daniel O'Connell
will be duly celebrated throughout
ireland in August next. Celebrating
anniversaries is an American institution
Just now being introduced to the Old
World. eaY
The Mardi Gras committee, or "Ucks,
is getting up a card of invitation of ele
CANT design and pattern. The Memphi
and other societies are making complete
arrangements so as to make next Mardi
Gras February 9th) the finest celebra
ton ever given in Memphis and one
which will bring fifty thousand strangers
to our city.
To-day officers from West Point, Miss.
will arrive here for the purpose Of iden
tifying negro named Hustan alias hby
who was arrested few nights since by
patrolmen Elliott and Wilson, on the
charge of numbering a negro girl at
West Point, for which crime he was
sentenced to death, but brooks Jail before
the hanging day arrived.
Several of Joe Lory's tonsorial ar
lists, under charge of Henry Stralitz
will occupy room at the Exposition
building tomorrow night on the occa
sion of the Pythian Suhilee. They will
shave parties and dress hair, thus doing
away with the necessity which gentle
aen are under to have their toilets com
| pleted before going to ball. 1t will be a
great convenience.
In Paris, France, the horse rsilFay or
tram" as it is called there, has been
successfully introduced. The cars hold
twenty-eight passengers, ten of whom
stand on the platforms. Thsge latter are
counted as second class and are charged
half fare. As hundreds Of people are
permitted 70 crowd Into our street cars
aud have to stand up, our high headed
Int poorly managed street railway com
pauy should charge only Eve cents ioE
standing up.
Invitations to run for the Offices Of
/ Aldermen, Couneilmeu or School Yisi-