Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-03
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full yesterday.
The Probate Court will open up on
next Monday.
David Garrick at the Memphis Thea
ter matinee to-day.
Richelieu at the theater tonight by
the members of the Garrick Club
Six colored men will appear as Coun-
cilmen under the new city administra-
ton.
Big preparations are making for the
Mardi-Gras carnival in this city on the
l7sh of January.
The Courts will all be open on Mon
day next, to the great joy of lawyers,
clients and jurors.
The Fifth Avenue Theater Combine
ton will play Divorce at the Memphis
Theater on Monday night.
Main street is thronged with strangers
to-day, and the ladies are out in full
force on shopping excursions.
Monday next the Quarterly Court will
open up for the January term, and the
magistrates will have the opportunity of
electing a County Trustee.
| The orators who were wont to roar
and strut at ward meetings, finding that
their occupation is gone, are waiting for
something else to turn up.
There will be meeting of the Gen
eral Council this afternoon, when day
will be set for the installation of Mr..
John League, Mayor elect
The day and night police patrols
snapped ends yesterday. Captain
Weatherford's day force will do night
duty for the next quarter.
The petition fends are around to-day
asking signatures to documents ad-
dressed to John Loague, and praying
for appointments to minor offices.
Alderman Andrew Davis is a candi-
date for Chairman of the Board of Al
dermen. He will be elected, and is the
best selection that could be made by the
Board
Mr.. League, Mayor elect promises to
give the people an economical admins
tration, or in other words, to smash the
rings that were on the warpath after
plumber
Buz" Barney Hughes was offered the
Mayoralty Thursday morning, at 8
o'clock, but declined in favor of his son,
aged three hours, and weighing eight
pounds.
Albert Holiday, colored wife-whip-
per, was committed in default of $4,000
bonds by the Recorder to-day. The
woman was beaten nearly to death by
the brute
1t is rumored on the street that some
sore headed politicians intend contest.
ing Mr.. Leagues election, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Major Bnsby rebuked
such a course yesterday.
Those who vowed in their wrath that
they would leave Memphis and migrate
to st. Louis if League was elected
Mayor, have concluded to remain on the
bluffs a few years longer.
The Hon. Barbour Levi left for
Washington City to-day, in compliance
with the request of many worthy poll
ticians who feared that the Judge would
take hand in the Mayoralty election.
Within less than month the journals
that opposed the League ticket will be-
come the strongest advocates of the
League administration and his greatest
admirers. Such is newspaper life.
The number of sovereigns who voted
for League on New Years Day have in
creased several Thousand since that
time. We have their word for it that
they voted the three-headed ticket to
a man.
Item grabbing has become mean,
stale and Improbable since the election
played out. The Faber No. 2 singers
of the press believe that the melan-
choly days have come, the saddest of
the year
A gentleman in this city is DESTROYS to
learn the address, if living, of Mr.. Isaac
Il. Tucker, who was private in COM
pany H." Ninth Mississippi regiment,
but has not been heard Of by his friends
for several years.
Sanitary Sergeant Rogers, late candi-
date for Wharfmaster, having been con-
WINGED that this world is given to
lying it promises to vote for a
man-has thrown away ambition, and
has resumed duty as star" on the
night police force.
Next week will be one of prayer, under
the direction of the Pastors Association,
and in accordance with the programme
issued by the Evangelical Alliance. The
daily prayer meetings will take place at
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
church. The ministers appointed to pre-
side are as follows: Monday, j. o. Sted-
man; Tuesday, E. C. Slater; Wednes-
day, E. M. Richardson; Thursday, S.
Landrum Friday, A. E. Baldwin; Sat