Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-20
LEDGER LINES.

tnls morning.
The Lingards will appear in Monsieur
Alphonse at the theater tonight.
The Mendelssohn Quartette Club will
hold an important rehearsal tonight.
Justice Spelman has been appointed
Deputy Coroner of Shelby county by
Coroner Giles.
Next Thursday evening the adjourned
meeting OF the General Council will be
held at the City Hall
The County Court has postponed any
action on the work.house question until
the January term of Court.
In this city there is no rain heavy
enough to dampen the ardor of the local
politician, and no man has seen him
when he was not dry.
Mrs Paralee Haskell, the accom-
plished Librarian of the State, has re-
turned to resume the duties of her Office
at Nashville from a summer tour.
The morals of the city, if such can
be judged by the police court reports,
are distressingly good at present-at
least from reporter s standpoint.
The United States Army headquarters
Of General Sherman has been estab-
lished al ST. Louis in the Pope mansion,
on the corner Of Locust and Tenth
streets.
The dancing season has opened in
Memphis, and the votaries at the shrine
of Terpsichore are ready to engage in
all celebrations calculated to do homage
to the muse.
A mad dog was killed in Chelsea last
Sunday after it had bitten dozen other
dogs in that locality. If the dog was
mad all the other dogs bitten by it should
be shot Immediately.
The Exposition Floral Hall is most
attractive. At night the mountain
scene, with its waterfalls and cascades,
presents charming appearance, which
reflects the greatest credit on its origi-
majors.
Musical fiends, armed with harps and
hurdy guides, continue to prowl around
the streets and alleys in search of a
nickel, which is generously given on the
basis of withdrawal of the horrible
music.
The Memphis branch Of the Mississippi
Valley Society of London will meet at
the Union and Planters Bank this after
noon, and receive several English mem.
bers of the society who are now visiting
our city.
The new Phil Allin, or the Hoppin'
Phil, as the darkeys call her, started
ont on her first trip last evening, on
which occasion the bluffs were crowded
with people who witnessed and cheered
her departure.
The Nicolson pavement shows signs
Of improvement since the city repairing
force went to work 1t is to be hoped
that the city will not grow weary in well
doing until the Nicolson pavement is
repaired on every street.
Our Legislative candidates and Messrs.
P. c. Bethel Colonel Kellar and Enoch
Eusley will speak at the City Hall to.
night. The meeting will be rousing
one, and will cast dismay into the camp
of the Independents and their allies, the
Radicals.
Now that cool weather has reached us
the demand for eggs has increased, and
the bad egg adroitly covered up in fry
or scramble has given place to a good
egg boiled, for all of which the single
man who boards around tenders his
thanks to Jack Frost
Now is the time to send your pictures
to the Art Gallery at the Exposition,
which gallery is ready for the reception
of all such. Alderman Robbins is at
the head of the Art Gallery Committee,
and in such hands the gallery is bound
to be success.
1t is now understood that at the No
vember election the people Of Shelby
county will state on their ballots whom
they favor for United States Senator by
way of instructing the Representatives
and Senators elect. The tickets will
contain blank for the above purpose.
Next Thursday night, Young and
Lewis, candidates for Congress, will en-
gage in discussion at the Greenlaw
Opera House Owing to the illness of
Colonel Young the discussion did not
come off last night as advertised, and
was postponed to the time above stated.
What has Memphis done to the War
Department, now that detachment OF
the boys in blue will arrive here to days.
The detachment is from the Sixteenth
infantry, commanded by Major Morse.
Is this Congressional District to be
forced to elect Barbour Lewis at the
point of the bayonet2
Why not have baby show at the Ex-
position2 Give the young presidents
and queens of American society a
chance. Where is Leubrie, or some
other enterprising bachelor, who will get
ND this attraction, which, since the first