Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-21
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for several weeks.
The General Council will meet again
next Thursday night.
Bluff City Lodge. I.O.O.F.. meets to-
eight. Don't forget it.
The Christmas holiday trade through.
out the city is quite brisk.
Nothing worth recording was trans.
acted IN the courts OF record to-day.
The Ninth warders will meet this eve.
ming at the corner of Fifth and Mill
streets.
MacEvoy's Hibernicon and troupe Of
speciality artists at the Assembly Hall
this evening.
Chamber Of Commerce meeting this
afternoon to consider the Memphis and
Knoxville railroad project.
In the Chancery Court today Maria
Thompson filed q bill for divorce against
Henry Thompson alias Henry johnson
On Thursday. the 18th Of January, the
people will have to elect, in each ward,
one School Visitor, to serve for two
years.
The Buffalo Bill Combination at the
theater again tonight in Scouts on the
Plains and in a farce entitled Widows
Victim.
The Ulks, Princes of Comus, the Mem.
phi and other Shrove Tuesday ~associa-
tione are getting ready for the great car.
nival in February next-Mardi. Gras.
Coroner Spelman could have had
plenty of work at the theater last even
ing had he to inquest all the Indians
killed by Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack.
Louisiana State Lottery drawing posi-.
lively takes place on Saturday, 25th in.
slant. The last day to procure Christ
mas gifts is IN the 23d instant in this
city.
SO far the officials at the Courthouse
have received no information as to the
appointment Of Mr.. Harrington as Judge
OF the Criminal Court by Governor
Porter.
Mile MOrlacchi, who appears with the
Scout Combination at the theater night
", is one of the best and most graceful
ballet dancers that has as yet appeared
in this city.
Rumor has it now that City Register
General Williamson will make the ace
for the Mayoralty, on the Radical ticket,
against the Democratic and Conservative
nominee, Judge FHppiu.
The salary Of the next Mayor has
been fixed by the General Council at
$4,000 per annum and made payable
monthly. 1t was referred to q special
committee Of both boards.
Tramps and houseless wanderers are
beginning to come into the station-house
nightly in large nsmbers. The rule Of
two nights lodging and after that an ar
rest for vagraucy, is strictly enforced.
Monday next, the 9th, will be st.
Johns day, n famous in Masonic an.
mails, and which will be celebrated in this
city by installing officers in many of the
lodges and other appropriate cere monies.
A meeting Of the members Of the
Eighth Ward Democratic. &C Conservative
Club will be held Wednesday night, De
cember %, 1875, at u o'clock, opposite
the Poplar street market, for the pur.
pose of selecting candidates for Alder
man, Councilmsn and School Visitor.
City Attorney Walker has rendered an
opinion to the effect that there is no
necessity for the levy Of poll tax under
the new charter, and that the failure so
to do cannot invalidate the Mayoralty
election. The City Attorney is correct;
so let the five cents poll tax idea be for.
gotten.
Harry Moreland, who is with the Scout
Combination, was three years ago :
member Of the stock company at the
theater, then under the management Of
Greenlaw 4 Lefingwell. He then, as
now, played the roles of the heavy vii.
lains" of the drama-and, we might add,
played them we'll.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth,
Mass in 1920. Yesterday was also the
anniversary Of the secession of South
Carolina from the Union, in 1860. To
day is the anniversary Of the declaration
by the people of Rome in favor Of Victor
Emanuel and in favor of making Rome
the capital of Italy, which event &C.
CURED in 1870.
Why do a large number Of fairly edu-
Gated people pronounce the word "spe-
cialty" as if it were spelled speciality"
with the accent on the syllable "ar' in
stead of 'special''H OF course there is
no such word in the English language
as speciality" The real word should
be pronounced as if written ''~spesh.al-te,"
but yet hundreds Of Memphis people
commit the error daily.
Professor Tice says the planet which
gives us most trouble is Vulcan, whose
cycles or periodicity Influences the
weather phenomenon. He predicts that