Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-23
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fifth annual ball at Cochran Hal on
monday next;
Motto for the Legislature. IF it we're
done when It's done, then 'twere we'll it
were done quickly"
Judges Heiskell and Morgan are hear
ing the argument Of counsel in the First
Circuit Court on the tax question be-
tween the banks and the city.
Howard Grant, negro. who is charged
with burning a kitchen in e of a resi-
dence on Vance street. was arrested at
the Paducah railroad depot yesterday.
Jackson, Tennessee, has a Momus
Rex and purposes celebrating Mardi-
Gras. The Jacksoniaus had better
come to Memphis and enjoy a real car.
nival.
Everybody is preparing for Mardi
Gras. 1t is expected hal from ten to
twenty thousand strangers VIII visit
Memphis during the carnival What
will we do with them2
The LEDGER being the only paper
published in this city on Mondays affords
a fine opportunity to advertisers to reach
the people. The LEDGER is ,.ead by
everybody in Memphis.
Yes. on the street corners, in saloons
in fact everywhere, you hear the Sena-
torial contest discussed, and you fiDd
quite as many anti,Johnson as Andy
Johnson men in Memphis.
When a stranger arrives in Memphis
aud asks if any attraction can be found
in the suburbs he is al once informed
that the only rural attraction near our
city is Elmwood Cemetery.
Up to last night t~wenty.nine ballots
had. been taken for Senator at Nashville
The last ballot taken was: johnson.
30; Brown, %; Bate, ID; Stephens, IS;
Quarles, s; Ewing, G; Kennedy, |.
All the Memphis papers have special
correspondents and telegraphers Of news
at Nashville. The Avalanche is repre-
sented by Colonel Kellar; the Appeal by
Hop Johnston, aud the LEDGER by Major
Rhes
Rev. David Walk has been quite i'll
during the week, and was not able to
preach last Sunday night. He, however,
is much better, and expects to occupy
his pulpit tomorrow as usual, morning
and night.
The old friends Of the Commercial
Hotel will be pleased to learn that Has.
tings d Lands have leased the house for
a terp OF years, and propose to open on
February LIST and run il right. They
know how to run q hotel.
The Cotton Exchange met yesterday
and adopted a resolution and memorial
praying Congress to aid and favor the
Southern Pacific railroad. and intruct.
ing our State representatives to use their
efforts ia influencing Congressional
action.
The retail game market to-day show 8
the following prices: y%enison, 20 cents
per pound prairie chickens, rs cents
per pair; quails, 20 cents each, wild
geese, so to 60 cents each; sea fish, 20
cents per pound; lake fish, Is cents per
pound.
The theater will be closed on next
Monday and Tuesday nights, but will be
~recpened on Wednesday night by the
Berger Family of Bell Ringers. The
week after next the celebrated Janau-
schek will make her appearance in a
number Of roles.
Owing to the fact that there will be an
election for a magistrate and a consta.
bic in the Fifth civil district on the 2Sth,
sixteen citizens are out as candidates
for the first named Office and twenty-five
for the latter, and yet this is not an
office seeking country.
But little Of interest occurred before
the Recorder pro TEN. to day. The
"%coort' was evidently in bad humor-in
a savage mood in consequences Of the
LEDGER article on the Recorders court
published yesterday. Even Haverly's
Minstrels poked fun at the pro tenn.
CONT last night.
Three hundred negroes Of this State
have petitioned Congress, through Bar
bour Lewis, for permission to 20 West
and organize a San Domingo in the
territories. Fellow.citizens of the col
ored race, we bid you an affectionate
goodbye, but take Barbour and a few
other Radicals with you,
The Cotton Exc hange black boards
(gynish the following items Of news:
Receipts for the past week, 9544 bales;
Since September Let, 242,s6g, against
279,56S last YEAR shipments for past
week, 7242; since September let 49,.
253i sales for the week, 10000, of which
$500 were taken by exporters.
Many Of the strongest supporters of
Andrew Johnson In this city, and who
are now insisting that our Democratic
representatives should vote for Andrew,
worked and voted fer the Radical ticket
in November last and opposed the cleo.
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