Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-16
LEDGE LINES.
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The County Quarterly Court stands
adjourned over to the Apr. term.
Mrs. Lander and the Lawlor people
leave for New Orleans tomorrow.
Mrs. Lander as Lady Teazle" at the
matinee to-day, and as "Cleopatra" to.
night.
The mud on the streets is frozen up
making the unpaved streets almost i'm,
passable.
The circle of want and poverty il
growing larger daily as the cold winter
advances.
A mad dog was shot on Second street
near Monroe, this morning after having
bitten a man.
The Haverly Minstrels will open up q
weeks engagement at the theater Mon,
day night next.
King kalakaua, Of the Sandwich
Islands. will not visit Memphis or any
city South. ThanksI
During the severe winter season very
many men remember the poor by remem.
bering only themselves.
Advertisers will remember that the
LEDGER is the only daily paper published
in Memphis oil Mondays.
On account Of severe illness, DR.. MuH.
sey, will not be able to lecture at the
First Methodist church tonight.
The gas furnished to citizens is receiv.
ing a general condemnation at present.
What's the matter with the gasp
The Parable Of the Virgins will be
DR.. Walks theme tomorrow morning in
the Linden street Christian church.
The FIRE last night was on Orleans
street, near Adams. A two-story frame
of q negro woman was burned down.
During the past week pedestrians have
had several chances to steady their equi,
librium on the sidewalk or hurriedly sit
down.
The Earl Of Rosebury, aScotch noble.
man, appeared on Change yesterday.
In appearance he looked like all other
men.
Already several gentlemen are spoken
of in connection with the new Office
the Board of Commissioners for the city
of Memphis,
The week after next the comic opera
season will open at the theater, when
Mrs Oates will appear in La File de
Madame Angot.
Petty thieving continues to be the popu.
lar amusement with a number of youths
in this city who are known as the
mackerel brigade.
There has not been g successful suicide
in Memphis for sometime, aud in con.
sequence the Coroner is complaining Of
dull times in his business.
A lead water pipe at the courthouse
burst last night and the water flooded
the ground and second floors, doing a
little damage in the different offices.
No city can have a paid fire depart
meut without paying the 6remen regu-
larly; and Memphis has Que of the best
FIRE departments 10 the United States.
The January terms of the First and
Second Circuit and the Criminal Courts
will commence on Monday. In the
latter court a grand jury will be impan-
eled.
AT the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing the report of the Peoples Protective
Union as to the Triumvirate was adopted
by a vote Of twenty to nineteen, a bare
majority.
Past Grand Sire Farnsworth, Of San
Francisco, visited Banner Lodge, /. D.
o. f., last night, and delivered an in
structive and entertaining address, which
was listened to by a large number of the
fraternity.
There is to be an election OF a magis.
trate in the Fifth civil district ere long.
This office is created by the removal of
the courthouse into the Fifth district,
which is composed of the First, Second.
Third aud Eighth wards Of the city.
ITS a bad wind that blows nobody
good" is struthful adage, and illustrated
somewhat by the fact that the cold spell
burst nearly all the water pipes through.
out the city. and consequently gave em.
ployment to all the gas-ftters and plumb.
ers.
The damage done by the Gre to the
stock Of millinery goods belonging to
Mrs.. Sullivan mounts to but $1,000, and
The loss Oh the Memphi saloon 5000, on
which latter there is GU insurance in the
! Washington Insurance Company of this
city.
it is always desirable that newspaper
correspondents writs their communion.
tons on one side Of 9 sheet only. 1t
materially assists the editor and is con.
ducive to morslity, in that il prevents
the pious %compositors fsom freely IN.
dulging in profanity.
Principal Baruum, of the Clay street
colored schools, is now engaged in pros.
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