Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-22
LEDGER LINES.

Troupe at the Assembly Hall again this
evening.
TO use an English expression. ii was
'Orrid beastly weather" for pedestrians
last night.
Penn R. 4. Chapter No. %, +. and
a. NJ, meets tonight for work 10 the
NJ. NJ. N. degree.
steanbOatmea predict q swell in the
Mississippi aud tributaries as the result
OF the present rains.
The Centennial Masquerade Ball viii
come OF at the Exposition building on
Friday night, the Slst inst.
The illegal ovsrissue Of city paving
scrip is becoming en- interesting subject
for MaysraltY election times.
Owing to the Indictment weather last
evening the places of public amuse-
ment we're not largely attended.
The Buffalo Bill aud Texas Jack Com.
bination at the theater again tonight in
Scouts Of the Plains and Widows Vic.
tim.
In the Appeal. daily. Pickett's course
Of study is undergoing a course Of ex.
posure by Mrs. Elizabeth Avery Meri.
wether.
In the United States Court to-day the
life insurance case Of O'Gara VS.. The
Piedmont and Arlington Company is on
hearing.
No decision has IS yet been rendered
by Judge Trigg, of the United States
Court, as to the Waddy Thompson habeas
corpus case.
1t was enormously published that Mrs.
Enoeh Ensley had been elected Presi.
dent, instead Of Vice President, of the
Orphans Home.
Democratic ward meetings are being
held throughout the city. After the
Christmas holidays city politics will
begin to become lively.
The children of the Memphis Bethel
will indulge in their annual feast on
Christmas day. Our citizens should aid
the committee now canvassing the city
for materials for the feast.
The initial entertainment Of St. Bird.
gets Dramatic Society will SOON be given
in the hall of St. Bridget's parish school
house. Amateur theatricals are all the
rage at present in our city.
The German Casino Club will indulge
in a Christmas festival and hop at Coch.
ran Hall on Sunday night, the 18th inst.
A Christmas tree will be lighted al s
o'clock for the amusement Of children
The General Council Investigating
Committee on alleged City Hall frauds
in issuing paving scrip and scrip stealing,
will meet this afternoon aud hear the
proof, which Mr.. Andrew Davis has
promised to furnish.
The New York Arcadian publishes the
Presidents messaRein rhyme, and winds
up as follows:
believe that these Views themselves will
TO right thinking citizens. or will that way
To Congress the rest. and say more l can't.
And therefore l sign Ulysses s. Grant,"
The attention of Memphis hotel keep
ers is called to a new hotel ~snnunciator
which will register on the dial what
guests want who riig the bell. II is
claimed to obviAte all superAuous going
up and down stairs. Thus the different
numerals, |, 2, 3 and SO on, represent
ice, water, coal, beandy aud soda cock
tail, eto.
Last night a copntryman bid in some
article Of virtu offered at q Main street
auction house and he was interrupted BY
a husky voice, saying: Hold on, psrd,
jest tumble TO yerself, or yer my meat.
Yer see, boss, the b-hoys Clipped in a
stake Of a dollar for hat ore thing, and
if eny teller yere is goin' to raise my
pile let him jest waltz in."
In the Criminal Court this morning
Judge Flippin overruled the motion for
a new trial in the case Of John H. STRAIT.
ton, and sentence was passed upon him
OF Imprisonment in the penitsntiary for
twenty years, in accordance with the
verdict Of the jury who triedtEe murder
case. An appeal to the Supreme Court
prayed for by the defendants coun.
sci.
Brother Samuel Watson has, through
the columns Of the Appeal, invited the
press commissioners to visit the medium
Mrs. Miller and test the seancos given
by her. The investigation commissioners
of the LEDGER gladly accept this invita-
tioa and will attend the seance on what
ever evening may be most c~onveniant to
the medium and the spirits, with the
view Of discovering whether the seances
will be as satisfactory to the members of
the press as, it is asserted, they have
been to others.
j. h. Murphy, a w~ell,known suspicious
character was committed to Jail by the
Recorder this morning on the charge Of
stealing an overcoat from the WorshAm
House, the coat belonging to one of the
guests, B. E. Davenport, Of Arkansas.
The way such thieves escape punishment
.. IL