Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-06
LEDGER LINES.

Tomorrow. election day for Aldermen.
~Councilmen and School Visitors.
The new courthouse is a busy place at
present with six courts of record in SEES
sion daily.
Forty-seven insurance companies be-
long to the Underwriters Association Of
Memphis.
The Leclyde Club will give q masQue-
rade ball at the Assembly Hall, on next
Wednesday night.
Quite a large number Of country PEG.
pie arrive in the city daily, now that the
holidays are over.
Mr. John Wendell is not a candidate
Tor councilman in the Second ward.
See his card in another column.
The fashionable amusement of ANA
teur billiardists at present is ffteen.ball
pool, a game which Hourished in ante.
war days.
special religious services in the Linden
street Christian Church this evening, at
y o'clock, and every moraing at 10
o'clock.
Overcoats and hats left in halls stand
a poor chance for remaining there If the
hall door is left open by way of inviting
sneak thieves.
Mr.. NJ. L. Smelser, city editor Of the
Avalanche, left yesterday for Florida in
search of health, a most important item
to an oyerworked newspaper man.
There is quite an amount OF want and
suffering among the poor Of our city.
who are unable to buy coal, clothing or
provisions during the severe winter
season.
In two weeks Mrs. Oates and her Comic
Opera Troupe will give our citizens a
feast of music, something that our thea.
ter-goers have been wishing for during
the season.
The following officers were elected by
the Washington Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company: j. W. Jefferson, Presi-
dent; g. V. Rambaut, Vice President;
g. W. L. Crook, Secretary.
We are requested to state that the lea.
tival of the Epiphany will be celebrated
this evening at Calvary church by the
children of the Sunday.school. The new
organ will be used for the first time.
Rip Van Wrinkle again tonight at the
theater, Hundreds Of our amusement
loving people would like to see Mr.. JEFF
ferson in some other role, such as he
appeared in many years ago in our city.
in the Quarterly Court yesterday
Esquire Hoegel wa reappointed Super
intendent Of Pest House; Esquires
Brooks, Elliott and Herring Poor House
Commissioners; Esquires Giles, Stone
and Reynolds Jail Commissioners.
City Attorney Hanson says: 1.-THE
oath required by the Mayor was not
sanctioned oy law" 1t was the exercise
of the one man power, regardless Of all
law. Our worthy little Mayor has a
gang Of vefy bad advisers around him.
The School Board investigating com.
mittee presented their report to the Board
Of Education last night. The Peoples
Protective Union committee of ~investi.
CATION, consisting of Messrs. Meriwether
and Vance will present a separate report.
Next Monday Mrs. Lander, supp orted
by the Lawler Star Combination Com.
pany, will open up a weeks engagement
at the tbeater. The opening, piece will
be Marie Antoinette, to be followed by
Elizabeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Lady
Macbeth, School for Scandal, etc.
The first blow in favor OF reform and
r~etrenchment wa struck in the Board of
Education last night, when the report of
the Investigating Committee was read.
1t will take many other hard knocks 70
bring about all the necessary reforms in
our public schools.
The name of Colonel r. P. Duncan
has been mentioned in connection with
the Office Of School Visitor from the
Third ward. Should be make the race
he will make it lively fer all other candi-
dates, and il elected will make q first
class member Of the School Board, one
who will favor reform and r~etrenchment.
A number Of citizens who have been
appointed to act as judges Of election
having notified the Mayor that they can
not conveniently serve. and others szv.
ing become candidates since appoint.
ment, some changes are necessarily
made. which changes will be found in
the advertisement of the election notice.
The Second ward ia the battls ground
Of the present municipal contest. with
light diminishing in the other wards of
the city. Robbins and Hewett will be
elected 10 the Second. Walsh will be
badly beaten in the First, and Colligan
will be defeated in the Tenth. Our cleo.
ton reporter could predict the result in
many other wards, but the above is good
enough"
In another column will be found the
withdrawal Of Mr.. B. S. Bsrinds as a
candidate for re rejection as Councilman
in the Eighth ward. Mr.. Barinds has
been one OF our most efficient city legis.