Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-12
LEDGER LINES.

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Washington street.
Fifteen misdemeanor cases we're heard
by the Recorders Court to-day. and
zines we're imposed.
Dan Rice gave his closing perform
ance last night. and no longer can his
tent be seen on the bluffs.
There is an individual in this city
known as the Man Of Cheek" he has
a castiron jaw, and kROps it all.
Tonight DeBar will appear as MI
cawber at the theater, in which role he
will also appear at the matinee to-mor-
row.
The epizootie is prevailing in rather a
fatal manner among the horses in Little
Rock. The disease has about disappeared
from here.
The Furnish people, who will play the
Two Orphans at the theater mex week,
will draw large houses during their en-
gagement.
There will be no motion made to have
a rehearing of the abolished courts cases
before the Supreme Court. So the courts
will remain abolished.
Mr.. james Reilly, County. Court Clerk,
has so far recovered from his late illness
as to be able to appear on the streets
and attend to business.
Several vags. visited the President
Island work.house yesterday at the
pressing invitation extended by a Grim
inal Court jury and Judge.
In the Criminal Court to-day Charles
Cook (negro) is on trial on the charge
of malicious cutting, which affair took
place on Poplar street some time since.
Quite a number of confidence chaps
have of late drifted into the city from
Northern cities. Business men should
keep a sharp look. out for the confidence
dodge.
At the Chickasaw Guards hop last
night it was somewhat remarkable that
so large a number of "ruffs should be
allowed to surround the ladies in attend
ance.
Yesterday afternoon the explosion Of
q lamp set fire to a building on Union
street, near Third. The fire was sup.
pressed before any material damage was
done.
A white wife.whipper swore off for
one year before the Recorder this morn.
ing, and by so doing escaped a fine; but
to our mind a heavy fine would have
had a better effect.
Mr.. Coleman, Clerk of the First Cir.
cult Court is moving into the Second
Circuit Court Offices, but Judges. Heiskell
will continue to hold court in the room
he at present occupies.
The LEDGER job office, IL Madison
street, is prepared to execute any kind
Of job printing in a neat and tasteful
manner and at as low rates as any other
establishment in the city. f..
The sale of seats for the first three
nights Of the Kurdish engagement next
week will commence at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the theater box.
Office and at Wilson's cigar divan, under
the Peabody.
The account of the stock of cotton on
hand was taken yesterday by a commit,
tee of merchants, and a difference OIL
but l75 bales was found between the &C.
tual stock on hand and the account kept
at the Cotton Exchange.
The Cotton Exchange boards show the
following figures to-day Receipts of cot.
ton for the week, 1880 bales; for the
season, lO8,632; sales for the week, 81.
1913; for the season, S4,6ll. Stock on
hand, 26,593. Sales for the week, l6, 900,
equally divided between exporters and
spinners.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has been appointed
to the Presidency of the American
branch of the Mississippi Valley Society
Of London, England, and will establish
his headquarters at New Orleans. The
object of the society is to develop the
resources of the Mississippi valley and
to encourage immigration.
The municipal election comes off on
the first Thursday after the second Mon.
day in January next, or the 18th day Of
January. Or that day the sovereigns
will elect a Mayor who will be an honor
to the city, and in consequence thereof
he viii be called "His Honor" las all
other mayors have BEEN during his term
of Office. The Londonderry ring must
be beaten next January.
This morning a suspicious character
who has been stopping for a week at the
Peabody and occupying a room, was
arrested and locked up in the station.
house. On his person were found gam
bling devices and a forged check or draft
on q Western bank, which he tried to
destroy. The check was made payable
to l.. P. Deaburne, and this was the
name registered at the Peabody.
An exchange settles the financial
question as follows: Give us tie-baeks
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