Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-17
LEDGER LINES.

Bat ten light misdcmesnor cases were
heard at the Recorders Court this morn
ing.
Hymen's torch will. it is said, burn
brightly between now aud Christmas
day.
The people Of Nashville are enjoying
the vocalism Of the Adelaide Phillips
Opera Troupe.
The Mayoralty Convention will as.
semble to resume bAlloting at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
The two.thirds rule in convention kills
Oh the aspirations Of many ~ofice-seek-
ers. 1t is well.
Bring a few Of those nags from out of
the bushes and trot them into the Mayor.
atty Convention.
The Buffalo Bill Combination, with
Morlachi, the vocalist aud dancer, at the
thester next week.
Barry Sullivan. the great Shaksperesn
actor, will appear at the Memphis Thea
ter early in January.
The rival candidates for the mnyoraIty
in the Convention yesterday may be
APPLY called the 1.-TWO Orphans"
Buffalo Bill" received one vote for
the %msyoralty in the Democratic Con.
sentative Convention yesterday.
Tonight Mrs. Bowers will appear at
the theater in Shskspeare's excellent
comedy entitled Much Ado About Moth.
ing.
Are there only two men in Memphis
worthy of being the nominees of the
Democratic and Conservative M~ayoralty
C~onvention2
Reddick, the Water Valley ba~rkeeper.
who shot to death q mau named Raeney
In that village, left yesterday for Water
Valley in charge of an officer.
When you want anything look into
the LEDGER for it, and if you have any
thing for sale, rent or have lost anything
notify the public through its columns.
The decision of Judge Trigg, Of the
United States Court, in the Waddy
Thompson habeaS corpus case will not
be delivered until some day next week.
Quite a gale Of wind blew from the
northwest during last night aud the Their.
mometer commenced falling rapidly, in
dicating that another polar wave was
approaching.
In the Criminal Court this morning
Ebert Nerville, negro, secured three
years imprisonment in the penitentiary
for stealing a watch from Mr.. Julian Blu.
ford some time since.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
day when, in ITS, fifty men, disguised
as Mohawk Indians. destroyed 242
chests Of tea in Boston harbor, because
OF the tax imposed on it by the English
government.
Chairman B. M. Estes of the M~ayoralty
Convention won golden opinions yester.
day for his able style of psesiding over
public meetings. His frmness, calmness,
dignity and parliamentary ability were
noticed and most favorabIy commented
upon.
The Mayoralty Convention adjourned
last night at II o'clock, after indulpipe
in thirty-six Intellectual ballots for the
rival candidates, John johnson and John
K. Flippin. The last ballot cast was
like the frat, so far as mayoralty-mak-
ing is concerned.
Some linguist insists, with reference to
Miss Egsas' late novel, that the name
"Infelice" should be pronounced as
though spelled "Infalecha," or "Infale.
sha," it being of Italian origin. The
readers of the book in this city will gov.
ern themselves accordingly.
An effort is making to-day to secure
the withdrawal Of Judge Flippin and
John johnson from the M~syoralty con.
test ia the convention, with a view to
secure q compromise candidate upon
whom all 8 concentrate and who can
be elected without opposition.
The receipts Of cotton in Memphis
this week have been 534 bales larger
than in any previous week in the history
of Memphis; and the receipts this week
have been larger than the recei pts in
any other city in the United States, with
the exception of New Orleans.
Delegates yesterday and last night
took many a recess for a few minutes
not agreed to on motion put to the con.
%VentiOn, but the "recessing" delegates
always returned looking pleased aud
moist. Voting steadily a score of ballots
is apt to become a dry business.
In the list Of officers OF the Knights of
Honor Published yesterday the name Of
Mr.. Joha s. Holt, Treasurer, was acct.
dentally omitted. He is a charter mem.
Der and will prove as valuable to the
society as he is efficient and useful in
other responsible positions which he fills.
The black-boards of the Cotton Ex.
change to-day exhibit the following Gg.
ures: Receipts Of cotton for the week,
3O,3s4 bales; for the season, 23S, 43O;