Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-16
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Dressed turkeys and prairie chickens
At Victor D. Fuchs to-day.
Nothing Of public interest transpired
before the City Recorder this morning.
Tonight Lady Audley's Secret will be
the dramatic attraction at the theater.
The Criminal Court was not in session
to day, it having adjourned over until to-
morrow morning.
The Democratic and Conservative
Msyoralty Convention is progressing to-
day at the Assembly Hall.
A mad dog bit two children on Com
mercs street last evening. The dog was
shot several times, but succeeded in
escaping.
The tight rope-walker succeed in
promenadiug on a rope stretched across
Main street, near the courthouse yester-
day afternoon.
Quite a number Of Northern people,
on their way South, were in the city yes
terday, and circulated around interview
ing the sights.
Rev. Alfred Todhunter, formerly pas
tor of n Of our Episcopal churches,
leaves to-day for San Francisco to take
charge of a parish in that city.
In the Criminal Court, this morning,
Frank Gerloek fled q petition for d.
vorce against Lou A. Gerlock on the
grounds Of abandonment, i'll treatment,
etc.
The argument Of counsel in the Wad.
dy Thompson habeas corpus case before
Judge Trigg, Of the United States Court,
closed yesterday afternoon. Judge Trigg
will deliver his opinion in a few days.
MART or the Estranged, the play pre-
scented by Mrs. Bowers in the early part
of the week at the theater. is but a re.
modelled and r~earranged form Of
Eleanor, a society play presented by
her last season in this city.
The Appeal this morning attacks Mr..
John johnson, well knowing that the lat
ter would have no opportunity to reply
before the deliberations Of the Mayoralty
convention commenced. This is the
knightly and chivalric way Of doing bus
mess.
Spiritual seances are becoming nu-
merous in Memphis at present, aud quite
a number Of skeptics visit the affairs, so
as 10 commune with the msterialized
spirits of the other world. Why not get
one of the spirits to run for the office OF
Mayor 1t would make 90 honest and
Efficient head of a commune, and being
enabled to gaze into the future it could
tackle the financial problem successfully.
The respites issued by the Governor in
favor of the murderers Scott, Williams
and Jefferson, negroes, we're received by
the Sheriff yesterday. Jefferson is to be
imprisoned for life, while Williams and
Scott will swing into eternity on Friday,
the 7th of Jsnusry-the anniversary eve
of Jackson's battle at New Orleans. The
time, on this account, is more approp-i-
ate for killing by hanging than Christ.
mas eve, which was selected by the Su.
prems Court.
1t is very amusing to notice the APP.
pears coy and prudish style in sedu.
lousy avoiding using the word Conser.
vative" when referring to the Conven.
ton or party. 1t always says the Dem.
ocratic Convention or party" ignoring
the name Democratic and Conserva.
tive" which the last State Convention
by resolution christened the anti Radical
party of the State. The Appeal has
said that if Johnson is nominated it will
bolt; that is, it will stick provided it's
candidate is nominated; but II not, not.
This is very Democratic kind of head
l win, tail you lose game. If it wants
to bolt it had better stand not upon the
order of its going, but go at once"