Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-28

four lodges in this city were installed
with appropriate ceremonies.
A lot of iron CRATES, tenders and crate
facings, no doubt stolen from some I'm.
occupied dwelling, can be found at the
station'house awaiting owners.
The old year lies adyiug and the new
year comes apace. AS Tsnnyson put it,
odd year, yeu must not die;
we aid SO laugh and cry with you,
I've half a min to die with you;
Old year. you must not die"
The annual holiday concert of the
Liuden.street Christian Church Sunday.
school will take place tonight al half
past seven o'clock. The public are in.
vited to attend.
M. Barry Sullivan, the Shakspeareau
actor, arrived here this morning from
Mobile and will rest a few days, prepare.
tory to his opening at the theater on
Monday night.
Yesterday Judge Flippin adjourned
the Criminal Court until the Sd of Janu.
airy, and then retired from the bench and
became a private citizen, his resignation
having taken effect.
The appearance bond of ex-County
Trustee A. Woodward, indicted for em,
bezzlement, has been fixed at $l2, 500
Arrangements are making by his friends
to give the Bond at an early day.
Thirtsen offenders appeared befor,
the Recorder this morning. 1t was
motley crowd Of persons arrested 70,
drunkenness. disorderly and lewd con
duct, vagrancy, street walking, etc.
ALT Burnett, humorist, assisted b,
Miss Helen Nash, character artist an,
reader, and Mr.. L. Percy Williams
guitarist and hsrmoniconist, will com
mence an engagement at the theate
next Thursday night.
Committees were appointed by bot
wings of the General Council last even
ing to wait upon Mayor League for tn
purpose of making settlement with hin
as to the paving scrip purloined from tn,
Mayors safe and fraudulently issued.
The spiritual test between the pres
gang and the Miller circle is off for tn
present. Brother Watson has postponed
the affair for a few weeks until a cabine
can be made for the greater accommsda
ton of the beings Of upper air.
The tkeater-going people are anxious
to witness Barry Sullivan in Shaks
pearean characters. Next Monday nigh.
he will appear at the theater as mis-
shapen Dick" the hump-backed Duke o.
Glpster, known as Richard III.
At a meeting of Chickasaw Lodge No.
8, l. o. 0. F., last evening, the following
we're elected officers for the ensuing
term: R. j. Black, N. G.; +. M. Hearn
V.G.; A. D. Gibson, R. Secy John A
Holt, Treasurer; D. F, Goodyear, Trus
tee.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, Mem.
phis and Cincinnati packet, struck g
snag and sunk at Fogleman's Outlet yes
terday. The boat is a total wreck, hav.
ing turned turtle" or bottom upward
One passenger, name unknown, is sup.
posed to have been drowned. See river
column for particulars.
Three thousand feet of new hose for
the fire department have been received
by Chief McFadden at the Adams street
engine-house. The boys are as jubilant
over the reception of the hose as would
be an average M~emphian over the ap.
pearance Of an heir in his household.
Many OF our ablest lawyers in trying
a cause when the law is against them
and the facts are in their favor argue
the facts strongly, and when the facts
are against them and the Law is on Their
side they come out strong on law, but
when both the law and the facts are
against taem they talk eloquently around
both.
Notwithstanding the resolution of the
General Council requesting the Mayor
to pay some money to the police, fire
men aud other employees of the city, SC
as to enable them to celebrate Christ
mas, the police and 6remen did not gel
n cent from the head of the commune
for that or any other purpose. This wat
a great disappointment to the men, and
it was the first time they were so treated
by the city 6gurehead. But as one Of
the boys said: THE Mayor knows thai
his halter is short and he don't care a
d-n about the fremen or policemen
now"