Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-11
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The Educational Board will meet at
the Odd Fellows Hall tonight.
To.morrow night scthern will appear
at the theater in his great role Dun
drsary."
The Grand Republic steamed into New
Orleans the other day With sl4l bales Of
cotton.
Many jewellers are already selecting
costumes for Mardi.G ras, the 18th Of
February next.
The matrimonial market in this city
may be quoted brisk, while the divorce
market is low and dull.
The Reesnover-Ellis homicide case has
been set for trisl on Wednesday next be-
fore the Criminal Court.
Reelioot lake perch and trout, wild
ducks, quails, rabbits, wild turkeys and
v%enison at Victor D. Fuchs.
The number of deaths recorded by the
Board of Health during the past week
was 26, or whites 81, blacks 8.
Memphis has quite a number Of clubs,
social and literary, besides a club or two
for seven'up, pedro and poker purposes.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
day in 1920 when Martin Luther Gre
mated the Pope's bull Of excommunica.
ton.
At the Bethel tonight Rev. DR.. Bopgs,
Of the First Presbyterian church, will
deliver a lecture for the benefit Of the
Bethel orphans,
a fire was discovered breaking out in
the Courthouse on last 8 aturday. The
cause was a defective aue into which the
joists extended in the second story.
Ia a few days more Christmas will be
ready for celebration. Already our mer
chants are receiving supplies Of holiday
gods from Kris Krirgle's" dominions.
Hearty laughing caused the death Of
Lizzie Wilkins, of Wilton, Maize, on her
wedding day recently. The moral of
this is, Girls, do act marry, or if you
do, don't laugh"
Fi,hermen should go into mourning
tomorrow became it will be the ami.
vsrsary Of tie death of Isaac Walton, in
1853, the patron saint of anglers, fishers
witt hook and line.
The Navy Yard Mission House was
formally opened by tie Ladies Christian
Association on yesterday. The location
Of the Mission is the Commandant's
house on Promenade street.
Miss Anderson, who has been delight
ing our theater goers in the roles Of
Evadne," Meg Merrilies," "Parthe.
MIA" Blanca" and Juliet left the
city yesterday for New Orleans.
So far but few parties or entertain
ments have been given the yourg folks
by our householding citizens. These
social amusements have a good effect
upon society in the winter time.
The Memphis Theater has about as
many safety outlets from the dress circle
aud parquette as any theater In the
country, but not so many exist for those
in the family-eircle and galleries.
The First Baptist church ig being re.
paired so ss to make it comfortable for
the winter season. The church proper,
lecture and Sunlay school room, ETC.,
will Undergo general improvement.
In these frosty nights you can snuff a
number of ieul smells ss you pass aleng
the principal streets, The smell, arise
frem cellar-ways and grating, and ere
not Of the healthest or most delightful
character.
Judge Trigg has not as yet announced
his decision in the Brown.N icolson pave
msnt case against the city, wherein
Brown teeks to compel the city authori-
ties, by u%andamu', to levy an additional
tax upon the nov overburdened tax
payers.
At the United States Court this fore.
noon in the case of the United States VS..
Adams, from Lauderdale county, the de-
PENDANT was found guilty of %peddling
~unstamped tobacco. The penalty or
sentence was not announced by Judge
Trigg.
The Nashville American wishes to
know if the Judge Emnons who has
made himself so conspicuous in defend
ing the Returning Board rascals in
Florida is the same Judge Emmons who
presides over the United States Court in
this section Of country.
Numbers of Memphians go cut with
gun and dog and return late 10 the after
noon with strings of quail and other
small game. it is rumored that some Of
them purchase the birds, aud conse.
quently the hunters fail to give US a fair
count Of their days sport.
DR.. Rush, the famous physician, says
that neuralgia, so prevalent in this lati.
tude, is attributable to the %enervating
influence of the indolent habits Of fash.
ionabls life, and suggests as a remedy
the following famous prescriptions: Live