Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-05
LEDGER LlNES.

monthly session.
A new lot Of tramps has arrived in the
city on their way southwark.
The COuRtY Court to-day appointed
Constable John Walker as officer of the
Grand Jury.
The Hamlet" Of Barry Sullivan al
the theater last night was greatly ad.
mired BY all lovers of Shakespeare.
Madame Reutz's Female Miustrels,
specially performers and Can-Can
dancers. at Assembly Hall this evening.
Complaints have been made at police
headquarters that the trsmps are picking
up things around town without permits
sion.
Barry Sullivan as "Richelieu," the
great French Cardinal, at the theater to-
plight. This is said BY critics to be his
masterpiece.
A martial band, under the Leadership
OF William Carter, composed Of mem
berS Of Chsatham's division. is organic.
ing in this city.
The bluffs we're crowded late yester,
day afternoon BY citizens who desired to
see the departure from port of the rival
coast packets. IdleWild and Illinois.
AT the theater on Friday night. BY re.
quest, Hamlet will be presented; at the
Saturday matinee, The Wonder; a
Woman Keepsa Secret; and on Saturday
night, Richard III.
Candidates for Aldermen, Councilmen
and School Visitors 8 save money BY
calling at the LEDGER Office for their
cards. We furnish them cheaper than
ever before printed in this city. TIA
Mardi Gras, this year, will come on
Tuesday, February 10th. All our carni.
val associations are making active prep.
arations for the great celebration, which
for display will excel anything heretofore
attempted in this city.
Tonight Mr.. Sullivan will appear in
Richelieu, a play written by Sir Edward
Lord George Bulwer Lytton. This drama
is a standard piece in every theatrical
repertoire. The characters in Richelieu
are we'll drawn and the action is intense.
Many citizens have suggested the fol-
loving gentlemen to represent the Third
ward in the General Council and School
Board for the ensuing year: For Alder.
man, James Elder; Councilmeu, james
Speed and Lou Leubrie; School Visitor,
Colonel Billy Mitchell.
Candidates for Aldermen, Councilmer
and School Visitors have been put for
ward ~ the Democratic and Conserve
tive clubs in the different wards Of th,
city. In many wards several candidates
for these Offices have presented them
selves aud are o soliciting the suffrage
Of their fellow.citizens.
Private caucusSeS are being carried on
almost nightly by those few Of our IrisI
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f~ellow-citizens who belong to the negro
lied Radical party. A night or two agt
two high Londonderry ring men auC
city officials we're seer wandering home
ward at two o'clock in the morning aftet
q night Of e%lectioneering and debauch
The firm of League, Lewis, Winters
Shaw Il Co.. seek to rule the city ant
divide the official spoiis.
State and County Tax : COllecto,
Frankland sits in the courthouse 70
tunda at q table, and sells to imaginary
bidders tracts and lots Of land for Stat,
anj:county taxes. After asking the nor
est bidders, "Who will take this lot o
land and pay State and county taxel
thereonT' and there being no response
he continues, who will take the Who'll,
lot2-tbe State;" and the State becomes
the purchaser and a landed proprietor.
A gentleman Of this city INDUCED ii
his annual quandary on Monday anC
Tuesday, with reference as to which b,
should celebrate as his birthday. IL
was born at midnight at the stroke o
twelve, and it has ever been a mystery t.
him which of the days, the Sd or 4th, b
should celebrate, N whether he was en-
titled to both, or whether be should b,
considered as having no birthday. Oul
riddle Or parsdox-solving reporter wal
unable to throw any light upon the mid
night subject.
Since the Criminal Courtroom ha.
been turned into a prize-6ghtiug ring i
would be well to issue tickets of admis
sion when the combsts are announced
to come off. The rules Of the London
prize ring do not permit law books, nc
matter how light or heavy may be theil
contents, to be used by the athletes
Probably the Roman style of prizs.fght
ing is the model sought to be followed
wherein the gladiators used weapons O.
all kinds. Prize fights in a courtroom
are not calculated to impress the public
with a respect for courts.
Yesterday afternoon the news wal
over the city from the City Hall thai
Mayor League had been induced by The
ring to reconsider his determination MOI
to run for the mayoralty, and to accept
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