Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-19
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le1al blanks for sale at LEDGER office.
"0ld Probs" predicts colder weather
for this point of latitude and Longitude
A Sunday-tchool concert will be given
at the Second Presbyterian church this
evening.
Some twenty cases Of drunkenness we're
disposed of by acting Recorder Mayor
Flippin this morning.
In the Criminal Court but nine jurors
we're secured in the Rsesnover-Elli
homicide case up to 10 o'clock to day.
Balls, parties and private entertain
ments of a social nature are looming up
just now from q Christmas standpoint.
At the theater tonight BAlfe's 30
hemisn Girl will be rendered by the
Richings-Bernard English Opera troupe.
Judge Trigg will adjourn on Friday
next over for the holidays, and will after
the holidays return and call the dockets
regularly.
The youthful Memphian now hunts
industriously for icy sidewalks or cutters
wherein to engage in the effort to break
a leg or otherwise injure himself.
The Bluff City Grsys, formerly the
Irish Volunteers, will indulge in a dress
parads and hop at their armory on Sec
cnd street, near Adams, tonight.
The big wharf boat has been removed
to the foot of Union street in conse-
quence of the paving work being done
on the landing at the foot Of Madison.
Recorder Duff being absent from the
city yisiting Mississippi, owing to sick
ness in his family, Mayor Flippin holds
up the dignity of the Recorders bench
daily.
The Tennessee Club was informally
opened to its members and stockholderl
last night. The club is organized upor
the European clubhouse plan and ioi
social purposes.
Some people fear that if the eek
weather continues for several days tina
we will have an ice gorge or blockade il
front of the city. AS yet but little float
ing ice has made its appearance Eere.
1t was erroneOusly stated in the morn
ing papers Of Sunday that the Schoo
Board would meet on last night. Thi
intelligent body of citizens will not NEE
around the blackboard until Januar.
next.
Christmas goods aud provisions are Of
exhibition all over town. From all az
pearances no man, woman or child ca
starve to death in Memphis during til
holidays, so long as either has a few
dollars.
= Tuesday night next the General Cour
, ell will meet once again in a sesnce to b
given at the Court house. The shado'
of the terrible Brown Nicolson pavemer
mandamus case will then come up fc
examination,
A drove Of fat beeves, headed by
brass band, paraded the streets yeste
4. day afternoon. Eacs bullock had re
: and blue ribbons tied on its horns an
d. tail, and each bullock looked like a bell
in pin.back and litter, etc.
In police matters, those who squeI
most about saving the city and count
every dollar generally get all they ca
from the city aud county whenever the
get a chance at either. This is a truisr
that meets with no contradiction
Memphis.
l. Judge Logwood, Of the Criminal Cour
issued attachments yesterday again
those citizens who refused to give the
names to the deputy sherifs when sui
moned as jurors. Two of the unfort
mates we're Il,ced under $500 bon
- each to appear and answer On satArdi
N next.
Last night at the Memphis Bethel N
-, ". II. Foute delivered a lecture on t
cd subject of " Genius and Application
I The lecture was we'll written and "
delivered in an acceptable manner I
entertainment closed with instrumen
and vocal mu1ic.
W To-Day John D. Allen, Of Shel
county, fled o petition in bankruptt
NY liabilities about $4,000; assets one.th
interest," in G Let of worthless open
counts du, the Allen Brothers as prop
tors Of the Commercial Hotel, househ
furniture, horse and wagon, TWO plgs
\ a lot of poultry.
O' The steamer Carl Schurz still lie'
on upsish billy position apd half 10
wv. water a. the foot Of Union street.
- yet the contractors have been unabl,
raise her 10 the surface. It is fea
that the boat will become atotal wr'
De and . consequent suubsn obstruction
commerce at the landing.