Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-26
LEDGER LINES.

every night.
Miss Rogers will appear as Maud
at the theater tonight.
The weathsrwise say "a white Christ
mas makes a healthy summer"
The lunch feDds and the trsmps de-
msnded a turkey dinner yesterday.
Quite a number of h~ousskeepers in
tend receiving on New Years day.
Not only the wicked but the good
stand in slippery places" at present.
Notwithstanding the hard times social
festivity is increasing throughout the
city.
The river is full Of floating ice. 1t
presents a beautiful appesrance by moon
light.
The NATURALIZATION Of the sleigh bells
Aoated in the frosty air yesterday aud
last night.
Instead Of throwing ashes into the al
leys, it would be better to spread them
on the slippery sidewalks.
R. Il. Spangler, S76 Main street, has
received New York Ledger, Weekly Sat-
urday Night, etc for this week.
Sueak thieves continue to prowl
around aud make raids on residences
when the ball doors are left open.
In this weather you pay your mule-box
fare and then work your %psssage--ir
putting the cars back on the tracks.
The present cold spell and the high
price Of fuel have caused q great deal Of
suffering among the poor Of the city.
Owing to the illness Of one Of th,
jurors the Reesnover-E Ellis homicide cas-,
was not called up for trial in the Crimi
: nal Court this morning.
. Medical men assert that when a MAJ
is full Of whisky he can't freeze. Preh
ably this accounted for the peculiar cor
, dition Of people yesterday.
Quite a large number of immigrant
, from Ohio aud other northwestern State
are settling in East and Middle Tenne.
see to engage ia agricultural pursuits.
A social scandal is in circulation col
corning a married nan who abandone
his wife aud decamped with a blond
member Of the demi-monde to parts Vi
known.
Mr., Benjamin PeiIotti, late Unite
z States Consul to Roumania, will delivl
a lecture on the Eastern Imbroglia,
the Memphis Club Hall next Wednesdi
eve 1ing.
The letter carriers left their ChristmI
cards with their patrons on yesteId
~ merning. and wished each and every o
- of them a Merry Christmas aud a Hap.
New Year.
n Everybody said it was a dull Chri
mas, yet on the station.house docket
IL o'clock last night the sme Of nea
forty drunken and disorderly persc
appeared.
C~hickasaw Lodge l. 0. 0. F. |
:: elected the following officers: A.
: Gibson, N. G.; 7. j. Hogan, V. G.;
= C. Bill, R. S John A. Holt, Treasu
- aud Trustee.
The editorial staff of the LEDGER
turns thanks to Captain Chris Steinkr
Of the Capitol, for a capital post Chr
mas egg-uog, which appeared in
~ sanctum this %fornoou.
No one was shot or killed in Memp
on yesterday, and no FIRE occurred
night. During the day a few viii
fights occurred, but the offenders "
- at once arrested by the police.
~ Now i, the time to set out shade II
on your lot or on the sidewalk in #
of your residence. Shade is a m
coveted luxury in summer, and trees
N to the beauty and comfort Of q place
While the free egguog was issued
the saloons on yesterday morning
rTsd saloon-keepers had a large run Of
IN tom, but in the afternoon when the
nog played out customers did likewil
In q recent number of Tom M
paper, Dyersburg was printed "Ly
AND burg" We presume the change vi
T a%i printers error and not a deliberate
easy preston Of opinion concerning the
el-t lags,
- At HUMBOLDT Park on yesterday a 81
- of chicken fights, we're witnessed
number of citizens, who put op
u money on the combats with q reck
sac ness worthy of a better and gra
/. cause.
new. Several distinguished O%ilizeus apl
ed in presented heads this morI
I, the result of Christmas fights. A
dsged head presents a charming 8
to the Centennial year Of America
dependence.
-ON The flow Of ice down the river
coming heavier every hour, aud in
opinion Of steamboatmen it is more
probable that we will have an ice
~ similar to that OF 1872, At presen.
ice is too lelvy for boats to run