Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-01
LEDGER LINES.

Inc ~ ana wrecks OF turkeys
are manufactured into hash today.
Every Memphian was a Servian yes
terday and calamity attacked a turkey.
On Wednesday next the Cotton Elk
change will elect officers for the ensuing
year.
Shell oysters cooked by steam at john
s%turla's, No. 3S7 Main street, corner Of
Uaion. 79t
The intensely cold weather yesterday
and to-day is not very agreeable to real
dents Of this latitude.
The ladies charity ball at the Peabody
last night was attended by the beauty
and fashion of the city.
At the Recorders Court this morning,
John Richardson, arrested on the charge
Of larceny, vas committed to jail in de
fault Of bail.
Gu, Congressman has left for Wash
ington City, to be present st the opening
of the session, which will take place on
Monday next,
The sudden appearance Of winter has
cau1ed people to hunt up coal dealers
and men who sell o7ercoats and wooden
underclothing.
Me5srs. L L Belcher and R. d. Jor.
dan, well known lawyers, have formed a
co. partnership aud can b. found at No.
II Madison street.
At twelve o'clock to-day the thermom.
eter stood at 80, or one degree below
the freezing point. This morning ice
appeared in the cutters and upon the
pools in the suburbs of the city.
The most pleasant place to visit at
nisbt is the theater. It is kept heated
up to an agreeable temperature. To.
night Mons Alphonse and Romeo Jafier
Jenkins will be the dramatic attractions.
The churches, theater and circus were
well attended on Jeitsrday. Every per.
son celebrated Thanksgiving To- his or
her owl manner, aud nobody stood
around to make either him or her afraid.
Go and get your dinner to-day at the
Bethel fest val now progressing at No.
81 Madison street, near the corner CT
Main. TIE ladies will only be too happy
to wait upon you. Remember the or.
phans.
At half past one o'clock last night sev'
J e.al negro ehsnties in Chelsea we're de-
stroyed by fire. When a shauty takes
FIRE during the prevalence of a high
y wind it passes out of existence in abon'
y zen minutes.
. Many hogs are fattened in this cit!
npon the dead carcasses of other ami
mails picked up by the city scavenger
Imperial Caesar, dead and turned t.
clay, might stop a hole to keep til,
winds away"
! Workmen have commenced removin
the debris Of the tu~mbled.down City Ha'
: block. Cotton bales, cotton-seed, cottor
ties, trunks, furniture and garments {
y all styles and patterns are being resu
rected from the ruins.
, The hot Scotch punch was liberall
patrsnized last night, not only at til
St. Andrews Society banquet but ais
all over town. The intensely col
weather was the cause OF the consuml
ton OF warm mixtures.
The circus and mensgerie left tow
| last night. 1t is usual to state that Il
circusmen folded their tents, like Il
Arab, and as silently stole away" Tt
circus, however. unlike tho Arab, left Q
the Charleston railroad train.
Bill collectors steered clear Of the Gil
@ Hall to-day, fearing that the tower wOul
y tumble down. After withstanding ii
b%lustery winds Of Wednesday and Ia
:. nights no danger need be apprehende
BY bill collectors or other citizsns.
n Yesterday many members of the di
y ferent churches contributed literally
the support and maintenance of the
pastors. This was a very appropria.
way Of celebrating the Thsnksgivir
Day. The lsborer in the vineyard Of Il
W. Lord is worthy of his hire.
An effort is being made to remoV Il
City Hall aud Court house down tow
II is not proposed to remove the bull
l. ings, bat to remove the courts and ci
government. The North Memphia'
kick OF this proposition with the pow
of half 3 dozen mules.
y This forenoon a FIRE clused By {
fective tue, broke outiu a brick dwelliI
on Exchange, between Third and -Four
streets. The ir, boys put the fire Q
w With buckets Of water, but not before I
81 atairwsy was considerably damaged
the FIRE. The less was nominal.
70 The charity calico dress ball OF I
Peabody last night was attended by t
-, beaux and bellies Of the city. 1t was
brilliant success in a socisl sense,
''ni not a pecppiary one. An elegant 8,
1896 per was provided by mips nest 6slloy
snd the dance was kept up until nea