Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-21
LINES.

Batcsville, Ark, hal an earthquake
last Monday.
Warmer and cloudy weather is pre-
dicted for this point.
Dressed turkeys, v%eniaon, perch, rab.
bits, at Victor D. Fuchs.
The question of the hour, What will
you give me for a Christmas gift2"
Magistrates blanks and all kinds Of
lezal blanks for sale at LEDGER office.
80
E~migrants continue to cross the river
daily en- route fol- Western Arkansas and
Texas.
II you wish to have any Christmas
printing done call at the LEDGER office
and leave your orders.
The Criminal Court is yet struggling
to get through with the trial of the Rees-
nover-Ellis homicide case.
Next Friday night Harry Robinson's
famous minstrel troupe will appear at
the Greenlaw Opera House.
The police ard FIRE boys are in a good
humor just now, because Mayor Flippin
has given them a months pay.
Won Flotow's beautiful opera entitled
Martha will be rendered at the theater to.
night by the Richihgs-B Bernard Eaglish
Opera Troupe.
At the Recorders Court to-day Har-
rison Robinson, John Williams and C..
q. Nelson were sent to Jail on the
charges of larceny.
The different saloon keepers and other
citizens are making active propositions
for the egg-nog season, which will be in
augurated on next Monday,
Mrs. Richings.B Bernard will appear as
Lady Harriet in Martha tonight, and
will sing Its the Last Rose Of Summer,
Left Blooming Alone" etc.
There will be no fireworks permitted
to be exploded in the streets during the
holidays, owing to the fact that a very
large stock Of cotton is on hand.
The Kellogg Opera Troupe will moi
appear next week at the therter as wa,
, expected, The fair Louise has Cancelled
her engagement for some reason or other
The members of the General Council
will meet again tonight for the purpose
of winding up unfinished monthly bust
+ ness. The principal matter to be brought
before the meeting will be the Unior
Depot question.
The members Of the Riverside base
ball club and their friends INDUCED in
hop at Cochran Hall last night. Til,
, dancing was kept up until a late hour
and all those present appeared to be- en-
Ijoying themselves.
An exchange furnishes society with
r the information that false hair has gone
out of fashion," This will place NAM
people in a false position and will in
crease the number Of bald-headed mel
and short-haired girls.
. Next Monday, Christmas day, will b.
a legal holiday, consequently the bank
will be closed, and those fortunate PEG
pie who have paper maturing on tina
date can esjoy the pleasure Of payinl
, the money in on the previous Saturday
' The sale Of seats for the Miss Gene.
i. We've Rogers engagement a. the theaiel
next week will mmence at Hollen
= berg's mrsic store on next Saturday
Miss Rogers will appear as "Maut
Muller" and in another role later 10 the
week.
Last night, on Beal street, lobe
Thomas, negro, cut another negro nance
Wilson with a knife. Thomas was ar
rested by patrolman Romans, aud wa.
: sent to jail this morning. The wounded
: negro is net fatally, but he is danger
ously wounded.
Chess clubs are not popular in this cit,
with either the bellies or the beaux. ChesI
is a silent game over kings, queens
bishops, knights, castles and pswns. Blu
how could the beaux and bellies play it
r Somebody would talk, and you canno
talk and play chess to any advantage.
Newspaper correspondents are comm
" to the front in favor of abolishing tn
city Of Memphis as a chartered corpora
ton. 1t is q wild and visionary idea
and certainly could not relieve the cit.
from her legal liabilities or ~inancia
troubles, The only way to get cut Z
M debt is to 60 to work and pay out.
" Personal.
Mr.. Jean Bassett, business manager {
or the Helen D'Este troupe, is in the city