Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16
LEDGER LINES.

ing al the FAN. Grounds.
Everybody is still awaiting the results
with i'll concealed impotence.
But few bets are now being made upon
the result of the Presidential election.
The MethodissC Conference is in session
at the Central Methodist church to-day.
The Grand Chapter and Grand Coun.
Gil of Masons mee. at Nashville to-day.
When a Memphiau gets drunk now it
is said, The is only off Of his reserva.
ton"
Quite a number of Mississippians ar
rived in the city yesterday on an excur-
sion train.
The cold and disagreeable weather
seems TO have no effect upon the result
Of the election.
Only a few cases of drunk and disor-
derby occupied the attention Of Recorder
Daft this morning.
Grand ball OF Humboldt Park this
Thursday evening, All those who en-
Joy dancing are invited. Admission free.
The new steamer Coahoma, intended
for the Friar's Point trade, is at the
landing. She is a gay and trim boxing
boat.
Eight convicts escaped from the Little
Rock penitentiary on last Saturday. Our
police authorities should look out for
them.
At the Criminal Court to-day, Miller
aud Wilson, two pale.iaces, are on trial
on an indictment charging that they
brought stolen property into the State.
The trains over the Charleston railroad
Washington street extension are crowded
with immigrants daily. The immi-
grants are on their way to Texas and
other Western lands.
The Memphi Opera House on Jefferson
street will be opened to the public on
next Monday night as a frst-class variety
show, By the proprietors, MessrS. Elisha
Evans and Phiuias T. Starr.
Captain Bogardus claims that he can
get away with a greater number o
: pigeons in a given period Of TINA than
can any other man in the world. AnC
, the Captain does it with his little choke
bore shotgun.
The Masonic %convocation was q god
send to Nashville %hotel-keepers and 9th
ers. Now the Nashvillians look forwart
to the meeting of the mex Legislator
with the hope that it will give bushes
: an impetus in the Rock City.
= A lady passenger who was put on tt
steamer j. D Parker, on her last tri
from here, by Mr.. Paul Cicalla, jumpe
overheard in a ct Of insanity at HeudeI
son, Ky and was drowned. Her effect
are he'd on the boat for her friends.
Yesterday the men of Vermont d
feated in the Legislature a bill to accor
women the same privileges as mel
Forty-six men voted for it, but one hui
= bred aud ten voted against it. What tt
" privileges were to be are not state
in our dispatches.
3, The stockholders Of the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad met at the Pc
= body Hotel yesterday and elected Il
following named gentlemen as officer
Il. s. McComb, President; F. NJ. Whit
Vice President; H. s. Lamb, Secreta
4. and Treasurer NJ. Burke, SUPERB
tendent.
The following named gentlemen we
IN elected a Board Of Directors at t
I'D stockholders meeting of the Mississip
AID Tennessee railroad, held yesterd
for in this city: Messrs. Il. S. McComb,
''d NJ. White, L. C. Walthall, N. r SledI
Nat Howard, A. T. Lscey, john Robe
son, A. NJ. West, r. P. Nicely.
Last night two white men broke in
I'm the residence Of another white man eli
y -
ned aled near the Pigeon ROost road, ad.
aSy cent TO Hammers store, some Gig
miles cut Of this city. The men attack
a white woman who was in the hot
aud kicked and beat her in a sava
manner. Warrants have been sworn
for the arrest OF the perpetrators of t
outrage and the officers are 10 search
Us them.
Last night thieves attempted to br'
into the residence Of W. Il. Lake,
the corner of Walnut and Lucille stree
t, The thieves cut the stats of the bin
but they were unable to raise the wind
on account Of the catch, which resis
- their efforts. This is the fourth after
which has been made within o yea
burglarize these premises. A warm
- ception awaits the thief or thieves '
Cos succeed in getting inside.
In the Memphis newspaper world
lew is peace once again, thank goodu.
Editors, after coming out of a hot DO
cal campaign, have to blow of steam
u a few days before the cooling process
accomplished. Even a few correspC
enta and latter.wriier aid In keeninr