Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-28
LEDGER LINES.

Scarlet fever is prevailing among
children throughout the city at present.
Cardinal red p%etticoass, resembling the
old bslmoral skirt, are now sesa oa the
streets.
From thirty to forty homeless wander
ers apply for lodging at the station-house
nightly.
MardiGra comes early in February
tbs season, Shrovs Tuesday being a
movable feast.
The cotton congresses are now iu full
blast night and day preparing the leecy
staple for shipment.
Sam Harris, a negro ~larcenist, was
this morning committed to Jail il default
Ct bail by the Recorder.
The snow which fell last night aud this
forenoon made the sleighiug excellent on
the streets and boulevards.
The cold weather and heavy floating
ice will, it is feared, create an ice block.
ade or gorge in front of the city.
From two to four degrees below freez.
ing point was what the thermometers in.
Dictated last night and this morning.
The Little Rock railroad will be sold
under the hammer, and to the highest
bidder. at Little Rock, in February next.
The motto is, as a yoEthful American
with a dry goods box and mule put it to.
day, I'm bound to have a sleigh ride or
burst"
There will be a Christmas Tree at the
Linden street Christian Sunday. school
tonight at 1880 o'clock. The public are
cordially invited.
The coal question is botbering quite a
number of impecuniOus citizens at
present seventy.ave cents a barrel is the
price Of the black diamonds.
Several candidates for Office before the
Legislature have lett the city so as to be
present at Nashville on Monday next at
the meeting Of the Legislature.
The street cars we're bedded this morn.
ing with rotten hay which emitted a most
unwholasome efiuvis. Is such eAlavia
productive Of dangerous dissase2
To night Mis-, Rogers will appear as
Maud Muller" at the theater. On to.
morrow night G~enevieve will be the at.
traction, with Miss Rogers in the title
role.
The Irish Literary Association will
discuss tonight the proposition: Re
solved, That there should be an eduea.
tional qualification restricting the cleo
tive franchise"
Steamboatmen state that three Of the
Arkansas rivers, tributaries to the White
aud Arkansas, are frozen over in a solid
manner-a thing never before heard Of
in that section.
Cheap chromos or dauOs that are
worth about twelve dollars per dozen are
disposed Of in this city at from six to
to ten dollars each. From an art stand
point the daubs are worth nothing.
Two Criminal Courts are in full blast
in this city. Judge Logwood is hearing
the Reesnover.EIlis homicide case and
special Judge Yerger is hearing other
criminal cases in the County Court room.
A new cotton-seed oil mill, the Bluff
City, will soon be erected out on Madison
street. The oil business is believed to
be a very profitable one, and mills arc
being erected in all the cotton districts.
The voters of the different wards are
in search of good men to send to the City
Hall as Aldermen and Councilmsn.
There are several little rings at work
also to select other men for these posi-.
tons.
The City Fathers attempted to hold a
eancs last night, but q quorum Of mem
bers not being present an adjournment
was had over to the next regular meet
ing, on the first Wednesday in January
next.
Q1ite a number Of citizens attended
the Memphis Club Hall last night and
listened to an interesting lecture on Tur-
key aud the East, by Mr.. Peixotto, who
some years since resided in Roumania
as United States Consul.
The landing presents q bleak sud
gloomy appearance just pog, because
nav CATION to points above has suspend
ed, Memphis is tie head Of navigation
at present and will remain so unless a
gorge occurs at Presidents Island.
Memphis bellies now wear silk hand
kerchiefs around their ntcks with the
points Of the handkerchief in front like
a child's bib, or fastened like an old
womau's n~eekerehief with a long, slender
pin aud the ends in front. Even gentle
men who ore besux follow the same
strange fashion,
No longer can the outsider step into
the Tennessee Club room bar, with a
club man, and take a gentle cocktail sub
rosa or snub nosa. The governing com
mittee Of the club has ordered the doors
to be closed against all except members
and visitors fFoul without the boundary