Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-21
LEDGER LINES.

Miss Genevieve Rogers as Maud Muller
1t the theater to. night.
Fourteen arrests we're made by the
police yesterday and last night
DR.. j. R. Graves will preach at Ridge
High Baptist church to night at o'clock.
Wild ducks, pigeons, prairie chickens,
perch, qua1s and squirrels at Victor d.
Cracked wheat, Graham aolr VERY
fine), oatmeal and barley at Oliver,
Finnie & Co.'S.
The Memphi Opera House, a varieties
theater on Jefferson street, wss formally
opened last night, aud with eclst.
The streets were crowded with people
from the country on yesterday, very
much to the satisfaction Of stors-keepers.
Pigeon shooting has ceased progress
ing at the Fair Grounds, to the disgust
Of the sportsmen, professionals and
amateurs.
The Chancery Court stands adjourned
over 10 next Monday, in consequence Of
the absence Of attorneys at the Supreme
Court now in session at Jackson.
This morning at tie Recorders Court
Eugene Fritz aud John Donolan, arrest
ed on the charge Of larceny, were each
committed in default Of $1,000 bail.
Mr.. John Rickaby, business agent Of
Furbish's Fifth Avenue Company, is in
the city making arrangements Tor the
alvent of this f%avorite combination.
Look at the schedule time table and
card of the Charleston railroad pull
lished in to-day LEDGER The Jackson
accommodation train leaves Memphis at
4 10 p N.
Colonel Heating, Of the Appeal, and
Mr.. VIM II. Carroll have returned from
New Orleans. They do not give q very
Gathering account of the way politics are
carried on in the State Of Louisiana.
A heavy frost and a light ireezs were
p%erceptible early this morning. 1t is
said that snow fell Sunday morning, but
the heavy white frost covered the ground
and fooled people as to the snowfall. D.
At the Chancery Court to-day a bill fol
divorce vas filed by Hardy Robertson
(black) against Sallie Robertson on the
grounds Of abandonment, Inconsistency
and other naughty things not fit to ap
pear in priut.
At the Criminal Court on yesterday
J afternoon a white man named Hanlel
was convicted Of illegal c~ohabiting will
a coal black negress, and was sentenced
to Imprisonment in the State peniten
tiary for one year.
To day at the Criminal Court Jane
Burrows white is on trial on an iudict
ment charging him with the maliciou
: cutting of one James Burke. The ROY
took place o few weeks since over a gam
of cards one Sunday af ernoeu in Nortl
Memphis.
' There is no dearth os amusements I
the city at present. We have n legit
mate and two variety theaters in fu
= blast. Then there is the Bethel lectur
bureau, which gives semi-monthly fire.
lectures, aud next week Howes' circu
will be 10 town.
At 10 o'clock this forenoon a Gre brok
out ~ the roo. of a two-story fran
D dwelling on Echols street, between E
tiott and Vance. The building was d
stroyed notwithstanding the efforts {
ID the fire brigade. 1t was inhabited
families, who lost a large portion OF the
furniture, clothing, etc.
= The Kurdish Combination will be 8
the theater next week and will preser
Divorce, Mons. Alfonso, Article Al, etC
a. This season Miss George Langley (MrI
Furbish) and Mr.. BOpifaee are not plal
I ing. Mr.. Frank Evsns, On actor we
known in this city, is the leading man i
place of Mr.. Bonifsce.
The lectare upon the Philosophy
Language" delivered at the MemphI
. Bethel last night by Me. j. j. Peres, wa
we'll attended. 1t was exhaustive an
philosophical, and was highly enjoyed b
she audience. The next lecture will
:. delivered two weeks henceby R9v. NJ
Boggs, of the Second Presbyteria
church.
= When we'll known citizens are out
~ a lark at night and are arrested BY tt
police it IA the custom for them to civ
fictitious names to the station.hou.
!, keeper, who kindly puts the bog
names down on the docket. It YOU
W. often be a kindness to publish the re
- names, as a publication often brinI
about a reformation, while the supprt
* sion Of the same has the very opposi
effect.
De. j. T. Eddins, of Bartlett, was 1
rested yesterday BY a United Stat
Deputy Marshal on the charge of col
Il plicity in ballot.box stufiug at the 10