Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-01-29
LEDGER LINES.
DR., J jay yillers- Fun

DR., J Jay Villers-Funl
Tonight the General Council meets to
consider nominations for the various city
Offices.
Callenders Georgia Minstrels at the
matinee to-day and performance at the
t%Seater tonight.
Last night Of Masonry Exposed. Go
10 Myers Opera House, Jefferson street.
and see it TO night.
The sharp north wind blew loud and
! strong last night, bringing With it clearer
q cooler weather.
Chief of Police Athy is making a raid
on the "cappers'' and "ropers'' who are
intestinG the city at present.
The Memphis M~aennoechor will give
a vocal and theatrical performance at
Cochran Hall tomorrow evening.
At the City Hall, during recess, many
members table their feet by way Of prac-
ticing for motions TO table resolutions.
On to-morrow Sunday night the
Georgia Miustrels will appear in a sacred
concert at the theater. This will be a
novelty.
Among the leading candidates for the
Recordership are Esquire John Spelman,
Colonel William l.. Duff and Colonel
Tom Logwood.
A caucus Of Aldermen and Council
men was held to-day to consider the
claims Of the candidates for Office under
the new administration.
The river is rising rapidly and within
five and a half feet Of high water mark.
A big food lie in the Arkansas river and
the lowlands along its shores are over
flowed.
Numbers Of petitions asking for a re-
duction in the assessments have been
presented in the General Council aud
referred to the Committee on Finance,
Ways and Means.
Several warehouses under the City
Hall are now immense store-houses Tor
cotton seed. Should a FIRE break out
below it would be rather difficult to save
the building or it's records.
Now that the salary ordinance has
passed and become a municipal law, the
next thing 10 order is to 20 on with the
regular business with reference to the
condition Of the city, its finances. streets,
alleys, landing, etc.
AT the City Hall last evening Council
man William L. Duff, of the Fourth
ward, rendered his resignation, and the
vacancy was at once filed by the unani.
nous election of Mr. Fl. NJ. Nicely, a
wellknown merchant.
The LEDGER is the only journal pub.
lished in this city on Mondays, a fact
that advertisers will not forget. II you
want to sell or purchase anything make
your wants known through the popular
columns Of the LEDGER.
Numbers Of letters have been received
here from other States soliciting invita-.
tons to our Aardi Gras carnival. Let
Memphis open wide her hospitable doors
and welcome all strangers to the court
of the good King Of Misrule.
Nine misdemeAnor cases were die,
posed of BY the Recorder this morning.
James kenan, arrested on the charge Of
stealing a meerschaum pipe, was placed
under a bond of $1,000 to appear and an.
swer before the Criminal Court.
The invitations Of Menus, Rex Carni.
vslli, countersigned by Count De Noses,
Minister and Cook, have been issued
ordering knights and danes to attend
the carnival ball at the Exposition
building on Msrdi.Gras night, the 10th
of February.
Ifyou haven't sent any poor neiahbor.
ing family a lot Of groceries or a barrel
Of flour this winter, it is not too late yet
to do so; but II you fail and are able so
to do, remember You haven't made any
tally marks in heagen on the right side
Of your account.
Another large and very respectable
audience assembled at the City Hall last
night but they we're disappointed again,
the nominations for offices not being sent
in by Mayor Flippin, 1t is a healthy
sign to see so many good citizens taking
SO much interest in city affairs.
AT q recent election of officers Of the
Grand Lodge B'nai Birth, held at Mont
gomery, Alabama, NJ, Ullman, of this
city, was elected secretary; NJ. seelig, of
Memphis, was elected trustee of Cleve.
land Orphan Asylum, aud H. spiro was
elected trustee Of the endowment fund.
Numbers of gentlemen nov visit the
Mayors Office to transact business and
talk about city affairs from an Office
seeking standpoint. Many modest gem
tlemep on entering the Mayors office,
Say aloud, apOlOgsticslIy, u am not an
applicant icV al Once | cane here on
business"
Yesterday Sheriff Anderson visited
the Big Greek country and arrested