Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-10
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LEDGER LINES.
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First shad Of the season at .Gaston's.
1.-THE week opened with q brisk business
doing on Front street.
Mrs. Bowers in Camille at the Mem
phis Theater tonight.
The city board Of education meets to-
night at the usual place, in Odd Fellows
Hall.
The receipts Of cotton from Saturday
noon up to noon to-day foot up 1898
bales, a slight increase over last Mon
days report. -.
The annual communication Of South
Memphis, the Oldest lodge Of Masons in
Memphis, will be held Friday night at
seven o'clock, for the election Of officers.
The grand drawing Of the Louisiana
lottery takes place tomorrow at New
Orleans. This is the last day on which
tickets can be purchased. Try luck and
win q fortune.
The Cotton News Association hold a
meeting this afternoon at half past three
in their rooms, in the basement Of the
Bank Of Commerce building, to formally
organize and elect permanent officers.
The city marshal Of Spring6eld, III. will
arrive here to-day and take charge of
Charley Wallace, who was arrested a few
days since by detective Pryde for break
ing Jail at Springfield. and will return
with him to his old quarters.
Colonel H. A. Partee, an old and
wellknown citizen, died at his residence
near this city this morning at | o'clock
OF heart disease. he was seen on the
streets, riding with bic daughter, Satur
day, apparently in his usual health.
Mr.. P. NJ, Wilson, Lonoke, Captain A
Lea. Fulton, and W. E. Seaman, all O
Arkansas, andJ B Phillips, Brownsville
Tenn, James NJ. Smith, Ripley, Miss.
ard Henry Frank, Carson's Landing
were registered at the cotton exchaug,
to-day.
The Social Union Literary Societ,
meets every Monday night at the Con
gregational Church, on Union street
The topics to- night are Aaron Burr,
THE Poetry of Walter Scott" aud " tn,
French Revolution" All interested ar
invited.
Mr.. VIM. Scbeuber, one Of our mos
popular young business men, who ha
long been connected with the great dr.,
goods house Of Rice, Silk & Co is I,
lead to the altar tomorrow one Of tn
fsirest and most charming young ladie
Of Memphis, Miss Julia r. Provine. TIL
ceremony takes place tomorrow after
noon at five o'clock, at the CHAMBERLAIN
Presbyterian church, on Court street.
The anniversary exercises of the Nav
Yard Mission were held at SO Promenad
street yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
The programme included an inteI
estiug report Of the Mission for the yea
recitations and music by the inmates, an
addresses by Rev. Drs. Waddell, Wall
Stsinback and others. The ATTENDING
was very large, and great interest wa
manifested in the proceedings. All wer
satisfied that the Mission has accom-
plished much good in the large field
has entered.
A fashionable event 10 amateur thea
ricsls will be the production of LIE
. Astray, for the benefit of that accom-
, plished and benevolent lady, Mrs. Ros
; P. Thompson. some time in Februar
!, next. at the Memphis Tbeater. Th
characters of the piece will be represen
ed by the first ladies and gentlsmen {
, the city, who are now industriousl
0 studying and rehearsing their parts fc
the occasion. Mrs. Thompson's friend
have taken the matter in hand, and n
efforts will be spared to make it q SUI
cess.