Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-12

Asen'A emale mlnstrels WILL appear at
the Greenlaw Opera-house.
Now that cold weather has set in
nightly a crowd of tramps apply fer
lodging at the station-house.
The number of deaths which occurred
in the city during the past week was %,
of which Is were whites and 9 blacks.
Very fine sweet butter, maple syrup,
drip syrup and New York State buck
wheat-pure--at Oliver, Finnie 4 Co.'s.
Tonight George s. Knight and the
Worrell Sisters will appear at the theater
and present Otto, a sensational drama.
The jury in the Drury-G Gibson murder
case did not report a verdict to the Judge
of the Criminal Court up to II IN. to-day.
The street roast chestnut dealer now
attaches a whistle to his rooster, through
which the chestnut steam whistles most
unsteady.
Oliver, Finnie & Co. roast very fine
Rio aud Java coffee on their new Burns
Rooster, and use a patent cooler, the
only one in the State.
The were eighteen marriage licenses
and but three divorces applied for last
week. The number of marriages ia in
dative of the crop of divorces OF the
future.
1t is too sad, but llast night at church
they sat apart, when a few weeks aeo
they sat side by side together looking
into the same prayer book and worship.
ing each other.
This morning the case of Alexander
Woodbridge, indictment fer the killing Of
Frank Wait, was called for trial at the
Criminal Court. One juror was obtained
up to noon to-day,
Last night the pulpits Of the different
churches Of the city, except the Catholic
and Episcopal churches, were filled by
the Presbyterian clerymen attending the
synod how in session here.
The legal shystering business -four.
ishes in this city to q high degree. 1t
aourishes at the police court, before mag.
istrates, and at the Criminal Court es.
p%ecially in habeas corpus cases.
A burglary was committed at Tag.
CARTS bakery, on Beal street, last night,
the thief getting away with about $25
worth of bread tickets, a little money
and some articles of small value.
Prairie schooners' pass through the
city daily en- route to Arkansas and
Texas. Each schooner has the usual
number of tow-headed children within
and the usual "yaller dog beneath.
Colonel Barney Hughes Railway Rec
ord for November contains information
for the travelling public who wish to seek
the West in search of health or fortune.
It also contains original and humorous
sketches.
Chancellor Morgan sat on the Chan
Gerry bench to-day. During the past week
Special Chancellor Hammond presided
on the Chsncery bench with distinguish
ed ability, and was c~omplimented by the
lawyers.
Last Saturday night, on fernando
street, near Clay, negro burglars entered
a dwelling and chloroformed the sleeping
inmates. The thieves carried off two
hundred dollars and a lot Of clothing,
provisions, etc.
1t is rumorcd that the Bobe mian Girl
will be presented again ere long, and for
the benefit of the Lee Monumental Asso.
%ciatien. Why not also render it for the
benefit of the Confederate Monument at
ElmWo0d cemetery
Steamboats,, tugs, etc blew whis.
ties loud and long last night, owing to
the smoke aud fog which hung on the
waters and on the land. Is it Indian
summer or squaw winter2 On the streets
last night the dense smoke was painful to
the eyes of pedestrians.
A Washington dispatch says the secre-
tary Of wal has ordered Major Benyaurd
to remove the raft on Red river, above
Shreveport, and keep the river open. A
government vessel will be- placed at the
disposal of the city Of New Orleans for
improvement OF the hsrbor there.
Some weeks ego the residence Of Mrs.
Fowlkes, in the northeastern portion of
the city, was plundered Of A.lot Of cloth
ing. Yesterday the detectives arrested
a negro who was wearing a pair of the
stolen boots. He claimed that he pur-
chased the boots of another negro, to
him unknown.
Uncle Sans mail railway employees
have to wear uniforms. Each railway
D~oatofiea clerk mail agant. mail routa