Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-17
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on Front street.
The grand opera troupe will has
twenty-five musicians.
1t is hard to please every body just
now. We shall not try.
Miss Grace Lewellyn at the Memphis
Theater tonight in Pearl Of Savoy.
Thirty.four marriage licenses issued
by the County Court clerk last week.
The cotton receipts for to-day foot mp
over 5000 bales, the largest of the sea-
son.
There was a large number Of country
people in the city to-day purchasing
holiday goods.
The Bruder Bund, a popular German
society, give their annual ball at Coch.
ran Hall tonight,
Mr.. W, A. Gage will leave in a few
days for San Antonio, Texas, to spend
the Christmas holidays there.
1t is just a month from to day until the
mayoralty election. Those who are ex.
cited will have ample time to cool off.
The Humpty Dumpty party will arrive
from St. Louis this afternoon aud appear
at the Memphis Theater tomorrow
night.
Attention is directed to the special
police order prohibiting the discharge OF
fireworks during the approaching holi.
days.
Colonel "Peg.Leg" Williams and his
bride returned home this morning from
New Orleans on the steamer Thompson
Dean.
Phife, from Louisville, a newsboy or
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad
absconded with $35 30 on last Friday
night.
H.. Musso, an Italian snack house
keeper, was arrested this morning auC
put up a forfeit Of ten dollars for doing
business without license,
The Fryer grand opera troupe to be a
the Memphis Theater Christmas week il
said to be the best that has gone out Of
New York since the war,
A Johnson rally takes place at the
Opera House Thursday night. 1t will
no doubt be a real enthusiastic affair,
and without the aid Of Ed Shaw.
A dramatic performance and hop will
be given by well known amateurs at the
Memphis Club Hall January Sd for the
benefit of the Second street Jew ish syna.
gogue.
The levee to. day was covered with
cotton and cotton seed from Jefferson
down to Monroe street. The large re.
ceipts are a fair indication Of a revival
of business.
Receipts Of cotton to-day, 1918 bales;
same time last year, 1875, an excess
over last year of 943 bales. The re.
ceipts up to date are 500 bales short Of
last season.
The m%ortuary report for last week end.
ing Saturday at 6 pm. was only ID; OF
this 10 we're whites and 3 colored; OF the
whole number I were from the hospital
aud | premature,
0pers-goers will do we'll to remember
that, owing to the length of the operas
to be given next week at the Memphis
Theater, the overture will commence at
1880 pm. precisely.
The man who stepped into the LEDGE
editorial rooms and carried of a pair Of
shears-well, we have our opinion o.
him. We can get along without them
perhaps be could not.
We see by the Fort Worth Democrat
of the 10Th that Mr.. John W. Allison, o.
Memphis, is in that city and takes his
v%enison steaks at the Ell Paso. Mr..
Allison likes Texas, and contemplateF
making that his future home.
The L. H. Coe case was called tbiI
morning in the Criminal Court. The
venire Of jurors summoned was pre-.
sented to the judge and the court ad.
journed until two o'clock to- lay, when
the regular proceedings would begin.
John Fisher (colored) fled a petition
in the Chanoery Court to day asking
that J. S. Black, a member Of the bar,
be disbarred from practicing in the court
on account Of alleged non.pro(essional
conduct. Mr., Otis is Fishers attorney.
There was an excursion up from Nit
sissippi yesterday on the Mississippi and
Tennessee road, and there will also be
another one Thursday. Several hundred
people will come NJ, the most Of them
10 buy holiday goods, Evil be a ha. vesI
day Tor many Of oHr merchants.
The Mobile Register of the l4th hes
an account Of a brilliant wedding which
took place the night before at the Battle
House. The parties we're Mr.. Moses j.
Mason, formerly of the old Gayosc
House, in Memphis, and Miss Cors
Campbell, Of 81. Louis, It was a select
but very maya icent oiIa'r, Col Nose