Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-18
LEDGE LINES.

LEOUEh uANEOs
Humpty.Dumpty at the Memphis The
alter tonight.
Mardi.Gras comes next time on the
9th of March.
Prices reduced on oil kinds of heating
stoves, by H. Wetter & Co.
The chain gang is at work cleaning
the streets, and doingi it well.
d. Botto, OF Memphis, funded $4,000
of the city bonds yesterday for $4,000.
The house of Hill, Fontaine & Co. re.
ceived yesterday 1854 bales of cotton.
Mike Clark, charged with trespassing,
had his ease continued until Saturday.
Eight bridal parties from the country
were at the Memphis Theater last night.
Price reduced on Champion and Char.
ter Oak stoves. Il. Wetter & Co, sole
agents.
The Memphis Rifle Club will meet for
practice tomorrow. Prizes: Christmas
turkeys.
If you are troubled with getting sorry
teas, try B. M. Stratton & Co., and you
will be satisfied.
Jock Egan, for assault and battery and
resisting an officer, paid a fine of S25,
aud was discharged.
Nashville is excited over the coming
of the Fryer Opera troupe to the capital
Friday, December %.
II yeu want a sure thing Of Christmas
cakes, ETC., get the White Swan Flour of
B. NJ. Stratton & Co.
The general council meets tonight,
when a report from the investigating
committee is expected.
If you wish the finest hams and break.
fast bacon try Ferris. Fer sale by B.
NJ. Stratton & Co. only.
The large receipts of cotton and the
decline in the price of the staple have
given the market a black eye.
John Williams (colored), arrested on
the charge of grand larceny, has been
sent to Jail in default Of $4,000 bond.
A negro named Handy King was
found dead this morning in a negro
cabin at the corner of Fifth and Green
law streets.
Lost or stolen, on the 18th inst, a
locket bearing the initial S in diamonds.
A liberal reward will be paid for its dc.
livery at this Office.
When Ed Shaw congratulated the
Democrats OF getting out Of the Demo.
cratic party at the Opera House he was
heartily ~applauded.
A notice from Trustee Rawlings to
those who have not paid their taxes for
1876 should be read by that class. To-
morrow is the last dsy.
B. NJ. Stratton & Co. have just received
another shipment of the celebrated
Bethlehem buckwheat. If you are in
search of a luxury call early.
The sound of the hand.organ is heard,
and the beggars 90 about the streets.
They are on their way South TO spend
the winter in comfort and luxury.
Senator Isham G. Harris fastened
home from Washington, and arrived
Sunday, to take part in the Coe trial now
progressing in the Criminal Court.
The Mexican war veterans of the city
are called to hold a social and business
reunion at half past seven this evening
at 444 Main street, Waldran block.
We have just roasted, fresh for the
holidays, a fine line OF %coffees, embrac.
ing Moca, African, Peaberry, Java,
Mexican and Rio. B. NJ. Stratton & Co.
The freight train due last night on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad was
ditched OF Sixty-lour mile siding. No
body was hurt and but little damage was
done.
Mr.. John johnson will make some re-
marks at the Opera House Thursday
night. The people will want to hear
him, and an immense crowd may be ex
pected.
We have o full line Of holiday goods,
embracing apples, oranges, plain and
mixed candies, assorted nuts, r%aisins,
%citron, fgs, c%urrauts, dates, etc. B. M.
Stratton & Co.
Thomas P. Cole and James Reid had
a quarrel last evening at Williams
grocery, N%oneonnah Greek, which re.
suited in Cole shooting Reid and killing
him instantly.
SpanGler, 376 Main street and s84
Beal, received last night Scribuer, At
~lantiC, Appleton, Leslie, Boys of Amer.
lea, and has on hand the latest fashion
magazines and papers.
just received-A shipment of the
Oneida Packing Company's cherries,
pears, strawberries, peaches, etc, the
6utst ever introduced ia this market, at
b. M. Stratton q Co.'s.
A. Meyer, of St. Louis; &. A. Dawson
Columhus. Ohio. O. / Geer New York