Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-12
TFIE CITY.
FIisAz Evening, Jan. I2. 1877.
LEDGER INES

LEDGER LINES.
100 big oranges, $3.50. 2S7 Main.
100 sound oranges, 81 80, 2s7 Main.
100 spseked oranges, 75c, 2s7 Main.
Fresh oysters daily at Mdm. Vincents.'
Several illegal voters were arrested on
yesterday.
The weather has become moist and
warm again.
The Romance of a Poor Young Man
at the theater tonight.
The regular meeting Of South Memphis
Masonic Lodge will be held tonight.
New three cent postage stamps will be
put in circulation in May next by the
government.
Old Probs has things q little mixed.
He promises snow and rain for today,
with colo err and cloudy weather.
DR.. SamGeld will lecture at the Main
street Jewish temple tonight on the sub.
jet of What Constitutes an Israelite2'
1t is arranged byNbe ring that Jack
Walsh will contest the seat Of P. j. KEEL
ley, councilman elect IRON the First
ward.
About foar thousand votes we're cast
in the city On yesterday, as against over
ten thousand cast at the October and
November elections.
The buIldozers are attempting to make
a mountain out of a molehill with refer
ence to the pleasant little fight which
took place in the First ward yesterday.
Victor Fuchs has receivsd a lot Of
fresh oysters, aud as the railroads are
nov running trains through regularly he
will receive his daily supply 90 usual.
The sneak thieves are still bulldozing
the city, breaking INFO premises ADD
comuittidg robberies. The small but
we'll handled police force should wake
up.
Monday night the Wallace Sisters will
commence a short engagement a. the
theater, and on Thursday night the Sol
dance Opera Boufe troupe will put in
an appearance.
Qaite a large number Of workmen ArC
employed getting the Little Rock rail
road bed and track in good order fol
travel, so as to reduce the running time
between Memphis and Little Rock.
The small but we'll handled police
force as the Avalanche calls it, wa
on duty yesterday at the polls. Where
the handle" of the police force is is on,
ofthose thing' no fellah can find out.
The First National Bank elected ,
Board Of Directors on yesterday. Th;
officers elect are L. S. Davis, president
W. 2. Proudit, vice president; W. W
Thatcher, cashier; c. W. Schultz, as
%sislaut cashier.
The argument in the Reesuover.Elli
murder case, on motion for a new trial
etc will not come off in the Crirnina
Court until Attorney. General Wright re
turns from Nashville and General Hor
rigan returns from Arkansas
All ia quietin local politics to-day, ex
cept that many Of the defeated candi
dates are a little sore over the result, bu
in q few days ell this will blow over an,
the earth will r%evolve %diurnally on it
axis and annually around the. sun 8
usual.
Sunday next is the time designated 70
the purpose OF taking up a penny sub
scription in the different Protestan
churches and Sundsy-schools for tb.
benefit of the orphan children Of tn.
lsie Mr.. Bliss, the revivalist and eyan
gelist.
1t is a well established fact that som,
Of the noisest and voluble takers at tn,
polls and %bar.rooms, when they becomI
members Of the general council, hav,
nothing to say, and are only equal to tn,
emergency of making q motion to lay OIL
the table, to adjourn or calling for To.
ayes and nays.