Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-26

take down the names of every person
entering the same. TSs
The Workingmsn's club Of the Fifth
ward, Of which Mr.. John Clavin is presi-
dent, and Mr.. ]. G. Sheebon is secretary,
will hold a meeting tomorrow night ut
the corner of fernando and Beal
streets.
Owing to the non-arrival of Judge
Trigg the United States Court did not
opea for the November term to-day.
Judge Trigg will no doubt be here within
the next few days, of which due notice
will be given.
kissing the bride in church has gone
out of fashion. Even the Memphis hus.
band quits it out OF church, after a while,
when the honey moon is over and when
the romance has gone where the wood
bine twineth up the spout of reality.
General Gideon ]. Pillow was admitted
to practice in the United States Supreme
Court, at Washington, Wednesday last.
The case of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company, plaintig in error, va.
The State of Tennessee was passed.
Many non.religious people in the city,
who 60 to church occasionally, complain
of the length Of the ermon delivered by
the preachers. Baron Anderson, on be-
ing asked to give his opinion as to the
proper length Of a sermon, replied:
Twenty minutes, with a leaning on the
side of mercy"
Fitty.cent marriages are increasing
rapidly since the price of the marriage
license was reduced from three dollars
and a half to fifty cents. The embargo
seems to have been raised, and the trade
of Hymen hourishes in consequence.
You can ruin any business by imposing
a heavy tax on it.
Hundreds of citizens visited Captain
WIN, Thorweigan's new boat, the Chas.
P. Chouteau, on yesterday. She has an
iron hull, and is the largest stern. wheeler
ahoat. Her cotton carrying capacity is
seven thousand bales. While looking
through her you are struck With her com.
parstive immensity.
AT the Shelby County Circuit Court, in
the case of Fitzgibbon VS.. the Memphis
City Railway Company, suit for SIC, 900
damages caused by a street car of de-
PENDANT running over and killing a child
of plaintiff, the jury returned a verdict
for $500 in favor of plaintiff. The street
railway company entered a motion for q
new trial.
A Memphiau who was deputised by
his wife to go to a milliner's and get a
hat, on being stopped on the street aud
invited to partake of a drink, replied
VI haven't time; | have 10 carry this hat
home Immediately or it will be out Of
fashion before | get there" Such arr
the changes in fashion and so rapidly dc
they take place"
Pittsburg coal has dropped from sew
enty to Efty.fve cents per barrel. Th,
rise in the Ohio and the big coal boa
fleets coming out are the causes of tn,
reduction. The immense amount o
coal coming out of the Ohio will glat tht
Southern market this winter aud viii
drive coal down to summer prices. Thii
is good news for the poor aud needy.
A member of the Memphis Jeunesst
DJre states hat the LEDGER society re
porter was mistaken in Saturday issu,
By stating that in the Friday nigh
" theater party or kettle drum" the
beaux wore white vests. He adds tina
at present white vets are not worn il
society, black vests being tia things o.
style. We make the necessary correc
ton with pleasure.
Base ball, Of which this country wa
once so proud as a manly outdoor sport,
has sunk into the mire. The Louisville
club, the st. Louis club and the Chicago
club have come to the conclusion that
their salsried players have been selling
games. The deluded people who went
to see these hippodroming games had
long ago reached the conclusion thai
there vas no honesty in the contests.
In Memphis society at present the
swallow.coat tailed boys make it O point
to try aud have the prettiest girl in town
at the thester. AS beauty is a thing hav.
ing no standard except in the eye of the
male admirer, the boys in their minds
eye, Horatio, manage to have a number
Of the prettiest girls in town in the dress
circle on the same night. What s fe
male beauty tn one man does no so ap
pear to another man. As DundrearJ
says, "one girl is as good as another.
better perhaps
COalbOat Water at PittsbuTg
Reduction In Prices.