Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-20
LEDGER LIKES.

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Nothing u public interest transpired
at the courts Of record to-day.
Sol Coleman continues to sell his pop
ular Ten.Cential cigars at 1926 Main st.
Not satisfied with thieving aud burg
larry, the villains who iniest the city have
commenced numbering.
More rainy weather is indicated aud
promised by the weather clerk at Wash
ton for this section Of country
Next Monday evening Mr.. D. S, Ross
will deliver a lecture on Germany and
the Germans at The Memphis Bethel.
AT the theater matinee to day the Sol
dene troupe will present La File de
Madame ADgot and tonight Genevieve
de Brabant and Trial by Jury.
Ga Tuesday night the great little
French "bouffsr" Aimee, will appear
at The theater in that charming dual
role Giroas.G rcaa."
The funeral Of the late Mr., T. S. Fin.
n-y will take place at half'past two
o'clock Oh tomorrow afternoou, from the
residenc, No. u Madison street.
R. H. Spangler, news dealer, 376 Main
%strest, has a good supply of all the latest
magazines, illustrated monthly and
weekly papers, Eastern dailies, etc.
Memph invitations to the grand enter
tainment, tableaux and ball, TO be given
by the order at the theater on Mardi Gras
night, are being circulated throughout
the city in a most mysterious manner.
On our music table we find Lullaby
Song" as sung 10 Fritz" composed
and sung by Joseph X. Emmett, and pub
lished by F. W. Helmick, No. so Yves
Fourth street, Cincinnati. Price, Al
cents.
/ A pistol shot or two was fred arounC
Court Square last night. We srppos'
the shooter was some intoxicat.d persol
who was merely Smelling the woods il
order to drive out thieves and murderer
who might be GA his track.
That naughty "Chilperie," with it
high.kickers, was admired by the boys
both old and young, last night; but as
moral show we should pronouncs it
dead failure. There was much in it tina
was on the border land of badness.
In our editorial column will be four,
a reference to the coId.blooded ASA,
sination Of Mrs. Mary Conner, a
old huekster woman, which terrible Grim
was committed about ! o'clock last ever
ing, neal the Poplar street market.
The sale Of seats for the Aimee er
gOgement commenced at Hollenberg'
this morning. The sale opened ia
brisk manner, and the indications or
that Aimee will be greeted by large gu
fashionable audiences during her engag,
ment next week. a
The government has determined I
suppress the manufacture Of illicit spirit
in Tennessee aud other Southern States
and the secretary Of war has issued a
order that the military forces shalt aid i
spppressing the illegal traffic and ares
all violators Of said revenue laws.
The approaching Mardi, Gras 0arniys
is the coming sensation. On that dal
the 18th CT February, Memphis will b
flooded with visitors from nearly all POI
tons of the United States, The Memphi
|. AaFdi Gras Carnival nov rivals Ne
Orleans In points Of attrsetivensss.
The Cotton Exchange blackboard
show tie following figures to-day: R
D ceipts Of cotton for the week, 6939 BALE
for the season, 293, 1859; shipments for til
y week, 1892; for the season, 225, II!
i stock on hand, 73,5S3. Sales for Il
Weakw.o exporters, 1900 TO spinner
!. 1900; to spectators, 500 total sale
1890,
On the 18th instant in this city a we
, ding vas celebrated at St. Bridget
" church by the Rev. Father Walsh, Il
groom being Mr.. Chss " Kelly, a.
the bride Miss Mary r. Kelly, both rel
dents Of our city. To the happy pa
the LEpGER wishes all the prosperity al
happiness imaginable, and which hapI
pess they most certainly deserve.
The E" ropers and cappers are hidir
out or are leaving the city. The Ia
sensation Of the kid" and the nswsp
per notoriety given il, was too much L
Of them Oar reporter can yet see a few
Is them leaHng around atreet-eosAers, lea
IS ing up against lamp posts around q
3. corners OF Mource and Main streets, b
they look like gentlemen out Of buslnSl
= We earnestly caution our readers, be
business men and men out Of busiuei
D, against taking in change any $1,000 bill
ia which the 6nsl stroke 10 the mar
81 "Cbittenden" 10 thick instead Of thi
!. Unfortunately two members Of I
. LEpeER staff, the writer included, ha
been yictimized in this way to . We
considerable extent within the prese
week,
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