Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-26
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Trscy's New Years call cards seem to
be the favorites.
Prices reduced on sIl kinds Of heating
stoves, by h. Wetter & Co.
White china and decorated dinner sets
at reduced prices. Chas. N. Erich.
Decorated chamber sets, vases and CO.
logne sets. very low, ct Chas. N. Erichs.
Price reduced on Champion and Char
ter Oak stoves. d. Wetter & Co., sole
agents.
Many ladies who attended the matinee
yesterday put off their Christmas dinner
until to-day.
Front street presented rather a quiet
appearance to-day, with little activity in
the general markets.
Extra fine table batter, drip and maple
syrup, and best New York buckWheat at
Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s. zlS=
Engliah plum pudding (ready made)
and Atmore's mince meat (best made at
Oliver, Finnie 4 Co.'S.
Broaze goods, lamps. s~ilyer-plated
ware, knives, forks and spoons, at re.
duced prices. Chas. N. Erich.
Over five hundred bales of cotton are
shipped daily from Augusta over the
Memphis and Little Rock railway.
New stock of moustache coffees, toy
tea sets aud s%ilvsr-plsted castors opened
to-day. Lower than the lowest. c. N.
Erich.
Thos. Coyne, a grocer, accidentally
shot his mother.in.law yesterday in the
thigh, at his residence on Alabama
street.
MessrS. Julius Arnold, of Helena,
Ark, and A. Violet, Of New Orleans,
we're visitors to-day at the Cotton Ex.
change.
Rabbi Sam6eld is favorAbly spoken o.
for school visitor in the Eighth ward
he a no doubt be elected easily if hc
consents to run.
Colonel Coles circus passed up thu
river yesterday on the City of Alton Ell
route to Cincinnati, where it enters intC
winter quarters.
Vim. Cooper (colored) was arrested FOL
wife whipping yesterday, and his cast
will be heard by the recorder this after
moo at two o'clock.
Ed Fuller, William Servas and JameI
Dean, suspicious characters, we're fined
$25 each in the Recorders Court thu
morning, and ordered to leave town.
Louis White (colored), arrested fcr
threatening to fire into q crowd Of col
ored people with a shotgun yesterday
will have a hearing before Recorder Duff
this afternoon.
The small animal, better known az tn,
boy Of the period, was out in force yes
terday and made the welkin ring with
popping crackers, sky rockets and hil
musical voice.
Fraak Cassmau, who brought a lot o
holiday goods here for sale and coult
give no satisfactory account of himself
was held by the recorder this morning i
the sun Of $3.50.
An immense panther wal killed 9
Blacklist, near Forrest City, q few day
since, by Mr.. James Gunnison, of Littl
Rock. The beast weighed two hundre
and forty'eight pounds.
There was more drinking and NOR
drunken men and boys on the street
yesterday than we have seen in man,
years. The boys, young and old, SCENE
to turn themselves loose as it we're.
An alleged cotton buyer was arreste
at Austin, Lonoke county, Saturday
while burglarizing the depot at that place
When caught he had just gone through
a three hundred dollar package of Jew
elry.
There were twenty-five arrests 70
drunkenness from Monday night unit
last night at midnight. The recorde
disposed of most Of them this morninI
at the rate Of FIVE and ten dollars
head.
Miss Mary Anderson is going Il
France next year, there to study her art
The young lady is credited with grea
enthusiasm, and a healthy realization 0
the fact that she is still very young il
her profession.
Doc Wilson, a negro sentenced to b
hung at 0sceola, Ark. on the 18th inst.
for murder, has had his sentence com
muted by the governor to Imprisonment
for life at hard labor, and to be confines
within the walls.
Harmony Lodge No. 1919, l. 0. o. F.
elected the following officers last nigh
for the ensuing term: John b Robinson
N. G. 7. j. Walker, V. g.; W. H. Hill
treasurer; G.. W. L. Crook, secretary
James Ainsworth, trustee.
Memphis Lodge No. 6, l. o. o. F.
elected the following officers last nigh
for the ensuing term: W. A, Murphy
N. G j. W. X. Browne, V, g.; L. S