Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-26
LEDGER LINES.
Apples 81 per barrel a. 2s7 Main.


No place Of amusement will be open
in the city tonight.
Memphis gets credit for getting up the
biggest snake story on record.
Fish, oysters, venisou aud ell kiuds Of
small gsmea at S. Clements, sc Beal st.
Now that the river is open look out for
a fresh supply Of tramps and burglars.
Mayor Flippin has returned from
Nashville aud has relieved Acting Mayor
Zsnt from duty.
Every head should wear a crown and q
hat; therefore go aud get one OF Leidy's
fashionable hats.
The negro Williams, who shot detec-
tive Pryde, has been sent to the county
jail for safe keeping.
At the United States Court to-day the
case Of Simms VS.. The Missouri Valley
Insurance Company is on hearing.
In Some portions Of the city wooden
sidewalks aud fences are being torn up
at night aud carried of for fre.wood.
Bat one arrest was made by the police
yesterday and but two were made last
night, and these we're for drunkenness.
Open communication by river now ex-
lists between here and Pittsburg, but
st, Louis is ice.blocked and frozen 10
solidly.
Mr.. Jack S. Dormer, formerly OF the
staff Of the Avalanche, is new editor and
publisher Of the Republican, at Pueblo,
Colorado.
Warmer and clearer weather, with
light rains, is what Old Probs" predicts
for this portion of Tennessee for the en-
suing tweoty-four hours.
Elder Shaw, the singing evangelist
from Chicago, continues to attract large
crowds Of people to the Linden Street
Christian church nightly.
The theater will remain closed during
the remainder Of the week. Next week
Mrs. Chanfrau, supported by her own
company, will be tie attraction.
Judge Logwood, of the Criminal Cour',
is still engaged hearing the argument OF
counsel in the Rsesnover-Ellis murder
C tse, on motion for a new trial.
Detective Pryde is in a fair way Of re
covery. This afternoon he was resting
easy and was improving. He will prob.
ably be up and on. in a couple Of weeks.
Trsmps ATE lettering around town, and
they manifest q disposition TO enter pri
vs,e residences at their own sweet will,
regardless Of the wishes of the occu
pants.
La File de Madame Apgot is trans.
lated in the theater dress circle as Mime
AngJt's child" in the pOrQuette as Mrs.
Angots daughter" and in the gallery as
MRS. Angots kid"
The weather map Of the signal service
has no sign to indicate showers of meat
or snakes. "Old Probs'' should supply
the signal officers at all points with the
necessary map signals,
The Aimee french opera bouffe troupe
closed their engagement at the theater
last night in La FiIls de Madame Angot.
AT IL o'clock, after the close Of the
opera, the troupe lett over the Louisville
roai for New York.
Hsssen Bsy, a commander in the
Turkish army, is au Irishman-Eugene
0 Reilly-who was compelled 10 fly from
Ireland in l848 for being an Irish Ma.
tionalist. During the Crimesn war, at
Seblstopol, O'Reilly or Hasseu Bey
commanded a Turkish regiment and
with distinguished ~gallantry. He is said
to h4vI relatives living in this city.
The negro thief Williams, who shot
detective Pryde, isa well.knoRn despe-
RADIO. lie Sawed a term in the penilen-
tiary, and was not long since one Of the
heaimen among the negroes in Tunicl
couniy, Mississippi, over whom the late
Sheriff Manniog had perfect control,
either for good or evil. When Manning
was arrested for the murder of Harvey
at Austin, Williams came to Memphis
and became a resident of our city.
Last Wednesday morning thieves en-.
tered the room at the Peabody Hotel oc.
cupied by Mile Adele Deiirse, Of the
Aimee opera boufe troupe, and carried
of $9j in money belonging to that fair
boufist, having her but s%eventy.fve
cents in chang. The detectives were
put on the track, and it is to be hoped
that they will be able to detect and bring
the thieves to justice and restore the
money to the young lady, who can III af-
ford 10 sustain such a loss.
At the theater last night during the
French opera ,cores Of people carefully
scanned the litrsttos with a view 10 keep.
in up with the dialogues, thu English
translA tion being on half the pages and
opposite the French text. 1t was q difi-
cult matter to keep up and follow the
"boufists," yet the libretto holders strug.
gled with it in a ann worthy Of a
better cause. When one Of the stage
people was making her exit she said
"adieu" A libretto holder In the dress-