Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-08
LEDGER LINES.

Inc keneIai COuucli Will meet again
tomorrow night.
The mlnstrels will appear at the the
alter again tonight.
Many citizens, who are weatherwise,
predicted snow for yesterday, but it only
rained.
Marshall's Turkish bath.house on JEFF.
ferson street was destroyed by fire early
this morning.
Nearly n hundred thousand dollars
in bonds have been funded by the mayor
since Monday last.
During last month only one FIRE oc.
Cured in the city. The loss was Sll5;
the insurance, 1886.
The Criminal Court jury, in the Drury.
Gibson murder case, had not agreed upon
a verdict up to noon to-day.
1t is the especial duty of the detectives
to spot and arrest thieves and suspicious
characters, but it is not done.
The Milan Club, composed of young
Hebrews, gave an elegant ball at the
Memphis Club Hall last night.
Already candidates are appearing for
the county Offices which will become va.
cant next summer. Many Of these offices
are fat ones, anda 70 worth holding q few
years.
Some one observes that the Law makes
q witness YEA that he will tell the whole
truth, SO help him; and then it imposes
rules of evidence by which he is not per.
mitted to tell it.
Stealing gas is a new crime which is
being perpetrated here. The gas com
pany employees are on the lockout for the
%non-paying gas consumers Gas is air,
and is stealing air an indictable offense?
At one o'clock this afternoon q fire
broke out on board the steamer Illinois,
now lying at the landing. The fire was
promptly suppressed by the boats crew.
The FIRE brigade turned out, but its ser.
vices we're unnecessary.
The fire department needs new hose
badly. The old hose bursts on all occa.
sions when a little pressure is put on it
Should a big or extensive fire break out
it would lever do to work with rotten
hose. The department should have
plenty of hose for any emergency.
Among those gentlemen mentioned on
the streets in connection with the may.
orally election Of January next are the
following; Mayor Flippin, Colonel Mike
Burke, Colonel A. 7. Lacey, ex.Mayor
John johnson, Mr.. J. W, Anderson, Mr..
Owen Dryer and Mr.. Thomas Boyle.
The proposition made at Nashville by
the soldiers Of Forests command 10
place a fitting monument we the re
mains of the dead hero has met with f&-
vor in this city, The soldiers of the
command here should organize and unite
with the Nashville organization TO get up
a monumental fund.
The negro rouStabouts refused to work
on board the steamer Gaf last night and
demanded higher wages, so the boat had
to lay over until to-day. The negroes
made a contract in the morning and
broke it 10 the evening, they taking sd
vantage of the fact that Captain Wise
wanted his boat to leave last night.
Through the carelessness of a printer
a notice Of application for divorce ap.
peared in yesterdays LEDGER after posi-
tive orders had been given from our
business Office not TO insert it. Here
after, in order to prevent such a contre,
temps, no notices OF divorces will appear
10 these columns. The fact is that IN o
large majority Of such cases the parties
move in a very limited sphere, and their
misfortuues interest but few people.