Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-23
THE CITY.
Monday EvenIng, DEE. as, Iszs.
LEDGER LINES,

too cold for a thaw.
Christmas trees for sale cheap at Male
& Lambs, 355 Main street.
The city is crowded with people. The
streets present a lively appearance.
Wednesday viii be Christmas, a time
for egg-hog, turkey and fire crackers.
Mrs. Kate f. Dawson, Of this city, has
presented the fire department with 500.
During cold weather gas meters should
be kept wrapped up to prevent freezing.
Self-rising buckwheat makes good cakes
every time. Try it. All retail grocers
sell it.
Always use self-rising buckwhest when
yon want good cakes. All retail grocers
sell it.
Menken Brothers keep open tonight
AMI Tomorrow night for the accommoda-
ton Of the public.
Every kind ofjob printing executed at
the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing office,
10 Madison street.
Mary Anderson is playingin Nashville.
She begins an engagement next Monday
night at the Memphis Theater.
Mayor Flippin paid the fremen one
months salary this morning for services
rendered during the epidemic.
One carload of FIRE kindlers, $50 boxes,
at Oliver, Finnie * Co.'s, at 81 per box of
100 kindlers. Liberal discount in lots.
TEN cents a week for the DAILY PUB
Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by good
carriers. Leave your orden OF this Office.
Judge S. P. Walker will deliver a lee
ture to the law class tonight at h%alf-past
seven o'clock at the office of Henry Graft,
ESQ.
Memphis will probably have a dull
Christmas, for there is scarcely a house
sorrow or death has not cast its
shallow.
The stores are gaily dressed in holiday
goods. Despite the cry Of hard times
Is active snd the business outlook
The mule boxes ali tied up Thursday
and everybody had 10 walk hor.s
from Cumberland ehurca aAsr Witnessing
Aas5nic services
Mr. LsbeF, q Nashville rsachea sas
city yesterday u take eaasn Of asns
cvimlnaA convicted b tfs esczs hers rad
sentenced 10 the peaael1arT~
Uznoo1 Lodg. X. q r. auss,s sD-
.aighs at1I 6elack shrsy 4r msal5e's
,vs requested to be prssns A. saanss q
TIE ginost i1poraa0 y te traasaeoa
q handsoms Cr-1 po.S v a
ticket ia lhe next grad 1fsvlfg q 1ie
Louisiana STATE Lltsv, oa z i've
dollar, with ehaass % SfawA eS990
prize.
Tom Moore and Vi EayTs- Nes a.
rested Saturday night % tas tbsYs q.
larceny from the psrsoB. They @s
charged with robbiug q man a. TIE Louis
vile depot.
The police and Gremen were psas 3
months salary to-day. They oggm N bs
paid their entire salary, and some eso'4 u
accomplish this should BE- made ~ ~
city authorities.
The fremen and policemen that worked
during the fever have not received any
badges Of honor, but the citizens ought
to furnish about four bolts Of cloth 10 each
department to keep them warm.
The vote Saturday for foater 10 repro
slnt Shelby and Fayette counties was TO
markedly small. 1t is believed that Major
j. G. Maccabe has been elected over Col
Jesse Brown and General Harris.
A still alarm Of fire was given Thu
morning from a brick house at the corner
of Market square and Winchester street
The prompt action of the fremen saved
the property without the engines turning
out.
Memorial service was held yesterday a
st. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, in homo
of the members of the Bluff City Grays
Episcopal ministers, laymen and Sister
who died Of yellow fever during the cpl
demic,
AT a meeting Of the Memphis Ligh
Guard last night Harry Allen was elictel
captain of the guards, vice K. Allen, jr
who resigned on account of locating in 81
Louis. r. Allen, jr, was elected a com
plimentary honorary member Of the com
pany.
A subscriber to the daily LEDGER Q
Forest Hill complains that he only gets
paper on time about every other day. ]
is sent to the p%ostofice in time for tn
train, and the fault must be somewher
between the postofice here and Fore
Hill.
The great meeting Of citizens to devils
ways and mean for the compromise {
the city debt and to oppose the repeal {
the charter wa not held Saturday nigh
A half dozen men gathered in the sire,
in front Of the Grecnlaw Opera Hous
An effort will be made to hold q meetir
at the courthouse tomorrow night, upc