Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-31
THE CITY.
Thursday Evening, Jan. 81, 1875
LINE.
The city council meets 10 night.

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Mrs. Chanfrau will appear in Parted
at the Memphis Theater to morrow night.
Mrs. Oates takes her departure to.
night. Of course there will be a crowded
house.
Judge Baxter, the new Judge of the
United States District Court, will reach
here Monday,
The gloomy weather and damp ground
are anything but pleasant to the Court
Square squirrels.
James Weatherlord. indicted for lar.
ceny, was acquitted by the Criminal
Court jury yesterday.
The gloomy weather continues, being
additionally disagreeabls because of a
cool wind this morning.
The roads leading to this city are
well nigh impossible. The successive
rains have almost undermined the public
avenues.
Cooking parties are growing in popu-
larity among the young people. Cook.
ing parties among married people are
not novel.
The list of candidates for city Offices
is daily increasing, Many are calling
upon the mayor and city council, but few
will be chosen.
At the request of a number Of citizens
the Oates Opera Company will present
to. night M me Angot's Daughter, instead
of La Perichole as advertised.
Justice S%pellman yesterday held an
inquest on the body of a colored infant
named Blanche Nevis. The jury's YER.
dict was death from heart disease"
The worlds greatest tragedienue, Jan.
auschek, will commen2 a weeks en-.
gsgemeut Monday night next at the
Memphis Theator. Her opening piece
will be Catherine Of Russia.
When a man leaves his seat between
acts and goes outside, his object is to
get his boots shiued." If this be true,
land why isn't it?) ~blacking was in de-
mand at the theater last night.
Yesterday morning burglars by means
of false keys entered Joseph Pimm's
residence, in Chelsea, and stole a silver.
mounted ~writing-desk and nearly ali the
clothing belonging to the family.
Mysterious looking creatures are seen
at nights on the bluff and floating down
the river. They are supposed to be her.
aids of Rex, and are surveying the coast
preparatory to the approaching carnival
A man accompanied by q huge black
dog ran at full speed down Main street
this morning, causing no little comment
among the individuals who had to step
aside as the brute aud his master came
by. The dog is harmless.
The Bluff City Grays will give a hop
and tea party at their armory to- morrow
night. The committee of invitation
consists Of Messrs. G. E. Boisseau, Rob,
ert Armour, R. A. Clarke and John V.
Sullivan.
The approaching amateur operas in.
duce quite a number Of aspiring vocal.
lists 10 wear out their throats and disturb
the s~lumbering ~neighbors. When Q
young man don't know how to sing and
spout Shakespeare, but persists in his
efforts even unto n~idnight, his ~neighbors
are to be pitied,
Burglars continue their nightly opera.
lions. They invade dwellings with i'm
punity, and grab whatever can be found.
1t would not surprise us to hear of at
least half a dozen pretty babies being
stolen during the week. Doubtless a few
husbands would not weep with excessive
grief we're the burglars to steal their
wives. Many husbands, however, ought
to be stolen, so as TO give peace and joy
to their families.