Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-03
LEDGER LINES.

IL n. OilmOIo 10 Ou tfiol al tuS Sflnl-
nal Court to-day for assault with intent
to kill.
Judge Heiskell will lecture at the REF.
ular meeting Of the Memphis law class
tonight.
The sale Of reserved seats for Mary
Anderson's engagement opened briskly
this morning.
The grand jury found a true bill
against Mike Higgins for assault and
battery this morning.
Two weeks from the time this paper is
read the great msyoralty contest will be
over, and after a week or two Of rest the
August election will begin to be consid.
cred.
The Workingmen of the Fifth ward
last night nominated A. C. Shinn for al.
derman, Joe Mahsffey and Fritz Jenny
for councilmen and DR.. P. D. Beeeher
for school visitor.
The Workingmen in the Sixth ward
held a meeting last night and enrolled
over n hundred names. DR.. w. C.
Griswold and Maurice BroSnan were
nominated for councilmen and G.. q
Braun for school visitor.
At ten o'clock to-day Snow commenced
falling at Little Rock; at eleven il haC
reached Forrest City, and at a quar- ter t.
twelve it struck Memphis. We ESCAPED
the last snow storm which swept north o
US and reached Richmond. Our tim,
has come.
An officer arrived in town this morn
lag in charge of two trsmps, Thomas
Dickson and Robert White, who werl
under arrest for burning rails belongin,
to a farmer who resides near GalIowa,
Station, Fayette county. They we're Ell
route to the Somerville jail.
The Workingmen of the Tenth wal
assemble in mass meeting tonight a
Zion Hall, Carolina street. A numbe
of speakers will be'on hand to address
the people. There will also be a NEE 81
ing Of the same party in the Eight
ward at Chas. Hippel's saloon.
A special to the Avalanche states tina
Judge Baxter will hold court at Mem
phis, beginning the irst Monday in Feb
ruary, and continuing two weeks. a.
will 20 thence to Louisville, thence t,
Cleveland, thence to Detroit, thence Il
Cincinnati and thence to Nashville.
Abram Forgey, a carpenter by trade
one Of the old settlers of this county
and agCod citizen, was taken with a chill
Saturday night, at bis residence nea
Bartlett, and died Wednesday Of swami
fever. He leaves five orphan children
the mother having died some years ago
A gentleman residing at Covington
who inadvertently carried off an operi
glass from the theater last week, returne,
it by post this morning. If two othe
gentlemen who rented glasses and failel
to return them will be as considerat
they will receive the thanks of those in
terested.
The Flippin purifyers are too nice t
use the name executive committee,
but not too nice to use the former hea
, quarters of the Democratic executi
committee, over Harvey Robinson's, O
Monroe street. The business como ii
tee" meets there in solemn conclave fr
quently.
The Democratic wing of the Flip
movement is perfectly willing to cen
: back and cooperate with the reiEuli
Democratic party, provided Flipp in
elected. Success, they say, will NAL
them maguanimous, but defeat EN- bitt
them so that there is no telling what tht
might do. This is a terrible threat, bl
next spring will be time enough to CO.
slider it.
One of the leading Flippinites VII
has had a hand in nearly all the Dem
cratla conventions for many yenrs, q
nouRced on the streets yesterday thi
Flippin's friends had determined befol
the City Hall mass meeting met to ru
him anyhow without risking the chance
of a convention. He was telling q
secret, for everybody knows that now
they did not at the time.
Dressed chickens and tuI
keys, sPareribs, pure pOrI
sausage, prime Kentuck,
beef.
1911 III. Seessel, Sr., a. Son.