Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-31
TEN NTs Pc WE E X.
THE CITY.
Tuesday Evening, Dee. 81, 1878.
LErGER
Cotton quiet.

Cotton quiet.
Little animation in the staple to-day.
Futures were easy and little off to-day
Mercury at Z o'clock this morning 80
The last day of 1878. Let us welcome
1879.
The mud of yesterday froze hard last
night.
The crusty ice along the sidewalks il
slippery.
The mandamus business is a topic o
much concern among property owners.
Miss Anderson will not appear as Mes
Merriles," n of her greatest characters
during the present engagement.
One hundred 1arrels of apples slightly
frozen, for sale by Lytle & Shields, a
seventy-ive cents per barrel.
South and east winds, equable tempera.
ture and increased cloudiness are the sig.
nal service indications for to-day.
The orphans here are to receive $S6.6(
through Mayor Flippin, sent from Little
Rock, Ark, by Mrs. DR.. T. L. Murrell.
The receptions tomorrow promise not
to be numerous, though a respectable
number of citizens will keep open house.
P" IN
Ten cents a week for the DAILY PUB
Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by good
carriers. Leave your orders at this Office.
Ice is expected to float past this city be-
fore tomorrow morning. The river is
said to be full of it one hundred miles
above here.
Annie Dugan, a girl of thirteen years,
is the alleged victim Of Bernstein, now on
trial before the Criminal Court on the
charge of rape.
Cotton receipts here since September
LIST are now 30,2sS bales behind last year
and 1851 bales short Of the year before
at the same date.
Rain along the gulf coast in Louisiana
and Texas and Shreveport this morning.
Louisville, with the mercury at 24o, was
the coolest place heard from to-day.
The poet and song writer Mr.. John 7.
Rutledge has written a New Years ad-
dress for the news carriers. He tried his
hand in the same line last year, and with
success.
The LEDGER will enjoy a holiday to-
morrow. No paper will be issued until
Thursday afternoon. Tho LEDGER people
all around will celebrate the New Year as
it ought to be.
Two thousand dollars each is on hand
and ready to be paid by the Tennessee
Council, No. 80, Royal Arcanum, for ac-
count of the late DR.. w. R. Hodges and
Mr.. George H. Hoist.
No more gold quotations will be tele-
graphed from New York unless a change
from par with grsenbacks should occur.
They have been together now for two
weeks without variation.
A sprightly and pleasant reading letter,
on the subject Of poor accommodations at
the Louisville railroad depot, appears to-
day. The situation could and should be
improved in hat direction.
"Dingle-dingle-dell the Chimes
of Normandy, was performed by the
Theater orchestra last night
when Miss Anderson entered for the first
time. 1t fitted nicely and sounded pleas
antly.
Ten dollars a day and expenses paid,
including a special train and palace cars
to travel in, is the amount the government
agrees to pay each member Of the yellow
commission now at work, and bossed
by Surgeon General Woodwork.
OF the 100000 due the city by delin-
quent taxpayers the mayor claims that
100000 can be collected. There are
people well versed in municipal matters
honestly believe not half Of that will
ever be realized from this class of cred
itors.
The pipe and pump makers, the gas
filter and the blacksmith are all busy at
the present time. Frost has cracked and
burst many vessels and service pipes,
hence the increase of this trade. The
blacksmith has his hands full shoeing
animals.
Captain McFadden had an engine at
work up to a late hour last evening pump
ing out the three cellars flooded by n
broken water pipe. The injury to goods
stored in the cellars Of Messrs. Freedman
and Semmes and the harness store next
door will foot up several thousand dollars.
The orchestra at the theater last night
performed the following popular airs in
usual effective style, one Of them re-
hearty applause, all being beauti-
ful: "The Minstrel" Birds Of Paradise"
waltz selections from Faust, Bismarck
and "Orpheas March" These Sc
lections are all by eminent composers.
It is stated by those most interested that
Miss Mary Anderson will not visit the
South next year, and perhaps not for
several years. Her time is all filed for
next season, and the year after she is like
Iy to go abroad. Those who wish to see
The most youthful and talented tragedienne
now in the country should do so during
present week.
Unity Lodge, No. 2l7, Knights of Hon
or, have elected the following officers fcy
ensuing term: n. L. Avery, dictator;
n. 6. Dukes, vice dictator; S. Pump, as
iistant Dictator A. B. Hill, recorder;
Percy @. CLARK, financial reporter; A. s.