Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-04
LEDGER LINES.
Mary Anderson MOnday nirht.

IN bonds today from Baltimore.
Performance By the Library Dramatic
Association at the Memphis Theater to-
night.
Price reduced on Champion and Char
ter Oak stoves. II. Wetter & Co., sole
agents.
The suicide, John W. Flette, being of
Scotch ancestry, will be buried by St
Andrews Society.
Thomas Lohey plead guilty of petit
larceny, and was sentenced tor one year
to the penitentiary.
The hatbost landing was deserted to-
day by traders on account Of the miser-
able condition of the landing.
The Criminal Court sentenced Ed Gill
more to the penitentiary for one year for
assault With intent to commit murder.
Butler P. Anderson, commissioner Of
revenue, has filed numerous bills against
property owners for taxes due previous
to 1870.
The greatest actress Of the day, Miss
Mary Anderson, at the Memphis Theater
next week for six nights and a Saturday
matinee.
Accident policies are issued by John
G, Lonsdale, jr,, at Al Madison street.
1t is a good idea to take out a policy
these slippery times.
a good many petitions are being FLED
in the United States Circuit Court t
avail themselves Of the Nicolson pave
ment injunction order.
The Tenth ward Workingmen nomina
ted on Wednesday evening, January 2
Judge j. o. PeArce for school visitor
Messrs. L. G. Castle and Eugene A
Clouston for councilmen.
Ingomar will be the attraction Monda,
evening next at the Memphis Thester
with Miss Mary Anderson as "Parthems'
and John W. Norton as "Ingomar.
Seats are being rapidly taken.
The Law Library has made a necessu
ry addition of a blackboard, which vii
have all the opinions Of the CHANGER.
and Circuit Courts; also mention tn
names Of all new books received.
, Coroner Spellman held ar Inquest o
the body of a colored infant, Franci
Boyd, aged about three months, ysstei
day evening on Alabama street, nea
Campbells soda factory. The mother
! Martha Boyd, smothered the child b
laying on it in the night.
Mike Higgins, the sport who cut Flor
Wolf some weeks ago when he wa
drunk, was found guilty Of assault an
battery yesterday in the Criminal Cour
aud was sentenced to pay a fine Of S.
: and be imprisoned one month in th
county w~orkhouse. The latter part
the sentence was held up during Hi
gins good behavior. So much for GOO
looks, etc.
Mr.. Flaherty, city marshal of SpriDJ
/ field, Ill, arrived in the city last nigl
with a reqUisition for Frank Edward
alias Wilson, charged with house.breal
ing there some time since. He was sci
to the island about six weeks ago f
carrying concealed weapons and as
suspicious character. He had SON
" goods, supposed to be stolen, in his pc
d session when arrested.
. The Anderson men held an enthusia
i tic meeting at Nipples, in the Eighi
." ward last night, and confirmed the fc
lowing nominations which had been pr
viously agreed upon: For councilmel
VIM. Dean and NJ. Seelig; for scho
visitor, L.. D. Hammer. This is a goo
solid ticket and will carry a big vot
Speeches we're made by Colonel Some
vile, Mr.. Dean, Mr., Tighe apd others.
AT the annual meeting of the Csntri
n Baptist church on the I'd inst. the iollov
q ing officers were elected. Trustees,
W. billiard, W. S. Taylor, s. M. Jobe,
NJ. Beattie and W, E. Mcclure; the tru
tees, with the addition of Colonel G. Y
Frazer, constitute the building COMM
tee; treasurer, S. NJ. lobe; clerk, E
ward Bourne; finance committee, Il
deacons, the treasurer, the clerk, vii
the addition Of T. W. Wilder and j. 4
q Beattie. The officers we're able to r
port that oil the expenses Of the pa
year had been provided for.
: The contest for the gold watch to
: voted to the most popular young lady
the banquet and sword p~resentatic
, given at the Exposition Christmas ev
for the benefit of Co. &C." zous'
) Guards, has not been decided. Mi
:. Indiana Jefferson collected forty dolla
Y and turned it over to the chief of polio
= who gave it back to her to hold. Mi
:, Lulu Holmes collected ten dollars al
refused to turn it over, claiming that 81
wanted to continue the contest. SO thu
j are to have it over next Tuesday nigt
and the one receiving the greatest nur
9 Der of votes at a quarter apiece will
y entitled to the watch.
RUBBERG