Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29
TEN CENTS PER WEEK.
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS;
Friday Evening, Nov. 90, ISIS.
LEDGER LINES.

May, the shirt tailor Zot MAIN street.
The general council meets at 8 o'clock
to-day.
Nothing doing to-day in the Chancery
or Circuit courts.
Wolf Wellman, for receiving stolen
goods, is on trial.
Mary Cuneo transferred to Philomena
| Cuneo a lot on Charleston avenue to-day.
Why is the big mud-hole on Poplar
! street, at the street car turn-table, not
filled?
Sale of seats for Uncle Toms Cabin
commences tomorrow morning at Hol-
lenberg's.
The LEDGER is a great favorite in Mem
phis. Its circulation is general anddaily
increasing.
Annual election of the Memphis City
Fire and General Insurance Company
next Monday.
Every kind ofjob printing executed at
the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing office
10 Madison street.
In the Criminal Court to-day in the
case of Eliza Solomon, for larceny, motion
to quash was overruled.
: We understand that the Washington
street Varieties will be opened with a gooC
troupe tomorrow night.
The United States Court this morning
a gave Brannin judgment against the cit,
of Memphis for $l0S9.6S.
:, A. S. Stratton was excused from servin.
!. as a juror in the case of Behr, o pend
d ing in the United States Court.
d In the attachment for Curley McCun
and w. G. Pryde, in the cause Of Wo
y Williams, forfeiture was taken.
is A two-story frame dwelling house an
: contents, corner of Butler and Tenness'
Is streets, was destroyed by fire last night.
. The Louisiana State Lottery Compan
Il has a grand drawing on December lot
Procure tickets now. See advertisement
be TEN cents a week for the DAILY PUl
it, Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by goo
Il carriers. Leave your orders at this othC
The loafer who is trying to pass himsC
- as a brother of Captain Parker, Of the Ci
cinnati Packet Company, had better
- up or he viii be taken in as a vagrant.
81 The County Court is making a final 81
Element with J.J. Rawlings, county trJ
Ter tee, and he-will turn over the books a
q money to George Fleece, his successor,
day.
for Messrs. Specht & Walters, the conf
TONERS at 81 Madison street, kindly
ain membered the LEDGER Office on Than.
pg- giving Day with wine, cakes, confectio
etc, which proved highly palatable. Ma
IT, thanks,
A female yellow fever nurse wants
know when she will receive a gold wat
~ for her services, as everybody is getti
one. She is deserving and has not recei'
q anything for her services in the late c
iall demic.
low The colored people held a barbecue
t. night at the Poll Bearers hall, corner
ing Second and Washington. judging fr
q. the samples sent the LEDGER office, of
various eatables that graced the table;
nix, must have been a tempting feast. 1t i:
. charge of Miss R. Dickson, Miss A. Bl
Mr.. j. Wiseman, R. Washington, Will
96 Stephens and other respectable colo
70 people. 1t was such a success that it '
q al be repeated Saturday night, when tn
- will no doubt be a large crowd.
. We invite the attention Of the read
Y ;ds Of the LEDGER to the card of %. B. Par
ring & Co., to be found in another colui
Mr.. Parker is an old citizen, and has ct
prominent in the cotton trade and a
curt buyer, and has done much in directing
low attention Of Northern s%pinners 70
re- market as one furnishing a superior sta
Of cotton, well suited TO their wants.
an A No. buyer for twenty-five "
rep past, we see no good reason why he she
his not be equally skilled as a factsr.