Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-22
THE CITY
MEMPHIS: baa.
Tuesday Evening, Jan. 22, 1878
LEDGER LINES.

80 NANN 80 . .
The weather is fair and warm as spring
The weather continues fair and heauti
ful.
There is nothing sensational in th,
courts,
The Knights of Innisfail give a grand
ball tonight,
And now the modest Office seeker is OF
hand button-holing and interviewing BIZ
friends,
The city council meets tonight. Th,
newly elected aldermen and councilmer
will be installed
1t is currently reported that Colone.
Duff will be retained as recorder. This
would be a kind Of thorn in the side o
the municipal administration.
The Maennerchor band gave Judge
Flippin a serenade last night at his resi-
deuce, corner of Linden and Cynthil
streets.
1t is surprising that SO many Republi
cans are seeking municipal offices, an,
even asking johnson Democrats to vot,
fos them.
Two colored men named Watson anl
Foster are on trial in the Crimina
Court for bringing stolen property int
this State.
If you wish to hear comic eloquenct
or independent oratory, 20 to the Police
Court. If you are not satisfied there
then attend the Criminal Court.
From present indications, we are in
clined to prophecy that Justice Quigley
will be elected recorder. There are quite
a number of aspirants for the Office.
County Trustee Rawlings yesterday
turned over his delinquent textbooks tc
the clerk Of the Circuit Court. The Ions
list of delinquents and condemnation
are in these books.
Justice Spellman yesterday held an in.
quest on a colored woman named Sarah
Stratton, aged seventy years, who died
suddenly on Quimby street. The jury
returned a verdict of death from heart
disease.
Among the candidates for nomination
are Mr., E. Barinds for city inspector,
Mr.. Foltz for north marketmaster and
Mr.. Isaacs for sergeant alarms. These
gentlemen represent our Hebrew fellow.
citizens and their claims will doubtless
not be ignored by the mayor.
Indiana deserves the palm aud has
retained the prize as the first and great,
est promoter Of press excursions The
great cavalcade of journalistic intelli
gence reaches Memphis to morrow
Brethren, we bid thee welcome, Come
on and abide a while among US.
Chief Atby has written to Gov. Porter
asking him for acquisitions for the arrest
and extradition oftwo men named Sam
Rains and Richard Owens, charged with
stealing seventeen hogs from Williams 4
Co., of this city. These two men are
now under arrest at Arkansas City, Ark
Harry Bridges has been promoted to 9
responsible position in the Memphis and
Charleston railroad Office, 27S MAR
street. He is a very excellent young
man, and by his fidelity and gentlemanly
conduct has won the favor OF the officials
and the public. We predict that Harry
will fully deserve his award and Gil the
position most acceptably,
Kathleen" a perfect love story, by
Mrs, Francis Hodgson Burnett, is the
title Of a new work, which in literary ex.
c%elleucs, dramatic plot and poetic ex.
preston ranks among the best and most
pleasing productions OF the age. This
book will be found at the leading book.
stores. 1t is destined to enjoy general
popularity, for it is of such character as
to afford unexceptionsble pleasure.
Nashville is a pious city, and the fol.
lowing ordinance is enforced: THAT il
shall be unlawful to be found lettering
about common ordinary drAm-shops
gambling-houses, or houses Of ill.iams
or wandering about the alleys or streets
of this city. Any person is guilty of Q
misdemeanor who, having no apparent
means of subsistence, neelects to apply
himself TO some honest calling, or saun
tiers about ueglecting his or her business
or who tries to maintain himself by gam
ING or other INDUS meana Whneve,