Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-28
LEDGER LINES.

Cotton Is strong.
Tracing wheels at ~spangler's.
Fire kindlers, 100 for 81, at Oliver, Fin
ME & Co.'s.
A meeting of the citizens of the Tenth
ward Is called for Monday night.
The citizens Of the Tenth ward meet
Monday night. See advertisement.
Self-rising buckwheat makes good cakes
every time. Try it. All retail grocers
sell it.
Wraps, muffs and warm toggery are
popular and essential to comfort this
weather.
Always use self-rising buckwheat when
yoa want good cakes. All retail grocers
sell it.
Male & Lamb, S55 Main street, will have
a foe lot Of camelias and roses in bloom
for New Year.
Local cotton factors were independent
to-day. The staple has a stiff look all
along the line.
Lotta will be here in January, and will
appear in a new piece, LaCigale, which is
said to be immense.
Seats for Mary Anderson performances
next week are selling freely. She is GER
tain to draw full houses here.
One carload Of fire kindlers, $50 boxes,
at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'S, at 81 per box of
100 kindlers. Liberal discount in lots.
TEN cents a week for the DAILY PUB
Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by good
carriers. Leave your orders al this Office.
The fever commission sent out to inves-
tigate the cause, etc, Of the plague in this
section, continues its session al the Pea
body Hotel.
Evadne, OF the Statue, will 90 the at
traction at the theater, with that gifted
child Of art, Mary Anderson, in the title
role, next Monday night.
The drawing Of the Louisiana lottery
takes place at New Orleans on January
l4th. Now isthe time to purchase tickets
See their advertisement.
Henry Huffman and Ed Russell wer,
arrested this forenoon on acharge of"plair
drunk" and Annie Cronan labors under /
charge Of misdemeanor.
Tramps are rather scarce in this city
They have been taught that tits a hard
place to ply their ayocation, so they stee
clear in a majority Of cases.
This was the coolest morning Of the sea
son. The mercury dropped to 90 aboy
zero after sunrise, and that too in out 0
door places, protected from the winds.
The orphan children at the Csnfel
7 Asylum gave a reception and entertain
ment yesterday, and at the expositio.
building last night fair was held for thei
benefit.
4 Last night was biting cold. The street
c cars ran with difficulty over the hare
frozen and lumpy track. Wayfarei
found locomotion difficult and exceeding
- ly slippery.
Magazines, weekly story papers, illu
trated papers and daily papers from a
quarters at ~spangler's, all Of the late
: dates. Remember to call ut $3.50 Mai
street for your Sunday reading.
St.Albans Lodge No. 8, colored Mason
, held a festival last evening at Zion Ha.
on Beal street. During the day they f
dulged in a public parade, costumed
their regalia and preceded by a band
music.
Frank Jones was fined $40 BY d
q recorder this forenoon for being drur
and disorderly; John Williams for
. sanme ofense was put under bond, Al
Alex Smith for resisting an officer, h
his case continued.
y The only civil court now in session
this city is the Probate, Judge Eldrid
%, presiding. Others stand adjourned un
after the holidays. Attorneys and allp
sons connected with litigation trade m
st enjoy themselves as they see TT during {
IN recess.
M A careless drayman ran into a popu.
physicians buggy, near tho corner