Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-16

1t rained a little last night, late.
Clean up your show-windows and
give us a display.
Dray number sos will be found at
the statiOn-house.
Twenty-six free dodgers at the sta
tion-house last night.
Tonight terminates the engagement
of Lolita in this city.
The wavy wind has supplanted the
Polar wave hereabOuts,
Immsnse-those portraits of Will
hanson and Maggie Moore.
This weather brings pedestrians to
our principal thoroughfares again.
The city to her future Judgment
creditors, Excuse me, if you please"
The choicest seats for Lotta's La
Cigple tonight have nearly all been
secured.
The grand jury has gone to Presi-
dents Island to-day to inspect the
county prison.
Temperature this morning at seven
&', The highest yesterday was So,
and the lowest 38'.
The number of families Relieved by
Captain Bishops free issue force yes
terday was eighty-four.
Judge Hammond of the United
States Court will deliver a lecture to
the law class tonight.
An army recruiting Office is to be es-
tablished here with Lieut.. Wygant
9th infantry in charge.
TheSouthern Express Company have
our kindest thanks for copies of fresh
and early Eastern exchanges.
The total amount Of old city bonds
funded into consolidated bonds under
Mayor Flippin's plan is 81, 98S,69O,8O
John Fogerty, a boy from Nashville,
supposed to be in this city, is %anxiously
inquired for by his distressed relatives.
Over 1000 loads of coal were given
out to destitute people by the citizens
relief committee during the late cold
spell.
Only one arrest has been made dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, and
that one was a plain, insignificant
drunk.
Smoking in street cars is not only
unpleasant to passengers, especially
ladies', but is decidedly vulgar, and
should be prohibited.
The street corners and public places
are receiving the attention of male
lOungers and loafers, many of whom
we're basking in the sunlight this fore
noon.
Twenty councilmen, ten school Wis.
itors and five aldermen are to be
elected to-day. The vote will he ex.
ceedingly small from the outlook al
noon.
The courts were in session to-day
but quietude reigned within Their
portals. Officers able to obtain leave
of absence were about the election
polls.
The Memphis Gas Company begaI
paying its recently declared dividend
of five per cent. on yesterday. Thi
distributes $37 800 among the share
holders.
The bull-pen of the Criminal Court
room this morning was filled Will
t~ransgressors, and the odor that arosl
was strong enough to almost lift tn.
elevator.
The recorder held no court thi
morning. Not a single offender agains
9 the laws majesty was to be found
, hence for the nonce his occupation
was off.
Even old ofice-holders and profes
sional politicians, in some instance,
have held alooffrom voting for munic
, ipal officers to-day. No emolument
: are promised.
1t is said that a house at the corne
\ of Walker and Front streets in For
Pickering, where four persons died 9
. fever, has not been opened for ventila
ton since the last funeral from tn
premises. If this is so it needs look
ing after.
MANUEL P6Feeling, a young ma
about twenty-five years Of age, lie.
Baltimore for this city about tw
weeks ago. His relatives are anxiou
and would like to hear from hi
, through Chief of Police Athy.
Receipts Of cotton from this date
the close Of the season last year wei
1855, 100 bales. This amount added
a the receipts this season would give
total of 374406 bales. a decrease con