Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-08

"Parthenia" and "Ingomar," with Gen
eral Peter in the latter character only fol
an hour, attended early mass at st. Peters
church last Sunday. The boys are com
menting upon the probable result.
A number of drsymen are out with
the city, and refuse to pay license.
They have joined issue and will resist il
through the courts, having employed at
torneys and arranged for a stubborn con.
test,
1t costs from seven to ten dollars to gel
a set O school-books for each pupil in the
public schools, and nearly as much for the
private ones. No teacher works with the
same instructors, and every time a pupil
changes schools, a new outfit must be pro
cured.
We are furnishing letter and note heads,
printed on Irish linen paper, at our usual
low prices. No use to pay fancy prices
for it any longer. We also furnish a
great variety of paper at low rates. CAL
at LEDGER office.
The Bluff City Grays, one of our most
popular military companies, are to have a
match drill, a plume being the prize, at
their new armory, corner Second and
Union streets, next Friday evening. AT
ter the drill a hop.
The funding business progresses in a
liberal and encouraging manner. This
forenoon some $4,000 was converted into
six per cent. bonds at fifty cents on the
dollar by the mayor. The bonds are
owned by parties in Louisville.
4 dividend of five per cent. was de-
clared on the capital stock of the Men,
phis Gas Company by its directors yester-
day afternoon. The same, it is under
stood, will be paid on and after the 18th
inst. The whole amount will be $37, 800.
A serious mishap befell DR.. D. T. Por-
ter while going to his home last night.
The slippery pavement rendered him un-
able to keep his feet, and in tumbling his
collar bone was broken. DR.. Alexander
Erskine is attending him and he was re-
ported doing well this forenoon.
Lolita will appear for only three nights
next week-Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday-the opening piece being Zip.
She will also produce her new play, emit
tied La Ciagale, which had a successful
run of several weeks in New York, OF
course u little f%svorite will draw i'm
mense houses.
w. W. Ellis has been chosen by the
County Court as constable for the Elev-
enth civil district until an election a be
held. L. +. Pope has been made consta-
BILE for the grand jury, and R. c. Bartlett
holds the same place in the Bartlett court.
Thomas Garvey has been made a deputy
by Sheriff E. L. McGowan.
This is the dullest season of the wear
among our undertakes. Few people die
and they have plenty Of time to adjust
and close their accounts. 1t is also the
time for the removal of bodies from the
cemeteries. In fact this and the next
month are the only ones in which the
Elmwood managers will allow the re-
mains Of deceased yellow fever persons to
be taken up.
An untamed sixteen year old African
named Taylor, fresh from the wild swamps
Of Arkansas, got mad about something
yesterday noon, down at the Beal street
market house. Gathering an armful Of
brickbat he flung them p~romiscuously at
different persons, hitting and hurting an
aged colOred woman among the rest. The
ugly fellow was captured and locked up
by the police.
Religion is necessary to mankind, e@-
pecially the female branch Of it. Evil
sence Of this is the fact that during the
present week Of prayer few aside from the
feminins portion of our community attend
divine service regularly. The women Of
all nations throughout the world seek re-
ligiOus consolation with a feryent spirit.
In their trials and sorrows nothing serves
10 alleviate 50 much as prayers to the Al
mighty.
An election for officers Of the cotton e1-
is progressing to-day, the pros
pectI fayoring David P. Hadden for pres
ident, J. I. Fargason, R. f. Phillips and
II. NJ. Nelly for vice-presidents, S. P.
Read for treasurer, and the follow direc-
n. Hill, John billiard, w. H. Good.
wyn, R. w. Lightburne, C.. P. Hunt, R.
Wolfenden and George II. Latham. The
opposition ticket is headed by J. p. God
win for president, and contains the name.
Of Z. P. Phillips, J. c. johnson and w.
N. Brown as yice-presidents and direc-
tors, in place Of some on the other ticket.