Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-14

DISMAL.
Retrench.
Murky weather.
The thaw continues.
Cotton a shade easier.
Reduce official salaries.
The snow has nearly all melted.
Dark, murky and disagreesble las.
night.
With boatmen the cry now is re.
sumption
Mumps for the children, pneumenii
for adults.
Smoke-l laden was the atmospher,
this morning.
Lolita opens a brief engagement a
the theater this evening.
Ladies, bear in mind that there vii
be no matinee tomorrow.
-Four merchants licenses issued to
day by the County Court.
Collections at the State and count.
tax Office yesterday 1895.
The station house accommodated
forty-fve dodgers last night.
The city charter is certain to be re
pealed, say the knowing ones
The bear-pen Of the Criminal Cour
was unusually crowded to-day.
Extravaganza in city expense
should be suspended Immediately.
The First ward wheels into line anc
holds a citizens meeting tonight.
Municipal salaries are too steep
They should be cut down a few pegs
To avoid confusion secure you
seats early for the Lolita performance.
A majority of the young mother
about the city are growing over thei
new bOy-babies.
Temperature 34' at 8 o'clock thi
morning. The lowest yesterday wa
-
30' and the highest 81.
N~inety-six INDECENT people were fur
nished breakfast at the Adams stree
police station this morning.
A free use of salt on the sidewalk
will clear them Of coated ice, and no,
is Il good time to sprinkle it.
The John Hynes and Jock Eaga.
cases for assault are to be tried be
fore the recorder this afternoon.
Mist, fog, smoke and SCOT, inter
mixed with natures %caloric, was tn
article we breathed this forenoon.
The last issue of the Western Meth
odiSt, Of this city, announces $127 O
as receipts for Uncle Bob's monu
ment.'
The pitiful sight of poor humanit
huddled together in the rooms of tn
relief committee on Adams stree
continues.
Strangers complain of the difficult
in finding places, owing to a lack o
display Of the names Of streets on tn
city lamps.
Mars is the morning star from no,
until February 4th, and Venus vii
continue to be the evening star unit
September 10Th.
Services in memory of the dea.
members Of the Temple Of Bono
will be held at the First Baptis
Church tonight.
The Chancery, Circuit and Probat
Courts were all in session this fore
noon, routine business chiefly occupy
ing their attention.
A. Guildermaster, New York. f.
IretOn, Cincinnati and G.. w. Wilby
Knoxville, we're visitors at the Cotto
Exchange to-day.
How do you reckon that pistol
yours?' was aquestion propounded b
an attorney this morning to a witnes
in the Criminal Court.
Messrs. G. w. McCrae aud N. Fon
tame are mentioned as suitable candi
dates to represent the Fourth war
in the common council.
To aunul the city charter aud re
mand our municipel territory back I
the government Of the State now ap
pears to be the popular move.
Hackmen in recklessly driviu
through the muddy streetsand splash
ing with mud pedestrians should II
ceiye the attention Of the police,
Salaries Of city officials in most {
the Eastern cities have been cut dow
considerably since January LIST. Meu
phis should not be behind the age.
George Dent for school visitor, \
W. Speers and Green Evans for couu
cilmen, is a ticket the Fifth wardits
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