Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-28
once. Is Madison Street.
tuesday EVENING, Dec. Is, 1850
LE0eRR LINES.

Maple syrup. Lytie q oulelus'
The end oftheyear is only two days
away.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, Is.
Main street.
Chamber setts sold retail at whole
sale prices, Il. Wetter & Co..
Try Kings self-raising buckwheat
For sale by Lyle & Shields.
Spare ribs, fifty barrels, cheap to
trade. Ike A. Chase, 22O Front.
Japanned chamber sets, less thar
wholesale prices, at G. N. Erich's.
The hilarious season has lulled, but
will be brisk again on Saturday next.
Rabbits, squirrels, v%eHison and red
snapper in large quantities at Glenn
ent's.
Steamy and singing was the ex-
preston of those who walked out this
morning.
The cotton market is unchanged in
price to-day, with slightly improved
demand and movement.
Six hundred dollars or thereabouts
was realized for the Church Home
orphans, by their recent bazaar enter
prise.
The pantry at the church orphans
home was raided Christmas eve, and
the orphans dinner run short in con
sequence.
This is the season to marry and give
in marriage, and the demands Of mar
ryers is this season very large, while
the supply appears more than equal to
it.
Next Thursday is ladies' day at the
Tennessee club, and in the evening of.
that day a musical soiree is to regale
the visitors in the parlors of the So
ciety.
It's claimed by the people of New
York that they have the worst repair
cd and the dirtiest streets on earth.
Will any one here believe such a
story2
The figures Of the coming year read
just as well backward as they do for
ward. Both ways, according to a
Chiuaman's lingo, they are 'allee
samee."
Regular meeting Of the Catholic
Knights Of America, branch %, this
evening at half past seven O'Clock, at
their hall, on Second street. Election
of officers, Important.
The Little Havana lottery draws
again Thursday. Only 1900 tickets
10 the scheme, and the prizes are
numerous and large. Get a ticket at
the usual place.
Those who have experienced bad
luck so far might have a great change
Of luck by owning a ticket in the
Commonwealth lottery on the last day
Of the year. Get a ticket at he usual
place.
A plentiful supply Of water has
caused the indictment aga INST the
water company to iail through. Let
The street railway company mendtheir
ways aud perhaps they may fare equal
ly we'll.
Patrons Of the street cars had to
work their passage on the several
lines early to-day. Foot travellers
passed by the blockaded boxes and
smiled on their less independent
neighbors.
There was a run on coal this morn.
ing and coal carts had a monopoly of
the highways. The hard frozen
ground enabled them to convey their
loads 10 peoples houses on the worst
streets without delay or difficulty.
The Hayerly ministries will have a
matinee tomorrow and play at night.
closing their engagement tomorrow
night and leaving by rail near mid
night. The company goes from here
to Indiana, including Evansville. In.
d%ianapolis and other important cities.
1t is very cold. aud for the 6rst time
a seven years Sol Coleman kept his
glass front doors closed. This plan is
a wise one, as his elegant store is now
not too warm, but warm enough
Ladies can now call aud purchase
their New Years gifts of Mr.. Cole.
man, and do itcomfortably.
Those who reside in the suburbs
and own memories, were mad this
year because hens declined to lay eggs
enough to supply eggnog in accord
ance with their wishes. One man
glauehtered his ebfoka Ia the laal nno