Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-27
Merry K Notes.

s~cuppernong grape, an6 supplied by
Mr.. Barnes.
A comfortable room, a blazing fire
and a good dinner seemed to be the
most pleasant method Of enjoyment on
Christmas day.
The Sunday.Echool Christmas en-
tertainment Of tho First Methodist
church takes place at the sacred edifce
on Second street near Poplar, this
evening at half past seven o'clock.
A thousand barrels Of eggnog is the
estimated quantity consumed in this
city yesterday and the day before. The
cost of the eggs was less this year than
last, and there was no scarcity on this
occasion.
A Christmas tree for the little folks
has been builta at the Methodist church
corner Of fernando and Linden
streets, and the fruit thereon is to be
distributed this evening.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daugh-
ter, Miss Varina, recently returned
from Europe, arrived in the city on
Christmas Day, and are at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Hays,
1862 Vance street.
Major GolsOn, Superintendent Of
the Tennessee Brokerage Association,
not being overrun with business yes
terday, opened a few baskets of wine,
and invited his patrons and friends in
to enjoy themselves, which they did.
The distribution Of presents among
the children at the Bethel building,
on Adams street, was a happy holiday
feature worthy of repetition. Several
hundred children were for a time made
happy by the incident. All Of the
children at the Orphan Asylum were
handsomely provided for on the merry
Christmas day.
The Sunday school children Of the
Strangers church had a very happy
morning on Christmas day. At the
end of regular and special exercises,
there was q liberal distribution Of such
little dslicacies as are most delightful
in childhood. A 1.-THE or more Of
these was donated to the orphans,
and the little ones departed to their
homes and Christmas dinners with full
hands and happy hearts.
Colonel C. B. Galloway, of the Pea
body Hotel, set an elegant dinner on
Christmas day to his regular and
special guests. This is a custom with
him which he never fails to observe.
The guests Of the Peabody are always
made to feel at home, but never more
so than at a Christmas dinner. The
tables were surrounded on this occa-
sion by a large and happy company,
the bill of fare embraced the choicest
d~elicacies of the season aud the market
and all seemed to enter into the spirit
of enjoyment that prevailed. Colonel
Galloway's friends wish him many
happy returns, and years Of prosperity
and happiness.
Monday seemed more like Christ
mas in some respects than Sunday.
Places Of business were open, but
there was not much business done. A
few Of the attaches Of the LEDGER
Office we're around and at work as
usual, although no paper was issued.
These were pleasantly reminded that
Christmas was not over, and that they
were not forgotten by a fine bowl Of
egg nogg sent over over from the Cap
itol saloon by Mr.. VIM. II. Volkmar,
the popular young proprietor. The
bowl was large and the nectar tempt
ing, and it was surrounded by a sufi-
cient number of people to soon reach
the bottom without excessive lndul-
gence.
Captain Paul Boynton, the noted
navigator and adventurer, blew
up a yacht by means of a
torpedo, in the river in front o.
the city on Sunday afternoon. The
exhibition was a great spectacular and
explosive success, several thousand ad-
miring spectators witnessing it from
on board Of boats and along shore.
That evening in front of Gaston's
Hotel the Captain shot off a number
of dynamite rockets. They made a
lively racket, and sent sparkling fire
drops all about. Yesterday the Cap.
tain sail ID for the Arkansaw, in COM
pany with his friend Captain Greiner,
and goes for a hunt of several weeks.