Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-27
thursday EvcninF, JAN. n, issL.
LETGER LINES.


Roll eorned beef. Lytle & Shields.
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 2S2
Main street.
Mardi Ores costumes are coming
into favor.
The chief talk to-day is about the
democratic senator-elect.
Drift in great masses float upon the
swelling river. lhe ice foes are seen
no more
The Marai Gras edition Of Barney
Hughes Railway Record isliyely and
interesting.
The skies are clear again to-day,
and the sun came up this morning only
clouded a very little.
Cotton freights from leading points
in central Texas are now the same by
rail to this market as they are to St
Louis.
The subject oil closing the schools
at the end Of next month is n ofthe
current topics, and the general express
sion is that with proper management
such a result will not be necessary.
There was a considerable quantityo of
Iyeliness on the streets last night, de-
spite the wintry chillIess Of the air,
aud much Of it was in the form Of en-
thusiasm over the senatorial result.
Those who wish 10 have money to
spend Mardi Gras should get a ticket
in the Commonwealth lttsry, Of
Louisville. They may draw a prize
Drawing on Monday. Call at the
usual place iog tickets.
A lady friend Of the LEDGER recon
mends the vinegar Of blood root as an
Iinallible cure for the Group. 1t is
given in doses Of five to ten drops
10 syrus every half hour, if necessary.
The first dose, however, usually cures.
The medicine is harmless.
Winds from the southwest or south
east, or from directions between
these points, are found to be most
likely followed by rain during the
present season in this part Of the
country, says the bulletins issued by
the signal service Office.
From now to the close Of the carni-
val a-musemepts will be numerous,
varied and pleasing. social partie
will be frequent, while theatrieals
including Sara Bernhardt, Robson &
Crane, Mary Anderson, the Soldene
opera party, Mccullough. Joseph JEFF
ferson end Emmett, are all to visit US
within the next few weeks.
The old open cistern in the rear Of
the Gsyoso house is still unprotected,
and people complain about the neg
lect of putting it in a safe condition.
A man lost his life there some time
ago, and when some other unfortunate
gets crippled perhaps some move qill
be made towards doing the proper
thing
The marble bust Of "0ld Hickory
in Court Square did not change coun-
tenance, but seemingly there was more
than a usually cheerful cast upon bis
phiz while the guns we're firing in
honor Of the victory Of his namesake
lat night. Perhaps It was only the
glow Of the ggs lights near about that
caused the apparent change, and per
haps, after all it was nothing but i'm
agination.
Number J. volume 1, Of The Mem
phis Republican has made its appear.
auce, with the name of j. JenDiDg.
at the masthead as editor. Mr.. Jen-
BiDgs is a very clever republican, and
90 attache or was Of the postohce.
The paper resembles one that was
published here sometime ago, aud is
probably its successor or outgrowth
e We wish Mr.. Jennings great success
in journalism.
!, Tho mercury touched twenty-five
degrees this morning, seven below th'
freezing point. The wind came fresl
and keen from the north. The TEN
perature yesterday ranged from TWEEN.
: ty-seven TO forty-tgo degrees, thu
breeze starting in the southwest
. swinging to the vest and northwest
and finally settling In the north. Tho
: winds were northerly all over thI
south this forenoon.