Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-22


Over sixty ladies aud gentlemen
went down the river on the steamer
KrtE Adams last night, and more than
halt Of the number are TO make the
round trip The scene about the YES.
sells landing place ipr several hours
previous 10 her departure vas epima
ted 10 the extreme.
School children are undergoing the
usual examination ordeal, previous to
being dismissed for the Christmas
and New Year holiday period. Miss
cchrays pupils are to hold exercises
tonight and the public high sehooi
held exercises az the Market Street
schoOlhouse today.
$0u Sunday morning Victor D.
Fuchs will deliver all supplies order,
ed to day and to morrow for Christ
mas dinner at his market, 80 and Al
Jefferson. Dressed turkeys, celery,
oysters, fish, game. fresh meats Of all
kinds, ETC., etc embrace the choice
eatables to be found at his market.
The street railway company's mana
gers are doing their best to get lower
Main street in shape 50 their cars may
run TO the end Of the line, as formerly,
instead Of to the Mississippi and Ten
nessee depot, where the cars have
been compelled TO tarn. since the
Selma railway course has been dug
ats5ss the street.
"Old Curiosity Shop" a-dramatiza.
ton from Dickens. is to be presented
at the theater tonight and Mics Katie
Putnam will impersonate Little Nell
and the Marchioness. LENA, the
Madcap," is to be repeated tomorrow
at the matinee performance, and at
night The Little SunaoWerH is
announced.
lat a meeting Of the Vanderbilt
Insurance Company directors yester-
day the fact was disclosed that this
live young institution is doing a very
satisfactory business. Only one loss
has been sustained, and that was paid
the day after the FIRE. Mr.. Brown is
a level headed President, and Mr..
Boiling is a very careful and safe
Secretary.
The friends Of Mr.. e. J. and Mrs.
SallieNorton sincerely sympathize with
them in the loss of their bright, little,
eight year old son, Jefie. who died
yesterday at noon Of diphtheria. The
burial took place at ten o'clock this
morning at Elmwood. This is a
double bereavement as they lost an
other child only about a week ago.
Dressed turkeys and chickens.
roasting pigs, spiced rounds, fresh
oysters, celery, fish and game of all
kinds, are some Of the eata5les to be
had at Se%essel's markets, 124 Main
aud 33l Main streets, for Christmas
dinners. Leave orders in time 40 as
to secure the choicest and best. They
will deliver purchases for Christmas
dinner on next Sunday.
The skies were drippy this morning
all around us, and among the signal
stations reporting rain were Nashville,
Cairo, Louisville, Chattanooga, Shreve-
port, and ~Starkville, Miss. The lowest
temperature here this morning was
49,, and lO' lower than yesterdays
l)west. the range for yesterday being
490 to So. Up at Omaha this morn
ing the thermometer was l3O below
freezing point and at St. Louis II was
only q above freezing.
On Thursday next the present
School Board are to consider the
question Of recommending to the
State Legislature that a law be
enacted reducing to board from its
present number Of twenty persons, or
two from each ward, the FIVE persons,
the same to represent the city at
large and to be termed School Com
m%issioners. Among other details
likely to be discussed will be tie pro.
priety Of allowing the Commissioners
a small compensation for their SER
vices.