Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-29

Prices as low as the lowest.
Letter heads, envelopes, bill heads,
bills of lading, cards and all kinds Of
commercial printing done as well and
as cheap at the PUBIC LEDGER office
as anywhere in the United States,
The work Of paving Union street is
progressing handsomely, and the street
is now open TO travel as far as the
crossing of Second. The lsboring
force are digging at present as far out
as Third.
Weather operates greatly on ones
hopes and fears. The present beauti-
full weather produces bright hopes, and
the result is increased sales Of tickets
ia the next drawing Of the Little Ha-
v.na Lottery.
The inspector Of weights and me s.
utes, Mr., DeGrOat, is anxious to have
he scales on the landing removed to a
more favorable location, and he esti-
mates the cost Of the proposed change
at about s55.
Colonel W. W. Tuley, formerly Of
this city and Of the Peabody Hotels
clerical staff, is a candidate for State
Representative in Floyd county, In.
diana, and will be elected on the 9th
proximo without opposition.
1t smacks of selling short" sad
one who deals in futures, to-day, when
asked what he thought of Treasurer
Folks decision not to pay the interest
on the $l4,OOO,OOO State bonds which
he has funded under the 3-4-5 and 6
compromise act.
The bucket shops in other cities
North and West are in trouble about
having their kilograms cut off. Here
the brokerage associations" are en-
countering the same difficulty, but
they expect TO effect new arrangements
after the new year sets in.
Sol Coleman has just received, fresh
from the printers, some excellent pic
ture cards, advertising the celebrated
Copenhagen" snuffs, for which article
he is sole agent. Customers will be
presented with a nice card and a
pinch" upon application.
The family Of Dir. W. M. Weisiger
have had eight or ten dozen pieces Of
wearing apparel purloined at various
times recently by a fifteen year old
female darby named Kate Moss. The
clothing has been recovered at the
Girls residence, on Waldran avenue,
and the thieI is under arrest.
By order Of Judge Horrigan, Mr.
G. w. Haight was released from Gus
tody yesterday, and he was not com
PEELED to give the $4,000 security or
dered by Judge Hadden. In the eyes
Of the latter il was a clear case of
wrong doing, but a different view was
taken by the other officials.
That disciple of innocence and
head Of the faded aesthetic delusion,
Oscar Wilde, started home last
Wednesday morning, and is now at
least a thousand miles from land on
the broad Atlantic. Those who TOOK
him in here and we're themselves cap
tured to the extent Of a dollar will
doubtless be glad to hear it.
Mr.. David Boyle, Vice President Of
the Boyle Ice Machine, Of Chicago, is
in the city. He closed a contract.
yesterday, with the Valley Oil Mills
for the erection Of one Of their largest
ice machines, to be completed and
making ice by the first day Of March.
There are eighty Of these machines
now in use and running successfully.
Professor Saxby gives a grand
Christmas matinee tomorrow eve at
two o'clock at Cochran Hall, compli
mentary to all Of his old scholars and
their friends. The Patience troupe
are especially invited, and will appear
in costume in beautiful fancy dances,
to close with a grand german. Pro-
fessor Saxby can afford to give this
free to all.
Fifteen members OF the Board Of
School Visitors met in special session,
last night, and after debating and re.
iecting over the matter for a spell
voted, by eight to seven, not to petition
the Legislature to reduce the Board
from twenty members to FIVE, each to
receive $500 per annum as salary, and
the President to receive 5000; the lat
ter to give $40, 900 bond, and the others
$4,000, to insure their faithful atteR-
ton TO duty.
Messrs. NJ. Burke, james Lee and
NJ. Gavin were yesterday appointed a
committee on the part Of the Board Of
Public Works 10 consider the convic.
question. Presidents Island has been
declared no prison by the courts, and
the contractor, Mr.. Drummond, don't
wish to renew his contract after il
expires,next Sunday. The city officials
have insufficient room at their resi-
dences to shelter prisoners and their
incomes would not justify them in
r%euting a hotel for the purpose, SO
some provision must be made by the
committee above, to 60 into effect with
the beginning Of the new year. The
three gentlemen named and Messrs.
Hadden, Graves and Kney all met
yesterday officially and d~eliberated
over the matter.
Mr.. P. r. Bohlen, Of this city, is
now up the Illinois river, engaged Ia