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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28
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Judge David Park MADDEN raped the
Police Court barrister TO order this morn
ing simultaneously with the measured
song Of the clock gong, which announced
the hour of9 o'clock The reporters were
on deck also, all looking wonderfully
fresh, except the morning newspaper man,
who seemed engaged in mental strug.
gle with memory a. 10 the actual occur
rences Of Christmas. Hedrick did him
self proud In bis aria, and Sim Brown
paid his fine Of 81 and costs for being
drunk and disorderly, with pleasure, and
expressed willingness 10 give up two
more bills Tor repetition Of the song.
Charles Mcdonald was unable 10 pay
50 for a quiet drunk, so he was ordered up
for days,
jeff Cunningham was up on charge
Of yagrancy, but he WIS given severe
lecture aud discharged.
William Kellatt was on mild spree,
and left ~ for his appearance, which sum
was gobbled, owing 10 his failure TO show
up when his case was called.
james Ssattery was drunk and dlsOr-
derlS and used obscene language, for
which multiplicity ofofienses he was fined
s. aud costs.
John o Leary and Tim Daily had a full
cargo Of red wine on board last evening
and not having the requisite cash 10 pay
out, they were both sent up for days.
VIII Simpson, alias Jones, colorcd
man, was fined $50 and bound over " the
State for stealing a brass duplex injector
from the Chickasaw Cooperago Company
John Newton and Ben samuels, two
colored crooks, were up on charge Of
larceny and vagrancy. Owing 10 the ab
sence Of material witness the larceny
charge was passed, and 100 days entered
against them for yagrancy.
Several minor cases were disposed Of,
after which Court adjourned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

A weighty young lady sat upon the hat
Of the eat.Sf u the iss,zsss.s. Gazette last
night He Is lucky editor not to have
one ofthe most ponderuus In the lot sit Fat
down on him, actually right on 10 him at
that Any man who would accuse an
artist Of painting a landscape Of Raleigh
and then hint that It was meant for Horn
Lake. ought to be sat upon.
The failure of A. D. Smith & Co, cot.
ton mill operators at Providence, X. l.,
Is announced, with liabilities Of about
81, 10000 The firm had two mills at
Providence, two at Johnstown and two
at Woonsocket, and $1,000 spindles In all.
Three manufacturing concerns besides are
involved in the failure. The entire prop
erty is 10 be sold and the proceeds di-
vided among the creditors.
The advance agent of the Modjeska
company arranged rule when he was
here that no single person would be al
lowed to purchase more than six seats on
one row for a single performance, 1t was
not necessary to enforce the rule here, as
nobody went rushing after six seals all at
once, and the Madame will not be apt to
find many who are anxious to secure six
seats anywhere that prices are advanced
to 81 so per seat.
The best governed city in the world at
the present time is this one of ours, while
the worst is the quartette, New York,
Chicago, New Orleans and Baltimore.
The old ward hummer system prevails in
the four places named and it is rule or
ruin with them. Here we are within two
weeks of the period for electing our next
Mayor or President, as he is called, and
yet nobody seems to care fig which
way the cat jumps or who gets the office,
All outward indications of interest is cen
tered in half dozen people seen on the
highways, with their heads together at
intervals, and this half dozen, more OF
less, merely want to shelve President
Hadden, it is said, nothing more.
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An Eccentric surge of Polar


Now that Che stock OF cold In the
high attitudes has been temporarily
reduced by the polar wave" which on
Sunday wedged It's way from Canada
to Virginia, we may hope for less DO.
real and comparatively fair Christmas
weather. The eccentric movement Of
this wave toward our eastern soahoard
with minimum temperatures OF from
twenty 10 twenty FIVE degrees Ia New
England, will have the effect Of ICING
the rivers near aud north Of the forti.
eth parallel and causing partial sus
pension Of navigation, while the canals
south Of this line will probably be
sealed up. II any are dis
gruntled aud incommoded by
Tho white Christmas" there
is consolation in the TACT that the
heavy snowfall will belp to relieve the
long ct ,nding deficiency Of rainfall 10
the East, and Il "a better than the
green Christmas" which makes A
fat ohurchyard." Severe as Sundays
cold was 10 this section, IL was not
more intense than that OF December.
1879 (precoding the memorably mild
winter, and 10 not necessarily pre-
cursor Of an unusually frigorifo sea.
son. The passage Of the polar wave
over the comparatively warm waters
on the jersey and New England cosstI
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weather Notes

The mercury here this morning was 50
below freezing point with a light easterly
wind, and heavy frost covered the face
of nature
The winds blew lightly to-day, no point
heard from catching it more than u miles
an hour.
II promises TO be warmer to-day all
around US, and throughout the west Gulf
States, the Tennessee and the Ohio valleys
southerly breezes will blow. In the lower
Missouri valley local snow and rain Is
threatened, to be followed by winds shift
ing to colder northerly.
1t was showing at Pittsburg and foggy
at Nashville this morning, while clear
skies prevailed all over the country to the
west, south and north of here. The cold
est place was Minnesota, where the mer.
curry stood 90 above zero. At New Or.
leans it was 420 and cold enough for frost,
with a II mile east wind, and at Vicks'
burg it was S4' and nearly cold enough
to freeze
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A Christmas Gift for a Nine

n NMrhbtmah UAAt Tor a Nine
year-old.
New York Sun.
Tothe Editor Of the sun-Sir Please
suggest suitable Christmas present fol
boy Of nine. II. IL.
New York, December 10.
That's = big subject. We know oil
ono ninesyear-old who takes q great
delight In z diminutive printing press
with a small outfit Of type. He learned
iE q fortnight more about spelling,
punctuation, the use Of capital and
small letters, and the like, than 10 q
years schooling. There is q great va
riety Of presses for the boys, costing
from 50 upward.
Ifyour nine .year.old has developed
any mechanical taste, gratily il by a
small XII Of tools. The chests Of
cheap tools sold IN the store are not
good for much. Select q few tools Of
good quality at q hardware store, and
put q substantial work bench, such as
carpenters use, in the play-room.
Never mind an occasional cut finger.
Pet animals or birds, which may be
found In great variety at the bird fam
ciers' stores, always delight the bows
But the city boys do not always have
room to keep them.
An aquarium Of moderate dimon,
sions, stocked with half a dosor
varieties Of small fish, turtles, snails
soawoed, etc., 10 very useful and 10.
teresting present for any boy or girl
In the spring add few pOllywogs, and
watch them In their evolution into
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

NEw0RLEANs, December %, 1880 m.
Cotton firm but unchanged. Mid
ding, TO-. Sales to-day, 1000 bales.
Receipts, 1870 bales; at Galveston, 2485;
Mobile, $685. Savannah, 1900 Norfolk, 4Sl
bales.
New YORK, December %, 1910 D m
Cotton quiet and unchanged. 0rdi-
nary, SIC; good ordinary, o9Sc low
miSdling, l0c; middling, l0%c; good mid.
ding, l0%c; middling fair, lie; fair,
l2c. Futures quiet and firm at To 10
points above last evenings closing prices,
LIVERPOOL, December %, 400 p.m.-
Cotton ia good demand freely met
at unchanged prices. Uplands, 8 l3-l6d;
orleans, Cd, Sales to-day, 1900 bales.
Receipts, 1860 American, 1880 Flu.
lures are steady. Manchester Is steady foI
yarns and fabrics.
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Fo,d,s Onera COMPANY.

A very large and highly pleased audi
ence greeted the Ford opera troupe at the
theater last night on the occasion of its
first appearance this season. The enter
tainment was Miloek5r's comic opera,
THE Beggar Student, and the company
scored decided success in rendering it.
There was q fund Of excellent singing,
some clever and very amusing acting,
good ehoruses and a well managed
orchestra Tonight the Ford
Opera Company will present
Planquette's new opera entitled Rim
Van Wrinkle" founded on Washington
Irving's popular story Of that name. The
prima donna, Alice May, will act and
sing as Gretchen. Miss Kissing is to be
Katrina and Mr.. Edward Chapman will
be jolly old Rip. The opera contains nu.
merOus brilliant musical gems, and as 1t i
entirely new TO the people here, it will
doubtless draw a full house.
The st. Peters Bazaar.
The bazaar now progressing at th'
hall OF the Knights OF Innisfail continues
to draw, and lis numerous attractions
never fail to afford satisfaction to thost
who like to frolic with the young ladies
in attendance, or who are fond of being
entertained cleverly. The programme
for tonight is fresh and varied, and new
features will be introduced every evening
during the present week.
Our Strateglsts.
A comedy company, under j. H. Hay
erlys management, will presenta spright
ly sproduction at the theater here mex
Monday night entitled Our 5trategisis,
and seats can be secured tomorrow morn
ing Of Hollenberg's music store.
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1858 Second Street
frogs. You will be interested in the

frogs. You will Be interested in the
process yourself.
What do you say TO a microscopic
II your boy lacks muscular dovel>
opment for bis years, get him q set of
apparatus for parlor gymnastics. He
will have lots Of fun, and it will do
him good. A bicycle ism / bad, either.
II he hasn't learned to skate yet, il
is time to start him. Get him a good
pair OF steel runners.
OF course he has q sled2
Perhaps he has all the things we
mention. II so, get the housemaid
or some other person he would mot
suspect 70 ask him what he would like
best for Christmas, and get that If il
is within the bounds Of reason,
Throw in a book. There are plenty
Of them.
Don't give him toy pistol.
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Cards and CaIIIng.

AANNANN'f
Extcrable taste is often displayed in
cards used for New Year calls. No
gentleman should leave with = lady
under any circumstances = pasteboGrd
decorated like 9 chrome or q comic
valentine. The palmer tho card al
ways the better. Gentlemen calling
together may have their names upon
one card. The name may DO written
by the gentlemen themselves or en-
graved. New Year calls may DO too
short or too long. To rush into q
house and thea ..4sh out again as II
pursued by the foTiea, is disrespectful
to your hostess. To stay two or three
hours is to make yourselfa nuisance,
A call Of abou; fifteen minutes Is the
happy medium.
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OenernI n. n. Kane bond.

PHILADELPHIA, December o.
General Thomas I. Kane, one Of the
most prominent citizens Of the State
died at his residence 10 this city thil
morning Of pneumonia, During the
rebellion he was Colonel Of the
famous Bucktail Regiment Of Pennsyl
vania. General Kane was brother
OF the famous Arctic explorer.
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TOO Much Chriatunas.

CHATTANOOGA. December 26.-Col
Hambrick, well known and wealthy
citizen Of Maysyille, Ala, was ruE
over and instantly killed on the Mem
phis andCharloston railroad last night
He had been toa Christmas suppel
with a party Of friends, and imbibet
quite freely, and on his return fel
asleep Oh the track. His body Wal
frightiully mutilated.
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Christmas Has Zone,

And all the boys have recovered from the
effects of to much ice water and other
drinkables they INDUCED in to celebrate
the holiday. Those who confined their
drinking 10 the Walnut Palace Saloon,
50 Beal, had no raging headache AFTER
wards TO Offset the pleasing memories Of
the dnu
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BRINKLEY, AK, December a.
The dead body Of Penn Girl, a negro
preacher, was found yesterday, six
miles from town, beside hog be had
killed. II Is believed he was shot i'm,
mediAtely after killing the hog.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

Lovers OF good Holiday, Christ
mas and New Years Dinners can
only be graiifled BY Having
Peters e. sawrles' Vfennn and
Eureka Bread and Rolls, 20
make life pleasant.
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will probably DO followed BY much
dense fog this week, which will de-:
mand extra caution on the part Of all
vessels navigating them.
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NnfRreeIIeh.

Was the general comment of the house
keepers who purchased their holiday eat
ables at the Shelby street market, corner
Of South street.
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Field of the Cloth of Gold,
sweet I6I-Iigarettes. Rt
Sol COIeman's Cigar Palace,
M Min Paw Won

To call at Boshwitz Bros, who are offer
ing this week n line of goods for less
money than they have ever been sold in
this or any other city Mems all wool
cashmere pants, beautiful designs, at " 90
and 81 10; a new line Of fashionable suits,
all wool, at $40 and Sl2 good heavy over
coats, all wool, s3t0 handsome style of
overcoats at 81 80, worth fully double the
money; mems elegant cardigan jackets,
81; gray heavy blankets, large size, SOC.
81 and 81 % per pair ladies' cloaks, 81 90
and 81, and many other goods at sledge
hammer prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

The PUBLIC LEDGER Binderg
and JOB Printing Office IL noio located
al II Union street and ready for all
business Offering.
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STOLEN.

CKIFR-SlQ reward for II. OF SIS for II and
- thief. delivered At Peters Landing, one
cypress tkih, about q feet long, painted red
inside and out; whaling blue; bears the rame
Of Lille, One side sun checked.
SIT W NJ PFrFRg
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MUSIC scholars, by young married lady Of
NJ uI years experience. Theory and prae
tical--pianO, References given and city cor
respondenee solicited MUSIC, care LedRer
A EIRsT- CLASS eelarsd house gifl al No.
"A Is Talbot ,trstt i0s
/ .AWYRRS-A young maa desirous of
~ studying law would like position In
lawyers once, where be can make himself
useful for small salary. Address 4 ",
Le1gef once, " 40
CKRyAHr lwhitel for a small family: ifsL
= Main. % LOO
A YOUNG man, sober and indusiriou1;
IA must understand bookkeeping. 10 act as
clerk and collector. One who utdertands
the hat business pre- .erred. Call az COhsn's
nat store, 2lg Main. 0i
DARTNER with five hundred dollars 10
Il help extend a paying business; no com
petition. Address . A, Ledger Office. 20 100
A n outerprisinE young man with $500
IA wants partner In the manufacturing
business Address X q b, Ledger Office, SO 100
E0n C0L0RED laborers 70 10 To o. flor.
DUU MIA. Call at 81 Madison. 100
lNrELLlGkNCE OFFICE, az MAIN m.
Servants Of egery description (Whi or
colored) furnished AZ said Office on appiicS.
ton or AZ short notice Laboreri Tor rail-
roads, leyees and public works. Plantation
and farm hands, mechanics, etc. Orders for
house servants out Of city must be scoompa-
MED by cash and transportf ton arranged Tor
Business chances, information solicitei ard
impaired. ln q w G0sHAN,
1NO o. old frames with our IMPERIAL PKB-
i BLkS, SIS per pair. N MuIFORD A %.
GAFR. FLEISCHMANN a co.'s Com
" pressed Yeast makes the lightest bread
FOR sale by all hrat-olaas groceB, Try IL. De-
liyered fresh daily 70 all parts Of the city. I
HRATB SETTING.
VI W D. Jockey, 29q Second. IS li6
~ you want good shoes call on nirso ),
sehHeb a 90, % Beal. l6t
I0. exchange 20 acres good land near city
y, ,ior two good dray mules. IKE A CHASE,
IL you want cheap shoes call on HiTrch.
4 hehWab a Co.,o5 Beal. lei
old gold watch cases, oliver, ete,, cash. j.
YIN. hULR0RD A 90, sss main. Ssi
I000 TONS cast and wrought iron,
lUUU rags aud bones, also old met.
Al. feathers and hides, old machinery houghl
and sold. Send for price list, Address
SAMUEL 0ABAY, Act and Com. Merchant
100 70 il3 Shelby street. Memphis, Tenn. 50
CRO0ND-HAND cl.QTHING. Good price
- pnid. Gail on orhddro1e
hf ELIAS sHAUL, 400 Main 1t.
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Nov IIhe aenI Naps,

fur, plush and chinehflIA Caps,
for gentlemen or boys.
r.. A. WEIGHT 4 ge.,
Under the Peabody Hotel.
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IAKkN UP.
WAnrEp

4 RED COW, white face, white on each hin
"A and on fore legs, horns sawed on, ears
cropped with under bit. " lOl
LkMlS HELMS, cor. Pontotoc and Clinton
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

Heating and Cooking steven
chenpeae ln the city. A,KOhlhrv
a 90, 30 Main street.. sft
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The Owl Invites his Friends
To a free dinner tomorrow, from II
TO 2 O'Clock p. m. los
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Jewivh TenpIe.


The sale Of pews is postponed TO Janu'
airy Q, 1884, at 10 am. -, 60.
l0l SAhL hiiAshi DIV y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

nus.,.. nstosf Mfmee Pies
made il oId-fnsliionea stJie
ont Of pure matertnAs'
RDeeht a. walter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

brick dwelling, No. s9i Court
i street extended, recently occupied by K Y
Heron. Ia complete order; first class in
every respect, Apply to Y Oliyer,at Wood.
ruff Oliver. 6it
old TYPE MErAL-Bettsr than Rabbit
" for machinery, at LsdEer Office.
IeO ACRES good land near city, also cot.
lOu tage In CITY. Ike Chase, 90 front I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28

The PUBLIO LEDGER Jo5
Printing C6ice and Binderg Is
no0 located at II URiop street and
r'ady for al business Oh ing.
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Gas Fixtures and Globes
In the latest designs,
J. a. BAILEY q 90,
Corner Union and BecaNsi SIS.
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ROshwitz Bros.
ADJUSTMENTS.

lOll Corner Main and Jefferson SITS
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MUSIC scholars, by young married lady Of
NJ siI years experience. Theory and prae'
ucal--pianO, References given and city coz
reaRondenee solieiled MIRIn. rarn InAs AZ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19

Col. Thomson and Chief Engineer Nc
Grath, OF the o. X. Railroad, were IN
Moundsville few days ago, looking alter
the interests Of the road In the condemns,
lion Of lands in that vicinity. The, chiei
difficulties with the commissioners oil that
county, appears to be in fixing q valuation
upon the lands lying on Gravel Bottom
between Moundsyille and Hates ROCK. a
nlmber OF witnesses were examined py
the commissioners last week. They almost
invariably fixed the value Of land in that
locality at $500 per acre, and the damage
n owners Of land lying between the u. 4
10 R. r. and the river, through
which the new road will pass,
at from 10 TO 20 per cent Of the value. The
strip Of land between the river and the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the entire
length Of Gravel Bottom, will not average
much more than 100 yards in width, and,
with another road passing through 1t, the
land will be almost valueless for farming
purposes. As one Of the land owners
tersely expressed 1t, "Why = i, 1t VIII
cut US into carpet rags" The Commits
sioners have not yet repsrted their awards
In any Of the cases referred to them, b II II
is learned that in one case, in the lower
end Of the county,, they have decided
upon allowing but Sl50 damages Tor pass
ing through a tract Of land that Com
mission few years ago allowed $1,000 Tor
a county roadway passing through.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19
EyESING NEwspAPERs.
A Subject which Is Attracting Attention
lust Now.

For several weeks past people, especially
In journalistic aud topographic circles, have
heard much Of contemplated afternoon daily
newspapers. The penny evening edition OF
Mr.. Colmar's DeutJehe Zeitung, recently started,
seems to be meeting with a fair share OF sue
cess, aud II Is possibly this fact that has a..
tracted attention 10 the field.
The project for the publication OF an even.
ing English paper with which Hon. G. w.
Atkinson, Messrs Andrew Halstead, Elwood
ShallcroSs, John W. Armstrong and other
gentlemen are connected, has already been
referred TO in these columns. The gentle.
men interested expect TO issue the initial
number shortly after April /.
A rumor has been In circulation for sew.
eral weeks that the fancy Brothers intended,
In connection with the State printing, 10 issue
an evening paper, and that Mr.. Bernard
Peters, OF the Brooklyn daily Times, would
be associated with them. The Messrs fancy
laughed when asked about this rumor Sat
urday. saying that they had thought some
time ago Of starting daily paper, but had
never concluded 10 do so.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19

The following decisions were announced in
this Court Saturday
Jones vs.. Lemon ct al, from Preston coun,
ty; appeal and tupersedeas allowed; bond
500.
Thompson's administrator vs.. Callett, from
Greenbrier county; appeal allowed, no bond
being required.
Forrest vs. Stephens, from Mason county
certiorari awarded TO bring up omitted por
tons OF the record.
Core vs. Faupel, from Doddridge county
writ Of error aud supersedeas allowed bond
$500.
State VS. Yates, from Taylor county opin'
ion by Judge Snyder; judgment Of Circuit
Court affirmed.
Ward vs.. WaId ct al, from Randolph coun
ty; opinion BY Judge Snyder; decree OF Cir
cult Court reversed and cause remanded.
Mitchell vs. CArder, from Jackson county.
opinion by Judge Green judgment OF Circuit
Court reversed and Judgment rendered In ia
yor OF defendant
The Court adjourned until next Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock,