Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-27
1888 333 8ss
THE CITY.
LEDGER LIHEs.

Call at Il Besl for ssddlery.
Reception skirts, Lange's
New Years cards at Williams.
@. Kaiser removed to II Besl street.
LEDGER Office removed to II Union st
The social season is about at its height,
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, % Main
street.
The United States Court will enjoy
vacation until Saturday next
Asamine Of the news these mid winter
holidays the courthouse is like unto an
abandoned claim.
| THE people Of Louisville are enjoying
the Lights o London and are very hi.
lBriOus over it,
The combusibla exploded here on
Christmas are yariously estimated at from
three to forty tons.
Vaushns' jewelry store, at Brinkley, 70
the west. was robbed Of $500 worth Of val
uables Christmas night
Just received, q full line Of meerschaum
goods. Cigarette holders u speciality, at
Bergma1n & Wagener's, 2S5 Main.
The DeSoto Lodge and Angerona
Lodge f. and A. NJ, also Memphis Com
mandry No. 4, X. T. meet tonight.
The colored citizens will hold meet
ing at Hams Hall on Thursday, January
Sd, to nominate candidates for the coming
election.
The small boy will nurse his bhstered
bugers and pick The powder out Of his
face in time to go through the same mill
by July 4 next.
Cotton receipts at the ports are de-
ereasing. They have held up largely
above the anticipation Of many close cot
ton observers and operators.
A delightful party was given BY Miss
Emma Galloway, the charming young
daughter Of thePeabOdy genial bonifaee,
to her numerous friends last evening.
A defective aue caused the destruction
by fire OF the kitchen in the rear Of Mr..
Owen Lillys residence corner Pontotoc
and Orleans street. at eight o'clock last
night.
A unique small picture for a ohilds
scrap book comes with every 5 cent pack
age Of Ko-Ko Tulu chewing gum. The
best quality and most delightful on the
market.
The river commenced rising here on
yesterday, and swell Of nearly feet
occurred at Cairo on yesterday. A big
volume Of water is pouring out Of the
Ohio and It's tributaries.
Tomorrow night the Mozarts give their
first concert for this season. An attrac-
tive programme has besn prepared, and
tonight the last rehearsal before the con
cert takes place at Mozart Hall.
A dray loaded with cotton seed for the
Hanauer oil mills and a mule attached
thereto, backed into the river at the foot
OF Court street this forenoon, and the en-
tire team with cargo, except the driver,
was lost.
The first ever heard here ofo Mary
Anderson having acted "Rosalind" in
this city some years ago is the announce
ment to that effect made in this morn
lngs Avalanche. II Mary ever acted
"kosalind' she don't know it.
Up in Kansas City the newspapers IA
mlliarly call that honored citizen Of the
section and modern Claude Duyal or SIX
teen. Stringged-Jaek plain Frank" in
stead Of giving him his full title, Frank
james. Frank Is quite popular up that
way, In certain circles.
Prairie chickens, wild ducks. ouails
squirrels, rabbits, red snappers, Mackinaw
trout, perch, oysters, celery, dressed tur-
keys, dressed chickens, pure pork sau-
sage pork tenderloins and fresh meats OF
all kinds at Seesseps market, 33l Main.
Purchases promptly delivered
Everybody on this side Of the ocean
likes LOtta, the actress, At least everybody
that Is anybody does, and the lively little
lady has made a serious mistake in not
combining her dramatic work to the people
among whom she is 90 popular and with
whom she has been 80 successful.
For the first time this season, the total
receipts Of Gotten show decrease TO-DAY
as compared with the same date last year
The aggregate receipts since September
lst reach I'll ,96l bales, and are 80 bale
behind last year at this time, while they
are still 1884 bales in excess Of year be-
fore last at this date.
The handsomest single handed SAINT,
Claus Job performed on Christmas dAy :,
far reported was done at Kansas CITY b,
q prominent citizen named George J
Heating. He gave $50 newsboys OF IN,
! place card with an order on clothie
] for zone suit o, good winter clothing,
and tue donation cost him over 5000
The residents on Mississippi ayenu,
A south Of Broadway, have peti
/ TONED the Memphis Gas Light Compan,
= 10 extend a main among the eottage
D which cluster along that Thoroughbred i
Is rumored that the price Of gas n In M
reduced ~ cents per thousand feet Al NJ
! early day by the Company, It would b
: popular movement, II carried into effect
p The theater party Of Miss Proudat
, which attended the closing Performance
: " Mme. Modieska at Leubrie's last even,
: ing, numbered about 20 young ladjes An,
gentlemen. After the performance Nm,
d assemblage Of youth and beauty adiourne,
p 10 the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Proudat
= on Madison street, where the remainde
OF the evening was most delightful,
spent.
. Another crimson sunset last eyenin
I attracted attention and comment from
many people. In spectacular sense
was equal TO any Of Ia predecessors, an,
the sayants marvel and speculate a
10 the cause. Whether or not Il Is ic,
particles In the upper atmosphere, metz
oric dust or volcanic ashes, or anythinl
else except brilliant sunset picture, "a
problem 10 the wisest.
The gossippers having heard the new
. that Mary Anderson would wed the Duk
Of Portland, and also Mr. Henry Abbey
the New York manager, Mary said N,
, other day TO an interviewer, You vii
do me favor II ysu will send 70 M,
friends in America my denial Of nod
Il stories. They are both equally dliy.i
: and she added pleasantly; 1T Il an one,
secret that / have been welded for soyera