Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-30
LOCALS In BRIEF.

The public improvements progress
ing this year will cost 81 100000.
There is TO be a grand tournament
at Iuka on the 18th and 18th of septem
Der.
-Ex Alderman Hitzfeld has returned
from a Northern business and pleasure
trip.
The Radicals are already quarreling
over loaves and fishes promised in the
next election.
Col. Gst, our worthy Postmaster,
returned last evening, after a Northern
tour, and is again at his post
"A fine picture, the Siege of Lime
rick" was rafled at the Fenian picnic
Wednesday, and won by Miss NJ. Breen.
= An election for directors Of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad will be
held in this city and Huntsville, Ala,
on the llth Of September See adver-
tisement.
Ed Worsham, % Jefferson street,
has received all the popular magazines,
and the latest dailies and weeklies. His
depot can be relied upon fer containing
everything in the way of the current
news and light literature of the day.
- Mrs. H. M. Weatherford has sent us
a peach, grown in her garden, No. 1859
Adams street, which ranks among the
finest specimens of that species of fruit
we have ever seen, 1t is lot inches in
circumference, and weighs IL ounces
Our fair friend is fortunate in possessing
trees that yield such delicious fruit
Some of the workings of the city
pound have heen worked into a first
class nuisance. Animals are let out of
Enclosures by bad boys, who spirit them
off to the pound for the reward. Much
complaint of these tricks reaches US. An
example made of a few of these little
wretches would not be without effect.
The LaRue Minstrels closed very
successful engagement at the Greenlaw
Opera House last night. A better troupe
does not travel, and our New Orleans
friends may prepare themselves for
season Of side-splitting gayety. We hope
the troupe will give us cali on their
return. They would be well patronized
. Col. Q. K. Underwood, of the Helena
Shield, wishes to engage the services of
some active, energetic young man to So
licit for his paper advertisements from
the business men of Memphis. His pa
per has a large circulation in Eastern
Arkansas and Western Mississippi. He
can be seen at the Worsham House to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock
Our popular young friend c. W.
Metcalf, Esq, who has been ruralizing
on the old homestead in Kentucky for
several weeks, returned yesterday, greatly
improved in health. He found the water
melons, peaches, and other tropical
fruits" of old Kaintuck powerful chol-
era preventive, and is understood to
have submitted to few doses without
murmuring.
Yesterday afternoon a couple of bel
licose city officials stirred up dust and
a couple of policemen by a resort to fists
and faces. The "claret" flew from one,
and crowd few to both, anxious to
witness a delineation of the ''manly art
conducted on scientific principles, The
sun set at the proper time in the evening,
and this morning seems to be in his
usual health.
Connections will henceforth be
closely made between this city and
Nashville, via the Memphis and Louis
vile and Nashville and Northwestern
thus materially reducing the
time between this city and that interest
ing village, This route to Nashville is
seventy nine miles shorter than that by |
Decatur, and forty six shorter than via |
The Edgefeld and Kentucky route.
-Emmons & Son, No. 10 Jefferson
street, and 1893 Main street, have re-
,eived the New York Ledger, Chimney
Corner, Starry Album, Banner of Light,
Boston Pilot, Sunday Times, Police
News, Police Gazette, Harper's Weekly,
Frank Leslie, Atlantic Monthly, Godey's
Lady's Book, Leslie's Magazine, Peter
ion's Magazine-all for September
London Art Journal, and Every Satur
lay, for August and dailies from every
where. Call at Emmons h Sons for your
esding matter
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