Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-11

Il 49,
is at the 0verton.
Col Gates, Of tho West Tennessee
Wing, is in the city.
There are two hundred and thirteen
lawyers In Memphis.
AN urwonted quiet pervaded the
city this morning.
The Municipal Court stands adj
journed over to Monday.
Memphis was FIRST lighted with gas
in le54-fourteen years ago.
-Beb-tail coats and tight-itting pants
are the spring style for gentlemen.
Much complaint is made that the
street cars do not run later at night.
The waldron contempt case comes
up in the Criminal Court on Monday
next
Many Of the sidewalks in the cut
skirts of the city are badly in need Of re-
pairs.
The island just above the city, known
as the "Old Hen" has been attached by
Sheriff Curry.
The arrivals at the hotels during the
past twenty.four hours have been quite
numerous.
MIR. Mullaly was visited by hosts Of
our citizens at the worshsm yesterday
and this morning.
Gen. Forrest and Basil Duke met in
Louisville on Wednesday last, for the
FIRST time since the close Of the war.
"A gentleman from Friar's Point
represents the crop prospects as very
favorable in Coahoma and adjacent coun-
ties.
The argument in the contested cleo
ton case of Donovan vs.. Matthias, was
commenced this morning before Judge
Pierce.
On Tuesday evening next q vocal
and instrumental concert will be given
for the benefit of St. Mary's Episcopal
church.
Procure your Sunday reading of 10.
Locke, % Jefferson street. Allthe latest
and raciest publications of the day will
be found on his counters.
The Odd Fellows picnic has been
postponed from the 9th to the 30th inst,
and James Park, at the head of Vance
street, selected as the grounds.
1t is said that negroes in the country
are wantonly shooting birds while they
are nesting. There should be a game
law that would regulate such practices.
The mail from this city failed to
reach Somerville on time on Wednesday
last, and this, the Falcon says, is the
tenth failure since the first of January
The recent injury received by one of
the Hanlon brothers, and the death of
another, will preclude the possibility Of
the troup appearing at the New Mem
phis, as was expected.
AT a meeting Of creditors in the
bankrupt cases of T. J. Valentine, R. W.
Lightburne, W. G. Hutchinson, G. @.
Sharpe and j. R. Flemming, W. Y. Cirode
was appointed assignee.
More attention is being paid to mar
ket gardening in the suburbs of town this
spring than ever before. The result will
be an unusual supply of vegetables and
fruits during the season.
We understand our old friend, Fl. E.
0sgood, conductor on the Memphis and
Ohio railroad, and family have left this
city for Chicago. He leaves many warm
friends, who wish him well in his new
home.
The evidence in the case of the
Government VS.. D. 81. Evans, charged
with revenue frauds, was closed yester-
day, and the argument for the defense
will be opened by Judge Perkins this
afternoon.
The radical officials elect of Sum-
ner county, like those of Shelby, are
having their rights to Office contested.
As Sumner has not as yet Board of
Commissioners, Conservatives may pos
sibly have some showing there.
The following are the entries for the
single mile dash over the Association
Course at three o'clock this evening: M.
c. Costello enters b.f, half sister to Mary
Wynne; Mr.. 10 Mcmahon enters g.m.
Fanny Owens; Mr.. ]. Crowley enters
BIN. Reelfoot.
The latest thing in the way of albu-
men is a preparation for mending torn
and mutilated bank notes and fractional
currency, without the aid of paper pasted
on the back of the bill. Messrs. Hans
& Van Brocklin are the agents for the
sale of the preparation in this city.
AN ARDENT FULMINATIoN.-"Pickles"
claims having been for some time in the
chancery of Cupid with every prospect
of success are now rendered doubtful by
his failure to fulfill an engagement to
attend his Inamorata to a recent Con-
certation. Listen to his calculation:
February. 1865.
Most Trancendentally Charming Inamorata:
You must attribute my declination to
make visitation to the late musical
dem onstrations to atmosphericsl gyra-
tons, hostile elemental demonstration
and irremediable street car complica-
tons. In consideration of the accepts-
ton of my solicitation, l have under de-