Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-27
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

ne Sounty OOhhissiohoro "eio III
session yesterday. aV 30 a
Ice for sale at lat Madison street, at
E. j. Holahen's grocery. g 76
Sheriff Curry has returned to the
city from his visit to Chicago.
The cultured troops" have meet
ing in the Municipal courtroom tonight.
The hotel registers indicate an in
crease of travel within the past few days.
The Circuit, Criminal, Municipal,
Law and Chancery Courts were all in
session this morning.
The Sodality of the B.v. NJ of St.
Peters Roman Catholic Church are or
ganizing silver cornet band.
We heartily unite with our morning
contemporaries in calling for q repetition
of the recent grand Oratorio at st.
Peters church.
The ticket. box system, whereby the
conductors are dispensed WITH has been
instituted by our city railway com pany
on several Of their cars.
Biographical sketches of the COZ
testants in the great prize fight which
came off to-day, will be found on the
frat page of our this evenings issue.
= Look to your interest, and buy
hickory, oak and ash wood at low price,
from Bigley, Mellersh & Co., rs South
Court and corner Main and Pontotoc
streets. IA
We are pleased TO learn that Mr.
Harry Beck, of the Appeal, has SO far
recovered from his recent illness as to be
able to resume the local editorship of that
paper.
The Nashville papers are complain
ing bitterly of mail Irregularities be-
tween that city and Memphis. The
cause for complaint is certainly very
ample.
"A Louisville paper complains of that
city's being infested with thieves from
Memphis. Memphis has, for some time
past, been infested with thieves from
divers quarters.
Bishop ouintard passed through
Knoxville, on Sunday last, en- route for
Columbia, where the Episcopal Conveu-
ton is in session. He will probably
reach his home, in this city, during the
coming week.
The livery stables of the city are
being we'll patronized, notwithstanding
the stringency Of the moRey market
The popular drives in and around the
city are thronged with buggies and car
riages every afternoon.
Prof. Leo Wheat is captivating the
people south of us with his artistic piano
performances. Some one in his audi
ence, at Columbus, Mississippi, the other
evening, presented him magnificent
diamond ring, as token of appreciative
admiration.
-Messrs. Henry White, of the LEDGER,
and William Mullins, of the Avalanche,
have left the city for Washington to
attend the forthcoming session Of the
National Typographical Union, to which
they are delegates from the subordinate
Union in this city.
Excitement seems to run high in
aquatic circles since the regatta. We
understand that the crew of the Lizzie
have sent on to Albany, Ind, for shell
boat They are determined to recover
the laurels which they lost at Mound City
on the 10th. Success to their energy.
The latest dramatic on die is a COM
plimentary testimonial to Manager
Thompson, to be rendered by the ANA
teurs Of the city. No more worthy ben
eEciary could be selected from among
those who have labored most zealously
in the cause ofpublic entertainment, the
cultivation Of hisirionie talent and the
elevation Of dramatic taste in Memphis
The following petitions in bank
upicy we're 6led yesterday: r X
Guynn, Fayette county S. NJ Nor
wood. Shelby county; II. N. Teague,
H.rdemau county; W. W Nichols,
B.rseman county; John l. BOoths,
Henry county; Jesse A Brown, Henry
eoup,v; ]. Noree, Henry county; r A.
p..li.. Shelby county: i. l. Beard,