Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-07
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

H. N. Rankin (colored) has been
admitted as an attorney in the Munich
pal Court
Mr.. f. ]. Attwood's residence on
Main, near Auction street, was robbed of
large quantity Of wearing apparel and
other articles last night.
We are requested to state that the
rattle of Esq. Creighton's horse will come
off Saturday night. Those having tickets
for sale will return either them or the
money to 699 Adams street, Saturday.
= James Cannon, Mike Duffy aud
Mike Collins, arrested charged with
stabbing James Dugan, On Beal street,
Saturday night, have been released,
Dugan being unable to identify them as
the guilty parties.
-Messrs. Mccartney & Cornelius, 300
Second street, have just purchased one
of the finest hearses ever brought to the
Southwest, which will be hereafter used
in funerals attended to by these under
Z .akArsA Il ia we'll worth inspecting,
Mr.. Edwin Booth, Mr.. j. Fl. and
Miss Mcvicker, and Mr.. Henry Magoni-
gle, Mr.. Booths secretary, are at the
Overton. Mr.. Sam A. Lewis, of the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad,
and Col. N. Z. Scott, of the Pennsylva-
MIA Central, are also at the Overton.
-Jo. Locke, % Jefferson street, has
received La Semaine Litteraire, con-
tanning the commencement of Paul de
Musset's "Don Fa-tutts;" he has also
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and St Louis,
Chicago and Louisville papers, with a
great variety of weeklies and the month
lies; he has fine choice of literature.
The Scientific American has been
received at Emmons', 10 Jefferson street,
also the very superior Round Table,
New York Mercury, New York Times,
Tribune and Herald, the various month
lies, weeklies in endless. variety, a very
choice selection of standard and popular
works of fiction, and fine stock of
stationery and juvenile books.
The SCRAMBLE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
The scramble for the offices in the gift
of the Board of Aldermen has aston
ished even that placid individual the
"oldest inhabitant," who is credited
with considerable experience in scram-
bleg. Whenever DR.. Leftwich appears
in public he is buttonholed by gentlemen,
some asking places for themselves, and
others in the interest of friends or rela-
tives. 1t is estimated that for each po-
sition in the gift of the Board there are
twenty-five aspirants, each proving to
his own satisfaction his peculiar fitness
for the place. Unfortunately, only a
few positions are to be awarded, and the
mass of office-seekers must content
themselves with turning the grindstone
crank a year or two longer 1t is gen.
orally believed that clear sweep will be
made in City Hall, the inns to 90 out,
and enough "outs" go in to fill the va
cancies. This may or may not be true,
but there is little doubt that these who
showed their hands in the late election,
and assisted in keeping the city govern
ment out Of the clutches of Beecher and
men possessing his leading character
istics, will have the preference The
Boarc is strongly Conservative in poll
tics and, other considerations being
equal, will doubtless prefer active to
passive adherents of the party in power
New MEMPHIS THEATER.-The sensa-
iional drama of Under the GdsHght was
presented last night very acceptably,
with Mrs. Allen as Laura CORTLAND
the remainder of the cas-. being as before.
This evening Mr.. Edwin Booth will make
his first appearance, after an absence Of
eight years, as Romeo" in Romeo and
Juliet, Miss Mary McVicker sustaining
the role Of Juliet" The celebrity at
tanned by Mr.. Booth during the past few
years has caused his engagements in the
different cities Of the country to fall little
short Of popular ovations. That the
present engagement here will prove Of
that character there is little doubt A
large number Of seats for the season have
already been secured, and the house to-
night will undoubtedly be crowded.
MONEY Loaned on COIIaterals, nj
S2s Main street. Jos
Gloss OF THE FAIR.-The orphans
fair closed with ball last night, atwhich
those present enjoyed themselves very
much During the evening the 6ue sew
ing machine was rafflad. Il was won by
Mrs. J. h. Mcmahon The portrait Of
Father Rotchford was not raffled, fall
return Of the tickets given out for sale
not yet having been made. Due notice
Of the time viii be given.