Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-20

"A fair and festival is in progress at
Turley Chapel.
The Wolf arson case still hangs FIRE
before Esq. Herman.
Eleven cases in police court this
morning Melted fifteen dollars.
The table at the Worsham is par
excellence the best in the city.
The pavement on Second street is to
be extended to Auction street. tT
Everything newsy and literary at
Joe Locks, % Jefferson street.
The number Of professional beggars
in the city seems to be on the increase.
Notice reduction of rates on Mem
phis and Charleston railroad in another
column.
The citizens Of Chelsea have organ
lied Library Association and fitted up
q reading room.
Ten arrests were made by the police
of the lower district yesterday-one
white and nine negroes. gLsa
The public will bear in mind the re-
citation and lecture of DR.. Rogers, al
the First Baptist church, this evening.
ID. ]. Renfro, indicted for the MUIR
der of a negro, was admitted to bail by
Judge Hunter yesterday in the sum Of
$4,000.
"A meeting of the Memphis Boat
Club will be held this evening, at the
corner of Jefferson and Third streets,
commencing at eight o'clock.
We noticed one Of the Court Square
squirrels last evening stealing nuts from
Rocco's confectionery, at the corner Of
Second and Madison streets.
The work on the new Brinkley Hotel
is being rapidly pushed forward. 1t is
expected the establishment will be opened
in time for the fall business. ~
The Tenth Ward Colored mocratic
Club was addressed last night by Capt.
Thomas Wright. Tom Avent, Eli Glass,
George Norment and Stephen Grayson.
The first bale of new cotton, which
was received by Mhoon & Co., was for
warded yesterday to Boston, over the
"Star Union Fast Freight Line" free Of
charge.
Miss Fannie Pierson and Mr.. and
Mrs G. W. Mitchell, Of the stock at the
New Memphis last season, play in the
stock at De Bars Opera House, st. Louis,
the coming season.
We hear complaint being made that
the rubbish being swept out of Court
Square is allowed to remain and accu-
mulate in the surrounding streets, 1t
should be carted off.
A large party of Memphians left
By the early train on the Charleston
road this morning, to attend the grand
mass meeting aud barbecue which comes
off at Lagrange to- day.
james Smith, negro, charged with
the iaesny of clothing from Louis Bar
bier, was arrested by the police of the
southern district last essaing, and COM
mitted to await an examination.
"A challenge and acceptance has
nassed between the "Pride of the South
B B. Club, Of this city, and the Marion
Club, of Arkansas; and a match game
will probably come off at an early day
A PAPER MILL IN MEMPHIs-We are
gratified to be able to state that sn enter
prising Memphian, Mr.. 81. s. Ward, is
about leaving for the East, with view to
procuring the machinery requisite to
starting paper mill in this city. Every
thing looking toward the establish
ment Of manufactures in our midst
ia TO be hailed as 50 indication
of an awakening among our pso-
pie 10 the proper sanse Of the Importance
of cutting ourselves 6d,ift from the
North, cultivating spirit of se.'-ue
pendence, and discarding the fsllacy that
manufactures cannot be made to pay IS
well here as elsewhere. The enterprise
about to be undertaken by Mr..
Ward, is a step in the right direc-
ton. There is no reason why,
with theraw material in great abundance.
and constant and increasing demand
for the manufactured article, a paper
mill should not pay a handsome profit
upon the capital invested. We believe il
will, and are confident that Mr.. Ward
will find It so. The manufacture Of news
and wrapping paper, to which, we under.
stand, II is his intention to confiue him
self at the outset, viii, we are convinced,
be found especially profitable. The sup
ply requisite for the daily press Of the
city, and the smaller Offices in the sur
rounding counties, would in itself be
more than sufficient to keep mill run
ming. should Mr.. W. find no sale abroad,
which, It is to be hoped, he would be able
to do By competition with rival mills else
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