Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-09

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Ia Memphis.
Six arrests in the Southern Police Dis
trict yesterday.
| The Radicals expect to vote as a.snnit
at the municipal election. look out
The Feast Of the Immaculate was cele-
brated yesterday in all the Catholic
churches with due solemnity.
| Twenty-nine cases we're disposed Of at
the Adams street Police Court this morn
ing.
| Col. w. L. Stewart, one Of our best
known citizens is candidate for City
Recorder.
The Bank Building, on the southwest
corner of Main and Madison streets, was
sold at Chancery sale this morning for
| $44. 800, Amos Woodruff being the pur.
chaser.
The funeral of Capt. J. X. P. Pritch-
ard was attended this morning from his
place of residence, on Adams street, by
large concourse Of friends. Dr.. With
erspoon was the officiating clergyman.
We are much obliged to Mr.. Will
Mansford, of the Catholic bookstore, on
Second street, for q copy of Josh Bill
lings' Allminas for 1870. 1t is inimit-
able.
A young man from Nashville, named
James Taylor, q brakeman on the Mem.
phis and Charleston railroad, fell from
the top of train at full speed a few
miles below Corinth, last Thursday, and
was instantly crushed to death.
Prof. F. Dominica has made arrange
NESTS to give lessons in drawing, at No
CT Main street, every evening of the
week, except Wednesday and S Saturday.
He is an accomplished artist, and this is
a rare opportunity for learning the de-
lightful art of drawing and painting.
The Little Rock railroad stock is on
the market. Who bids? We hope, if it
has never been sold, that it will be soon,
and that the purchaser will comply with
the condition Of building the road in six
months, and keep it. The road running
is worth ten times as much to Memphis
as the stock is worth and the road not
running. rE 0t
We take pleasure in calling attention
to the announcement of Mr.. John New.
som, candidate for City Tax Collector at
the ensuing municipal election. He is
one of our oldest and best citizens. He
formerly filled the position, which he
now seeks, with great crsdit,and is in all
respects thoroughly competent and re-.
liable.
Judge Harry S. Lees resignation as
Judge of the Law Court took effect yes
terday, and before retiring from the
bench which he has filled with so much
credit to himt elf and the ermine he wore,
he adjourned the court over until Mon
day next. 1t is expected that in the
meantime Judge Carmack's commission
will arrive, and that he will take his seat
with due formality on that day.
We invite the attention of business
men to the card of gentleman in
another column who desires situation
in grocery or commission house.
He is a gentleman of the best standing
in every respect, has large experience,
and an extensive acquaintance in Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, and
would be valuable accession to any
house DESTROYS of extending its business.
Waverley's veteran magazine, now in
it's thirty-ninth year, announces that the
new volume will begin on the lst of jan
uary. This is a standard magazine, par
ticularly adapted to the family circle. 1t
maintains high moral tone, and while,
with useful information on every subject,
it is noted for readable stories written by
authors of wide celebrity. Each num-
Der is complete within itself.
A quantity of bed-clothipg and other
articles, stolen from Colonel Meyers last
summer, while he was at Washington
City, was recovered day or two since
from a aatboat on sand-bar, near
Helena, through the fundamentally of
Captain Atlee. The property is worth
three or four hundred dollars, and is at
police headquarters.
Alta meeting of Bluff City Conclave
No. l, S. W. NJ, last evening, several
new members we're initiated. The follow
ing are the officers elected Most Emf
nent Chief, Geo. Mellersh Chancellor,
a. ]. Bigley; Provost, J. W. Woltering;
Secretary, j. 7. johnson Assistant
Secretary, 7. A, Hamilton; Treasurer,
A. Hitzfeld; Inspector General, J. R
Wright; Sentinel, L s. Heileger; Her
aid, j. P. Taylor; Warden, A. W.
Eilands.
People living on Vance street, east OF
| Lsuderdsle, complain that a great deal
of disturbance is caused nightly in that
locality by the indiscriminate discharge
of firearms by negroes, or some other
disordsrly persons. A gentleman in
forms us that on Tuesday night ball