Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-18

Vote "For Convention"

Grau's German Opera Troupe is COM
ing I $50
Judge Swayne will not run again for
Alderman.
Metropolitan Police ball at Cochran
Hall, December Oath.
The twenty. four hundred voters of the
Seventh Ward arctic try it over tonight.
The third part of Mid-Wiuter
Scout" will appear in Tuesdays LEDGER.
The election is progressing very
quietly. The vote will be considerable
in the city.
Major J. 81. Sloss, editor of the Tus-
cumbia North Alabamidn, ia iu the city
and stopping at the Overton Hotel.
Twenty-three cases we're disposed of
at the Police Court this morning. Fines
were imposed amounting to ninety dol
lars.
Capt. j. G. Shoup, late of the Oxford
Otonian, and lately elected State Sens.
tor for the counties of Lafayette and
Pontotoc, is in the city.
The LEDGER has the largest city circu-
lation. Any contemporary doubling the
assertion has only to submit the question
to fair and dsinterested umpire. Come
on. - - esf
A majority of the new police force in
Nashville belonged to the Metropolitan
force abolished. Only three of the old
force were left out. bow will it be in
Memphis
At its last session the Board of Police
of Marshall county, Miss, passed q .eso-
luton directing its President to memorial
izs Congress to remove to Holly Springs
the District Court of the United States
for the Northern District of Mississippi.
The new courthouse is rendered for the
use Of the officers of the court.
AT the regular annual communication
of DeSoto Lodge No. 299, last night, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: John d. Baird, W. M;
r. G Williamson, s. W.; ]. W. Graham,
j. W. r. W. Shelton, Secretary; W. N
WilkersoD, Treasurer B. F. Price, s. D.;
s c. McComas. J. d.; ]. J. Tuter,
Tyler; Rev. D Z. Burns, Chaplain; j.
FL. Cooper, j. N Smith, Stewards
Captain ]. L. d. Butt, of the firm of
Sharpe & Butt, at SO Adams street, has
returned from visit to his old home at
Norfolk, Virginia, which was doubtless
the happiest visit Of his life. He left
here single man, but returned with
young and blushing bride, nee Miss Meg
gle a. Birmingham, of Eastville, Vir
GINA. The gallant Captain has many
friends here to wish him joy.
A very small paper in town, which
might be useful in its sphere, has under
taken to iDjure the business of house
BY exposing the character of goods on
sale" This is big job, il carried out
all over the city. 1t is needless to state
that the house thus advertised does not
advertise regularly in that paper. Some
cocoa. nuts have milk in them and some
don't, but it cant always be got out when
ii is there. This item was not found in
The Sun.
Certificates of marriages were returned
during the week to Mr.. John Leagues
office on licenses issued to the following
parties: J. Jarken and Mrs. Jerusha
Evans, married December 18th, by Rev.
I. D. Witherspoon John A. Mcdaniel
and Miss Adeline Saunders, married
December s b, by Hume F. Hill, E'q.;
Anthony Laux and Miss Ida Gautert,
married December 18th, by 7. B Mil.
lard. Justice of the Peace; W. A. Hamp- |
sor and Miss z L. Oliver, msrried De-
&c mber 18th, by john W. Steen; W. j.
Young and Mrs G. A. Henshaw, mar
risa December I'd, by Rev. I. j. Hunt.