Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-20

The overseers Of roads are notified by
the County Com missioners TO repair the
roads by the opening Of the Fair next
Wednesday. Short notice.
Colonel John Donovan set ont a fine
collation. to his many friends who called
to congratulate him yesterday morning
on the successful termination of the
Gsyoso Gas Company suit.
1t is said that George Francis 7 rain,
the eccentric candidate for the Presi-
dency, is coming to Memphis this winter
to lecture. Perhaps any is better than
none at all. Any thing to inaugurate
the lecture season and make it successful.
Chancellor Harris on yesterday heard
the arguments Of Mr.. Kortrecht and Mr..
c. Richards, in the election case Of Hun
ter vs.. Smith. The concluding argument
of counsel for complainant will be heard
to-day.
The Railroad Advertiser, mentioned
yesterday, will only be distributed on the
incoming trains on the various railroads,
and not on the river. 1t will be issued
semi-monthly and the first numbers
thrown of at all the stations on the rail-
roads leading to the city. l0tAAY kH
While Louisville has snow storm we
have in Memphis damp, murky, cold.
drizzling, blue-dark, lowering, refriger-
ating, chilly, overcoa,y, winterisb,
gloomy, foggy, English, slippery, sticky.
whisky-straight. for.the crowd kind Of
spell, compared with which six inch
snow would be April sunshine.
A schedule is to 90 into effect on the
Mem phis and Charleston railroad which
will please everybody that is, everybody
who lives in the country and has daily
business in the city. One train will go
out at four in the afternoon and the next
one at seven, and return in the morning
at corresponding time. Any man object
ing to this will be furnished velocipede.
In the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
yesterday afternoon petition was re-
ceived from several citizens, asking that
filthy pond on Beal and Main streets
be filled up. The pond stood there
through the summer, and none of the
neighboring inhabitants died of cholera
or other infectious diseases, it is rather
late in the season for such petition. 1t
was referred to the Finance Committee.
We are glad to hear that our friend
Sam. c. Weaver, lately connected with
the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
has secured the appointment of agent of
the "South Shore Line" Mr.. Weaver
will be prepared to issue bills of lading,
all rail, by this line to all important
points in the East, North and Northeast,
and is satisfied he can show to his nume-
rous friends that his is the best and
quickest route for cotton and other
merchandise.
Mr.. G. s. Sims, editor and publisher of
the Augusta ARK Sentinel, is in the
city, for the purpose of seeing our mer-
chants. His paper is live institution,
and circulates widely in a rich section,
that, by judicious advertising and efforts,
would trade altogether at Memphis. The
trade of the White River Valley is rich
prize, which our merchants should eager
~ grasp. But as it is, Louisville is a
sharp competitor through her countless
hordes of drpmmers.
This aftersoon, at four o'clock, the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen will as
semble to discuss the Little Rock rail-
road stock. The sale of this stock has
been agitated for nearly year, and still
no practical results have been produced.
The various propositions pending will be
considered, and we hope that something
will be done. If the members have not
found out what is best to do by this time
they never will know. 1t is believed in
some quarters that the Mayor is in favor
of Capt. Mshon's proposition.
Capt. J. C. MacCabe, of Helena, Ar
kansas, passed through the city yester-
day on his way home from the Louisville
Convention. he is Secretary of the
Helena and iron Mountain Railroad
Company, which he represented with dig
nifty and effectiveness in the Convention.
We are gratifed to learn that the pros
poets of the road are favorable. Certain
capitalists have agreed to build the road,
and the question 9f taking sufficient
stock to start the work vii Scoop be sEb-
mitted to the people of Phillips end other
counties. They will stand greatly in
their own light if they fail to come to
time.
Merritt's great cotton press, known o.
the Southwestern" was sold yesterday
morning Ender joint sale of an assignee
in bankruptcy-Judge AenniseS7--and .
deed of trust to Mr.. Morse, of St. Louie.
the patentee, for $4,000. Mr.. ]. G. Mof-
fat bid $l4, 300, but not knowing whether
he could get immediate possession was
unwilling to offer more. The press is
said to be worth s6RHGQ. The assignee
failed to state publicly whether possssr
sion would be given for the next twenty
DAYS. This was ell important to out
siders, as the press is Considered to be
worth nea.ly $1,000 per day. 1t is be.
.ayed, to use q common expression, that
there was some "shensniginP 10 ths st-
mosphere. Such was the opinion OF
aome who failed to get the press,