Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-01
Local Breyitfes.

Journed until tuesday. ff
The contested election cases are being
argued before the Chancellor.
A majority of the delegates appointed
will attend the Louisville Convention.
The Legislature opens at Nashville on
Monday. Our Senator and Representa-
tives are packing their trunks.
There's nothing so juicy now as the
apples in our market save our brother
| penciller of the Auaionche.
A cotton and WOODEN mill will shortly
be in operation on Big Creek, as $25, 900
capital stock have already been sub
scribed.
What has become Of the barge line
freights 7 We understand they have
been raised 20 per cent from St. Louis
to Memphis.
The levee is crumbling out, the waters
of the Mississippi are sweeping in, but
the City Council hasn't cent to mend
the one or prevent the other.
"Stand casks" have been prohibited
in this district by the Revenue Commits
siouer, and liquor dealers who hereafter
use them will be subject to heavy pen.
atty.
The question Of "Imperialism" will be
debated at the Memphis Literary Society
tomorrow evening Admission, free.
Prof Mitchell will crate on Eclectic
ism"
A surveying engineer was killed and
two locomotive engineers badly wounded
by q collision which occurred on the Iron
Mountain railroad, near Bismarck, last
Wednesday.
Read the tariff OF rates which goes into
effect to day by the Western Union Tel
egrsph Company. One of the noblest
men in the world-Col. James Coleman
--is Superintendent in this city.
Sunday will be the anniversary Of the
institution of the "Holy Rosary" by St.
Dominick, and conse quently the services
at st. Peters church will be of grand
as we'll as solemn character.
Parties are engaged removing the
Chamber of Commerce furniture and pa
pers to the new, convenient and commo-
| dous hall in the Harrington d Church
Block, corner of Court and Front streets
The appeal wants to know "how is it
that so many of the Board of Aldermen
do business with the city under the names
of their wives q Ay, how is it? How
are many things equally as queer in our
goodly city,
Yesterday in the Municipal Court, in
the case of Brinkley VS.. Evans, judgment
was given for plaintiff for $2s5l A. In
the case of Montgomery vs.. Puliam,
plaintiff obtained judgment for 1926
To- day the Judge is hearing motions for
new trials and writs of inquiry. This
evening further testimony ia the Dickens
case will be heard,
There are $50 prisoners now in the
penitentiary at Nashville. Although the
place looks "dull and forlorn," we are
told "the men, with the exception of the
two hundred kept employed, are confined
in the wings, where they are permitted
to read, write or employ themselves in a
quiet way" The prison building is clean
and kept in excellsnt order.
The Grand Chapter of Tennessee, f.
A. NJ, are in session at Nashville. The
Grand Lodge, VIM. Maxwell, G. Fl. P,pre-
siding, will meet there next Monday.
The Committee on Appeals, composed of
Messra. 81. Fl. Iugerssll, of Greenvile (;
| D. K. Grafton, of Chattanooga, and W.
Il. Ross, of Dresden, have been busily
engaged during the past three days in the
preparation of work to be acted upon BY
the Grand Lodge.
Koopmanschap has issued his instruc.
tiops for the importation of coolies. To
bring each Chinaman here it will cost
$40 10 gold. ContEaets are to be en-
tered into for FIVE years, at from $40 to
Slb per month for each laborer. They
are 10 york tmentv.six days in the month
and have two holidays ia the year. VI
course they won't rs allowed to work on
Sunday. Two suits of clethes, good
sleeping places and implements u 'abor
to be furnished by the farmers.
The trestle-work on the Sulphur branch
between Elkmont and Athens, on the
Nashville and Decatur railroad, is being
done away with, and substantial stone
| cnlvert, two hundred and twenty-five feet
| in length and twenty-five feet high, going
up in its place. Work on Graee's trestle,
between Lynnville and Fogntaiu creek,
! sig hundred feet in length and fosty feet
10 hight. will be commenced on the COM
nlet;on Of the Gil st Sulphur branch tres
lie. The company also propose to sweep
awav Harris trsstle, ffty by twenty five
feet, north of Pleasant Grove, and BALD
an embankment instead.
The project Of building railroad con-
meeting Opr young and growing city with
Kansas City apd all the rich cotton,
| corn, hay and wheat sections through
which the road is to pass. y iaet ss-
ssssipg shape. Charters to this really
! grand eainrprise have been obtained
through the stsies Of Arkansas aud mis-
souri,, and corporatssns embracing the
most influential men of all ssStlons have
heen formed We announce these faete
! with much pleasure. The ultimate will
bs of vast bennett 10 our city and to the
Souts. These hardy sons of the West are
m he our belpers-our brothers bound to
M by iron and commeree-theg ars 70
helm MS aud we help them. We send
Kindly greetings to Kansas. Nebraska
and Micsouri--to the gold regions and
California.
The following business men OF Nash,
Vile met Wm. Il. Moore. delegate from