Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-08

80 Local Brevftfes.
RsgisterI
Ward registration progresses slowly.
The churches were we'll attended yes
terday. - ~. ftt
There are forty-one Magistrates in
Shelby county.
Col. Glass, editor Of the Trenton Ca
sette. one Of our highly valued ex-
changes, is in the city.
The Government collected &3,7l3. 544
Of internal revenue from Tennessee
during the last fiscal year.
The wickedest man in New York was
John Allan; the wickedest man outside
Of New York is supposed to belong to
the old Memphis Gas Company.
Colonel VIM. Mclean, State and
County Tax Collector, has increased his
bond to $400. 900, and may add to it oc-
casionally million or SO.
A meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce and others interested in the abro-
cation of the State tax will be held this
afternoon at 81 O'Clock. 1t 10 important
that all should attend. go
Last Monday evening about8 O'clock,
the gin house Of Mr.. Thomas Hall, in
Upton county, took fire and was con-
sumed, and with it eleven bales of cotton.
Loss over $4,000, and no insurance.
The Carrollton miss Conservative
says: ." 1t is now fully demonstrated that
there will not be more than half crop
Of cotton gathered in this county this
season. The early frost has damaged
the cotton crop fully one-half" 4.
The editorial management of the
Union City Herald has been resigned by
David A. Chambers, on account Of i'll
health, and he is succeeded by our friend
DR.. r w. Beers, late of the Brownsville
Bee. The Dccter is a, fluent, forcible
writer, and is.a valuable accession to
Union City.
No performance at the Memphis Thea
ter tonight, but tomorrow Frank Mayo,
a tragedian of considerable eminence,
will appear in that very sensational
drama" of the period" Formosa, writ
ten by Dion Boucicault. OF the charac
ter Of the play we will speak at another
time 1t lifts the curtain that is intended to
conceal elegant iniquity, and holds them
up in glaring colors; the pictures OF scenes
not exposed to the public gaze are faith
fully presented, and as consequence
the play in New York and other places
has had great run.
The races begin to-day. The track is
in fine condition, and there is large at
tendance Of turfmen and strangers from
abroad. Some of the best stables in the
country are on the ground, and the races
promise to be of unusual interest. Toe
purses are all furnished by the Club,
which is fact Of interest. The cars
will run to suit everybody; tickets for
the round trip, twenty five cents; the
moon train going east will stop. The
weather is not as pleasant as was hoped
for. two days ago, but fine meeting ia
still anticipated.
The following gentlemen have been ap.
pointed by the Chickssaw Jockey Club
as committee to receive the ladies at
| the races, which is sufficient assuran &c
that no improper characters will be sd-
mitted: c. B. Church, j. W. Sneed, r
| V. Vredenburgh, A. P. Curry, VOL W,
Peyton, Dr.. Paul Otey, j. s. Menken.
We also append the names of the dis
lance judges as follows: F. Calvert, W.
P. Mitchell, J. W. Grant The steward,
are: 8. B. Beaumont, M. D. L. Stewart
Dr.. N. G. Perkins, james Coleman
Hugh d. Greer, Geo. G. Holmes. z
Rev. Arthur Boedan, the HISTORIAN
| Presbyter, appeared at Dr.. Witherspoon'
| church yesterday, and delivered q sermon
or rather an appeal in behalf Of the East.
ern Christians, and the Cretan refugees il
particular, of thrilling interest. The
congregation was very large and gave
! strict attention to every word, and al
times many were affected to tears. The
speaker is very engaging in his manners,
and has only slight lisping accent to
4 denote that he is not On American. A
| collection gas taken up for the relief oil
| the IL, 900 homeless women and children,
driven from the island of Crete to Greece
BY Turkish barbarity, and the sum Of
| $2Ol 35 was realized, besides SIG sub
| scribed. Mr.. Bogdan also preached al
Rev. Mr.. Rowman's church last night
| when q collection was taken Up, amount.
irg to SIG 10 cash and $ll subscription
| This gentleman will lecture at the latter
| church tonight, as will be seen by Q
4 notice elsewhere,