Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-11

Gfand Jury OF the Crimlnei Iourt az
journed to the 18th inst. ~
About two hundred emigrants passed
through the city yesterday.
Two Bombay merchants expected to
visit Memphis shortly. wv ~
Judge Connolly F. Trigg gone to
Nsshville-will be back Monday.
Col. John w. Dawson informs us that
he will not be candidate for Mayor. 81
J. B. Ferguson will lecture in the
Criminal Courtroom tomorrow at l O. m.
and ct I pm. dJn
The new postofios, on the corner Of
Union and Second streets, will be occu-
pied by the first of January.
tits B. A. Hamilton, not T. A., (Su-
ga-) chat belongs to the Seven Wise Men,
il this city, ,
Hon. Logan a. Roots and Senator
Mcdowell, of Arkansas, are at the Pea
body.
The disabilities Of Col. R. c. Winter
smith, Of Louisville, but formerly Of
Memphis, have been removed. e
Rev. David Walk will preach at the
Linden street Christian Church to-mor.
row a. 10y am. and n pm.
The cost of building Jail and court
house at Bartlett, is estimated by q
friend of the measure at fifteen thousand
dollars. The ground will be donated.
A little gust of wind last evening blew
off the hats Of seventeen men standing
at j. Murphy's corner. They were all
candidates for Office except one, and be
was from the country.
The Democratic Executive Committee
meet to-day, and will probably call City
Convention. The Ward repatriation up
| to the present will be taken as basis Of
representation.
A called meeting of the Board Of
| Mayor and Aldermen will be held this
afternoon at four o'clock, to take action
on the sale of the Little Rock railroad
stock. sss,a rrtteeH
Alderman T. W. .ODonnell wishes his
friends to understand that he has not an
nounced himself a candidate for any
office whatever at the coming municipal
election. uaN Fo.fte
Col. B. D. Williams, the Superintend-
ent of the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad, who fought the Mahan ring SO
CALAMITY and successfully, is in the city
on short visit. He deserves the thanks
Of our people. u1f3aA-4
The Hebrew Fair, at the Memphis
Club Hall, will probably close tonight.
There will be some very interesting
re flies and other attractive features, and
large crowd. Ifyou want TO pass the
evening pleasantly, go to the Fair.
The ladies' sitting-room, at the Mem
phs and Charleston depot, has recently
been reftted aud furnished in o very
tasteful and comfortable style, making
| it quite an attractive place for the weary
| The officers of the road study the com
fort of the travelling public, and are as
clever as they are enterprisiRg
| At meeting of South Memphis Lodge
No. lls, held last night, the following
officers we're elected and appointed for
the year 1870: VIM. S. Mathews, W. M;
Geo. @. Hardin, s. W.; J. M. Pettigrew,
]. W.; J. A, Holt, Treas; Ben. K. Pull
len, Sec; Rev. s. Tuska, Chaplain; J.
| F. Sellers, s. D.; E. A. Smith, ]. D.; W.
| F. Brode, A. g. Elliott, Stewards; J. ?.
Lallamand, Tyler. 'at
A negro named Edward Tusm, alias
Edward Taylor, was arraigned and placed
at the bar of the Criminal Court yester-
day, charged with breaking into the house
of Emanuel Stewart, on Adams street,
and stealing silver watch, quantity OF
clothing and twenty-five dollars in money,
about q week ago. He was found guilty
and sentenced to fifteen years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Certificates of marriage were returned
during the week to the County Clerks
office, on licenses issued to the following
parties: Miles Standish and Miss Elvie
E. Searcy, married December 2, by DR..
T. D. Witherspoon; G. 7. Watson and
Mrs. Mollie v. billiard, married Deem
Der 8, by DR.. J. r. Graves; Squire
Admeyer and Miss Martha Luckett,
| married November 10, by Justice W. P.
York; R. d. Mckinney and Miss Cali
fornia Brown. married December 4, by
James H. Swan, Justice of the Peace (;
J. W. Wells and Miss Mamie LATHE,
married December 7, by Rev. W. A Cot
terau. Total, Ave marriages; also, six
colored couples.