Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-16
Local Hreyiftes.

Hamlet tonight.
The rain 10 cleaning OF the streets.
The Board Of Mayor aad Aldermen
meet. This afternoon.
Look out for pickpockets and ball
thieves. OF
| Twelve arrests in the Second District
yesterday. -
Police man 7. F. Sweat has resigned,
after fourteen years faithful service.
Louisville had transient snow Satur-
day morning Eve OF six inches deep.
Fifteen ordinary cases were disposed
Of this morning in the Police Court. =
The room of Major ]. T. Adam at "a
Court street. was entered and robbed last
night : rs ae
People should, by all means, register
| in their wards. The time will soon ex-
pire. p IS g6sN1gsh a.liit
Notwithstanding the bad weather. the
social party of the Sodality Band will
come off this evening.
Col. Joseph Lsnow has declined to &C.
cept the unexpected honor offered him OF
q position on the Little Rock bogus rail-
road ring.
DR.. Underwood, the well-known pool
seller, bad severe stroke Of apoplexy
at the race course yesterday, but it was
thought he would recover.
Fritz Kroker, a member of the Metro
politan Police force for three years, has
resigned bis position, and gone into the
sausage business "down to der Boplar
sthreet marget 'ouse."
We call attention to the notice, which
| appears elsewhere, from the different
banks, giving notice that paper coming
due on Thursday Thanksgiving day.,
will come due the day before.
A man named Michael OBrien, for
merly of Memphis, was shot and killed
at Moscow, on the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, by man named Henry
Roberts last Saturday. The murderer
escaped. eee nhnn
A divorce was granted by Chancellor
Smith yesterday to Mrs. Sable c. Powell
from Forrest Powell on her petition, and
she was restored to her maiden name
Sable CIarkson Haley. The defendant
was required to pay the costs.
Jefferson Davis, ex-President Of the
Confederate States, is expected to arrive
liz the city to-day by the steamer Great
Republic. He comes purely on private
business, and of course desires no de-
monstration in his honor
We noticed yesterday quite number
of ladies, who have charge Of the Hebrew
Fair, calling on their friends for dona
tons. From the smiles depicted on their
faces, we judge that they have met with
the success they deserve. Don't refuse
when they call on you.
| The presence of the sturdy, honest
faced country Justices in their places
Yesterday, when the Quarterly Court wal
| reorganized, was a goodly sight to behold
| II made one think Of old times, and ere
ated hope in many hearts that we are
going back to fair, economical admin
| istration of public affairs.
The last number of Harper's Weekly
has the fret chapters of a new story by
lWilkie Collins; also, among other fea
lures ofiD.erest, a cheap picture of Henry
Cooper, the newly elected Senator from
Tennessee. We are obliged to Mr.. Joe
| Locke for copy of that and other pop
ular papers.
The Sun has been enlarged by the ad
dition of four columns of matter. The
San is live penny newspaper, skiliully
conducted, is brim-full Of the events Of
the day in condensed form, occupies
widening field, and bids fair to be res
| journalistic success, in all of which it has
our good wishes.
Major Henry Ewing. one OF the pro
prietors of the st. Louis Times. was ir
the city yesterday on his way home from
Arkansas. We did not have the pleasure
Of meeting him, but can say that if bis
career in journalism is marked by the
same energy and decision that charsc'
terized him when he was General Mar
madukes Adjutant General, be will win
a golden success. Such is the hope Of
one who knew him in the army.
| We hear that y magnificent parlor and
skating rink Ia to be built shortly on
Court street, opposite the Cumberland
church. The following item relating to
| the rink subjec is in yesterdays Courier
Journal: "The ordinance warrant
| against Mr.. VIM. Z. Glover, charging
him with making an exhibition ire
ferring to the skating rinkl withoq'
paying license therefor, was heard in the
City Court yesterday and dismissed, il
having been shown that the r.nk vas
place of healthful exercise and not a
nlace of exhibition"
There are very few ladies on the streets
to-day, also very few gentlemen, and those
who y pear are in hurry, as if going to
some place to return a borrowed UNI