Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-11
Local Brevittes.
Rsgistration progresses slowly.

Registration progresses slowly.
Change of schedule on the Memphis
and Louisville railroad line next Mon
day.
Second annual ball Of the Bluff City
Base Ball Club at Cochran Hall this
evening.
| Mamie Douglass was sold yesterday
by Col. Cheatham to Mr.. Bacon, the
owner of Corsican, for three thousand
dollars.
The NicoIson pavement is out Of sight
in many places, and if it 10 not kept bet.
ter cleaned, new one will be required
in less than two yesrs. OF course the
city is able to bear the expense.
The Little Rock Gazette, of Tuesday,
ssys: Emigrant trains to the southwest
were passing through the city all day
1 yesterday They were from Logan
county, Kentucky, East and Middle
| Tennessee.
Those who expect to vote at the inn
portant municipal election which takes
place on the first Thursday in January,
should remember that they must register
| in their respective wards. The people
should all register promptly and be ready
for the contest.
A special meeting Of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen will be held this
afternoon at the City Hall, at o'clock.
A full attendance is desired as two very
important questions will come up: the
Little Rock railroad stock again end the
Union Depot proposition.
The Holly Springs Conservative is the
name Of new paper just started at
Holly Springs, Miss. John Calhoon,
Esq, formerly Of the Canton Mail, is the
editor and one of'the proprietors. The
first number is highly creditable to Mis-
sissippi journalism, both mechanically
and editorially. A more neatly printed
sheet we have not seen. The ConseYUa-
the advocates Dent.
Two more colored gentlemen sentenced
to the penitentisry yesterday by the
Criminal Court ALLEN Franklin, for
stealing watch and coat, sent up five
years; Lee Roy, for stealing coat. sent
for one year. Another one named Aleck
Hunt would probably have been sen
fenced for stealing some loose cotton from
Colonel Jefferson's Office, but for the fact
that, while everybody was out at dinner,
he managed to retire in good order, and
has not since put in an appearance.
We understand that gentleman from
Louisville is in the city with view of
starting some one in the skating rink
line. The rink is great institution
in Louisville, and also in New Orleans.
At the latter place it is under the man
agement Of our former fellow-citizen, DR..
j. M. Kellar. Two or three gentlemen
of high standing and responsibility are
talking of starting a rink here. We
hope they will, and believe that it could
be made great success
The following officers were elected by
the St. Andrews Society at the prepara-
tory meeting held last evening: Presi-
dent, Hans Lemon; lst Vice President,
David NJ Philip; I'd Vice President, W..
W. Young; Secretary, John b. Camp
BELL Treasurer, A. M. Smith; Physi-
clan, Dr.. Allan Stirling; Board of Mana
gers, John Ainslie, David Goldsmith,
Duncan Macleap, John Scott, Martin I.
Ryder, The following committee of
three was appointed to make arrange
ments for the celebration of S.. Andrews
Day: Duncan Maclean, David M, Philip
and John Scott.
| 1t is stated that the Postofioe is to be
removed to the southwest corner of
| Uoion and Second streets, as soon as the
two tenements can be charged and fitted
up. This will, of course, please every
| body south of Madison street, and not
please everybody in the opposite direc-
ton, The people are less interested in
| the location pf thp Postoffice than they
| were when every man had TO 90 fef bis
own letters or send an authorized agent.
| The free delivery system has wrought
great change in this respect Those who
| live in houses with numbers on them can
have all their mail matter left at their
doors. But still there is quite large
class Of psepls of more transient char
acter who must continue To visit the
Postotice. The Ayres Block, which wan
once suggested, is exactly in the center
of the city; but the place SELECTED will
doubtless suit at least half the people
who are interested. 81