Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-06
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Register.
Matinee this afternoon.
Prospect of good weather for the racer.
There are numerous predictions that
this isto be severe winter.
A great revival of religion is going on
at Rogersville, Tennessee.
Mr.. Sam Jones, our representative in
the Legislature, is expected home, and
will be present at the reorganization Of
the County Court Monday.
George w. Ross, of Athens, Tenr., has
received the appointment of Assessor Of
Internal Revenue for the First District,
oicc Colonel Dave Nelson, removed.
Col. Jim Torrey--the old chiefs in
the city, from Mississippi. He reports
that he has raised big cotton crop, and
killed wildcat las, Sunday night.
Major T. B. Kirby, polished writer,
for two years connected as associate
editor with the Knoxville Press and
Herald, has removed to Louisville, KY,
to permanently locate. "a
The Jail in Warren county, 10 this
State, Is empty, and the jailor goes
squirrel huating every day. II will be a
long time before our jailor will get to 90
squirrel hunting
A ball is to be given at Turner'S Hall,
on the 18th inst, for the benefit of the
widows and orphans of deceased United
States soldiers. We hope this worthy
charity will be literally patronized.
During the week beginning Thursday,
October 18th, and ending Wednesday,
November Sd, both inclusive, there were
shipped from the Holly Springs Depot
1896 bales of cotton, as follows: Memphis,
Az; New Orleans, 1853; New York, 256.
There is Radical Judge down in Mis-
sissppi, lately appointed, who didn't
know how to spell Judge" when he
came to sign the minutes of his court
He was rather of the opinion after ma
ture deliberation that it was gouge.
Emigrant wagons are still passing
through the city, goipg West. Next fall
the people will be coming back with the
chills and without their teams. One
place is about as good as another, and
better, too, if people will only believe it
and work.
We learn through a reliable source
that Mr.. Charles BIB killed Mr.. FL
bridge Hord, twelve miles from Hell
ena, Arkansas, last Sunday night,
about some trivial affair. Both were
drinking. The trial came off today, but
we have not learned the result.
DR.. E. Woodward. Col j. H. Edmond
son and Col. j. W. Jefferson were elected
Directors of the Chckasaw Jockey Club,
at meeting last night, and W. B. Gal
breath, Esq, was elected Vice President,
to FIJI the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of George M. Gill, Esq.
Our friend Mr.. Sam. C. Weaver, whose
card appears elsewhere, has opened his
eflice, and is prepared to issue through
bills of lsding to New York by the South
Shore Line. Mr.. Weaver has effected
complete arrangements. 80 that his cot
ton will at all times be promptly for
warded. He is the only agentin the city
for the line who can issue bills of lading
via Louisville and Cincinnati.
Ed. 0'Pshav applied to the Law Court
yesterday for msndamus to compel
Barbour Lewis and John League to pay
him to the end OF the year, knowing at
the same time that his term of Office had
expired. The Court decided that it would
not issue an extraordinary process COM
polling a ministerial officer to perform
illegal acts. Mr. County Attorney Wood
ward represented O'Pshaw, and was
pressing in his demands for mandamus
Toe proposition of Dr.. Plough TO hold
grand Marine and Industrial Exhibit
ton and Fair 10 front of Memphis next
spring, s n.a been heartily endorsed by
many of our QUEENS among them
Henry G. Smith, James Lee, jr., Presi-
dent Of the Dry Dock; Prmus Emerson,
Superintendent of the Dry Dock; James
Lee, sr.; W. R Mccullough, Stack Lee,
]. P. Norton, S. P. McCauley, L. Emer-
son.
The "Oficial Journal" Of everything
has found out that the County Commits
sioners have been abolished, and says
the Quarterly Court Vill be hailed with
intense satisfaction by the people. The
20. j. don't congratulate the people,
however, but is kind enough to give them
some valuable suggestions-the result no
doubt of much experience as the hand
organ of B Barbour Lewis at ten cents per
line, all of which was ordered to be paid
at special meeting of the Board last