Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-04
PIrrsBURa and Kentucky coal and gas
coke. Brown 4 Jones, Office 282 Main
street, Bethel Block. T
News I'm Brief.

Wick ers come.
The City Council meets this afternoon.
One hundred and forty blacks reg
istered yesterday.
The old court house at Raleigh is used
as school house.
James Fitzgerald, Memphis sport,
died in New Orleans Sunday. W.
The Commercial Convention will be
held at the Greenlaw Opera House.
Mr.. J. G. Healy, the agent of Mrs.
O'Donovan Rosa, is at the Overton.
The expense of lighting the new county
Jail with gas is from 500 to $3.50 per
month. absela
Mrs. Thompson's benefit will take
place at the New Memphis Theater,
Friday evening, May l4th. T
The bridge over the St. Francis river
at Madison is completed, and trains will
soon run through to that place.
Registrar Williams will open his books
at Whites Station next Saturday. The
people there should be ready for him.
3 One thousand seven hundred and sixty
two bales of cotton shipped from Mem
phis Saturday nilhs and Sunday morn
ing. ,os,,n .., Nre r,-ff~fr7
The old jail at Raleigh has been placed
in the special charge of l. N. Shepard.
II is going to ruin, and it is no use to the
county as a Jail. lffa
The ladies' who intend to take part in
the grand Masonic fair are requested to
assemble at the Memphis Club Hall to-
morrow at three pm. -
We learn from passengers who came in
on the l2:40 train that another shooting
scrape took place in Brownsville yester-
day. No definite or fatal particulars.
Several loads of stone from North
Alabama have arrived in this city, to SO
used in laying the foundation of the
White river bridge, at Duvall's Bluff.
The Conservatives of the Sixth Ward
are to meet at the Waldran Block Thurs
day night, and appoint delegates to the
convention to select candidates for the
judiciary. e
The steamer Robert E. Lee, which is
expected up the river this afternoon at
three o'clock, made the trip from Vicks-
burg to Helena in twenty-four hours, a
distance Of 3O5 miles. This is about the
shortest time on record.
We are pleased to learn that the con-
cert given at the State Female COL
lege, on the Both ult, is to be repeated
Thursday evening, the 9Th inst. Street
cars will run to suit those living in the
city. 1t will be very pleasing affair,
as are all entertainments ever given at
that college.
The Chickasaw Club held an election
at their Hall last night, resulting as fol-
lows: Frank s. Davis, Esq, President;
Fl. s. Hamilton, Vice President, and
George Winchester, Secretary. We I'm.
derstand that the Club will give an ele-
CANT strawberry party about the 18th
inst.
The last number Of the Bolivar Bulle-
tin, which reached US this morning, con-
tains graceful retiring bow from Col.
Nose Parrish, the editor and proprietor,
who goes West, and the salutatory of Mr..
Chas. M. O'Hara, who has leased the
paper for twelve months. We wish both
gentlemen great success and prosperity.
The Brignoli opera troupe will be
here three nights next week at the New
Memphis Theater, and produce the most
popular operas of the day. This troupe
has been South for time, and every
where have had refined, critical and well
pleased audiences. Brignoli has
worldwide reputation, and excites popu-
lar interest in the largest cities.
Mr.. J. N. Weaver, stage carpenter Of
the Memphis Theater, takes benefit at
that place tomorrow "wednesday even
ing. Though never seen on the stage,
the carpenter is indispensable to its scenic
effects, and Mr.. Weaver, for two seasons,
has been faithful worker at his post
We happen to know that he is worthy,
industrious citizen, and that, owing to
protracted sickness in bis family, little
help at this time would be more than
gratefully received and appreciated.
Mr.. McWade, Mr.. and Mrs. Cline, Miss
Viola Plunkett and other Memphis
fayorites have kindly volunteered to as
sist on the occasion, and very pleasing
bill will be presented.
MEMPHIS, May 4. 1869.
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