Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-20

xsaF Local Brevitfes.
The Chancery Court stands adjourned
until Monday.
Mr.. s. g. Sparks, Of the Somervile
Falcon. is at the Peabody.
Trains Of horses and mules arrive in
the city almost daily from Kentucky.
Early risers found heavy frost this
morning and some ice. The weather is
quite severe for this latitude.
Nine cases Of no importance or inte-
rest whatever we're disposed of at the
Adams street Police Court this morning.
Grace Church has been repaired, and
10 now perfectly comfortable. Services
will be held tomorrow by Rev. Mr.. Car
michael.
Jefferson Davis has been invited, by
some Of his friends, to attend St. Lszrus
Church, and it is expected that he will
be there.
A man named George A. McIver was
killed at Des Arc, Arkansas. on the 10th
inst George Hall, the man charged
with the murder, has escaped.
The Democratic Executive Committee
hold meeting at their headquarters, on
Second street, this afternoon at three
o'clock. Questions of vital importance
will claim their attention and decisive
action.
The Brownsville Bee says: 1.-THE coon
trade is in moderately Aourishing con-
dition in Brownsville. The supply lie
fully equal to the demand" The coon
market in Memphis is nominal, and
seldom quoted.
Our friend Mr.. s. L. Babcock, of st.
Clair Nurseries, Summerfield, Illinois, is
in the city on business trip. The st.
Clair Nurseries have q wide reputation
and rapidly increasing business in the
South.
The stockholders of the Memphis, Holly
Springs, Okolons and Selma railroad
M. b. s. O. &'S. R. R.-company have
been notified to meet at Okolons on Fri
day, December Sd, to elect thirteen Dr.
rectors for the ensuing year.
About seven and half o'clock yester-
day afternoon, fireman named Sam.
Cromes, who was assisting to make up
the train at the Mississippi and Teunes
see depot, fell through from the engine
and was run over, crushing his leg so
badly as to render amputation necessary.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose of considering upon the feasibility
and expediency Of the proposed Marine
and Industrial Exhibition and Fair for
the port of Memphis and the Southwest,
will meet at parlor A, in the Overton
Hotel, Monday afternoon, the 22d, at AZ
clock.
As the steamer Richmond was going
down on her last trip ten thousand dol
lars worth of diamonds were stolen from
a lady passenger on the night of the 18th
inst. The supposed thief get on at Mem
phis and off at Vicksburg. One thousand
dollars reward is offered for the recov-
cry of the diamonds.
We learn that Rev. Father Walsh, Of
st. Patrick's Church, contemplates build
ing new Catholic church in the north
ern portion of the city. A meeting of all
persons interested will be held at the old
No. 6 engine house, Main street, near
Winchester, next Wednesday evening
If the names of Lords Carries and
Price, M. P.'s." are not in "Burke's
Peerags" it is their fault, none of ours.
The gentleman who borrowed our copy
of "Burke's Peerage" to look up the ped
igree of &c. & p" is requested not to
loan it out to anybody else. 1t has gone
far enough.
From dispatches received yesterday, at
the Office of the Little Rock Railroad
Company, it seems that bogus concern at
Little Rock did not succeed in getting
| possession of the road, although an in
junction was granted BY the Circuit Court
Of Pulaski county restraining the legal
officers from running the roaS: Colonel
Adams has gone over to represent Mem
mis- and the old Directors. and it's likely
| that the question will have bearing in
Court to-day.
As the steamer Lsonidas, which ar
rived from New Orleans yesterday, was
coming up. the porter of the boat bor-
rowed the safe keys from under the
clerks pillow, and drew check on the
ssfe for a package containing $1,000.
! The check drew the money, and the keys
we're reisrned where they were found.
The clerk discovered the loss, and had
/ the porter put in the gqard'hoDse, q va
cant state room. In the night the por-
| ter had a vision: be seen bis coffin and
| ths undertaken and the Sheriff, the grave
digger and the tombstone-massr, and his
ep:tsph-si6es. This brought him to
time; he swoke ahd disgorged the
package from a mattress, where he had
opened q bank account.
A small but significant riot occurred
yesterday at the wharf on the steamer
Dexter between the whites and blacks