Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-15
BREyITIEs.

Joe Locke, newsdealer, has all the late
daily papers from the East and West
also, late pictorials.
The Conservative Republicans and
Democrats have carried Missouri by
over forty thousand majority.
Harpers magazine for December has
been received by W. ]. Mansford, corner
of Second and Monroe streets.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for St. Patricks fair, which com.
mences next Monday evening at Cochran
Hall.
Recorder Scales disposed of large
docket of misdemeanor cases this morn.
ing thereby adding materially to the
city treasury.
Go to Mansfords Catholic bookstore
for religious and literary publications.
All the late periodicals and pictorial
newspapers on hand.
The second musical soiree of the Men.
delsohn Quartette Club will be given al
the Greenlaw Opera House on Friday
evening, November 18th.
Chancellor Yerger is quite sick and is
confined to his room. In consequence
of his illness the Second Chancery
Court was not in session to-day.
The liabilities of David Gibson & Co..
liquor dealers, Cincinnati, Ohio, are es
timated at 100000. Gibson & Co. were
the largest whisky dealers in the West
Chief O'Donnell took from the posses
sion of one Ed. Smith, last evening, Q
gold watch which is supposed to have
been stolen. The watch was of Tissot'
make.
There has been a great rush this fore
noon for seats at the Memphis Theatei
to see Robert McWade's rip Van Win
kle." Advertise in the Theatrical Bul
letin.
The grand concert in aid of the
wounded Germans, which came off las
night at the Greenlaw Opera House
under the direction of Prof. Schulze, wal
eminently successful.
A negro named Jerry Larkin was
bound over by Recorder Scales in the
sum of two thousand dollars, on the
charge of stealing pair of pants from
the porter of the steamer Legal Tender
The planters on the Arkansas river
will pick one-third more cotton than wa,
expected month ago The absence o
frost and the continued fine weather
have added materially to the cottor
Ecrop.
Main street, near Adams, was block
AIDED by drays, wagons, carriages ant
people, last evening. The cause of this
was the performance of man on a tigh-
rope and trapeze, some fifty feet above
the Nicolson.
From all appearances, McWade will
draw larger houses than any star Oh
sompany that has appeared at the
theater this season. Advertise in the
Theatrical Bulletin. 1t contains the
only programme used in the theater.
Rev. A. B. Earle, the evangelist, will
preach again at o'clock this afternoon
and at clock this evening, at the Cen
trail Baptist Church, Second street, neal
Beal. Extraordinary religious power il
witnessed at these meetings.
There will be divine service at the
Second street Methodist Church THU
evening at II o'clock. There is still {
very gracious influence in this congrega
ton. Forty-seven persons have made .
profession of faith in Christ.
Our friend J. W. McCown, Esq, was
married on the 9th inst. in Granville
county, North Carolina, to Miss Mollit
B. Sneed, daughter of Major W. NJ
Sneed. Mr.. McCown, with his bride, re-
turned to our city last Sunday evening.
This morning in the Criminal Court
Jacob Schooler was acquitted by the
jury on the charge of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. Some months
since, in personal difficulty at French
Johns, Schooler stabbed man named
John Allen with pocket knife
In the Criminal Court yesterday, John
Robinson was found guilty of malicious
stabbing, and was sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for two years by the jury. In
the case of the State VS.. Jacob Druyfus,
grand larceny, the jury returned YER
diet of guilty, and fixed the penalty at
three years in the penitentiary.
The School Board met yesterday and
received the reports of the Superintend-
ent, Treasurer, Visitors, etc. The pay
roll of the teachers amount to 81, 1926 GO
for the past month. The Treasurer re-
ported cash on hand 81 800. Mr.. Risk,
heretofore elected to represent the Sixth
Ward, took his seat. 1t was resolved to
sell the school bonds after the next meet
ing Of the Board.
The telegraph, this morning, reports
the state Of the thermometer at different
points as follows: Buffalo, 3j0; Boston,
460; Charleston, 500; Cleveland, 390;
Chicago, 300; Chattanooga, 520; Cincin-
natl, 5O0 Detroit. 330 Fortress Monroe,
450, with rain; Houston, GO; Louisville,
400; Little Rock, $50; New Orleans, 5l0i
Nashville, $50; Pittsburg, 37', and rain
ing; Saginaw, 80; Savannah, 500; In
dianapolis, 40.
Emmons & Son, the well known news
dealers on jefferson street, have just re-
eeived the Missouri Democrat, Courier
Journal of yesterday and latest New Or