Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-14
Local Brevities.
City bonds 46@47.

The cash system is becoming more
popular among jobbers
DR.. Walks lecture. IAN infallible
church; or an infallible book 2 Which 2
will probably be repeated.
Serious approximations are felt in
behalf Of the coming fruit crop. The
unusual warmth of the winter has
already brought out the premonitory
buds of spring, which an early frost
would surely destroy.
On the 10th of January, the Legisla-
ture passed a resolution calling for an
immediate apportionment of School
Funds for the year 1868 and 1869. Up
to the present date no apportionment
has been made.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred Sat-
urday night between two men named
James Leney and Keef, at 272 Hernando
street. Leney received two severe cuts,
one across the head and the other across
the abdomen. Keef was slightly cut, and
was arrested and held to await the result
of the others wounds. 1t was thought
Leney could not live, but after bis
wounds were dressed by DR.. Quimby ht
recovery was pronounced probable. Both
men we're drinking.
North Alabama has of late been the
scene of numerous outrages by reck-
less and irresponsible parties. The
Athens Post, of yesterday, says: "Or
last Sunday morning, some time between
midnight and day, band Of disguised
men visited the Grigsby farm, on Ell
river, in this county, and wautonly anc
maliciously murdered an old negro mar
on the place. On Saturday night the
same band visited Mr. R. L. Bridgeforth'
plantation and committed numerous out
RACES" fra fgtis
Colonel W. G. Wilcox, late County
Superintendent for Knox county, in
recent card, says: with floating deb
of over So 100000 daily pressing on thu
State Treasury and little coming in, sav'
j Bank of Tennessee notes for taxes, thu
prospect for speedy adjustment o
teachers claims is gloomy, unless thel
consent to take Bank of Tennessee note
at par. Very few can afford to do this
They toiled hard and have waited loni
for their pay, and the State is in dut,
bound to liquidate their claims in lega
tender"
We had the pleasure on Saturday o
meeting Mr.. John ]. McGuiness, the in
defatigable travelling correspondent ofth
Metropolitan Record. He has beef
writing some highly interesting letter
concerning the resources, development
and natural advantages of Tennessee
from which, had we space, we woul
make some extracts to show how on
much abused but glorious old State look
TO a stranger after months travel. MI
| McGuiness has gone to New Orleans
where he will find prolific themes for hi
facile pen.
A fire occurred between 8 and
o'clock Saturday night, in Center ALLEY
lust in the rear of the LEDGER office
which was quickly extinguished by GU
lightning fire department, but neverthe
less was quite destructive while it lasted
The flames were fiyst discovered issuln
from the cotton pfckery of J, R. Mile
| & Co., and spread thence to the saloo
of Mr.. Powell adjoining, and thence t.
the grocery and commission house
Messrs. VeseyF& Cartwright. The room
over Miles & Co. we're occupied as
laboratory by the druggists Mansfield .
Higbee. The loss of these parties ia es
timated as follows: Miles 4 Co., $l,5O(
| no insurance Mr.. Powell, $500, no in
surance; Mansfield & Higbee, $1,000
no insurance; Vessey & Cartwright
5000, damaged by water, insured. Tn
building belongs to Mr.. John Overton
Jr., and is insured for its full value.
The merchants of St. Louis hav
moved nobly in the cause of the Stone
wall Jackson monument, and 1t
believed that they can easily rails
$4,000. On the trip Of the Belle Men
phis down $50 were collected, and Cap
Crane intends to put up box to receiv
contributions. He says he can rails
$1,000. We call upon our merchants
have meeting and take proper steps t
secure liberal contribution to this nobl
object. Other places are moving in tbl
matter, and Memphis cannot afford to b
behind in such work Even Cairo CAV
$4,000, Corinth s4OO, Union City nearl
$1,000, and Nashville will give froI
$4,000 to $4,000. We hope that on
gallant and generous steamboatme
will not fall behind Captain Gran
and Billy Blenker, of the stesmt
Belle Memphis, in their laudsble effort
nor should our merchants, who are eve
noted for their liberality, permit then
selves to be left in the wake of oths
. cities. We notice from the ST. Lou
papers that the best men Of that city hel
a meeting recently to organize the move
ment. Let Memphis men do the same
: All funds collected or offered, wi
be received by the Honorable M
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