Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-06
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Go TO Joe Locke's for late papers, pic
torials aud periodicals. ~.
The Board Of Aldermen and Common
Council meet tomorrow.
The Quorum Court met yesterday, and
adjourned over to the first Monday in
January next.
Services at the Cumberland Presbytc-
rian Church. Court street, this evening
at seven o'clock.
Mansford has all late daily Eastern
and Western papers, comic almanacs
and pictorials.
Recorder Scales disposed Of iifty-two
cases this morning. $3.50 were assessed
as fines, and $500 collected.
The Presidents message was generally
read to-day by Memphians. The pre-
yailing opinion seems to be that it is
dull document.
The,stree corner musicians are fast
becoming public nuisance. The great
majority of them are professional beg
CARS, not deserving relief.
The steamer W. A. Caldwell, with five
hundred bales Of cotton on board, sunk
last night in the Arkansas river. Full
particulars in our river column.
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The Probate Court, Judge Ray presid-
ing, will adjourn in few days in order
that Judge Ray can open the Bartlett
Circuit Court on Monday next
Revival meetings continue with much
interest at Dr. Ford's church, Second
street, near Beal, and accessions to the
church continue. Preaching tonight at
seven o'clock.
Interesting revivals are progressing in
the different churches Of our city. The
preaching of Mr.. Earle some weeks since
seems to have created religious smrit
in the community.
The chain gang is doing good service
on Main street. We're it not for these
industrious wards of the city, our Mic
olson pavement would have disappeared
from view long since.
The case of Maria Day, indicted for
killing George Burke in the store of
Messrs. Van Pelt & Gibson, some months
since, will be called for trial to-mo rrow
in the Criminal Court.
A divorce bill was filed yesterday in
the First Chancery Court by Mary L.
McAlister against James McAlister,
claiming alimony and divorce on the
grounds of cruel treatment, etc.
Several individuals charged with fast
driving were fined by the Recorder this
morning. The police are on the watch
for those fast drivers who make Main
and Second street public race course.
The Rev. J. B. Shearer will preach to-
night at o'clock at the First Presby-
terrain Church, corner Of Third and Pop
lar streets. The interesting services will
continue during the week, and the pub
lie are invited to attend.
A negro woman, committed to Jail
some days since by the Recorder, has
been charged by the Jail authorities with
attempting to procure an abortion. She
will have hearing before the proper au-
thorities in few days.
The thieves who infest our city are be-
coming more lively Housekeepers
should see that their doors are securely
locked at night, and be prepared to re-
ceive these midnight marauders with all
the honors of war.
Justice Winters bound John Hawk
over in the sum of one thousand dollars,
on the charge of stealing chickens from
George Nichols, of Raleigh. The
chicken hawk will be confined in the
penitentiary.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on JEFF
ferson street, have received the Courier
Journal Of yesterday, New York World
of Saturday last, and the last number of
Waverly Magazine; also all late picto-
rails and periodicals.
A man nance Tom McGowan was ar
rested by officers Arata and Kroker on
the charge of shooting the Italian con-
fectioner, Brizzolara, but was discharged
from custody because Brizzolara failed
to identify him as the would-be assassin.
We notice several aristocratic and
blooded dogs on the street enveloped in
variegated promenade blankets. These
animals will not associate with ours of
low degree. In Chicago the style of
blankets for dogs of good family is black
and red.
A negro woman in Mississippi this last
season cultivated, with one mule, ten
acres of corn, ten acres Of oats, and ten
acres of wheat, at an expense Of two
hundred dollars. The value of the crop
was six hundred dollars, which left her
four hundred dollars as the result of her
industry.
The city registration offices will close
on the 18th instant Unless our citizens
procure registration certificates they will
not be permitted to vote at the ensuing
city election. The revised charter Of the
city provides that a ward registration
must be had in all the wards of the city
during December of each year.
Officers Wilkerson and Sheppard ar
rested two negroes last night on the
charge Of robbing John Halloran, near
the Memphis City 0il-Works, an account
of which appeared in the LEDGER of
yesterday. The robbers we're recognized
by Mr.. Halloran, and their. case will be
investigated by the Recorder tomorrow
morning.