Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-20
Local Brevfties.

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Mr.. A. Seessel is about to remove TO
New York.
Estimated that 275. 900 bales Of cotton,
worth $4,000, 900, will be received in
Memphis BY the close Of the season.
Police business is very light The
Metropolitans are looking out for their
situations.
The Confederate Relief Association
meets this evening at the Municipal
bCourt-room. Let there be full attend
ance.
Total amount Of stolen property re.
covered by the Metropolitan Police, from
July l, 1869, to January s, 1870, 1884,
495 Ga
Officer M. Gallagher, of the First Dis
trio, Police, was discharged yesterday by
ommissioner Burditt for conduct unbe-
coming an officer.
Our genial and popular friend Mr..
Charlie c fin, who removed to Arkansas
some time since, is in the city on short
visit among his friends.
The January term of the Circuit Court
commences next Monday. A special
Judge will be appointed by the Governor
in place of Judge Reeves, who is seriously
ill.,
The city elections being over now, the
people are beginning to take some slight
interest in the approaching county cleo
ton. The ward meetings next Saturday
night will be largely attended.
Some morning papers have the "Shoo
Fly" an old Georgia malady melody,
revived, which is all the 60. There is
clog dancer around who, also, has it in
both feet
The rights of way in opening streets
and alleys 10 the city during the last two
years, has cost the city SIG 4S7 80,
which is yet to pay. An additional tax
will have to be levied for the purpose.
During Colonel Chandler's term as
Tex Collector on Privileges, he collected
and disbursed over three hundred thou
sand dollars. He turned over clean
set of books to Mr.. Felix Robertson, his
successor.
Mr.. E. McDavitt has returned from
Nashville, and gives an interesting ac-
count of affairs in the capital. He has
but middling" opinion of the Legisla-
ture, but says the Convention is an able,
dignifed, fine looking, Woodworking set
of men. \
Only one hundred aud twenty men
were summoned as jurors in the Dickens
case yesterday. One juror was found in
the lot, making FIVE procured in all. At
this rate it will be necessary to summon
eight hundred and sixty-one others to
complete tie jury.
MONDAY prayer meetings are held
daily at Rocco Hall, corner Madison and
Second streets-upstairs, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association. There ia usually good at
tendance of ladies and gentlemen, and
spirit of great earnestness is manifested.
All are invited to attend.
A meeting of that portion of the citi-
zens OF the Fourteenth Civil District out
side of Memphis will be held at Moore's
saloon, at the end of the fernando Street
railroad (baek of Elmwooa Cemetery,
on Saturday evening next, the 22d inst,
at 2 clock, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to attend the County Conven-'
ton on the 9th inst.
One of the elections made by the Gen
eral Council yesterday, which will give
general satisfaction, was that of Mr.. W.
Il. Horton to the Office of City lnspec-
tor. Mr.. Horton is an excellent citizen,
and q whole.souled gentleman. He was
disabled during the late Sectional Diff
Guilty, and is very suitable man for the
place.
In our report of transfers of real estate
| for week before last we have discovered
one omission as follows Charles Jones
to S. Vendig, storehouse, at 226 Main
street, for $40, 900. Mr.. Vendig has oc-
cupied this house for business purposes
thirteen years, and his portion of the
building indicates his permanency and
success.
There is q good deal of anxiety in some
quarters to see a list of the new police
force. We are not inclined to kick the
old set Just because they are going out, or
to brag on the new set before they are
tried: but we look for the new Chief,
Tom O'Donnel, to do his best to arrange
and maintain frst-clsss force. he has
abandoned all other business, and will
devote oil bis time and energies to the
responsible duties Of his new position.
A colered party named Dave Bradley
had fistic and knife encounter with
another party named Jesse Johnson, on
the levee yesterday, and got badly
knitted. johnson ran away; Bradley
didn't; be had to be carried, and his
early decease was proguosticated by the
medical gentleman who dressed his
wounds. They both had situations in
the roustabout department of the steamer
St. Joseph.
A man in an insensible condition was