Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-18
Local Brevities.

instant.
The postoilice will probably be moved
to the corner of Second and Union streets
next Wednesday. wy
Some "coIored gentleman" scarce o.
wood, is removing the sidewalk from
Orleans street plank by plank.
The banking house on the southwest
corner of Madison and Main is under
going thorough course ofrepairs.
By an act which became law yester-
day, County Court Clerks have power to
appoint two voting places in civil dis
tricts. -
twenty-five ordinary cases were dis
posed Of at the Recorders Court this
morning. A few Of them were small
State cases. NJ II r
And still the Nicolson pavement rots.
The city can issue more bonds and build
another two or three years hence, instead
Of keeping this one clean and dry at o
triaing cost. -
In the Board Of Aldermen, last even
ing, a petition, offered by Alderman
Cartwright, from number of under
writer's, 10 relation to the privilege
ordinance. ives read and referred to the
Ordinance Committee. ai q rfaL
The General Council meets at three
o'clock this afternoon to take some action
in regard to the city boundaries. A
good attendance Of the ins, the apti-ins,
the outs aud the anti-outs, and other
people, is expected. ,4H
The most of the business men along
the Poplar street railroad line, who
usually patronize the cars, had to walk
in this morning-the very time when
everybody wanted to ride. 1t seems that
the cars never will be run for the con-
venience of the public, as in st. Louis,
New Orleans and other cities.
There are twenty-five cases of small
pox in the City Hospital. DR.. Thornton,
the city physician, informs us that these
cases are mostly convalescent. The ep.
idemic is evidently on the decline, and
after this cold snap of weather will,
doubtless, soon disappear. Yet none
should neglect vaccination, as the small
pox may be around some other time.
A party of raiders fred into q negro
cabin on Squire A. T. Waltons place,
g Few miles south of Collieryille, q few
uights ago, wounding a negro man
slighay asd his wife mortally. They
then set FIRE to the cabin and left The
community is justly aroused and indig-
nant, anl should the lynchers be discov-
cred they will have some trouble.
The Sisters in charge of St. Peters
Orphan Asylum tender their grateful
Acknowledgements to the generous hearted
fremen of the city for their kind re-
membrance of the little ones in sending
them quantity of cake, left from the
ball by the No. Three's on Monday night
last. The fremen, for this donation
have the prayers of the orphans, which
are more valuable than the smiles Of
candidates.
The snow storm last evening kept
nearly everybody at home. The Conied
crate Fl. and R. Society failed to assem-
BILE; the General Council had few specta'
tors to witness its special meeting; the
Miltonion Tableaux was not crowded,
and the Theater had standing room left
for few more. 1t was good evening
to stay at home, and few turned out ex
ceat the poor firemen who had to rally to
an ALARM at half past eight o'clock.
Yesterday was gloomy, windy, rainy
dav until four clock in the afternoon,
when the rain turned 20 sleet and then to :,
snow. The snow con. nueu W ia'
briskly until late hour at nis NJ anu JUG
wind howled fercely until long H''ei
nightfall. To. day the weather is sha. y
and cold, in strange contrast to the sum-
mer-like days of the early part of the
week. The change is hailed With plea
sure; it purifies the air and gives assu-
rance of healthy summer, and bounti-
full crops of fruit, grain and vegetables.
To-day is bright and beautiful.
A petition, signed by the leading mer'
chants, will be forwarded to the Conven-
ton at Nashville Immediately, protest
ing against the late sctioH of that body,
which retains in the Constitution the
clause permitting the Legislature to tax
the mercantile interests of the State
without limit, and begging of the Con-
vention a reconsideration of its late
action and the adoption of such provi-
sions as will place merchandising on an
equality with all other honorable and
useful avocAtions with regard to taxa
ton. We hope the petition viii be
heard and granted. Class legislation is
contrary to the interests of the State and
the genius Of our free Institutions.
The beautiful cottage residence of Col.
L. s. Kuowlton, Assistant Postmaster,
in the district known as Fort Pickering,
was discovered to be on fire last night,
about half-past eight o'clock. The flames
advanced rapidly, and were bursting
high from the roof some time before the