Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-06
BREyITIEs.
Amcs' Circus is in Knoxville,

again.
The city schools opened yesterday 1t
is estimated that four thousand children
started to school.
The Goyer Block, corner of Main and
Jefferson, will soon be completed, and
will be an ornament to the city.
The new crop Of cotton is beginning
to arrive Thesteamer Rubicon brought
up six bales, this morning, from Copeor-
dia landing, on the Mississippi side of
the river.
On Monday OF last week, while play
ing around the cistern, little child of
Mr.. James Moore, Of Grand Junction,
fell in and was drowsed before assistance
was given, though every attempt was
made to recover the child.
A large fire was observed from the city
last night about IL o'clock, out on the
fernando road beyond Calvary Gene
terry. The fire department turned out,
but stopped at the southern boundary of
the city and returned The fire lasted
over an hour and half
Every train brings home some of our
people who have been North spending
the summer, and their loose change also,
we presume Those Of us who had to
stay at home all summer think this thing
of going to the seaside and the noun
tains a great piece Of extravaganza.
Holly Springs has case of infanti-
eide, crime not uncommon among the
negroes since the war. An infant negro
child was found in privy vault. An
inquest was held, and verdict was rem
dered that the child was murdered by
being thrown into the vault of the privy
by its mother, Ellen Featherstone, negro,
on the night of August Is, 1870. The
murderess was arrested and confined in
Jail.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER is out to-
day, and can be had ready for mailing
at the counter. The present number is
a model of typographical excellence,
and is fully as interesting and valuable
in all its departments as any former
number. The WEEKLY has so far re-
ceived the most gratifying support from
all directions The circulation is stead
lily increasing, and we are determined
that the WEEKLY LEDGER shall not be
surpassed by any paper in the country.
Helena, Arkansas, has daily paper
the Clarion. No other city in the State
outside of Little Rock can make the
same boast. The second number has
reached us; it is small but neatly
printed, and, being an afternoon paper,
contains both the morning and afternoon
dispatches. We congratulate our sub
urban neighbor on such Distinction
and we hope that Messrs. Miles & Bur
nett, the publishers, may win an album
dant success in their new enterprise.
The Oxford miss. Falcon, one of our
most welcome country exchanges, will
be enlarged in a few days, we learn, to
the size of the WEEKLY LEDGER, and
will contain nine columns of matter to
the page. The Falcon is well estab-
lished paper, with circulation, we have
been informed, twice as large as any
other paper over had in the county. 1t
has been bold defender of the peoples
rights and interests, and deserves gen
erous support. The proprietor, Major
S. NJ. Thompson, is true Democrat, an
accomplished gentleman and an expe-
rienced journalist, fit and worthy to sue
coed in the rich and wide field he occu-
pies. When the Falcon is presented to
our merchants we desire to speak kind
word in its favor, and to commend it to
their patronage.
Knoxville is just now IN the enjoy
ment of colored divorce sensation |
The Wing and Register let's abbreviate
that long name to Whigister] of Satur-
day says: His Honor Judge Temple,
in the Chancery Court, granted divorce
to Rev Alfred E. Anderson, colored, of
this city, from his wife, Mary L. Ander-
sou, yesterday. Our city readers will
remember that the allegations Of Rev.
Mr.. Anderson reflected seriously on the
moral status of ]. B. Young, colored, Of
this city, as the Jonah who had wrecked
the domestic felicity of the couple. Rev.
Mr., Anderson Involuntary exiled him
self from the city as soon as the facts in
the case we're made known to him, and
now has charge of church 10 Memphis
The decision of Chancellor Temple is
nes gratifying to the numerous friends
Of Rev. Nj. Anderson, especially those
who have known him froa segth, and
who hcve confidence i'll his morality ahd
Christian spirit