Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-19
BREvITIEs.
The Orphans fair will open tonight
Mt the Memphis Club Hall.

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es, and falling.
1t has been raining for fifteen hours
thereby cleaning the streets and alley
and filling the city cisterns.
The 25Oth anniversary Of the landing
of the Pilgrims will take place on thu
22d instant-Thursday next.
1t is said that Mr.. Nick Malatesta will
be candidate for municipal honors, il
the Fifth Ward, at the ensuing election
The ball of the Memphis Fire ant
Relief Association will come off at tn,
Cochran Hall on Wednesday night next
i The time for ward sfegistration hal
been extended to Tuesday next. Gt
and procure your certificate of registra
ton.
One hundred cases were disposed Of
by the Recorder this morning. The
usual number of DRINKS, disorderlies
fast drivers, etc., were attended to.
The Gersaan fair. which closed Satur.
day night last at Cochran Hall, was en-
inently successful. The receipts ex-
ceeded the expenses by one thousand
dollars. :
f. Bret Harte, editor of the Overland
Monthly magazine, and author of many
amusing sketches and poems, is a native
of New York, and is thirty-three years
old.
The Rev. Father. Nugent, of Liver
pool, will deliver his interesting lecture
tomorrow evening a. the Greenlaw
Opera House. Subject : Nobody
Children"
Joe Locke, newsdealer on Main, near
Jefferson street, has all late daily and
weekly papers, almanacs, magazines,
pictorial and literary publications, and
Christmas news goods
In Kentucky, day or two ago, DR..
A. P. Pownall was drowned while in the
act of being baptised in Crooked creek
in the presence of a large congregation.
The preacher swan ashore.
The celebrated Lingard-Dunning com
bination troupe of comedians will make
their bow at the Memphis Theater to-
night, to what is generally known as a
full and fashionable house.
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, has received all Eastern and North
ern city papers, pictorials, European and
American magazines and journals, comic
almanacs and everything known under
the head of news goods.
We had the pleasure of meeting yes
terday DIR. r. NJ Tindall, editor of that
sterling Democratic sheet, the 0kolona
Monitor. The Doctor has been in our
city for several days, sojourning at the
Peabody Hotel.
The Brownsville accommodation train,
on the M. & o. R. R., will leave Mem
phis each morning, at nine o'clock, dur
ing the present week for the convenience
of attorneys and others wishing to attend
the Bartlett Circuit Court.
The man, Marcus Roberts, who was ar
rested on Saturday last for threatening
to kill Mr.. Charley Morris, was turned
over this morning to the Sheriff of Crit
tenden county, to answer that charge,
and also two others-shooting Mr.. Elliot
and burning a woodward belonging to
Mr.. Morris.
We acknowledge pleasant visit from
Mr.. A. B. Upshaw, editor of the Holly
Springs Miss Independent South.
The South is live paper, Democratic
to the core, and the persistent enemy of
Radicalism. Mr.. Upshaw will be at the
Peabody for several days.
Mr.. P. l.. Mitchell, one Of DIR. Earle's
converts, delivered an interesting dis
course at the Baptist church on Second
street last night At the conclusion Of
the address DIR. Ford announced 70 the
that Mr.. Mitchell had de-
termined to enter the ministry.
Several of the courts adjourned this
in order that attorneys could
attend the bar meeting this evening,
called by Chancellor Yerger. The mem
bers of the bar will probably select some
attorney to sit on the Chancery bench
during the illness of Judge Yerger.
A valuable consignment was made
Friday to our esteemed friend, VIM. l..
Chandler, Of the house of Hill, Fon-
tame a Co., by his estimable wife, con-
sisting of piece of masculine humani-
iy, weighing eleres poHHds. Small
weight for a consignment Of so much
value.
Emmons 4 Son, newsdealers, on JEFF
ferson and 63 Beale streets, have
Cincinnati Commercial
IF Saturday, all Eastern and Western
iaily and weekly papers, Harpers
Monthly for January, and all late maya
lines and pictorial publications, Christ
mas news goods. etc.
There is an official in Memphis whose
photography does not by any means com
by with the examples and rules laid