Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-29

Somerville expects TO be taken in b,
the Southern Pacific railroad. So doe
Memphis.
Larkin's Independent Compress, oil
Jefferson street, turns out five hundre.
bales per day. - p -f'5r
To correct a former mistake we vii
state that Mr.. John Notebooks was put IL
nomination at the County Convention by
DR.. r. P. Bateman.
On Tuesday last, negro in the employ
Of Mr.. Wilson. in Cherokee county, Ala.
made a brutal assault on two daughters Of
Mr.. Wilson with an iron bar, fracturiDg
the skull of one and severely woundinp
the other. The negro was pursued
caught and summary hung.
The world renowned vocalist, Miss
Carlotta Patti. after an absence of some
years in Europe, returned last year and
has been giving concerts 10 the larger
cities of this country. Elsewhere it will
be seen that she is coming to Memphis,
aud will be here two nights. This will
give our people an opportunity to hear
one of the finest singers in the world.
Mr. ]. l.. Sparks has resumed his con-
nection with the Somerville Falcon.
The paper now comes TO us considerably
enlarged and otherwise greatly i'm
proved, in several respects. More
attention is paid to county news than
heretofore, aud some of our exchanges
might profit by the example. We wish
the worthy editors liberal return for
their enterprise.
The Athens (Als.) Post of yesterday
says: Two officers of the law passed
through Athens last Saturday in charge
Of two negro horse thieves. The horses
were stolen in Marshall county, Tenn,
and the negroes were arrested near
Browns Ferry, in this county. We un-
derstand band of disguised men took
the thieves from the officers near Corners
vile, Tenn, and shot them.
Mr.. John P. Boughner is an independ-
ent candidate for County Court Clerk at
the March election before tie people.
His announcement appears elsewhere in
the LEDGER, and his claims are known to
every voter in the county. While we ex
pect to support the regular nominees Of
the convention at the March election, we
have nothing to say against Mr.. Bough-
ner as q gentleman. He is welcome to
run, and so are a dozen others if they
think it will pay.
The Memphis and st. Louis Barge
Line Company have two large fine boats
nearly ready to put in the trade. One of
them, the NJ. ]. Wicks, is now en- route
for this city. She was loaded for New
Orleans, and after that trip will ply be-
tween Memphis and St. Louis. The M.
J. Wicks is heavy stern-wheel boat, OF
seventeen hundred tons burthen, and the
other boat will be the same size. The
company thought it best to build freight
boats for the present instead of barges.
Their line will soon be in full operation,
aud since the unjust merchants tax has
been abolished, will doubtless be able to
do much toward making Memphis the
great market of the Southwest The pop
ulslion of the place ought to double in
few years.
The LEDGER office was completely and
agreeably surprised" yesterday by a
visit from the pupils of hope Hall Insti-
tute, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Ma-
honey, one of the principals. The hand
some little school boys and the sweet,
blooming girls, ranging from the wee
scholar in her-frst reader to the "sweet |
sixteen" almost ready for her first beau,
was scene of innocence and happiness
and promise not beheld every day within
The walls of an editorial sanctum. With
put intending any fattery to the little
they will soon get enough of
hat-we pronounce our young visitors
set, and feel highly honored
~ their call. We learn that Hope Hall
institute is an excellent school for boys
md girls, and worthy of confidence and
import Rev. David Walk aHd Mrs. Ma.
loney are the principals and Miss Mary
; leach the music teacher. The next term
f the Institute will open on Monday,
be 3lst inst.