Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-11
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city up to twelve m. to-day.
The Grand Lodge of Masons convenes
at Nashville on Monday next.
There was heavy frost this morning
Winter issloyly creeping upon us.
Emigrants for Arkansas and Texas
are passing through our city every day.
The magistrates Offices were unusu-
ally dull to-day. No State cases on
trial
OThe thermometer at IL m. to-day stood
at co., and the barometer at rs 9.l0
inches.
Gustave Louis Ahrens was acquitted
by the jury in the Criminal Court late
last night
Major OF Martin will please call on
Cadmus and get some private papers
found by him.
An indictment for murder was found
by the Grand Jury yesterday against
John Cosgrove.
The name of Washington College has
been changed to thato Washington and
Lee University.
Go to Mansford's, on Second street,
near Monroe, for late pictorial papers,
stationery, books, etc.
The vote of Davidson county, including
Nashville for Governor is: Brown,
1910; Wisener, 1914. ~ 1"sf
Governor Senter has appointed Thurs
day, the Oath day of November, - a day
of public thanksgiving.
Joe Locke, news dealer, on Main, near
Jefferson street, has received all the late
dailies from the West and East.
There were but few cases before Re
corder Scales this morning, and these
we're charges for slight offenses.
The returns from the Seventh and
Ninth districts of Shelby county are not
as yet reported to Sheriff Wright.
A San Francisco correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier mentions the Central
Pacific railroad as the great commercial
anaconda.
Rev. DR.. Carmichael delivered an ell
oquent and interesting lecture, last
night before the Confederate Historical
and Relief Association.
The ladies Of our city are enjoying
themselves on ROLLER skates" at the AS
sembly Hall This is fine exercise and
sufficiently romantic to become fashion
able.
The velocipede epidemic has disap-
peared from Memphis. Occasionally a
velocipede is seen creeping around some
obscure corner, as if in search Of its lost
companions.
The "Atlantics," st, Louis base ball
club telegraphed to the Bluff City club
from New Orleans, yesterday, that they
would not be able to stop over and play
the proposed match game at Memphis.
There will be a meeting of the Cana
dams, this evening, to take action with
reference to the death of Mr.. Matthews.
Mr.. Matthews lost his life in the late ac-
cident on the New Orleans and jackson
railroad.
Emmons 4 Son, the veteran news
dealers on Jefferson street, have all the
late Eastern papers and pictorials. The
Nashville Banner, New York Herald and
Clipper of latest dates can be found at
their stand.
Rev. A. B. Earle, distinguished
evangelist, whose visit to this city ia
looked for with much interest by the
religious community, will preach on
Sabbath at the Central Baptist Church,
Second, near Beal.
AT recent election held by the stock
holders of the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, all the directors we're reelected
except Colonel Sam Tate, who declined
General Nicely, of Water Valley, was
elected director to ELL the place made
vacant by the resignation of Colonel
Tate.
William D. Christian, formerly of St.
Louis, and gallant soldier in the old
Tenth Mississippi Regiment of infantry,
died at Jackson, Miss, on Saturday last
He makes the fourth of the gallant four
teen of his company who surrendered
with the army that has died since the
war. DiH
Colonel ID, Beltzoover died few days
since at Mobile Of yellow fever. Colonel
Beltzooyer commanded that splendid
Louisiana battery which suffered so Sc,
verely, at the outset Of the war, in the
Belmont fight. In that fight the old
l54th Tennessee, with Chsatham's d.
vision, recaptured the guns taken from
the battery by the enemy.
The European war has almost ceased
to be topic of conversation on the
streets. The great sensational figures,
Napoleon, 1.-THE Empress, Bazaine, VI
rich and Mcmahon having passed from
the stage, it is impossible to become en-
Unused over the lawyers Fayre and Gam
BETA or the humbugs Gustave Fleurens
sad Henri Rochefort. The man of
France to-day seems to be Gen. Trochu,
the defender Of Paris. He has organ
lied armies in the midst Of defeat, and
will no doubt give the victorious BFqs-
slams some trouble before the war ends.
The latest London and New York sue
cess, entitled THE Two Roses" at The
alter tonight.
Doors AND SHoEs.-All lovers Of
pleasant fitting shoe and boot can obtain
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