Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-16

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Five keno rooms going.
City scrip inactive at IS to so cents
Chamber of Commerce meets at 3 pm.
to-day.
Democratic Committee ct Willett's, 3
pm, to-day.
The "colored schools will be noticed
to-morrow-slightly.
City bonds, ex-ooupons, 463 Charles
ton Railroad stock, Az
The freight blockade will be ventilated
this afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce
The Radical State Convention meets
to-day in Nashville. Memphis is repre-
sented by twelve delegates.
There are seven hundred and fifty drsys
and wagons in the city and sixty-five
hacks and omnbuses, according to the
books at the City Tax Collectors office.
The Richings Opera Troupe open an
engagement at the Memphis Tbeater for
three nights and matinee Thursday
evening, the Oath inst. See notice else
where.
Mr.. John League, County Court Clerk,
notifies delinquents under section 3 of the
Merchants tax act" passed January
| 18th, that their names will be furnished
the Attorney General next morning.
During the storm night before last, q
house in Chelsea wes struck with light
ming, and every pane of glass in one
room was shivered and the ceiling wal
rent 10 twain. Eight persons in the
room, strange to say, escaped without in
jury and only slight shock
| u Captain Frank A. Pope, formerly o
Holmes county, Mississippi, but more
recently a resident of Georgetown, Colo
RADIO Territory, will leave this city TO-
morrow, on his return to his new home
We hope he may have as many and trut
friends there as he leaves behind.
| One.third of the wharf is covered will
cotton, to the great Inconvenience o
packets making Memphis terminus
There is also large quantity OF salt OF
the wharf. Boats landing freights hav'
to pay from fifty to one hundred dollars
for extra labor in getting goods aroant
| this blockade cotton. Many merchants
as we'll as steambostmen, complain o
this hardship. A resolution was passed
! by the General Council yesterday rescind
ing the privilege given such parties t.
store cotton on the wharf.
The grand ball of the Societa d
Uuione G Fratellanga HalianG come
off tonight at Cochran Hall. 1t will b.
one of the most elegant and enjoyable
affairs of the season, and the Association
being purely benevolent in its objects il
worthy of every success. Tickets ear
he had at the door. The Societa o
Louisville has sent q delegation of tel
members, including its President, to joiI
| in this inaugural. The names of thi
delegation, which arrived yesterday, ore
| A. B. Langinotti. President; A. Cassells
| A. Gazzols, Jos. Botto, V. Botto, j. B
Ricardi, ]. Raggio, and Messrs. N, G
and A. Montedonego.
| The stockholders of the Memphis AM
Little Rock railroad held an annua
regular meeting yesterday, at Hopeheld
Stock represented in person and b.
proxy, 1888 shares. An election o
Directors was held, and when the ballot
were counted out, the vote was announc
ed 10 be as follows, viz: R. G. Brinkle.
received ,6SS votes; Alexander Nc
Donald, 1873; Miles Owen, 1928; E
H. Porter, 1926; II. B Edmondson
1876; W. W. Wiltshire, Ia, 40; Jame
| M. Lewis, l470; James Lsnow, l47O
John Robertson, 80; D. II. Townsend, Z
Messrs. Brinkley, Mcdonald, Owen
Porter and Edmondson having received
the largest number of votes we're declared
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