Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-15
local Brevities.

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live.
Great complaint has been made that
for several nights this week the gas has
scarcely been lighted on many Of the
principal streets.
Capt. r. G. Malone and bis bride re-
turned yesterday FROM their bridal tour
North, and for season will be the sub
jecis Of many warm congratulations.
The editor of the Montezuma Georgia.
Sentinel complains editorially that some.
body stole his molasses jug. Served
him right. Whoever heard before Of
putting molaste' in jug2
Mr.. Davis Cochran, man of forty five,
quiet habits. full pockets, and farm on
Island No. 40, disappeared mysteriously
on the 2iinst. from Mrs. Blessing board
ing house on Front street.
We learn, from the Reporter, that
Holly Springs has shipped this season
3485 bales of cotton to Memphis; 1924
bales to New Orleans. and l726 to New
York. Total, 6735 bales.
The Confederate Relief Association
has S2075.05 in the treasury. This looks
like live institution, considering that
the charitable disbursements Of last
month amounted to nearly one thousand
dollars.
Yesterday afternoon a darkey, at the
corner Of Union and Main streets, pulled
out pistol to show it to another admirer
of firearms, and in the act il was acct
dentslly discharged, aud the ball went
into the knee of tother niger. Oae
limped eff-the other ran off
A passenger named james f. Ward,
who got aboard the Continental at the
mouth of Red river, bound for st. Louis,
died on the llth inst, and was buried at
this port on Thursday evening. From
letters in his possession, he is supposed
to be from Wytheville, Virginia.
We see that Mr.. Joseph A. Hill has
been elected Mayor; ]. G. Reeves, Re-
corder; aud Messrs. John B Turner,
John R. Hendou, A. B. Pulliam, W. A.
Gillian, and John A. Williams, Alder
men of Somervile. These are leading
citizens, and under their administration
Somerville is bound to get along we'll and
smoothly.
The Holly Springs Reporter says:
"a its next regular meeting, on the first
Monday in February, the Board of Police
will consider the proposition Of order
| ing an election upon the question
whethe. or not Marshall county shall
subscribe the sum of 100000 towards
the building of the Memphis, Holly
Springs, Okolona and Selma railroad"
We are in receipt of very neatly
printed pamphlet of twenty-five pages on
the subject of cotton culture in the
Southern States, by DR.. A. 7. Shaw, of
Memphis. 1t is replete with valuable
| statistics and general information relat-
| ing tc cotton. The learned author proves
conclusively that the South must continue
| to enjoy q virtual monopoly of cotton
production for the manufactures OF the
world.
Captain s. J. Atlee, and sixty.five
others of the outgoing Metropolitan Pc.
lice force, have cnjoiued the Police O. m
missioners from paying over funds on
hand to the city, and claim about $3.50
each as due them for the depreciation of
police scrip, with which they have here.
tofore been paid. The Commissioners
have not always been distinguished for
paying money over to the city; in fact,
the time has been when they seemed to
have a positive distaste for the like.
In our columns, to-day, will be seen
the law card of Capt W. W. Miller, one
of the most promising and successful
young members Of the bar. He is
Kentuckian by birth, and graduate of
Centre College, at Danville, the Alma
Mater of John G. Breckenridge, Kirby
Smith, ard other men distinguished in
the world of letters and politics. Capt
Miller is bard student, has ceaseless
energy, ready perception, and that pecu-
liar aptness which marks those generally
most successful in the profession. His
clients may rest assured that he will
make the most of every point in their
favor.
We had the pleasure of call this
morning from Mr.. John j. McGuiness, an
intelligent and accomplished young gen
tleman, yhe is travelling through Tennes-
see and ether Southern States as cor
respondent of the Metropolitan Record.
He is writing q series of very interesting
letters for the Record and we are graft
fed to state that the paper is in as pros
porous condition as ever. M. MullAly,
the invincible Democrat and champion
of the South in her hour of uoed, still
Yields bis irenchant pen in behalf of the
rights Of our people. BE deserves the
lasting gratitude and hearty support OF
the South. Aud We hops that Mr.. Nc
Guinness will meet q cordial reception
wherever he may go.
Certificates have been retursed to the
County Court Clerks Office during the