Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-08
Local Breyitics.

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Memphis bonds Acc.
The banks are tied up by reason Of the
cotton blockade. ~ wF4
The freight blockade will be raised ia
two or three days.
Ten per cent. will be the legal rate OF
interest for Tennessee after june.
The weather is so lovely that everybody
Is glad tina. Mile Patti failed to get here
last night
A reward Of ten dollars is offered for
the return Of memorandum book lost
by civil engineer.
There are only nine candidates run
ming for Tex Collector in Knox county.
For Register only six.
Mr. Strakosh, Mile Patti, and the en-
tire company, have arrived in fine spirits
and condition. No more postponements
The Memphis ank Charleston railroad
is building one hundred new freight cars
and six locomotives, to meet the increase
Of business.
The Appeal suggests that the Cenied-
crate Relief Association should tske hold
| of the Stonewall Jackson enterprise. We
would suggest that the Association has
its hands full
Capt. ,Jamas Louden and his bride
have returned from their bridal trip
South, and are entitled to the hearty
congratulations of their numerous and
mutual friends.
The steamer GAllatin is in with good
trip from New Madrid. She brough q
full load of freight and people, and will
20 out this evening at o'clock. Mark
Cheek is her commander, aud Tom Col
lin, clerk, both of them efficient officers
and popular gentlemen.
We are pleased to state, on the authori-
| ty of Colonel Alexander, Superintendent
| of the street railroad, that the street cars
will run in every direction from and after
the Patti concerts, tonight and tomorrow
night. This viii be good news to hun
dreds of people, who feel ten dollars or
even five for a hack makes the music
rather dear. 10 fact they think that
they never get their money back.
Mr.. W. s. Norris, well known citizen
of this county, was married on the LIST
inst. to Miss Sophia Drake, of Haywood
county. In this union there is happy
blending of manly worth and virtue with
female sweetness and goodness. The for
tunate pair have many kind wishes for
their continued happiness, prosperity
and conteutment May they find life all
they have pictured it in cherished hopes.
Owing to the non-arrival of Mile Patti
last evening, her concerts were each post.
poned one day. Tickets bought for Mon
day night will be good Tuesday night,
and those bought tor Tuesday will be
good Wednesday night. Any deviation
| from this rule would result in endless
confusion. The weather is fine, the
house will be full of people, and we will
hear Patti, and then decide whether she
fills popular expectation.
| Three gentlemen from the country
very fresh-paused this morning at an
early hour, when few people were astir,
within a rod or so of the stuffed tiger on
Main street, aud REGARDED him with won
der and fear for some time. Finally,
when it struck them that they were
| looked at, they SHE'D around the beast,
4 one of them keeping his hand on his
| pistol and passed by ION the other side"
tSo much for raising and education.
| There are young men in the city who are
| not the least shy of tiger, but will buck
up against one as soon as not.
| ION with the ball " is the motto Of the
workers Of the cadet military company.
Numbers are Aockiug TO the standard,
thereby lending approval to such an or
ganization. A paper will soon be started
petitioning the Governor for arms and
equipment for one hundred men 1.-THE linn
tied NUMBER, and young men favorable
| to the object can yet enroll their names
BY calling on Henry Moode, at the
LEDGER composing-room. he has the
only list. As soon as the number has
been received, meeting will be called,
an organization effected, and work en-
tered on. Organized and let's see what
can be done. Every one is invited, re-
CARELESS of section and creed, be he rich
or poor-so he is white and genteel.
| 1t is to be hoped that the new police,
which has made such good start, will
persevere and not give ground for such
complaints as have at different times
been heard in this city, Ooe of these
complaints was that policemen handled
prisoners roughly, as a punishment IN
advance of trial. This is extremely rep
rehansible, though not uncommon in all
cities. The policeman is not to be the
Judge and pass sentence and inaict puH-
ishment. Prisoners have some rights
which policemen should be bound to re-
spect. The old police is gone, and il
would be unkiBd to kick the dead body
but among their numerous virtues they
had some failings which we hope the new
force will not initiate.