Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-19
Local Rrexities.


is freely rumored on the streets. Time
will tell. EH .aN H0
Rev. DR.. Witherspoon's address at
Rocco Hall on Tuesday evening, the 22d
inst, will attract together highly intel
ligent and refined audience.
The "damselle" on the street yester.
day with two yards of yellow hair didn't
fool any body. Every one knew that it
was hemp, and cheap at that
The country districts are known to be
almost solid for Reilly for County Court
Clerk. The country felix's never go back
on their word or their friends m
The contractors of the Memphis, FL
Paso and Pacific railroad anticipate no
scarcity ofhands outside of Chinese labor,
which they look upon, all things consid-
cred, as more costly than any other.
The people of New Albany, Indiana,
are very proud of their new bridge, and
yesterday invited the people Of Louis
Vile to go over and see it, and they went
in right neighborly style.
Miss Susan, who headed the Gallon
Troupe-that lately played an engage
ment at the Memphis Theater--has just
consummated another engagement. She
was married in Philadelphia, day before
yesterday, to Mr.. Kelleyen, formerly OF
the Gallon Troupe. We will probably
hear next of the Kelleyen troop.
1t is little humiliating to confess that
Mr.. Cadmus' billiard parlors werescarcely
pgtronized as well as usual yesterday,
on the occasion Of gross benefit for the
Stouewall jackson fund. The receipts,
whatever they were-and we don't care
to know the amonnt-will be turned over
to Mr.. Jefferson Davis.
Tie big bridge at Louisville, one of the
m echsnical wonders of the age, was dedi
Gated yesterday with great ceremony and
rejoicing. The Legislature of Kentucky
and chief officials of the State, and many
distinguished percentages, were present,
and they had q grand banquet at the Gait
House.
The important case of Mrs. Booker VS..
Southern Life Insurance Company, which
has been pending in the Circuit Court
80 veral days, was decided by the jury
th;,s morning in favor of Mrs. Booker for
the snm Of SILL We learn, just be.
fore going to press, that an appeal will
be tssAsn.
We asould call the attention of the
proper observation-disclosures they are
to the condition Of the Madison street
bridge which crosses the Memphis and
Charleston raiisoad. Some Of the rail
ings have been removed, and there is
nothing to prevent a tipsy man or o
stranger, at night, or child at any time,
walking over the edge and falling fear
full distance to the.rsilwsy track.
The Jackson (Miss) Clarion of last
Tuesday says: "Grap's Opera Troupe
are just now Operating upon the people
of Alabama. They Operated on us to
the amount of SAT so, and our citizens
generally for admission tickets to con-
cert which was never given. Our press
bro thren in Alabama and elsewhere are
csvt toned against this swindling concern.
Pasg them around
The New York Star of the l4.h inst.
saws: San immense audience greeted
George Francis Train at the Tammapy
last night-Miss Susan B. Anthony,
Parker PilIsbury and Danny 0'Rafferty
being particularly prominent. There
were also several editors present" Mr..
Train will soon pay Memphis visit, and
Judging from the tone of our exchanges,
we should suppose there is no hall large
enough in this city to hold the crowds
who will flock to see and hear him.
The Boards Of Aldermen and Common
Council met yesterday in separate SEES
Sims and General Council. In the Board
of Aldermen an ordnance passed on its
second and final reading to change the
Dine of regular meeting to the first and
third Wednesdays of each month. The
Roa,o of Common CoEnci! adopted by a
ms;orS,, of one, including the Chair, the
ma;or;ty 70. 1ort on city boundaries pub,
I;sbed IN ,vss 'erday's LEDGER. In the
General Counoi, nothing was done. The
most ;mnortsns a, 'tion was to adjourn.
The returns on mo. -risge certificates at
the County Court ClerNs ONCE during
the week ending Februars' 10, were as
follows: Jacob Prince and hiss Johanna
Lynch, married February 9, by Father
D. A. O'Brian; Henry Luh-nsn and
Miss Louisa Carroll, married FcerusTy
Is, BY Rev. J. o. Stesdman James d.
Emory and lbiss Mary E. Carroll, Feb,-u-
ery 10. by Rev. T. d. Witherspoon
David Peel end Miss Mary Trainer. mar
ried February 8. by Father ID. A.
O'Brian; John F. Forrest and Miss Mar
raret Crane, married February 3, by Rev.
L. Steel. Total, FIVE.
A grand instrumental and vocal con-
cert will be given by the German Casino
Gesangverein, at the Memphis Club Hall,
evening, the 23d inst. The
Gesangverein consists of twenty-five
singers, under the direction of Professor
and will be ASST sted by Miss
Miss Enuis, Professors Sey-
fort, Sabatzky, Schmidt and Rirk-the
latter of Cleveland, Ohio. One OF VIM.
Knsbe & Co.'S grand pianos will be fur
nished by Mr.. Leopold Goepel The
committee will accept our thanks for
complimentary ticket
The Appeal, of this morning. an