Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-09
BREvITIES.

morrow by the city authorities.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day stood
at 40, and the barometer at 80 lilo
inches.
Recorder Scales disposed of forty-slx
cases this morning. $240 were assessed
as fines
The interest on our city bonds was
duly paid on the LIST instant at New York
city.
The meeting of Old Folks at Home
on last Saturday evening was largely
attended
The receipts of the late Masonic fair
we're nearly five thousand dollars, and
the profits three thousand.
Vapor baths at a temperature Of 630
are said by French physicians to be a
certain cure for hydrophobia.
Grant says; Women are citizens,
and will be embraced by the Fifteenth
Amendment. Naughty Grant.
Matthew Arnold was sent to Jail by
the Recorder to-day on the charge of
stealing ten dollars from one Jim Jones.
See an advertisement Of the Chamber
of Commerce in another column. 1t is
very important.
The contested election case of Wright
VS.. Curry will be heard before Special
Judge Morgan tomorrow in the First
Circuit Court
The different churches were largely
attended yesterday, and eloquent ser
mons we're delivered from the pulpits by
our ministers.
A meeting of merchants will take
place at the Chamber of Commerce on
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, for the
purpose Of establishing Change.
Four negro children we're burned to
death on the I'd, in Madison county, Ala
bama. The mother escaped from the
burning house and left the sleeping
children. l.
A Memphis editor boasts that "he got
two votes in the recent election, and yet
he was not a candidate Probably the
fact of his not being candidate explains
the theory Of the two votes.
Five prisoners escaped from the Pa
nola county Jail few days since. The
jailer, 0zarine, is Radical of the black
est stripe, and was in charge of the Jail
when the prisoners escaped.
| DIR. C. Baker, druggist and colored
man, doing business on Main street near
the Mississippi depot, was buried on Sat
.urday last, having died from injuries re-
ceiyed in the late railroad disaster.
On Wednesday night next the old
Terpsichorean Club will give their grand
reunion banquet and ball at the Coeh-
ran Hall The shadow dances will be
the grand feature of the interesting occa-
sion.
The prisoners convicted during the
present term of the Criminal Court will
be sent to Nashville tomorrow morning,
where they will commence serving their
respective terms of imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
Joe Locke, newsdealer, ON Main, near
jefferson, has late New York, Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Nashville, Louis
vile and New Orleans daily papers, and
all pictorial publications from all parts
Of the world.
This afternoon at three o'clock the
play of sins and outs" will be performed
at the City Building by the Boards OF
Aldermen and Common Council. But
five members OF the old Boards were re-
elected.
The Rev. DR.. Ford, pastor Of the
Central Baptist church of this city,
rendered his resignation yesterday. The
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members of the congregation positively
refused to accept the resignation of the
learned, Doctor and insisted upon his
acting as pastor Of the church.
The South, weekly journal, was pub
lished yesterday by Mr.. E. E. Overall.
The initial number is quite attractive
and presents a res.dab'e appearance,
The sketches of Memphis Editors Z
and other articles excited considerable
interest throughout the city.
The number of registration certificates
issued by the Registers was $3.50, yet
only 1888 votes were cast at the late
election, as follows. First Ward, 4l4;
Second, 800; Third, 395; Fourth, 1871 /;
Fifth, 3O5; Sixth, $40; Seventh, ESQ.,
Eighth, 1913; Ninth, 1853; Tenth, 26l
Capt. Lees new side-wheeler Phil. T.
Allin was visited by large number OF
ladies' and gentlemen yesterday at the
Navy Yard The Allin was generally
admired, and will become one of the most
popular packets plying on the waters of
the Mississippi.
We understand that Mr. John B..
Cough, the eminent and eloquent tenn
peranee lecturer, now at Louisville, will
be invited to deliver series of lectures
in this city. A number of gentlemen of
this city have the matter in hand and
are making the necessary arrangements.
Emmons & Son, news dealers on JEFF
erson and Beal streets. have received the
NashVille Banner and Conrier-lpurnal