Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27
BREYITEES.

ST. Bridgefs Church Fair, now hold
ing at Rocco Hall. was largely attended
last night.
The chieot county troubles are over,
and there is no necessity at present 10
call for Memphis volunteers.
The annual ball Of "0ur FayoritesP
at the Memphis Club Hall, on New Years
night must not be forgotten.
The latest and best almaiacs, papers,
magazines and sich," can be found at
Mansford's news depot, corner second
and Monroe. sG
Last Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day were the shortest days Of the year,
being each nine hours and seventeen
minutes in length. a. vi
The Probate Court is In session to-day.
I. will adjourn this evening over to next
Monday. The Quarterly County Court
will also meet on Monday next.
The theater was crowded last night by
country people who came in on the spe-
cial trains to witness Joe Jefferson in
his great specially, Rip vaa Wrinkle.
Joe Locke, newman, at 1864 Main
street, has all the January monthlies,
weekly pictorials and daily newspaper
from all points North, South, East and
West. N
The swell mob" when out Of employ
ment, frequent the Recorders court for
the purpose Of picking pockets. The
awful form and figure of Justice has no
terrors for the mob" 9a-s'ta-
The two Circuit, two Chancery and
United States Courts stand adjourned
until Tuesday next. In the First Cir
cult Court the argument Of counsel il
the gas case will be resumed on Tues
day.
General Butler, as If to atone for his
treatment Of the women of New Orleans
has introduced a bill in the House de-
claring that all females have a right Il
vote under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution.
The tableauz pipants to be given b.
the children of St. Patrick's Churcl
Schools tomorrow evening, at the As
sembly Hall, will be most attractive
The large hall viii be crowded by on
best citizens upoa this interesting occa
sion. A SysEh# as3saA A
The only members of the Genera
Council holding over for two years ar,
Aldermen Mallon, of the First Ward
Mackall, Of the Third; Cicalla, of tn,
Sixth; Dent, of the Seventh, and P en-
dergast Of the Tenth. All the 9th erI
have to run the gauntlet of an election
Emmons & Son, newsmen, at No. II
Jefferson and 4l0 Main street, have re
ceived the latest pictorials, magazines
foreign newspapers, novels, Christmal
goods and daily papers from New York
ST. Louis, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago
Louisville, Nashville and other points,
The Legislature of Wyoming recently
passed over the Governors veto bill
repeating the law giving women the right
of suffrage, but the Council refused to
concur, and the Governor was sustained
hence the women Of Wyoming continue
to vote as usual. aa
Colonel Duncan McRae made the
closing argument for the defense in the
Graves case to-day in the Criminal
Court. Attorney General Wright will
follow Colonel McRae, and close the
case in behalf of the State. The case
will be given to the jury sometime to-
morrow. 53a aL
Twenty-Five Democratic candidates for
wharfmaster insures the election Of
either white or black Radical II the
numerous candidates do not arrange il
SO that one candidate will make the
race, the people and the press will sdvo-
cate the claims of one of the twenty
two to the exclusion of the others, The
people have too much at stake to stand
the election of Radical when it is in
their power to defeat it. Let the diff
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