Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-08
BREYITIES.

at the Peabody Hotel. 4 ~ ga
There is great demand for small houses
in Memphis. Any number Of them
could easily be rented at present.
Chairman Bleckley Of the County
Court is in East Tennessee at the
springs. His health is steadily improv-
ing NJ s#.
The doctors insist that the health of
the city is good, which opinion is con-
Cured in by the coroner and the under
takers. 9lf D0 M'aiU
An effort is being made to establish
branch Of the Knights of Pythias in this
city. This order is popular throughout
the North and East.
Joe Locke, the greatest living news
man, has daily papers, illustrated week
lies, monthly magazines, foreign periodi-
Gals, papers, ETC., at 1864 Main street
Everybody is reading "A Great Temp
tation," and none can resist it. 1t is
sensational and readable story, as are
all the novels of the author, Charles
Reade. H
Notwithstanding the efforts of our
police quite number Of confidence men
continue to lounge around the streets
and play their peculiar little games
upon countrymen.
The Police Board meets this afternoon
for the transaction of regular business.
The Board is quite an important feature
of our city government, because it makes
and unmakes patrolmen. fIF
We were permitted yesterday to in
spect four mammoth peaches which
weighed three pounds They came from
the garden of Mr.. Mullins, on Alabama
street. as a specimen of his crop.
IAN enterprising local editor of a
morning journal collects items for his
paper "a little before two clock in the
morning" To accomplish this piece of
enterprise our confrere sits up all night.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for late news goods, month
ly magazines from all points, illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from all
points North, South, East and West.
Elder E. A. Meaders (old-school Bap-
tist) will preach this Tuesday even
ing, at eight o'clock, at Mrs. Bryant's
Church, on Echols street, near Elliott.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
The width Of the Mississippi river from
bank to bank, at point near the mouth
of Wolf, is 1868 feet according to an in
strumental measurement made few
days since by the engineer corps of the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad.
Subscriptions are being taken up by the
saloon-keepers in order to fight the
tax-gatherer- The collection of State,
county and city license tax, amounting
to about $500, is to be resisted, and able
lawyers are to be invited to engage in
the fray. q = ssl
The beer saloons were crowded last
evening with candidates and voters.
The election on next Thursday for mag
istrate was the chief topic of converse
ton. Each intelligent voter pledged
himself in foaming lager to vote for the
man to whom he was indebted for the
treat.
To the Memphis Berghitcs who intend
organizing a society to punish those
guilty of cruelty TO animals we hand
over the wife whippers who are becoming
too numerous in our midst. The Re-
corder has not been able to suppress the
rime by fine, so the society must take a
h,lnd.
Emmons d Son, newsdealers at 10
Jefferson and 40 Main, has English,
Irish, German and French papers; pic
torials from all points, the latest monthly,
fashion and literary magazines and daily
papers from New York, New Orleans,
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, ST.
Louis and other cities.
The Scott centenary celebration, on
Tuesday next, promises to be grand
affair. The different civic societies, in
GLIDING the Hibernian and Irish Lit
erary, will Join in the procession and
participate in the festivities. Through
out the world wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken the Scott centenary
viii be celebrated.
The Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road Company is constructing an in
clined plane at the point above Hope
field, for tne purpose of transferring
passengers in cars to the city by means
of a steam ferry. The depot of the
company will be on this side of the river,
and passenger coaches will be trans
ferred as above stated. This will be a
great convenience to the travelling
public.
The members of the Common Council
are not disposed to admit that the Chair
man has the power to declare a mem
ber's seat vacant The members insist
that the Council is the judge of the
qualifications Of Councilmen. The
questions of privilege and prerogative