Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-22
BREyITIEs.

iector on privileges, mas returned TO the
city, and can be found at his Office ready
to receive money for taxes.
Another stack of Every Saturday,
containing illustrations of Memphis, has
been received by Mansford, corner of
Second and Monroe
Joe Locke, the great news man Of
Tennessee, at 1861 Main street, has the
latest daily newspapers, illustrated
weeklies, foreign papers and magazines,
both home and foreign, Of latest dates.
The grand jury Of the Criminal Court
returned number of indictments yes
terday and to-day. The grand jury is
working with vim, and will keep the
Criminal Court employed during the
term.
The revival continues to progress at
the Hernando street Methodist Church.
On next Sunday morning at IL o'clock
all those who became converted will be
baptized. The ceremonies will be Of q
very interesting character.
The census report for 1870 shows that
Memphis has population of 40,226-
as great population as Nashville,
Knoxville and Chattanooga have in the
aggregate. Nashville has $4,000, Knox
vile 1862 and Chattanooga G093.
The agreement entered into between
Captain Dodge, of the Elevator Com
pany, and the General Council Commit
tee, to permit the former to erect an ele-
vator near the foot Of Beal street, meets
with the approval of our business com
munity.
The Jail investigation had yesterday
afternoon before Judge Flippin, of the
Criminal Court, attracted a large crowd
of citizens to the courtroom. The facts
elected as to the manner of keeping
prisoners created the greatest surprise
and establishment.
South Memphis society was enlivened
few evenings since by a cowhiding
affair between two ladies ON account of
a misapprehension of facts. Madam
Rumor and Mile Gossip amused them
selves in detailing the essential particu-
lars of the unfortunate result of anger.
Messrs. Owens, Lane & Dyer, foun-
drymen of st. Louis, and other credit
ors, have fled petition in bankruptcy
in the United States District Court for
the district of West Tennessee against
Edwin f. Babcock, of This city. Judge
Trigg issued the usual fiat for sum-
mons to issue, but refused to order a
warrant of seizure.
Emmons & Son, the veteran newsmen
at Nos. 10 jefferson and 4l0 Main, have
the latest daily papers from New York,
New Orleans, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Chicago, Nashville, Balti-
more and other cities. Weekly pictorials
and fashion, scientific and literary
monthlies received regularly. English,
Irish, German and French papers and
journals can be found ON their stands.
DR.. f. G. McGavock, who was dan
gerously shot at Shawnee Village on
Saturday last by Barry Thadford, is re-
covering rapidly. The bali struck DR..
McGavock in the cheek and passed out
near the ear. Thadford is said to have
been shot by Captain Frank James, in
stead of DR.. McGavock, as reported on
last Monday. Thadford was shot through
the lungs and received mortal wound.
The catalogue of the eleventh fair of
the St. Louis Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association has been sent us by
Messrs. Shryock & Rowland, commits
sion merchants, st. Louis, Mo. Mr..
Rowland is the secretary of the cotton
association, which will have charge of
llt COllOu tAulDltCu ~ ItH
thousand dollars are offered as cotton
premiums. The fair will commence on
Monday, October I'd, and continue six
days.
The lectometer articles in the Ledger
having attracted the attention of an
anti-water drinker, he writes us that the
best test to detect the presence of water
in milk would be the discovery of fish
in the milk-can, andb buyers should ex-
anime the milk-cans with view to rig
idly enforce this test AS for himself he
feels no interest in the laciometer con
troversy, because from milk punch
(his own he thinks little
water will not be of material injury to
milk punch, provided the whisky is a
superior article.
NINE L. CHANEUx, l2S Beal street,
would respectfully inform her customers