Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-24
BREyITIEs.

Duke Alexis TO lecture in Memphis.
Judge Trigg will open the United
States Courts in this city on next Mon
day.
Twenty misdemeanor cases were dis
posed of by fine at the Recorders Court
to-day.
The old dilapidated navy yard is
wanted by the Little Rock Railroad
Company for depot grounds.
The ball given by the blacksmiths and
machinists comes of tonight at Cochran
Hall.
Joe Locke has all kinds Of news goods,
magazines, pictorials and daily papers,
at 1864 Main street.
There are two hundred and FIVE retail
liquor establishments in this city, and
the proprietors are making money.
Motions for new trials and for other
purposes will be heard by Judge Flippin,
of the Criminal Court, tomorrow.
The Scots of Memphis will celebrate
the festival of St. Andrew on the even
ing Of the Both inst. at Cochran Hall.
The Frank Graves case-indictment
for the murder of Sch ofeld-has been
specially set for nett Monday. The
case of Poston will be heard at future
time.
The calico dress ball given by the He
brew Relief Society at the Memphis
Club Hall last night was well attended
and generally enj Dyed by the invited
guests.
Captain Yates, Chief of Police of
Nashville, says "he is determined to
break up the gambling houses in that
burg, and that barred doors shall not
keep him from seeing what is going on.
Sam Smith, alias frank Spain, was
convicted of forgery Ivy jury of the
Criminal Court today, and was SEN
fenced to reside in the State Peniten-
tiary for three years.
The city registrars, appointed by the
Mayor, and confirmed by the Board of
Aldermen last night, received their com
missions to-day, and will go to work i'm
mediately.
Tho Garr,or T,.ro,l.,rI Aconotatinu
intend building fine hall and gymna-
SUM on Poplar street, on the grounds
now occupied by the schooIhouse. The
funds have been raised, amd the work
will be commenced at once.
Justice Spellman issued a warrant to-
day, on the affidavit of W. B. Morrison,
for the arrest of Mrs. Annie Gallagher
and others on the CHI arge of robbing him
last night of twenty. seven dollars. The
case will be heard ometime this after
noon.
The population of Berlin is nine hun
dred thousand, and TO keep this horde in
beer, four thousand lager beer saloons
are maintained, and seven teen daily
newspapers keep the m infor. ned of the
events of the day.
A nine-hundred pounds Yorkshire
porker, belonging to Mr. Fraime at
tracted universal al tention on Seco nd
street this morning. The hog did not
appear to be Aatteretl by the inquiries OF
her admirers.
Wagon and dray horses seem to have
formed a syndicate in this city, as every
day one or more of them run away, to
the great danger of pedestrians and de-
struction Of vehicles.
The Royal Satsuma Japs will suspend
themy elves on bamboos at the Memphis
The'Iter on next Wednesday evening.
The descendants of the Mongol Tartars
are wonderful jugglers and balancers.
Mrs. Bowers will appear in Fazio
at the theater tonight. The Jealous
Wife, sterling farce, will conclude the
entertainment. Amy Robsart will be
presented at the matinee tomorrow.
A dead negro was inquested by Justice
Miller last evening, and turned over to
the county undertaken. The negro,
while drunk, fell from wagon on the
Horn Lake road, and dislocated his
spinal column.
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily New York, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis aud
louisville papers, and all the popular
Illustrated Gweeklies, Eands the leading
magazines.
Flanders johnson and Frank Williams,
darkies of loose habits, stole a lot OF
loose cotton from Fargason q Clay yes
terday, and were sent to Jail to-day by
the Recorder in default of one thousand
dollars bonds each.
Sam Polk was bonded at the Record
er's court this morning in the sum of one
thousand dollars on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons and committing
an assault and battery with intent to
kill on Henry Lambert.
Colored Sister Arnold, of the Turley
st rect Methodist Church, was placed
u nder two hundred dollars bonds by
esquire Miller this afternoon, on the
,harge of threatening to kill instanter
lister Blaine, of the Baptist persuasion.
Chairman John L. H. Taylor, of the
Zig nth Ward Democratic Committee,
has issued call to the Democrats of
the ward to meet on Saturday night,
Dec ember 2, and appoint delegates to a
gen eral convention.
7 he meeting of the Board Of Alder
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