Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-09
BREvITIES.

to-day, and collected the usual amount
of fines. ta9
Joe Locke, at 236l Main, has newspa-
pers, pictorials, magazines, and news
goods generally,
The rising and falling of the barome-
ter are eagerly watched by picnic com
mittees and pleasure seekers.
At the request Of Sheriff Wright, a
letter-box has been placed on the outer
gate of the county Jail for the use of the
prisoners.
Fine photographs Of the German Mai
fest, at James Park, we're taken yester-
day by Armstrong for the different Ger
man societies. afN
Esquire Winters will hear the cases of
Dan Smith and his wife, Ella, tomorrow
at 10 o'clock. These parties are charged
with the murder of the late Mr.. Meri-
wether.
The Knights Templars and the Cyrene
Commandery left last evening for Nash
vile. When the Sir Knights return
they will bring with them the prize
banner.
At the corner of Second and Monroe,
Mansford has ever, thing in tho news
line-illustrated weeklies, daily papers
from all points, and foreign publications
Of latest date.
The Orphans Home festival and the
First Methodist Church fair were largely
attended during the week, and quite a
respectable sum of money was collected
at each for charitable purposes.
The Second Annual Picnic of the EN-
met Guards will come off tomorrow at
James Park. Preparations have been
made for a grand celebration. Music
and dancing will the order of the day.
Immense Strawberries can be found
at the house of Jones, Cogswell & Bond,
corner of Second and Madison streets.
The mammoth strawberries were raised
in the garden of Mrs. ]. c. Walton, on
the Raleigh road.
| Chancellor Morgan rendered the fol-
lowing decisions to-day: Lanier VS.
Gayoso Savings Institution, petition for
special receiver to bring suit against
stockholders, granted: Worsham VS. Her
ron, judgement for complainant.
General John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
will deliver an interesting lecture before
the Mechanics Institute this evening at
the Greenlaw Opera House. Everybody
| is invited. Admission free. Subject
Education and Manufacturing.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on Beal
and Jefferson streets, have received the
latest papers from Eastern, Western and
Southern cities. European papers and
magazines just received. Everything
\ known as news goods can be found al
\ Emmons' stands.
I Councilman Ruiiin informs us that he
and majority Of the Council are in
1 avor of having elevators on this side o
the river. This is good news, because
| it shows that the idea of forcing compa
MES to build elevators on leaving
ba nks has been abandoned.
The Knights of St. Patrick, at recen
meeting. elected the following officers
for n term Of six months: David Lyons
President; Andrew Davis, Vice-Presi
dent; Joseph Boyle, Recording secre
tary; Daniel O'Rourke, Financial Sec
rotary; P. McNulty, Treasurer.
Nilsson gets $500 per night-board
lodging and travelling expenses in
cluded, to say nothing about riding il
silver palace sleeping cars-because sh
c an give utterance to sweeter musica
sounds than any other woman on earth
an d put money in Strakoschs purse.
1he German Maifest at James Parl
vest, ,rday was attended by over fv'
| tbous and people The disaifection o
the German Turner's, who held an oppo
sition Maifest at Humboldt Park, wa
not calculated to impress American
with the inuch-lauded idea of German
unity.
The Methodist City Mission festiva
commenced at the Rocco Hall las
night. The object of the festival is t
secure means to rebuild the mission
church, in Fort Pickering, which wal
DESTROYED by the Federals during Tho
war. A superb lunch will be spread
daily from IL am. to 2 pm, to which
! business men are cordially invited.
Capt. George T. Fry, of Atlanta, Ga.
| is in the city. Captain Fry is the gen
cr al agent of the Lee Memorial Associa
don; to sell for the association the pic
lures and engraved portraits of Genera
lice to raise money for the purpose o
erecting suitable monument over thu
tomb of General Lee, at the Washington
nd Lee University, Lexington, Va.
IN local notice of the Methodist fes
t;vo at Assembly Hall, it was inadver
ton,lv stated that the cakes, bouquets
otto 70 maining en- hand would be ra6fet