Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-20
BREVITIES.

Ihere Will be merchants meetlng
this afternoon at three o'clock.
The Street Railroad Company is ex-
tending its Vance street line 10 the
Charleston railroad.
Horse racing and chicken fighting will
be the order of the day in Memphis
during next week.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day in
dicated 75o and the barometer 20 40
inches and rising slowly.
Joe Locke, No. 1864 Main, has all the
latest daily and weekly newspapers, pic
torials and monthly periodicals.
Preparations are going forward rapidly
for the forthcoming Sunday school chill
dren's tete champetre in Court Square.
There are seventy-fve thousand per-
sons in Louisville who do not attend
church. How many are there in Mem
phis2
Tropical fruits, bananas, pine-apples,
oranges, etc., can be found in large
quantities at the different fruit stands on
Main street.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company is erecting new poles on Main
street. This company will soon have its
lines extended to New Orleans.
4 The Recorder heard twenty-three
cases to-day and assessed 800 as fines.
Nancy Brown was placed under bonds
in the sum of $4,000 on the charge Of
stealing lot Of personal property.
An immense cylinder for the steamer
Cheek will be cast at the foundry Of
Randle & Heath at five O clock this after
noon. This will be worth witnessing.
A petition was fled in the First Chan
Gerry Court to-day by Rev. Fathers Byrne
and O'Brien, and others, for the incor-
poraton of st. Peters Literary Associa-
ton.
The lectures by Col. George r. Phelan
and Capt. George W. Gift will be de-
hvered this evening before the members
of the Mechanics Institute, at the Mem
phis Club Hall.
Over $45, 900 in county warrants were
cancelled yesterday by the Clerk of the
First Circuit Court. Suits were brought
and judgments obtained by the holders
of these warrants against the county.
Judge Emmons, of the United States
Circuit Court, has reserved his decision
until the next term on the motion for
new trial in the case of Riddle, Coleman
& Co. VS.. Pillow and Murphy.
John Henry, charged with'committinf
a larceny in Upton county, was arrested
on capiaS to-day by the Sheriff Henry
will be held in Jail to await the coming
Of the Upton county officials.
Yesterday afternoon the members o
the late Criminal Court Grand Jury in
vaded Judge Flippin office, and through
their orator, Mr.. FARMLAND, presented
the Criminal Court Judge with valua
BILE cane.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for all news goods, includ
ing magazines, illustrated weeklies, anC
the latest daily newspapers from al
points. Foreign newspapers just re
ceived.
The United States Circuit Court ad
journed this forenoon over to next Mon
day week when the present term o
court will be continued one week, afte
which an adjournment will be had owe
to the May term.
1t is said a number of mad-dogs ar
running loose in South Memphis, to tn
great terror of the people Dogs shoul'
be muzzled when sane, and shot whel
mad Let the dog law be strictly en-
forced by the police.
A bill of exceptions will be filed to
day in the case of Graves and Postol
who were recently convicted of murde
in the Criminal court. After the bill o
exceptions is signed by Judge Flippin
court will adjourn over to the next term
The Queens of America-the ma!
Queen" -will receive the homage o
their subjects at the different picnici
next month. Our little republican
queens will never be deposed and driver
into exile like those of European fame
The Supreme Court, sitting at Jack
son, granted the motion Of A. p. Curry
to advance the Shrievalty contested cleo
ton case on the docket The case o.
Curry VS.. Wright will be heard at an
early day during the present term Of
court.
There are one hundred prisoners in
the county Jail, including fifty convicts
The aggregate term of Imprisonment Of
these convicts is one hundred and fifty
years. The conviets will be started fol
Nashville tomorrow afternoon in charge
of the Sheriff S deputies.
The opening base ball game, played
yesterday between the Mutuals of this
city and the Chicago White Stocking
Club was largely attended. The Chicago
men carried everything before them.
The score was as follows: Chicago-outs