Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-25
BREVITIES.

Chelsea wants the street railway ex-
tended in that direction.
Motions will be heard in the Second
Circuit Court next Monday.
A new brick pavement is being put
down around Court Square.
The satsuma japanese will appear at
the theater next Wednesday evening
The proposition tc reduce all taxes is
favored by all the citizens of Memphis
Motions for new trials, ETC., were heard
by Judge Flippin, of the Criminal Court,
to-day
The railroad fever is increasing in
Memphis. The cry is, advance west
ward
Called meeting of Banner Lodge,
L0.0.F., at their hall this evening for
special business.
Joe Locke has all kinds of news goods,
magazines, pictorials and daily papers,
at 1864 Main street.
The November terms of the United
States Circuit and District Courts will
commence next Monday.
A nuisance to be abated-the crowd of
impudent loafers who stand at the foot
of the theater stairs in order to stare at
ladies.
But one marriage license was returned
to the County Clerk during the week
Mr.. L. d. Mullins, jr., and Miss julia
Tuggle.
Mr.. j. NJ. PEBBLES will reply to the
Rev. Mr.. Walks attack on Spiritualism,
at the Greenlaw Opera House tomorrow
evening.
A morning contemporary announces
but it is evidently an advertisement for
cigar shop-that Eugene often smokes
ten cigarettes day.
A motion for new trial is on hearing
in the First Circuit Court to-day, in the
case of the Memphis Gayoso Gas Com
pany VS.. j. j. Murphy and others.
Quite a number of talented gentle
men are anxiously awaiting to be called
upon to run for Office in Memphis. The
candidates are more modest than usual.
What's the matter?
The Grand Duke Alexis is TO visit the
Southern States in December next. The
Dukes motto will be " | am here" He
will pass through Memphis on his South
ern tour.
A young boarding school Miss in this
city exclaimed: sob, Charlie, l expect
TO graduate at next commencement J"
GRADUATED What will you graduate
in2" why, in white tulle, of course. F"
There was pleasant party at the AL
bert Pike Hall (Masonic), Whites Sta
ton, last night. The party was given
by the young people residing in the
neighborhood A number of Memphi-
ans attended
A bill was passed in the State Senate
yesterday, to require clerks of courts,
sheriffs, tax collectors, registers, county
trustee, ETC., to pay into the county
treasury all surplus Of fees over four
thousand dollars per annum.
Thursday next has been set apart by
President Grant and Governor Brown
for public thanksgiving, but what for
does not so clearly appear.
The women.s rights advocates in this
city are organizing, and will soon have
an organ, with which no man will be
permitted to have anything to do. A
good idea.
The length of the steamer Great Re-
public, now lying at our landing, and
the narrowness of the Mississippi river,
suggested to a philosopher yesterday
the feasibility of bridging the stream at
this point.
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily New York, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis and
Louisville papers, and all the popular
illustrated weeklies, gand, the leading
magazines.
The theater was packed from pit to
dome last evening. Mrs. Bowers APP
peared in Fazio and The Jealous Wife,
in both of which plays she displayed her
rare genius and talent. Amy Robsart
will be presented at the matinee to-day
and also tonight.
For fifty cents you can hear this eve
ming the best platform talker in the
world-George Francis Train. He viii
expose Grant and the rings at the As
sembly Hall, and address the working
men on subjects of vital Importance TO
them.
The remains of policeman NJ. Nc
Auliff were followed to the grave yester-
day afternoon BY the police force. Inc
Memphis Brass Band led the funeral
cortege. The fine military appearance
of the force was generally commented
upon by citizens.
Emmons & Son, the popular news
dealers at 10 jefferson and 40 Main,
have weekly illustrated papers, foreign
publications, monthly magazines, and
daily papers from New York, St. Louis,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Nashville,
Chicago and other cities.
/ Acknowledgements are due to the
Adams County Miss Agricultural and
Mechanical Association for a compli-
meniary invitation TO attend the FIRST
annual fair Of the society 10 be held at
hatcher on Tuesday, December 26th,
and continuing Eve days.
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