Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-16

byterian Church give an oyster-supper
this evening in building opposite the
Ford place. Everybody is invited.
The Recorder heard thirty cases this
forenoon. Thomas Ferriter, charged
with robbing a man of ten dollars, was
placed under one thousand dollars bonds.
Miss Dougherty, so long known as the
proprietor of fashionable millinery es-
tablshment on the corner of Main and
Union streets, died suddenly of conges-
ton last night.
At meeting Of the Commissioners of
the Memphis and Knoxville railroad,
held last evening, it was resolved to
open books for subscription, at the office
of J. Harvey Mathes, on the goth inst
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, and the leading
magazines.
General A. M. West, President Missis-
sippi Central railroad; Messrs. Wiley p.
Wooten, Jack Cooke, Newton Davis,
John Harrison, and other well known
North Mississippians, are stopping at
the Peabody.
City Tax Collector Ro bertson notifies
delinquents that proper ty sold few
days since for taxes, and purchased by
the city, can be redeemed on or before
December LIST, without the fifty per cent.
being added as a charge fo' redemption.
Judge Ray, of the Probate Court, pre-
sided over the Second Circuit Court to-
day, Judge Halsey having little matri-
monial engagement to attend to this
afternoon at the Peabody Hotel The
bride and groom will leave on the Lee
for New Orleans this evening.
There has been no water for several
months in the public clstern at the cor
ner Of Elliott and fernando streets;
consequently the frem en- have to raid on
private cisterns whenever fire breaks
out in the neighborhoo d. Let the cistern
be filed Immediately.
Colonel Munford lectured to an APP
preciative audience Last evening at the
Memphis Club Hall. Subject: Life and
Character of the late Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston. The lecture was delivered
under the auspices of the Coufede rate
Historical Association.
Mr.. W. G. McCarly, representing the
Bolivar Bulletin, is in this city on Blu. 81.
ness connected with that paper. Our
business men know the value of adver
Using in the country papers, and there
is no better country medium than the
Bolivar Bulletin.
Emmons Il Son, the popular news
dealers at 10 Jefferson and 4lO 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.
Esquire Winters heard the keno case
this afternoon. Four keno players from
Upton county were fined FIVE dollars
each. The proprietor and attaches Of
the establishment gave bond to appear
before the Criminal Court to answer the
charge Of keeping gaming house.
Henry johnson was sent to Jail this
morning by the Recorder in default OF
two thousand dollars bords, on the
charge of stealing a carpet-bag and
clothing from Swede nam ed Christian
FredeYicks. The grand jury found, a
true bill against johnson this afternoon.
Three white men appear on the chain
gang daily as street scavengers. By
separating the whites from the blacks
and working them in different gangs, the
theory of races would be more clearly
defined; besides, it would present bet
ter appearance in this latitude.
At a meeting of the Directors of the
Memphis and Raleigh railway, held yes
terday afternoon, bids we're received for
the construction Of the road, ETC., which
bids were referred to a special commit
tee, with instructions to report on the
award of contracts on next Saturday, to
an adjourned meeting.
Frank Morris, colored citizen. is on
trial to-day before the Criminal Court
on the charge of obtaining valise of
clothing under false pretenses. The
question in issue between the State and
the defendant, judging from the argu-
ments Of counsel, seemed to be, who
put dem clothes in dat valise?"
The problem of lights has been solved
by some inventive genius who has in
vented a street lamp with strips of look
ing glass arranged in its roof, which re-
fleets into the street rays Of the light
which would otherwise have gone over
the houses. The result shows that the
street receives three times as much light
as would fall upon it from the ordinary
lamp.
The Appeal local says two hundred
thousand people viii visit Raleigh next
summer. The citizens of Raleigh
would, no doubt, be pleased to see this