Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-25
BREVITIES.

Alderman MOHatt continues 10 PRESIDE
in the municipal chair during the alb
sence OF Mayor johnson at St. Louis.
The Planters Insurance Company
want to rent two fine rooms in their new
building, suitable for brokers' or an
insurance Office.
Among the many Memphians who
have been absent from the city during
the summer months and who have
returned to the city is Mr.. Raphael
Semmes, jr.
The Recorders Court docket was des-
titute Of sensational items to-day. Peter
Flynn was placed under $4,000 bonds on
the charge of stealing eleven dollars
from friend.
General Wright, our efficient Sheriff,
has arrived in the city, and will take
cognizance of the jail. irregularities
Immediately. This step will be Endorsed
by the public.
The cornerstone of the new German
Lutheran church was laid yesterday on
Third street, near the corner of Jeffer-
son. The ceremonies were conducted
by the Rev. N Trist pastor of the new
church.
Joe Locke, who supplies news to the
millions at 1864 Main, has received the
latest daily papers, pictorials, maya
zines, journals of fashion, science, lite
nature, and foreign public atoms of every
description.
We were informed by citizen of
HopeGeld that DR.. Boatman and son
were arrested on last Saturday at Hope
field, Ark, on the charge of killing Col.
Tom Collier They were released on
bonds by the authorities.
Committees from the different Catholic
churches of the city will meet at eight
o'clock this evening, at st. Peters, for
the purpose of making arrangements
with reference to establishing branch
of the Christian Brothers schools in
Memphis.
The word syndicate has been settled
by good American authority to mean a
ring" When gentleman presents a
lady with an engagement ring, can it be
said, he syndicated herr If syndicate
means swindling ring, the idea is cor
rect.
A morning contemporary, after making
a pleasant visit last evening, thus dis
courses this morning: " A lovely night
was last-one that was calculated to
make young folks hold sweet commune. "
For shame, to call our loving young
folks Communists.
Go to Mansford's great news stand,
corner of Second and Monroe streets,
for everything in the news line-daily
papers, novels, illustrated weeklies,
magazines of fashion, science and art,
and foreign newspapers of latest dates
from England, ireland and the CONT
nent of Europe.
The Jail report sent up this morning
to the Criminal Court shows that one
hundred and four prisoners are con-
fined within the walls of the county
prison. The Criminal Court has under
taken the contract of removing many of
the prisoners from the Jail to the State
penitentiary.
Tomorrow at 81 O. clock grand open
ing will take place in the Criminal
Courtroom, on the corner of Second
and Jefferson streets. A free legal lunch
will be set for criminals, so says Deputy
Clerk Dick Capers. The regular bust
ness of the Court will commence to-mor-
row morning.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
found, neatly done up in wrappers and
ready for mailing, at the counting-room
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great advantages to merchants.
The children of the Flowery Kingdom,
who believe in the sublime precepts of
Confucius, swree represented by a dele
CATION in our city yesterday. The
Heather Chinee proposes to take the
place of the heather African in the cot
ton fields, and work for any planter, be
he heather or christian, for fair com
pensation.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, at 10
Jefferson and 40 Main streets, have re
ceived the latest st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville, New Orleans, Nashville and
New York daily papers. Magazines of
every description from the North, South,
East and West. Foreign papers and
journals received regularly by ocean
steamers.
The Street Railway Company has
placed three new cars on the fernando
and one on the Poplar street routes.
On Tuesday next four other cars will
arrive. Two of them will be run on the
Beal street, one on the Main and the
fourth on the Poplar street lines. The
new management is winning favor under
the system adopted by Superintendent
Barrett.
Mitchell, the confidence man who was
invited by Criminal Court jury to visit