Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-01
70 fourth page for additional local,
BREYIl'IES.

The Druids will hold their annual picnic at
james Park on Monday next. ~
This is the first day of the first autumnal
month-HSeptember The summer is past and
gone.
Esquire Moore is hearing the Browne
Adams homicide case in the First Circuit
COURTROOM. ll fff III Htft8 9iN
The Memphians who have been absent from
the city, visiting the East and North, are re-
turning rapidly.
The PUBLIC LEDGER arrived at the age of
six and half years 10 day, and enters upon
its thirteenth volume.
The city is becoming quiet and orderly
again. Half dozen unfortunates made up
the Recorders docket of to-day.
Memphis has bonded debt Of sS,7s2, 900
and Heating debt of SAL, 924l 10. Total debt
of the city up to August 81, 1871, "a, ls3,94 10.
In New York butter is adulterated with the
Sterine and margarine, obtained from the
chilling Of cotton seed. How is Memphis
butter adulterated? -
Another wouId-be suicidist was saved by
pumping last evening. AS on shipboard at
sea so it is in houses on land Mt present; the
cry is. An hands to the pump!"
{ Duringthe past season ST.. 4s2 bales of cot
ton were received in this city. This is an in
crease over last season of 22O. SOS bales and an
increase of proceeds of over Sl0.e0O,0O0.
Joe Locke, the news king Of Memphis, at
256 Main, has the daily papers from all the
cities North, South. East and West. Weekly
pictorials and foreign publications Of latest
dates receivedregularly. ~
Captain George Williams, the popular Con-
stable of the Fourteenth District, has re-
turned from lengthy trip to the Bluegrass
region of Kentucky. and can be found at his
old post, Esquire Winters Office.
An ear of new corn. thirteen inches in
length. and containing sixteen rows of fully
developed grains, was brought up to-day.
from Rosedale Point. by Barney Barinds. the
cashier Of the steamer A. j. White.
Capt. Harvey Mathes, Tax Collector on
Privileges, left to-day for Montyale Springs,
East Tennessee. having been called there ow-
ing to the serious illness of his family. He
will be absent about two weeks.
There is a dog. in South Memphis that be-
Iieves the General Council has passed an or
.dinance prohibiting goats and hogs from run7
ming at large; consequently he has killed
nine goats within the past two weeks for
trespassing in hisowner's flower garden.
i Go to Mansfor DIS great news stand. corner
of Second and Monroe streets, for everything
in the news lin,s-daily papers. novels. illus
trated weeklies, magazines of fashion, science
and art, and foreign papers of latest dates
from England, iceland and the continent OF
Europe.
b From letter from the Rev. DIR. Carmichael,
rector Of Grace (EpiscopaD Church, of this
city, it appears that the reverend gentleman
has improved wonderfully in health. lie has
been rustcating in Virginia. and has recov-
cred so as to- be able to throw away his cruteh-
es. He will return home about the tenth in
slant.
The goats from North and South Memphis,
with n few wild delegates from the suburbs Of
the city, assemble nightly in convention on
the stone steps of the Second Presbyterian
Church on Main street. Those who have
noticed their actions say they get along about
as harmoniously as more intelligent animals
do in other conventions.
A dispatch received this forenoon by Mr..
A, j. Martin from Martin Donelson, an
nounecs the death of Mrs. A. j.. Donelson, in
Bolivar county, Miss. Only few weeks since
that noble old relict of the glorious spast,
Major Donelson, died at the Peabody Hotel,
Now. the excellent lady who was his compan-
ion goes to join him otherwhere. She was one
of the noblest Of the noble ladies of theSouth.
Emmons & Son, at 10 jefferson and 40
Main. have always on hand the latest daily
and weekly newspapers from st. Louis, Gin
cinnati, New York. New Orleans, Louisville,
Nashville, Chicago, and other cities. Picto-
riais from all points magazines and journals
Of literature. science and fashion, from all
portions Of America and Europe. just re-
ceived. French. German. English and Irish
newspapers received with regularity by
ocean steamers. 1ioi sa ta
4 tits rumored that the counsel of Captain
Wynn Cannon intend applying for a writ Of
hhbeas corpus in few days. This proceeding
will necessitate the hearing Of all the testi
mony over again. The result of the inyesti-
cation concluded yesterday has embittered
the friends of both parties, an unfortunate
fact, which in the future may be fraught with
evil There has beenla little too much swag-
gering and bloviating done by outsiders.
The Pfannensteihl- Caldwell extortion case
" i'll be heard by Esquire Winters at three
o. clock this afternoons. Mr.. Pfannensteihl
exonerates Deputy Sheriff Cranmer from all
in the attempt to extort money by
threats. The matter originated in a requi-
sition from Pennsylvania for the arrest of
Pfannensteihl, obtained at the instance Of
Mr.. j. Cad we'll, for obtaining goods under
false pretences. NnNl ufltfa
A well-known joker walked into Main
street bookstore, this morning, and taking
ND Ouida's novel, 4" Follie Farine, asked the
D rice. The book-man answered, Two dol
lars, sir; the book is just in" " would
Or efer buying it, replied the wag, If it
we -e lust out. 81 - 1t has just come out, "
said the book-man. Possibly; but how
can IL be just out and just in at the same
time, % dryly put in the joker. The stationer
looked at the grave face Of the customer, and
mildly answered. Sir. you are hypercritical
In the extreme; the book has just been issued
BY the publishers" .ef
PAY your city taxes for 1871 and get
ten per cent discount.
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