Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-18
BREVITIEs.

Miss Fannie Goodwin has arrived and
is stopping at the Peabody.
General Beauregard visited the Fair
Grounds yesterday and was the observed
Of all observers.
The newspaper reporters have formed
syndicate, and will go for that thous-
and dollars-to the extent Of a few
tickets.
DR.. T. L. Gotten, Old School Baptist,
will preach this evening at Mrs Bryant's
school-house, on Echols street. Services
commence at Il o'clock.
The children of the City Schools will
visit the Fair Grounds on Thursday and
Friday next. A special train will be
provided for the children.
Little Edmund Furstenheim, son of
Mr.. Furstenheim of Brooks & Co, car
ried of the first premium yesterday at
the Fair for the best pony
There are six thousand persons in
Memphis who believe they are going to
draw the thousand-dollar cash premium
on next Friday.
The city offices and the courts are
closed to-day, and business among our
principal merchants was suspended at
u M, all hands having gone out to the
Fair Grounds.
A few DRINKS we're disposed of by fine
by the Recorder to-day. A colored
Amazon, from DeSoto street, was fined
for attempting to decapitate turbulent
sister with razor.
A personal difficulty occurred in Eagle
township, Arkansas, on Thursday, be-
tween Drs. Mayfeld and Simmons, in
which the latter was killed. The former
was taken to Little Rock and committed
to jail.
Dominick Murray will, by special re-
quest, appear in Oonagh's Engagement
and the Benecia Boy tomorrow evening
On Friday evening the captivating
drama of Pierre, or the Golden Bubble,
will be presented.
The Clerk of the Criminal Court lost
an overcoat yesterday on the cars while
going to the Fair. The gentleman TAX
ing care of the coat is requested to re.
turn it, and the request will no doubt be
complied with.
Joe Locke, the irrepressible newsman
at 1864 Main street, has an immense
amount of reading matter at his news
depot Daily papers, weekly pictorials,
monthly periodicals from all points can
here be found
1t has been arranged that spiritual
contest will take place this evening at
the Assembly Hall between Miss Clara
Robinson and Prof Won Week, the
medium detective. The believers and
unbelievers will crowd the hall.
Galaxy, Harper, Leslie, Cooley and
other magazines for November have been
received at Mansfords news depot, cor
ner of Second and Monroe streets; also,
dailies from the leading cities of the
United States, and all the interesting pic
ture papers.
The meeting Of the Chelsea Lyceum
(which was postponed last Thursday
night will be held next Friday night,
the Goth inst, in the basement of the
Brick Church. An address by II. f.
Dix, Esq, the Chelsea Journal, music,
and other Interesting exercises will be
had.
The case Of the Gayoso Gas Company
VS.. j. J. Murphy ct al, was on trial this
forenoon before Judge Heiskell of the
1t Circuit Court The counsel on
Fh. ,'as are fighting over every inch
both SID It Is an important case
of ground, al TO the amount of
wherein damages
$500, 900 are claimed. -. s..
The trotting race this afterl ~syal
purse of $500 has attracted Sc,
owners Of fast trotting stock to our city.
The fastest trotting ever seen in this
city will be exhibited at the Fair this
afternoon. Surprise, Billy Hoskins,
Smith, Chicago, Morrissey,
Pilot Temple, and other fast goers will
compete for the prize.
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
men, at Nos. 10 jefferson and 40 Main
streets, receive daily papers from New
York, St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati,
New Orleans, and all the i'm
portant cities. Foreign newspapers re-
ceived regularly, and the latest pictorial
publications and fashion, scientific, art
and literary magazines.
The low water-almost unprecedented
at this POINTS, the subject of much
among our steamboatmen.
Snags are seen everywhere, and the
Hopefeld sand bar is moving slowly to-
ward our steamboat landing. Should
The river continue falling the ferryboats
will be left high and dry, and trip can
be made on foot to our sister city of
Hope6eld over the river.
The case of Annie Fisher, nee Gala
cher, VS.. William Fisher, petition for
divorce, was on hearing before Judge
Scott this forenoon. The parties we're
married about two years since, but have
lived a cat and dog life for over one
year Mrs. Fisher claims that the de-
fendant on divers occasions dragged her
around by the hair of the head lchignons
we're not worn in those days., and beat
her with castor at a saloon on Jes
rerson street, and in fact whipped her
upon all occasions. Judge Scott re-
served his decision.