Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-21
BREvITIEs.

: battle of Manassas, which was fought
e July 81, 1861.
Hon. Jefferson Davis and family ar
, rived in the city last night, and are stop
ping at the Peabody.
7 The Criminal Court adjourned over
to the next term last evening. To-day
the Sheriff has been busy taking bonds,
returnable to the next term of court.
Joe Locke, the irrepressible lightning
news man of Memphis, has the latest
daily and weekly papers, pictorials and
monthly magazines, at 1864 Main street.
Charles Moody, notorious negro vag.
abond, was arrested to-day for carving
a colored brother with knife, Moody
will have hearing before the Recorder
tomorrow morning.
| The river is falling rapidly at this
point, as indicated by the immense sand
bar which is rapidly appearing above
the waste Of waters between here and
the Arkansas shore. ih tfiaNfs
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for late news goods, month
ly magazines from all points, illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from all
points North, South, East and West.
The Recorders Court was crowded
this forenoon by male and female pugil-
/. lists of all shades and colors. A fine of
five dollars on each buffer and amazon
settled the matter to. the satisfaction of
all interested parties. ftn
The largest consignment of boots and
shoes ever received at one time in Mem
phis arrived from Boston to-day. Over
fonr thousand eases were received by
two leading boot and shoe houses in this
city within the last few days.
1t is understood that an officer of the
U. S. Signal Bureau will visit this city
shortly for the purpose of establishing
at this point river gauges, which will
correctly and regularly indicate the rise
and fall of the Mississippi, for the bene-
fit of commerce.
The New England agricultural jour
nalists, at present visiting the Mammoth |
Cave on an excursion, will visit Mem
phis, and arrive here probably tonight.
Quite number of citizens, including
members of the press, left this morning
over the Memphis and Louisville rail
way to meet the excursiouists.
Emmons & Son, newsdealprs at 10 |
Jefferson and 4l0 Main, has English, |
Irish, German and French papers pic
torials from all points, the latest monthly,
fashion and literary magazines and daily
papers from New York, New Orleans,
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other cities
The jokers in the General Council de-
nominate as " hoppers those members
who vote in the committee-room one
way and in open meeting another. This
peculiar system of voting was explained
by " topper" by saying that he wished
TO understand both sides of every ques-
ion, and had to be on both sides in or
Ter TO do so. Ur1
Some enterprising African has started
| port able lemonade factory near Court
Square. The beverage is mixed up in !;
,ucket; aweak dash of claret wine is adj !,
led; ice is thrown in abundantly, and !;
he eliner of life is furnished at five !
ents per glass to the weary and thirsty 4
Tho frequent the classic corners of {
court Square. q
A portable ice-cream wagon, intended D
or the suburbs of the city, appeared on B
he streets yesterday. The driver sat be- O
eath an immense umbrella and above B
diminutive specimen of jackass that CT
furnished the motive power The driver N
nd unique team attracted universal at OF
ention while making a grand tour of the re
ity. Ii
A number of correspondents, draughts- ell
len, etc, Of sensational pictorial peri p
ideals, are said to be in the city, hav- 81 81
ig arrived from the East to write up q,
nd sketch men, women and things :
bout Memphis. Every Saturday hav-
lg not long since, sketches, etc, from
lew Orleans. of some interest and at pl
'activeness, it is proposed to do up be
Iemphis in the same manner Sc
The average amount of glasses Of lager dr
in Tennessee is three for every tn
ian, woman and child in the State, per a.
mum, while in New York it is two G,
undred and eighty-four. When it is pu
that the lager drank in Ten is
essee is confined almost exclusively to I'M
-emphis, Nashville and few interior WI
WINS, the average number Of glasses for an
le population of these cities and towns cir
ust be quoted at a high figure. Lager me
becoming rapidly the American ma Til
onal beverage. lite
Our local cotemporary on the Appeal oil
IS been puzzled by the mystery which an
grounds the Ada Jones homicide. and =
10 non. sut, tbo ,,or,da,r aud lonioa1 m,