Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-29
BREyITIES.

Two OF our morning coteinpOrarles are
at it again discussing the truth and un'
truth Of the recent scan. mag,
On Monday next a picnic will be
given by Sister Mary's school at the
Menken place, on Brinkley avenue.
An ex-parte petition was fled yester
day in the First Chancery Court, tc
amend the charter of the Southern Life
Insurance Company.
There are ten candidates for the Office
of magistrate in the Fifth Civil District
to fill the vacancy recently caused by
the death Of Esquire Rose.
The base ball match yesterday be.
tween the Mutuals and Atlantics for the
championship of Tennessee, resulted in
victory of the Mutuals by score Of
"a to Is.
Some fact-hunter states that there
we're more men killed'in the recent fight
between the troops and the mob al
Eighth avenue, New York, than at the
battles of Bunker Hill and Lexington.
In our announcement column can be
seen the card of Mr. Richard II. Norris
who is a candidate for Justice of the
Peace for the Fifth Civil District, at the
election to be held on the tenth of Au
gust next.
Joe Locke, the world.renowned and
lightning newsman, at 1864 Main, has
the latest illustrated weeklies, daily
newspapers and monthly magazines
for August. Sunday reading in vast
quantities.
The question of the day, What shall
we do to-nightf"-has been answered by
several members of the MendelssohI
Club, who serenade their lady friends il
different quarters of the city during thu
moonlight hours.
The Sir Walter Scott centenary cele
bration will come off ON the 10Th of Au
gust next. The st. Andrews Society
has taken the matter under charge, anC
the committees are hard at work making
the necessary arrangements for thu
event.
Sidney Smith, the philosopher anC
wit, did not believe men were so mucl
superior to women, either mentally o.
physically. He says: So long as girl
and boys run about in the dirt and trun
die hoops together, they are both pre-
cisely alike"
A poor thief, not an aristocrat in hi
business, entered law Office this morn
ing and carried off dilapidated um
brella, the sole dependence Of the law
yer during the rainy season. Our lega
friend says if the thief returns the um
brella before night no questions will b
! asked.
Go to Mansford's news depot, corne
of Second and Monroe, for foreig
newspapers of latest dates, pictorial
from everywhere, fashion, scientific, re
ligious and literary magazines, and tn
latest daily newspapers from all point
of the country. Ett8I4tiH
County Clerk Reilly received the TO
lowing marriage licences during tn
week., S. H. Jordan and Miss Fanni
B. Dismukes; John Adams and Mis-
Virginia l.. Mathews. Four colore
couples we're granted license to do like
wise during the week.
Sergeant Brown, of the Meteorolog
cal Signal Service Bureau, has placed
wind and storm chart of the Unite
States in the hall of the Chamber c
Commerce. The local observer arrange
the chart each morning so as to indicat
the storms and other electrical phenom
ena occurring throughout the country
Chief O'Donnell interviewed doze
confidence gamblers yesterday. Th
result of the pleasant meeting was tn
conclusion on the part of the confidenc
chaps to visit some other portion of tn
country, where the chain-gang did nc
loom up before their eyes as a have
into which they would be driven b
Chief O'Donnell unless they vacated tn
city.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers at L
Jefferson and 4lO Main, have receives
the latest daily papers from st. Louis
( Cincinnati New York, New Orleans
Chicago, Louisville, Nashville and othe
| cities. Magazines from all points, illus
trated weeklies of every description, ant
foreign papers and periodicals receives
regularly.
The decision of the County Court com
mittee on the selection of the Crimina
I Courtroom has caused q flutter of ex
citement among the faro and keno bank
ers on Jefferson street, near Second
The establishment of Criminal Cour
in this locality will be the death of gamb
ling and other vices so publicly practices
in this famous neighborhood. The socia
evils escorted by King Faro and Prime
Keno will have to take new departure
Ben Hollander, the famous mixer o