Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-12
BREyITIEs.

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The thermometer at IL m. to-day stood
at GO, and the barometer at 80 inches,
The merchants meet on Change daily
at eleven o'clock at the Chamber Of
Commerce.
The first Circuit Court will adjourn on
Saturday next, and the January term
will commence on next Monday.
The industrious members Of the chsin-
gang are improving the condition Of
Second street near Court Square.
st. Andrew Society will celebrate the
birthday of Burns in a most becoming
manner on Wednesday, the 25th instant
The newly elected magistrate of the
Fifth Civil District, Mr.. James Rose, was
sworn in last evening before the County
Court.
The Mendelssohn Quartette Club of
this city will give grand vocal and in
strumental concert tomorrow night at
the Memphis Theater.
A peripatetic astronomer has large
telescope at the corner of Main and JEFF
ferson, where he exhibits the heavens at
ten cents a sight.
The recent Municipal election held at
Brownsville, Tennessee, is 70 be con-
tested on the grounds of gross frauds
and irregularities.
The Confederate Relief and Histori-
cal Association has requested Col. Dun
McRae to repeat his interesting and able
lecture before that society.
Forty-one cases were heard by Record
er Scales to-day. Two hundred and
ninety dollars were assessed as fines,
principally for DRINKS and disorderlies.
We understand that an interesting
ceremony will take place this evening at
St. Lazarus Church at FIVE o'clock. No
doubt the chnrch will be filled to its ut
most capacity.
Citizens residing out on Adams street
complain that the bridge over the bayou
on Adams is in dangerous condition.
Our authorities should examine and re-
pair it.
la Yesterday John Zook, resident of
Chicago committed suicide because his
brother married his sweetheart John
had nothing to live for, because he forgot
there were few other girls left on earth.
The Nicolson pavement cases will be
heard tomorrow in the Second Chancery
Court, before Chancellor Scott. The
cases to be heard are test cases, and the
decision will settle the legal question
involved in two hundred cases.
Chancellor Morgan was too unwell to
hold court to-day. On next Tuesday
week the Chancellor will hear the con-
tested election case of Curry VS.. Wright.
The First Chancery Court stands adj
journed over to next Monday.
Joe Locke, newsdealer, has all the late
daily papers from the North, South, East
andWest, weekly pictorials and literary
publications from all parts of the world,
and magazines from all points, besides a
full stock of news goods.
A resolution was offered in the Ten
nessee Senate on Tuesday last declaring
that H. G. Smith, Chancellor Of the
First Chancery District, ought to be re-
moved on account of bribery, incom-
potency and his notorious character as a
libertine and debauche.
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily St. Louis, Louisville,
Chicago, Nashville, Cincinnati, New
York and New Orleans papers, illus
frated weeklies, literary papers, Punch's
Almanac, and everything in the news
line can be had at Mansford's.
Col. II. d. Newcomb, President r. II.
Hahston, Vice President Albert Fink,
Superintendent of the Memphis and
Louisville railroad; Nathan Adams, Pres
ident; Col. w. D. Pickett, Engineer Of
the Memphis and Louisville railroad, are
in the city, and stopping at the Overton.
The roller skating rink in the Assem-
bly, Hall has become quite place of re-
sort or amusement for the ladies and
children of the city. Roller skating is
a delightful and healthy exercise, to say
nothing of the graceful and exhilarating
movements of the skaters.
On Monday last train ON the Little
Rock and Fort Smith railroad ran over
a log of wood, which had been placed
upon the track by some person for the
destruction of life and property. For-1
tunately the train passed over the OBJ
struction without serious damage.
General William Wallace, recently
elected as a magistrate at Raleigh, In
the sixth civil district, was sworn in this
morning, and took his seat on the Coun-
ty Court bench. General Wallace, being
an able lawyer, will be an acquisition to
the County Court.
The Press Association of Tennessee
will meet at Nashville on the Sd Of Feb
ruary next. The programme embraces
an grafton from Col. A. j. Kellar, Of the
Avalanche; an address by Don Came
ron, of the Wing and Tribune, and
poem by DIR. R. L. c. White, Of the
Lebanon Herald.
Emmons & Son, newdealers on Jeffer-