Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-29
BREyITIES.

The thermometer at IL m. to-day in
dicated 800 and the barometer 20 TIC
inches.
The United States Court will resume
business on Monday next, and continue
in session one week.
The Linden Street Christian Church
Sunday School picnic is progressing to-
day on Marshall avenue.
There was nothing of interest before
the Recorder to-day The usual number
of DRINKS were disposed Of by fines.
A bill was fled in the First Chancery
Court to-day for the purpose of incorpo-
rating Mercantile Library Association
in this city.
Nilsson, the sweetest singer in all
Sweden, will positively give concerts at
the Geenlaw Opera House on next Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
The Lydia Thompson troupe had an
audience last night of thirteen hundred
ladies and gentlemen at the Academy Of
Music, New Orleans.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has all the
latest daily newspapers, illustrated
weeklies and monthly magazines Sun
day reading in vast quantities.
Captain John II. Freeman, Clerk elect
of the Supreme Court, is in the city, and
informed us that the Supreme Court
would adjourn for the term on the LIST Of
July next.
The attention of parties interested is
invited to the advertisement of "bids
for privileges at James Park on the
occasion of the Odd Fellows picnic,
Thursday, May 18th.
The c. A. Rowland railroad embezzle-
ment case was settled yesterday by
Esquires Miller and Gibson holding
Rowland in the sum of 5000 to await
requisition from Arkansas.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for all news goods-daily
and weekly papers from the North,
South, East and West Foreign publ
cations of all sorts.
An inspirational lecture-w whatever
that may be--will be delivered in this
city next Monday evening. The sub
ject, we are informed, will embrace
devils, angels, the Holy Ghost, and the
gospel of Christ as adapted to the pre-
sent age.
A man having a glaciers diamond on
his person was arrested last night as a
suspicious character. II he had the
Koohinoor diamond on his person he
would be considered vagrant. It's not
the value of the diamond that is objec-
tionable, but the setting.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on JEFF
ferson and Beal, have received the latest
papers from New York, New Orleans,
Louisville, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Nash
Vile and Chicago. Pictorials, maya
zines and literary publications from
everywhere can be found at their stands.
Alas for sentiment The railroad
controversy, instead of assuming the
agreeable phase of gallantry and com
plment, as we innocently supposed,
has turned out to be a case of mistaken
identity. Let us go back to memorable
facts and vulgar figures.
The following marriage licenses were
returned to the County Court Clerk dur
ing the week: Gustave Friend and Mrs
Charlotte Kremer; VIM. Barrow and
Miss NJ. Morrow; Joseph Power and
Miss Mamie A. Power; John Camper
and Mrs. Elizabeth Frank.
The Memphis Theater is taxed $500
per annum by the State, county and city,
while in Louisville the tax is 5000; st.
Louis, 800; Chicago, $3.50; New York,
800; New Orleans, $500. The contrast
is beautiful Tax on theaters in five
cities, 1850; tax on Memphis Theater,
$500, or Memphis beats five cities by
$3.50. Comment is unnecessary.