Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-18
BREVITIES.

Inc grand jury OF the Crlmlnai Ooui
was in session this morning
The courthouse question will be hear
by the County Court tomorrow morning
The thermometer at noon to-day stoo
at 350, and the thermometer at 30 I'll
inches.
Rev. Father Ryan, the poet priest, /
said to be editing the New Orlean
Morning Star.
A fast driver contributed ten dollar
to the city treasury this morning befor,
the Recorder
| A number of ladies engaged in walt
and quadrille on roller skates at tn,
rink last evening. N4l
| Count Won Moltke is seventy years o.
age. Napoleon died at the age of fifty
two and Wellington at the age of sixty
Burns birthday will be celebrated on
the 18th inst by ST. Andrews Society o.
this city in an appropriate manner.
Professor Fowler will lecture to the
ladies this afternoon, and to the young
men tonight, at the Greenlaw Opera
House.
1.-The local of a morning Contemporary
has written the story of sugar bar
REL He now proposes to write the tale
of whisky keg.
The promenade concert will come of
tomorrow evening at the Peabody. The
proceeds will be devoted to the benefit
of st. Lazarus Episcopal Church.
Fifteen persons were sent to the peni
Tertiary during the last term of court
Their term of Imprisonment amounts in
the aggregate to one hundred and three
years. "it''2 20 sf9
An anti-snoring device has been
patented by resident of New Orleans.
The thing is called sanitary brace, and
it fastens the jaws of the sleeper so that
snoring ceases to be q success. .qa ls4
Mr.. j. T. Pratt, formerly connected
with the press Of this city, has received
an appointment from the Missouri Leg
islature as minute clerk. He is, there
fore, the second clerk of the House.
Senator McFall introduced bill in
the Tennessee Senate, few days ago,
to the effect that persons acquitted Of
high crimes ON the plea of insanity
should be confined in the Lunatic Asy-
lum. 31l
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, has all daily St. Louis, Chicago,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, New York,
Louisville and Nashville papers, and il
Illustrated weeklies from all parts of the
world laa. 1tc pa 10
At Walden, Miss, on Wednesday last,
the storehouse of T. G. Ames & Co, and
the German Emigration depot, were to-
tally destroyed by fire. Fifty German
emigrants, who were occupying the latter
building, lost their clothing, trunks, etc
ON Saturday evening next Col. Dun
can McRae will repeat his humorous lee
ture on Lifes Light and Shades at
the Greenlaw Opera House before the
Confederate Relief and Historical Asse-
citation. The lecture is literary treat.
The Somerville Falcon of the 18th
says: "The County Court has deter
mined to patch up the old rickety Jail,
and this will do away with the necessity
of having Prosecuting Attorney, as
the prisoners can get up general Jail
delivery just before court. -
Joe Locke, the veteran newsdealer on
Main street, near Jefferson, has all the
latest daily and weekly papers from all
points, pictorials from all quarters Of
the globe, magazines, quarterlies, al
MANAGES and news literature of every de-
scription.
Emmons Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
the latest daily and weekly newspapers
from all points, magazines and illus
trated weeklies from all quarters Of the
world, literary journals, foreign quarter
lies, and everything known TO the news
line. .~
A case of contempt is on trial before
the Second Circuit Court Deputy
Sheriff Murphy claims that he was
armed with a writ of attachment for
some goods at Podesta & Co.'S, and
that he was resisted by the members of
the above firm while executing said
writ urr nftr
The Criminal Court was in session to-
day The Grand Jury is composed Of
the following named gentlemen: A. Z.
foreman; Samuel Pollock, A.
Seessel, l. B. Hill, j. L. Sharpe, John
d. C. Loewenstine, J. w
Grant, J. S. Stanton, John 0verton, jr.,
D. Pante, J. P, Finnie, E. Morrow.
A country darkey, on Union street to
lay, while watching the movements of
.he chain-gang. was informed by one Of
he elect, THAT he just go on and join
lie chain-gang, cause he make more than
,y working in the country" The moral
larkey firmly believed the chain-gang to
De an office Of trust and profit.
The anniversary Of the battle Of New
Orleans was not celebrated in Memphis.