Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-06-08
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Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has daily
newspapers, magazines, illustrated week
lies and news goods generally.
In municipal legislation when the
General Council is bored by any subject
it is at once referred 70 Q committee o.
the boatdl lllliJl0U-U6 a
Books are opened throughout the city
for the subscription of stock in the
Memphis and Raleigh Springs narrow
gauge railroad.
The General Council will meet this
afternoon at three o'clock, at the City
Building, for the transaction Of un6n-
ished business. -
Croqae IS the fashionable dissipation
at present with the pretty girls and
stylish young men of Memphis. II
rivals the evening drive and moonlight
stroll.
Nine hundred dogs have been killed
| in Louisville within the last three weeks
by the authorities. In Memphis the
dogs defy the authorities, and make night
hideous with their howlings. 4
There will be a grand moonlight pic.
mic at James Park on Saturday even
ing next. Ample preparations will be
made to entertain the guests, and the
best of order will be preserved.
The Clerk of the Second Circuit
Court lost the .clueltoi the combination
lock on his office safe few days since.
For three days experts have been trying
to force the lock and open the safe.
Go to Mansfords, corner of Second
and Monroe, for pictorials, daily papers
from all points North, South, East and
West. Weekly foreign papers, maya.
zines and literary periodicals from every
where.
The Confederate Association meets al
| the Second Circuit Court room this
evening, when a report will probably be
had from the picnic committee, and
other business of Importance be at
tended to.
Carbolic acid is sprinkled on the
streets of Northern cities as sanitary
precaution. The authorities of Mem
phis should order the, same to be done
ON our streets and alleys, which Otter
exhale unpleasant odors.
Engineers are preparing plans ant
maps of the union depot for the use o
the General Council The different 10
calities are being surveyed which, wher
finished, will be presented to the Mayo
and be accompanied by proposition
from railroad companies.
A philanthropic individual in this cit,
suggests that stomach pump be place.
in every square in the city in order t
thwart the suicidal mania of the people
He also suggests that, it would not b
unwise to pump out a number Of person
daily on suspicion.
Awarrant was issued to-day by Esquir'
Miller against A. B. C. W. Ritson OF
the charge Of passing q counterfeit banl
note, of the denomination of two. dol
lars, on one Jenny Ingraham. Thu
case will be heard tomorrow morning
at ten clock by Justice Miller.
The following divorce DEGREES wer'
granted at the present term of tn
Second Circuit Court; Mary Jane Wash
ington VS.. William Washington Cathe
rine Bianka VS.. Carlo Bianka; Mar.
Jane Graham VS.. John w. Graham
Emma Akert VS.. Felix Akort.
In Posey county, Indiana, when
lover is rejected by young lady h
porrs aqua forts in her ears while sh
sleeps; at least, this was the style EN-
ployed by Louis Beckley on Miss CARR
Noel few days sincel Beckley mus
have been reading Hamlet.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers, on Jei
ferson and Beal streets, have receives
the latest New York, New Orleans
Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville, Chi
cago and St. Louis daily papers. For
eign papers, magazines and pictorial
received regularly at their stands.
Charles McLemore, colored person
from Carson's Landing, was swindleC
out Of thirty dollars this morning by
well known thief George Washington
Esquire Miller issued warrant for the
arrest of Washington, wEo will have
hearing this afternoon.
The African Bailey Church murder il
undergoing investigation to-day before
the Criminal Court. Gabriel Glass il
on trial for the crime. Many of thu
witnesses aided and abetted in the muir
der. At least a dozen Of the coloreC
society officers assisted in killing thu
victim. I q q { ill1 2 W a
The arrests made by the police during
the month of May we're 777-625 men
and l52 women, and representing Eng
land, the United States, Ireland, Ger
many, Scotland, Italy, France, Swedel
and Africa. Property amounting il
value to $lll0 was recovered and re
turned to its owners.
If you want to make a colored person
happy, make him grand marshal of
picnic procession, put him on a horse