Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-16
BREyITIEs.

The Abbott troupe matinee at the
theater to-day, will be grand affair.
The ward registrars are ready to issue
certificates to all legal voters properly
youched for.
The cotton buyers meeting will be
held at the Chamber Of Commerce next
Monday afternoon.
The annual ball of the Italian socie-
ty, of our city, comes off on the 2Sth
lust. at Cochran Hall.
Rev. Moses Hull will lecture on Inf
deity, at the Greenlaw Opera House,
tomorrow morning and evening.
Joe jefferson will appear at the
theater next week in his wonderful rep
resentation of rip Van Wrinkle"
January Dcmorest Cooley, Peterson,
and all the late magazines pictorials,
dailies, ETC., at Joe Locks, 1864 Main.
The statement that female property
holders in Memphis are properly allow
ed to vote" is going the rounds of the
press.
1t is proposed by committee Of the
School Board to use the new school
house, on Market street, exclusively for
the education of boys.
Playing marbles constitute the chief
form of worship on Sunday among the
white and colored youths residing in the
suburbs of our city.
The knowing ones insist that an en-
issary of the Societe Internationale will
soon arrive to open u branch of this or
ganization in our midst.
A fire was discovered in the basement
of Flaherty's undertaken shop, on Sec
ond street, yesterday afternoon. 1t was
extinguished without difficulty.
The popular vote on the question of
indorsing the action of the city in taking
stock in the Water-works Company will
be held on the 9th of January next.
/ All Conservative men should register
at once in order to defeat the schemes
of L,uasi-D Democrats and full-hedged Rad
icals in the ensuing municipal election.
The Graves-Schofeld homicide case,
nrouress ing in the Criminal Court, is
creating considerable interest. Each
day during the examination crowds OF
citizens attend the trial.
The lecture delivered at the Greenlaw
Opera House by DR.. Crane, on the Holy
Land, was listen, I'd to by large and at
tentive audience. The doctor is a learn
ed physician and n eloquent lecturer
Before the Grant' Duke visits Mem,
phis, he, Sheridan al Id Spotted Tail
will hunt buffaloes on the plains. Sherl'
dan ought to get up a little Indian
massacre for the anus ement OF the Rus
\ slams.
Chicago Times and I ribune received
daily at Mansford's news depot, corner
of Second and Monroe; also, the lead
ing dailies and weeklies Of the country
and a choice assortment o, light itera
ture.
In the Recorders Court to-day bu
nine misdemeanor cases we're disposed
of. Harriet Balson, charged with steal
ing a quantity of lace, ribbon, etc, iron
Mrs. R. P. Leech, in South Memphis
was sent to jail in default of two thous
and dollars bonds.
The following marriage licenses wer
returned during the week to the Count.
Court Clerk. +. NJ. Todd and Miss M
A. Bowel, Edward W, Horne and Mis-
Ardelle Verser, NJ. E. Hutchins AM
Miss Maria E. Brunson, VIM. ID. Cash
ion al I'd Miss Annie Haley.
Tho examination of witnesses for tn
State in the Graves-Schofeld hemicid
case, at present on trial before tn
Crimi nal Court, progresses slowly, LII
court room was crowded to-day b
sn, acts .tors anxious to hear the details
the thrilling mystery known as the Cub
Ha nging.
I he Union City Railway Express CO
rob 3ers have been captured by the PM
erto n Chicago detective force, employt
byt he express company at an expen'
Of twelve thousand dollars. II
amo, nut stolen by the robbers was abo'
fiftee hundred dollars.
Str, ayebi ,ldren are becoming numerol
on our. street,, The mothers and nurs
are generally admiring the Christina
goods in the show windows, when Il
young Memphians stray away and d
appear sround the next corner. II
station-ho, Use is the ususl repository
. the lost inf ants.
Emm ons & Son, newsmen, at NO.
Jefferson a nd 40 Main streets, nave
ceived. the attest daily papers from n,
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Louis, Chi cago and all other cite
e also, illust ated weeklies, foreign pub
CO tons, and new is goods generally
Jimmy Oman, a professional To
: working on the changing shpp
away from the work ing squad yssterd'
on the corner Of Second and Jeiiers'
s and escaped, through the agency OF
n brethre n who occasionally frequent =
I locality. Oman has no doubt lett
city for the present.
i Under the new State apportionm
bill Shelby county, instead Of having
at present two Rep resentatyes' a 20
j. in terest in Floater with fayetse I
an interest in Senator with fay'
2 lowing to the popula ton Of Memph
will have six Representa- hvesi an II