Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19
BREyITIEs.


The Chelsea Lyceum Society meets
tomorrow evening.
Thanks to the Southern Express for
the latest Eastern papers.
The children of the public and private
schools will attend the Fair to-day and
tomorrow.
We thank our Senator, Colonel Du-
Bose, for copy of the report Of the
Secretary of State.
The 100000 gas case is still on trial
before Judge Heiskell, of the First Cir
cult Court.
The ladies of the Alabama street
Presbyterian Church set a grand lunch
each day at their festival in Rocco
Hall
Forty-one cases were disposed of by
Recorder Scales this forenoon, and
large sum of money was collected for
the City treasury.
Col. j. j. DuBose, our State Senator,
has placed us under obligation for copy
of the report of the State Librarian.
We shall refer to it hereafter.
County Clerk Reilly turned over $780,
600 in certificates Of indebtedness to the
Memphis and Selma Railroad Company
to-day, thereby completing the amount
of 100000 ordered to be paid over.
Gen. Charles Decker, a well known
Memphian, paid us visit this morning.
Gen. Decker is % years of age, 81 inches
in height, and weighs 40 pounds. He
will visit the Fair Grounds this after
noon.
The grand drawing for the cash pre-
MUM of $4,000 takes place at the Fair
Grounds tomorrow. The tickets have
nearly all been disposed of, and thous-
ands will be in attendance tomorrow to
receive the 81 900 prize.
Joe Locke, the irrepressible newsman
at 1864 Main street. has an immense
amount of reading matter at his news
depot, Daily papers, weekly pictorials,
monthly periodicals from all points can
here be found
Judge Flippin, of the Criminal Court,
was investigating the case of Joe Phil
lips, alias Joe Pritchard, this forenoon.
Phillips is charged with committing an
assault and battery with intent to kill
upon colored brother.
The fernando street Methodist church
revival closed last night. One hundred
converts have been received into the
church. Tomorrow night at o'clock
the young men will meet and arrange a
prayer and class meeting Everybody
is invite d to attend
1t was rumored throughout the city
that several Memphis Communists,
among other,' Dago Frank, had been
hung for plund ering in Chicago. As to
Dago Frank, the rumor has been contra
dicted, he not being one of the Ku-
Kluxed or lamp posted individuals.
The Jesuits of Chicago are noted for
their charity. In the parish of the Holy
Family there are 5000 children taught
gratui tously in the parish school, and
since the fire two to four thousand heads
of families have been relieved daily by
the Jesaiits. They are also taking care
of 500 orphans.
Four citizens Of North Mississippi
]. l.. House, James NJ Carter, j. P.
Jones and NJ. Y. Garrett-were arrested
yesterday by officer Walston, on the
charge Of attempting to murder. To-
day the prisoners were carried before
United States Commissioner Garrett who
commenced an investigation of the al
legged crime.
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
men, at Nos. 10 Jefferson and 40 Main
streets, receive daily papers from New
York, St. Lofts, Louisville, Cincinnati,
Nashville, New Orleans, and all the i'm
portant cities. Foreign newspapers re-
ceived regularl. v, and the latest pictorial
publications al ID fashion, scientific, art
and literary ms gaines.