Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-11
BREyITIEs.

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capital Of the new county of Bell.
The st. Bridgets church fair and fes-
tiyal commences tonight at Cochran
Hall.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day in
Dictated G60, and the barometer 20 7-lO
inches.
The cornerstone Of new Catholic
church was laid at Edgefeld. near Nash
vile, on Sunday last by Bishop Fechan
In'the County Court to-day Mr.. John
| Trent was elected public administrator,
and his bonds fixed at five thousand dol
lars.
| The latest papers, the latest novels,
and the latest edition of the ghost story,
at Mansfords, corner of Monroe and
Second streets.
The School Board met yesterday, and
after transacting some unimportant bust
ness, adjourned over to tomorrow even
ing at eight o'clock.
The Norfolk, Va, papers are follow
ing in the footsteps of Memphis journals
by quarreling over the old question of
largest circulation.
| Joe Locke has all the latest fashion,
literary and scientific magazines, and all
the daily newspapers from the North,
South, East and West.
AT the next meeting of the Mechanics
Institute, on the goth instant, addresses
will be delivered by Col. George Phelan
and Capt. Geo. w. Gift.
There is a frst-class second hand fnrni-
ture store at 1874 Second street, where
housekeepers can be supplied with every
thing required in housekeeping.
Yesterday was April in the essence
and abstract Sunshine and showers,
smiles and tears light and shade, fol
lowed each other in rapid succession.
The Locomotive Engineers ball at
Cochran Hall, last evening was largely
attended. The music and the dance
were enjoyed until the gray tints in the
east gave notice of Old Soils approach.
The negroes Louis Jones and John
Mccain, who are charged with stabbing
Albert jackson with a butcher-knife, win
have hearing before the Recorder to-
morrow. Jackson will, in all probability,
die before night
The grand sacred concert to be given
at St. Peters church on Thursday even
ing next will be musical treat of rare
excellence. The choir will be assisted
by the leading amateur singers of the
city.
The Board of Directors of the Missis-
sippi River railroad seek to abrogate the
so-called contract by which Mr.. A. S.
Mitchell obtained $4,000 as consider
alton for the REIMBURSEMENT of a certain
claim upon the stock of the road.
The grand concert last night at the
Opera House, given for the benefit of the
Leath Orphan Asylum, was largely at
tended. The music, both vocal and in
strumental, was excellent, and reflected
credit upon our amateur and profes-
sional artists.
1t is asserted that a new society, called
La Lique Du Midi, has been organized
in this city. Its origin is somewhat of
mystery, but it is limited that it is a secret
combination, having in view a noble OBJ
ject. Being mysterious, it will become
popular with the young men of the South.
The committee of the County Court
appointed some days since to consider
the report presented by the citizens on
the subject Of taxes, finances, etc,
adopted the citizens report, and so mott
fed the County Court yesterday. This
report was published in the LEDGER
some days since.
At an election held yesterday for YES
trymen to serve the ensuing year for
Calvary church, the following gentle
men were elected; William Hamlin, w.
W. Young, Wylie B. Miller, John Brown,
L. M. Wolcott, A. X. Langstaff, j. A.
Hays, d. B. Forster, j. j. Freeman, II.
H. Higbee and r. G. Gist.
Special Recorder Taylor heard thirty
cases to-day and assessed two hundred
dollars as fines. VIM. Mitchell, the con-
fdence man who swindled James Pear
son and W. V. Dalton out of $500, by
means Of forged check and the YER
dancy of the countrymen, was sent to
Jail in default of $4,000 bonds.
Emmons & Son, 10 Jefferson and 63
Beal streets, have received Peterson's,
Pleasant Hours, Ballous Monthly for
May, and illustrated weekles from all I
parts of the world; also Mark Twain's
Autobiography and first
Romance. Call and get copy. Dailies I
from everywhere at Emmons & Sons.
Shelby county stands in the following
for 1870, in the census Office l
At Washington: Valuation of real estate,
s33, 2s7 ,s7S; personal estate, $i,777 $50;
public debt of the county, for which
bonds have been issued, 100000; all
,ihers, sl9l,3s6. City and town, for |,
which bonds have been issued, So, SCI 900;
Al others, Sl,104,s22.