Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-16
BREyITIES.

| hl4O anu tne Darometefa AT oO Z-lUlnches'
The January terms of the First and
Second Circuit Courts commenced this
morning.
The county seat Of Pamela county,
Miss, is about to be removed from Pa
nola to Sardis. ~
2 In the Second Chancery Court the
Nicolson pavement cases we're called for
hearing to-day.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
yesterday, the different churches we're
largely attended.
Cough, the eloquent temperance lee
turer, will not be able to lecture in Mem
phis, owing to prior engagements ~
The January term Of the Criminal
Court commenced to-day. The Grand
Jury will be fully organized this evening.
j. A. Signaigo, the well known propri-
etor and editor Of the Grenada Sentinel,
is in the city, and is stopping at the
Overton Hotel
The renowned Nilsson will sing in
Louisville on the 24th instant. She will
be in Memphis toward the end of the
present month.
Mr., r. r. Seat. one of the proprietofs
of the Spirit of the Age, published at
Collierville, Tennessee, is in the city
soliciting favors for his sterling and
popular paper.
Recorder Scales disposed of forty-four
cases this morning. One hundred and
fifty dollars were assessed as fines and
forfeitures, principally for DRINKS and
disorderlies.
Mrs. Esther Norris is an acting Justice
of the Peace in Wyoming. Within the
last year she has taken care of a hus-
band and baby and tried forty-oAe civil
and criminal cases. 5gtC Ia7Il
The Probate and Quarterly Courts
were in session this morning The Quar-
terly Court adjourn over from day to
day until Thursday next, wber The Court
House question will be heard.
Joe Locke has all the late daily papers
from all points; pictorials from all
quarters Of the world, and news goods
of every description, at his stand, near
the corner of Jefferson and Main.
Attention is directed to the card of
Messrs. Wright 4 Folkes, attorneys, Kit
Williams Blocks. They will practice in
all the courts of Shelby county, State and
Federal, and in the Supreme Court at
jackson, Tenn. ,e.. blvr
The local editors of two of our morn
ing contemporaries are interchanging
compliments on the subject Of newspa
per enterprise. They had better confne
the discussion to some question which
they both understand.
The convocation of the Memphis Chap
ter No IS will meet this evening for the
purpose of installing the officers of the
Chapter recently elected. All r. A.
Masons-are cordially invited to attend
the installation.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER, an int
resting number, contains, besides brief
editorials on all important topics, latest
kilograms, river and commercial intelli-
gence, carefully selected miscellany, etc
Copies can be obtained at the LEDGER
counting-room tomorrow morning, with
or without wrappers. i
Mansford, corner Of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily st. Louis, Louisville,
Chicago, Nashville, Cincinnati and New
York papers, and illustrated weeklies
from all points. Magazines of all
kinds, and of late date dates, can be
found at Mansford's. taa.rla
Gen. J. F. Boyd, Superintendent of
the NJ. and o. r. r., with his usual lib
erality gave passes over his road to the
survivors of the late catastrophe on
board the T. i. McGill. General Boyd |
is always on hand when an act of lib
crafty is to be performed.
Professor Fowler delivered an inte-
resting lecture on the Existence of
God and Immortality . last evening at
the Greenlaw Opera House. He lee
lures at % o'clock to-day at the same
place to ladies exclusively, and this eve
ming, on the Social Affections, Love,
Marriage, etc. ~
Prof O. S. Fowler in his lecture on
last Saturday night on Life and
Health, denied the Newtonian theory
of the motion of heavenly bodies, ac-
cording to the eentripedal and centrifu-
gal forces; and also Harvey theory Of
the circulation of the blood. He claimed
these effects were due to electricity.
Emmons & Son, uewsdealers on Jef4er-
son and Beal streets, have received the
Nashville Banner, Courier-Journal and
Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday last
also the Scientific American of same
date, besides all the latest daily and
weekly papers, home and foreign picto-
rails and a general stock of news goods.
The Cuban hanging cases will be heard
at Bartlett this evening. The accused,
Messrs. Poston, Graves and Wisener are
charged' with the felonious hanging Of
Mr. ]. w. Schoolfield on the nth of
July last Attorney General Wright and
General Horrigan leave this
evening for Bartlett to prosecute the de-
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