Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
BREvITIEs.
There will be dramatic readings at the
Memphis Theater next week.

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There will be exciting trotting and
pacing matches at the Memphis Trotting
Park tomorrow. 10,
James Hall, the well-known city mag
istrate, was admitted as an attorney in
the Second Circuit Court to-day.
Cool nights have driven mosquitoes
from the city. Like other social pests,
they can't stand cool treatment.
The different choral and other musical
societies of the city are tuning up with
view to concertizing during the pres
ent season. ,s.s. o.i .l h..rao
A petition is in circulation for the
purpose of inducing our State Legisla-
tors to reduce the State and county tax
on theaters from $500 to more rea-
sonable sum.
Joe Locke, the great news man Of
Tennessee, at 1864 Main street, has the
latest daily newspapers, illustrated
weeklies, foreign papers ard magazines,
both home and foreign, Of latest dates.
Drunk, disorderly, nuisance, vagrancy
and fighting were the grades of offense
heard by Recorder Scales to-day. These
amusements, when not INDUCED in too
freely, generally cost about five dollars.
The thermometer makes 500 to $50 its
stopping place at present at night and
each morning. Smoke begins to ascend
from the house tops, showing that fires
have been brought into requisition BY
our citizens. u lE
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for late illustrated weekly
papers, fashion, scientific and literary
magazines, daily newspapers from the
North, South, East and West, and every
thing in the news line.
A man enveloped in an overcoat ap-
peared on the streets yesterday Many
thought he was deserter from DR.
Halls Arctic expedition ship Polarus
while others regarded him as a peripa
tetic advertisement for some clothing
store. - os..,-'.
| Captain Athey, of the police, arrested
negro named Joe Kelley last night OF
the charge of stealing an amount 0
money from the residence of Mr., Akens
ON Ala bama street. The negro will ris'
and explain the matter to the Recorde
tomorrow.
Olive Logan will lecture in this cit!
during the winter. She has been en-
gagged to lecture on Girls, Nice 4ounI
Men, and the Passions, subjects whlcl
will, of course, attract public attention
The young me.u will attend the first lee
Iture, the girls the second, and both tn
third. /oi
The investigation, of the alleged EN-
bezzlement by ]. L. Mickle of $l65
belonging to tie St. Louis Mutual Lax
Insurance Company, wal set for hearin
before Esquire Winters this aiternoo
at two O. clock. 1t is not probable tina
any investigation will take place, as
! is expected the grand jury has alread
found true bill against the accused.
Emrnons & Son, the veteran newsme
at Nos. 10 Jefferson and 40 Main, nav
the latest daily papers from New I or
| New Orleans, St. Louis, Cincinnati
Louisville, Chicago, Nashville, Bait
more and other cities. Weekly pretoria
and fashion, scientific and literar
monthlies received regularly. Englisl
Irish, German and French papers, an
Journals can be found on their stands
The chairman of the Committee o
Textbooks of the School Board, in r.
ply to Colonel Kortrecht's protest on tt
question of introducing English gran
mar into the public schools, say
1.-THE real question decided by the Boai
was upon the introduction of primar
grammars, which the Board decided VIZ
, Objectionable" The chairman insis
that gramm ar is introduced into IL
Memphis schools earlier than in a lari
majority of the schools throughout IL
United States, and exactly in the san
grade as in the schools Of ST. LOU
Louisville, Boston, New York, Chicag
and San Francisco.