Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-02
BREVITIEs.


the trees on the sidewalks surrounding
Court Square.
The General Council meets this after
noon at the City Building for the trans
action Of regular business.
MCGEE, the dealer in counterfeit
money, VIII have an examination at tive
O'Clock this afternoon before U. s. Com
missioner C. Claiming Smith. =
Joe Locke, the greatest living new
man, has daily papers, illustrated week
lies, monthly magazines, foreign period
calls, papers, ETC., at 1864 Main street.
Water-melons by the wagon-load arrive
in the city daily. The melons sell from
twenty-five to seventy-fye cents apiece
owing to this melancholy competition.
Croquet by moonlight is the latest
vagary of society in Memphis. The vel
low moon looks down on the croquet
players with soft, affectionate smile
half sentimental, half patronizing.
Go to Mansfords, corner Of Second
and Monroe, for late news goods, month
ly magazines from all points, illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from al
points North, South, East and West.
The Recorders Court furnished but
one State case to-day. A colored thief
Henry McEdwards, stole few dollars
and was placed under $1,000 bonds to
appear at the next term Of the Criminal
Court.
Mr.. George Purvis, one of the propri
etors of the Nashville Banner, and Gen
eral Tucker President Of the Grenada
Houston and Eastern railroad, are in
the city, sojourning at the popular Pea
body.
The number of day and night arrests
made by the police is rapidly decreasing
This is caused by the decrease of crime
in our midst-a fact which speaks loudly
for the efficiency and activity of our pc
lice force. May this criminal dullnesi
continue.
The Memphis Guards picnic on Sat
urday next at James Park, promises tC
be delightful entertainment. Quite 9
number of valuable prizes will be dis
tributed among the guests. A splendid
band will be in attendance to make
music for the dancers.
1t was rumored ON the streets to-day
that two we'll known and enterprisine
reporters had crossed over to Hopefeld
for the purpose of fighting, according
to the new rules of the English prize
ring. They we're accompanied by
seconds and bottle-holders, the bottles
containing the best in the world"
Emmons & Son, newsdealers at II
Jefferson and 4lO Main, has English
irish, German and French papers; pic
t, ,rials from all points, the latest monthly
ia shion and literary magazines and daily
pa pers from New York, New Orleans
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, St
Louis and other cities.
We were invited yesterday by Messrs
Bingham e. Craver to visit their rooms
in the Goyer Block and examine theil
specimens of Photographic art. AROUND
the rooms are hung fine pictures of ouI
best known citizens. The popularity o.
these well-known artists attest their su
periority in the Photographic line.
Our genial friend and excellent citi
zen and man os business, Mr.. A. l.
Cummins, left the city yesterday for st
Louis. where he has fixed his residence
1t is hard to give him up, but our loss II
the gain of that overgrown village calleC
st. Lonis. We commend him to tn
love of its inhabitants.
The beauty, weakness, vanity an'
fashion of our city parade on Mail
street every bright afternoon, and stanC
the fire of respectful admAAtion, pup
pyism and brazen-faced loaferdom tina
frequent our street corners. AS i
should be, victory perches on the ban
ners and futtering ribbons of beauty
For pretty women, Memphis takes nc
back seat.
The alleged Ku-Kluxing case, wherein
John Bowen, Ira Reed, Levy Smally
James chatham and Jesse Chairman are
charged with the hanging OF W.J. Gar
rett, near Salisbury, HardemSn county
Tennessee, in June last, is on trial daily
before U. s. Commissioner Garrett. 80
far but little testimony has been elcited
that in any way duplicates the defend
ants in the atrocious crime.
The locals of two of our morning
contemporaries are trying to settle the
philosophical and chemical distinction
between white" and black" The ex-
PLANTATION in the books, that white is the
absence of all colors and black the alb
sorption of all colors, ought to be
sufficient for our contemporaries; but il
looks as if the matter has to be settled
on the Arkansas shore. The anticipa-