Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-30
BREyITIEs.


be in the city to delight young Memphis
and old Africa.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton will meet at o'clock this evening
in the First Methodist church.
DR.. Thos. L. Gotten will preach this
"wednesday evening at Mrs. Bryants
church, on Echols street, at u o'clock.
The public schools open on Monday
next, September 4th. The children and
teachers are making preparations for the
grand opening.
Quite number of strangers are ar
irving in the city. Our hotel registers
show up a goodly number OF arrivals
from all portions OF the country.
Prof. Julian P. Schultz, late of Natchez,
Miss, has taken charge of the choir of
St. Peters church-a position formerly
held BY Prof. Sabatzky.
Mrs. Adams, who arrived yesterday at
the Worsham House too late to see her
son, Capt. Adams, alive, is lying dan
gerously i'll at the above hotel. 8
Col Jake Frolich has telegraphed to
this city that his Ku-Klux trial in White
county, Arkansas, has turned out to be
a farce. The jury returned a verdict of
not guilty, and Col. Frolich is free once
more.
Joe locke, the news king of Memphis,
at 1864 Main, has the daily papers from
all the cities North, South, East and
West. Weekly pictorials and foreign
publications of latest dates received
regularly,
A live alligator was discovered in a
cellar on Poplar street yesterday. de
was interviewed by the reporters of the
morning journals, but the sensible ami
NAL kept his mouth shut and refused to
furnish an item.
Our friend Chas. McComers has again
placed us under obligations for late Aus
tralia papers. Mr.. McComers is EN-
ployed in the dry-goods house OF A.
Seessel Il Son, where he would be glad
to see his numerous friends,
Governor Hadley, Colonel Clayton
Colonel Stephenson, Colonel Rogers ant
many other prominent politicians ant
residents of Arkansas, arrived in the
city this morning from Helena, where
they have been attending grand politi
cal mass-meeting.
The argument of counsel in the Can
] nom Morse homicide case commenced
to-day before the three justices. Whei
the argument will end is beyond the kel
Z of man. The question before the cour
: is simply one of bail for few weeks
2 until the Criminal Court convenes.
= Vallandigham was the leader in tn
= political "new departure" but Alec
Mccullough proclaims the new spiritua
departure from the basement OF tn
FL Bethel Block, where ten cents is tn
s. equivalent of one drink The citizens
.Told and young, rush frantically in this
7Ydirection. Only dime.
Go to Mansford's great news stanC
ccorner of Second and Monroe street,
.ssfor everything in the news line-dail
Sepapers, novels, illustrated weeklie
acmsgazines of fashion, science and ar
sand foreign newspapers of latest date
-,Sfrom England, Ireland and the cont
- lent of Europe.
-, Coroner MoHatt is yet confined to h
s. !toom with bilious fever. During h
illness the turn her loose chaps a
y we respectfully requested to refrain fro
and ising pistols or shot,guns. In fe
laws the Coroner will be in his oHic
eady to hold inquests on all corps
hrnished by the shootists. Gentleme
e.. eep your fingers off the trigger for
wv days.
1t was rumored throughout the eli
hat Frenehman had cut his thro
nth razor last evening in North MeI
e. his. After interviewing all the ofiicia
nd about sixty private citizens we foul
800 impossible to discover the dead ma
Everybody talked about it, but no OF
new anything concerning it-even Il
GO t,roner heard nothing from the gull
to-. ned Frenchman.
and Emmons & Son, at 10 Jefferson and A
s'nISs ain, have always ON hand the late
ke's lily and weekly newspapers from 5
ly's ouis, Cincinnati, New York, New Q
&C. c ans Louisville, Nashville, Chicago, al
e's, der cities. Pictorials from all point
not Ihgazines and journals of literatuI
! Se t. aence and fashion, from all portions
le.s herica and Europe, just receive
on. Fench, German, English and lri
t ! q nwspapers received with regularity
nj u Dean steamers.
ETY., There is humane and practical pl
loopher in Memphis who is earnest
t. Considering the question; If the ki
. ine-homicide and suieide-continues
49, ineease, how are the dead to be burie
If Weiy man kills his neighbOr, it +
lowi, logically, that no man will be i
to do tie honors of the graveyard. L
women can then claim their rights a
perform the rites of sepulture over