Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-17
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We advise our friends to read the mo-
tice Of secondhand furniture, 1884 Second
street. 1t is all true.
The thermometer at IL m. to-day indi-
Gated 70', and the barometer 20 $40
inches and rising
A grand ball in aid of St. Bridgets
Church will be given this evening at
Cochran Hall.
Joe Locke, 1864 Main, has all the
latest newspapers, weekly pictorials and
monthly magazines.
The grand Sunday school fete for the
children will take place in Court Square
on Saturday, May Goth.
A foreign correspondent says Bis
marcRs dress is as reckless and defiant
in style as his address.
Brass band organizations are progress
ing in our city. Several new bands will
be in existence in few weeks.
Mosquitoes and black gnats have APP
peared in myriads in the country and
along the banks of the Mississippi.
Col. T. S. Ayers on Saturday last dis
missed his bill heretofore filed contesting
the election of Chancellor Morgan as
Second Chancellor.
Decoration day at the North has been
selected by the Grand Army of the Re-
public. The 3Oth of May next will be
celebrated at all the National cemeteries.
Read the notice from Jordan & Co.,
dealers in wood and coal, in to-days pa
per. They have a large lot on hand,
which will be sold at low figures.
Memphis jurors will learn with disgust
and envy that jurors in San Francisco
attend Maguires Opera House in charge
of the sheriff and deputies.
The daily and WEEKLY LEDGER can
be had at Joe Locke s, 1864 Main; Mans
ford's, corner of Second and Monroe;
and at Emmons' on Jefferson and Beal
streets.
On next Saturday night Broom
Opera House will be reopened, with
full company of the leading artistes Of
the country, We expect to see crowded
house.
The society of l. o. o. F. will have
grand reunion and anniversary celebra-
ton at their hall on the 26th inst. The
Rev. DR.. Ford will lecture upon this in
teresting occasion.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for the latest daily papers
from the North, South, East and West,
and the latest papers and periodicals
from foreign lands.
The young ladies of Raleigh purpose
having a moonlight and may pole picnic
at the Springs on the I'd of May. A
May Quecn will be crowned and shadow
dance engaged in at this festival.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
the latest daily and weekly newspapers
from New York, New Orleans, Louis
vile, st. Louis, Nashville, Chicago, Gin
cinnati and other cities.
Chancellor Morgan delivered the fol
lowing decisions to-day: Walker VS..
Williamson, judgment for the complain
ant; Wilkinson VS.. Franklin Insurance
Company, exceptions to Receivers re-
port overruled; Green VS.. Vance, dover
to widow not allowed.
An en- parte petition was filed to-day
in the Second Chancery Court by James
w. Coleman, Mayor of Raleigh, and
others, to enlarge the powers of the cor
poration so as to enable said corpora
ton to subscribe stock to railroads in
this State and for other purposes, etc.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
had at the counting-room tomorrow
morning. The WEEKLY LEDGER con-
tains the latest commercial, local, po-
litical and monetary news. Its large
and rapidly increasing circulation at
tracts the attention of all business men
who desire to advertise their trade
throughout this and adjoining States.
A corps of engineers left the city to-
day under charge of Chief Engineer
VIM. S. Moon, of the Grenada, Houston
and Eastern railroad, for Okolona, Miss.
The road from 0kolona to Houston,
distance Of sixteen miles, will be at
once located and constructed and the
work will be pushed through to Grenada
as rapidly as possible.
The following committee was APP
pointed yesterday at the Sunday school
meeting to confer with all schools not
represented, and invite them to partici-
pate in the grand celebration at Court
Square on the 10th day of May; Messrs.
T. Winchester, j. o. Pierce, S. H. Duns-
comb, G. W. Goyer, DR.. Gober, W. W.
Littlejohn, R. G. Craig and G. L. Den
nison.
1t is rumored that Sheriff Wright will
select Jail guards from the County Court
bench and the committee Of seven who
favored the discharge of all guards at
the Jail. The question whether to follow