Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-06
BREvITIEs.

The Dominican mission at 81. Peters
church closed last evening.
Joaquin Miller, the wild rhymer of the
sierras has been called the poet-lariat
OF America.
Joe Locke has all kinds of news goods,
magazines, pictorials and daily papers.
at 1864 Main street.
The weather is too fine to last. Like
beauty, it will fade. Look out for a
squall down the river.
Mr.. W. H. Forgey, the well known
magistrate Of the First Civil District,
died in Crittendon county, Ark, yester-
day, Of bilious fever.
Fifty cases we're heard by the Re-
corder to-day, and quite large amount
Of money was collected. Frank Morris,
a colored kleptomaniac was sent to Jail
in default Of $1,000 bonds.
The lectures on Spiritualism, at the
Greenlaw Opera House, delivered by the
Rev. j. M. PEBBLES, yesterday, were
largely attended by both believers and
unbelieyers.
Go to Mansford, corner Of Second
and Monroe streets, for daily papers
from all points, English, Irish, German
and French papers, illustrated weeklies
and magazines.
The Mississippi State election takes
place tomorrow. Fears of riots and
difficulties between the whites and blacks
are entertained in many portions Of
North Mississippi.
Chief of Police o Donnell warns dray-
drivers, and other knights of the whip,
that it is misdemeanor to drive with
unnecessary or dangerous speed in the
streets A few arrests will have bene-
fetal effect.
The Memphis and Shreveport railroad
meeting at the Greenlaw Opera House
tonight will be largely attended Judge
McAdoo, Of Jefferson, Texas, will ad-
dress the meeting in the interest of the
enterprise.
The members of the Memphis bar are
in favor of Representative Harris bill
to abolish the Jury system in civil cases,
unless jury is demanded in writing on
or before tho third day of the term by
one of the parties litigant.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
obtained at the counting-room tomorrow
morning., ready for mailing. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is popular with our merchants as
an advertising medium. Send the
WEEKLY LEDGE to your friends in the
country.
Mr.. julius II. Frazier who was killed
last Saturday afternoon by falling from
the third-story window of the jackson
block, on Main street, was buried yes
terday in Elm wood Gem etery. He was
the son of the Rev. Robert Frazier of
Alabama.
Emmons 4 Son, the popular news
dealers at 10 Jefferson and 40 Main,
have weekly illustrated papers, foreign
publications, monthly magazines, and
daily papers from New York, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Nashville,
Chicago and other cities.
A colc,red shootist emptied the con-
tents Of double-barreled gun at Ham
Carter, notorious Memphis negro, at
jackson, Miss, few days since. I'm
fortunately the loads missed Carter and
entered the body Of n negro named
jackson. Death resulted in few hours.
Mckee Rankin's Comedy Company
will commence an engagement in this
city on next Tuesday evening. Mad
anne Jau.neschek, the great German
tragedienne and delineator of Elizabeth,
Mary Stuart, etc., has been engaged to
appear at the Memphis Theater during
the present season.
The case of f. B. Willard VS.. The City
of Memphis, is on trial in the First Cir
cult Court to-day, Mr.. Willard sues the
city for $4,000 because he (Mr. Willard
received severe injuries by falling into
a cistern some months since, which els
tern he claims was in an unsafe condi-
ton and dangerous to passengers.
1t is not yet three weeks since we an
nounced the marriage, at Bloomington,
Illinois, Of Miss Lutte Temple, one of
the loveliest young girls of this city.
The bridal tour was into Iowa. The
husband, Mr.. Irwin, from exposure in
hunting, was attacked with sickness, and
is dead. How brief that welded lifel
Dan Smith, Mike Maloney and Early |
]. Eson have been found guilty of muir
der during the present term of court.
Smith is under sentence to be hung on
the 29th of next month, and the others
will be sentenced in few days. Four
prisoners are under sentence, in the ag-