Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
BREyITIEs.

regular meeting on wednesday evening.
| The Abbott troupe will appear at the
Memphis Theater next Wednesday eve
ming. as
The talk on the streets this forenoon
was the meeting Of Congress and Grants
message.
The argument in the gas controversy
case will be resumed next Saturday
morning.
Coroner Moffatt can be found at his
office by the friends of suicides in con-
dition to be inquested.
Joe Locke, newsman, at 1864 Main,
has the New York Weekly and Ledger,
besides all pictorials and magazines.
Another fall of snow enveloped Mem
phis last Saturday night, and sleigh
riding was the order of the day yester-
day. nR
The anniversary ball of Banner Lodge,
| |. o. o. f., at the Memphis Club Hall
this evening, will be largely attesded by
the young folks.
Motions were heard in the Second
Circuit Court to-day. The calling of the
regular calendar will commence toi
morrow morning.
The deputy sherihs are engaged in
summoning jurors to try the case of the
State VS.. Frank Graves, which will be
heard on next Thursday.
The Radicals intend to take advantage
Of the split in the Democratic party by
nominating full set Of candidates at
the ensuing municipal election.
The Memphis Water Works Company
purpose erecting its works during the
next year, contamination devoutly to
be wished by all citizens.
The excitement concerning the mu-
nicipal election is becoming intensified,
and citizens are warming up, notwith-
standing the cold weather.
Esquire Miller, the well KIN own Magis-
trate on Adams street, has b, EN- unable
TO appear in his Office for several days,
owing to severe attack of few er.
The police should arrest a Il parties
guilty Of cruelty to animals Of the brute
creation, as they do those gull y Of cru
city to animals of the human kind.
Go TO Mansford, corner Of Sc cond and
Monroe, for news goods, daily papers,
weekly pictorials, monthly ma gaines,
novels, stationery and school books.
Captain Dick Lightburne has been
called upon by many of his friends to
allow his name to be placed before the
public as candidate for yrharfni aster.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEI ,GER can be
found at the counting-room. tomorrow
morning. Send the WEEKLY LEDGER to
your friends and correspondence In the
country.
The Grand Duke Alexis admires bru-
nettes; consequently the blondes
throughout the United States are de-
nouncing the young Russian Bear as
Polar barbarian.
The county jail contains one hum
bred and seven inmates-thirty-sove
whites and seventy negroes. Forty -four
of the prisoners are under sentence 10
the penitentiary.
The Greenlaw Opera House citizens
mass meeting has been abandoned, in
view Of the fact that thousands Of citi-
zens have signed a petition calling on
Mayor johnson to run as an in6epend-
ent candidate for reelection.
Recorder Scales heard thirty cases
this forenoon. Mollie Salone was sent
to jail in default of bail in the sum Of
$4,000, on the charge of robbing white
man of sixty dollars, on board fiat
boat moored in Wolf river.
In the Criminal Court to-day Frank
Williams was acquitted by the jury on
the charge of receiving stolen goods.
The Court adjourned until two o'clock
this afternoon, when the case of Elijah
johnson, indictment for larceny, WILDE
taken up.
1t is very evident that the great mass
of the citizens Of Memphis are in favor
of the reelection of John johnson for
Mayor. Voters should recollect that
registration papers are necessary, and
that the City Registrars are ready to
issue them.
George Francis Train is rushing
through Middle Tennessee like comet,
and as usual is endorsed as the apparent
successor of Grant. Train is a genius,
genial gentleman, but huge joker,
who jests, sneers and SCOTS at the most
revered persons and things.
Mr.. Lumkins our county Representa-
tive, has introduced new bill into the
House to exempt from execution, at
tachment or punishment forty-ive dol
lars due mechanics and laboring men"
This is good and just proposition, and
should become law
Emmons & Son, newsmen, at No. 10
Jefferson and 4l0 Main streets, have re-
eeived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publ |
cations, and news goods generally.
Esquire Spellman inquested the
dead body of a white man found lin
the snow on the Raleigh road yesterday
morning. The proof brought before the
coroner's jury showed that the deceased
had been drinking in the city on Satur-
day evening. and had started homeward,
but ere he reached that place, had