Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-24

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the city.
The General Council will meet in reg.
ular session at the City Building on
Wednesday evening next.
A dense'f fog hangs over The city every
night and morning. We're the city moi
SO healthy the fog might be regarded al
shroud.a III. sp5
The regular meeting Of the Chamber
of Commerce will take place on Monday
next, when the officers will be inaugu
rated, etc 1a
A Star Club" for midnight vocaliza
ton and general enjoyment after dark
has been organized by the young bloods
Of Memphis. ine
The Memphis, Savannah and Knox
vile Marrow Gauge Air Line railway
has been chartered by Chancellor Liy
ingston, of Upton county.
The Chamber of Commerce meets this
afternoon to consider the Merchants
Tax and recommend a bill regulating
the same TO the Legislature.
County Trustee Woodward is rapidly
paying ont in cash the appropriations
amounting to over $2l 900, made at the
last term of the Quarterly Court.
Owing to the indisposition of Mrs.
Oates there was no performance at the
theater last evening, to the great regret
of hundreds Of her admirers.
Asyndicate has been formed by several
saloon keepers in this city to bring down
the price of drinks to ten cents-the
anti-war equivalent for a smile"
A new musical society has been or
ganized under the leadership of Pro-
fesor J. 0. Shulze, the well known mu-
stefan and organist of Calvary Church,
The river is rising slowly from its
bed at this point at the rate Of an inch
per day, In twenty-four days, at this
ratio, old Mississippi will be able to get
out two feet. a ssn
A number Of cases of drunkenness
and abusive language were attended to
by Recorder Scales to-day. A small
amounts fines and forfeitures was col
lected for the city.
Joe Locke, the great newsman, at 1864
Main street, near the corner of Jeffer-
son, has reading matter Of every descrip-
tion-pictorials, weeklies and daily
papers from all points.
Judge Heiskell, Of the First Circuit
Court, discharged the regular panel OF
jurors yesterday, and ordered a new
panel summoned, whose term of service
will continue one month.
In the Criminal Court to-day nine
jurors were obtained up to IL m. in the
case of Mike Mullrowny, who stands
charged with the murder of negro
wood-sawyer, on Exchange street, in
1863.
Governor Brown recommends that
cases before magistrates be taxed, and
that county work-houses be established
for criminals guilty of misdemeanors
and petit larcenies, and that said priso-
ners, after conviction, be compelled to
work the public roads, etc.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe streets, for news goods
foreign papers, illustrated weeklies, lite
rary, scientific and fashion journals, and
all the daily papers from Northern
cities. IL.
The expressive Memphis phrase, Turn
her loose" has captivated Nashville So
ciety, and the expression is all the rage
both within and without the capital. 1t
was recently used at a funeral while
lowering a coffin into the grave.
The Hack Association has ordered its
members TO carry badges and have a
monogram placed on the hack lamps for
the benefit of the public. The associa-
ton ought to publish a tariff of charges
for the benefit of the travelling commu-
nifty. ea 81 h.
Some hunter after facts has found out
that doomed Chicago did not subscribe
a single cent to the people of Richmond,
Va, who suffered during the great food
Of 1871, butthe Richmond people sub
seribed $4,000 to poor Chicago few
days since
Extensive fires prevail throughout the
North. a few days since the cemetery
at Nashville took fire, and il was with
the greatest difficulty that the flames
were suppressed. AS they say of coal
oils, the world is becoming eombustible,
but not explosive. pgL
A sensational reporter of morning
contemporary was looking around yes
terday for volunteers to make further
search for DeSoto's buried treasure.
By applying Immediately to our jour
nalistic brother a few brave and good
men may hear Of something to their adj
vantage. % fiHnf .f
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
dealers at 10 jefferson and 4l0 Main,
have received foreign newspapers Of
latest dates, pictorial publications and
New York, 81 Louis. Chicago. Cinein-
nsii, louisville, Nashville and New Or
leans daily newspapers.
Chancellor Morgan rendered the fol-
lowing decisions, to-day: Battle VS.,
Brown, judgment for complainant;
Dickinson, ex-parte petition to incorpo-
rate the Tennessee Hydro-CarbOn Gas
Light Company, granted; Starke VS..
Bride, final decree.
The yellow fever continues TO prevail
/. Notobay Cbarlasfon and Nicksburg