Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-14
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Big Creek has been declared nayiga-
BILE stream by the Legislature, % 1
The discussion on the Merchants Tax
has been trahsferred to the General
Assembly.
Recorder Scales disposed Of twenty
cases this forenoon and collected ninety
dollars as fines. 'dlt a8
Joe Locke has all kinds Of news goods,
magazines, pictorials and daily papers,
at 1854 Main street.
A large amount Of counterfeit notes
and fractional currency is said to be in
circulation throughout the city.
The run to New Orleans via the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee railroad, under
the new time schedule, is madein twenty
one hours. gt-
The ladies' of the First Presbyterian
Church will give an oyster-supper in the
basement of the church this evening.
Admittance free.
The committee appointed in the inte-
rest Of the Memphis and Shreveport rail-
road will meet at the Chamber OF Com
merce this afternoon at four o'clock.
The workingmen Of Memphis want the
County Executive Committee to call a
convention for the nomination Of candi-
dates to run at the ensuing municipal
election. nan f !.
Jane Young and Rozetta Williams
we're sent to Jail by Recorder Scales to-
day, in default of $1,000 bonds, each, on
the charge OF robbing white man of
thirty dollars.
Winter put in an appearance last
night, enveloped in wind and rain. To
day oyercoats are in demand, to the
great Joy of the smiling proprietors Of
clothing stores. =. w@
Coroner Moffatt having gone to Flori-
dA, Esquire Spellman has been appointed
deputy coroner to hold commune with
the dead. Suicides will govern them
selves accordingly.
Tomorrow evening Col. Z. NJ Nun
ford win deliver lecture before the Con-
federate Historical Association on the
Lille and Character Of General Albert
Sidney Johnston"
Chancellor Morgan rendered the fol-
lowing decisions to-day; Day VS.. Nc
Allenny, demurrer sustained; Barnes VS..
Prentice, exceptions to report Of Clerk
and Master overruled.
1.-THE Forrest City Times " is the title
of new paper commenced at Forrest
City. 1t is Conservative in politics,
and presents a neat appearance. 1t is
published by Thomas f. Curry.
Mansford. corner of Second aud Mon
roe, receives daily New, York, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Nashville, st. Louis and
|, Louisville papers, and all the popular
illustrated weeklies, and the leading
magazines.
Cotton is being shipped to New York
at present via the Memphis, Charleston
and New York Cotton Express Line,
Though Atlanta, instead of the East
Tennessee route, via Norfolk, as hereto
fore. fN0uA -l
Father Rooney's doctrinal discourse
| at st. Peters Church last Sunday even.
ing, on "the Church, its antiquity and
infallibility, " was listened to by large
! concourse of people, belonging to many
! denominations of Christians. Ia I'D
Emmons & Son, the popular news
des lers 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. s.Il
The fashionable Jenkins of this city
has it that two japonica weddings vii
\ take place this week in society. One o
our Judges is said to have been sum
| moned 10 appear before the Court o
Venus by Sheriff Cupid on writ ISSUED
by County Clerk Reilly,
Charles Burns. q wellknown hack
driver and scalper, was fined twenty-fv,
dollars for having two drivers on tn
seat Of his hack, in violation of the cit,
ordinance. Two confederates general.
occupy the drivers seat of hacks EN-
gagged in the scalping business.
The st. Louis Democrat informs W
that Memphis detective captured I
man named Clark at Cape Girardear
Hast week, who is charged with stealing
a railroad train at Union City. On hi
way to Allenville with his prisoner tb'
detective was shorrIof his laurels by tn
escape of the prisoner
The returns from the country votini
places come in slowly. The return
from Collierville came in to-day am
give 2O1 votes against the Endorsement
of the Raleigh railroad bonds, with non
for. There should be some law to com
pel officers holding elections to maxi
return of the official vote in due time,
The number of persons desiring cleo
4 ton to Offices at the ensuing Januar
4 election has been variously estimate
| from fifty to Eve hundred. The grea
trouble seems to be that there are not
sufficient number Of offices for the asp
rants. Cannot this little iuconyenier
objection be remedied2