Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-27
BREvITIEs.

Joe Locke, newsman, at 1864 Main
street, has pictorials, monthlies and
daily newspapers from all points. 4
Burglars and house thieves are begin
ming to operate in this city. By keeping
sharp lookout and a well loaded shot
gun convenient the burglars may be
foiled.
Wild geese and ducks are flying south
ward every night. They are leaving
the icy regions Of the north and hunting
up warmer locations; or it may be that
they are refugees from Chicago. ,.,..
Go to yMansfori'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.
A rural darby was thrown from the
top Of wagon, yesterday, on Main
street. He fell on his head, striking the
Nicolson with great force, injuring the
pavement considerably, but doing little
damage to his Uranium.
Free admission to the supper tonight
given by the ladies at the new church on
Georgia aud Tennessee streets. Street
cars will run till halfpast eleven. Plenty
Of oysters, ice cream, good music, ETC.,
70 refresh the body and soul.
General Rufiin, one of the returned
delegates to the Shreveport railway
convention, reports that the members of
the convention were enthusiastically in
favor of the line from Memphis TO
Shreveport and on to the Pacific.
The moon viii change her garb to-
morrow at thirty-two minutes past two
o'clock. While doing SO she will mod
estly beinvisible to the naked eye; but
viii rise and put in an appearance at
half-past five in the evening.
The Appeallocal calls the attention of
the sanitary officers to the odoriferous re
mains of dead porker in rear Of Shelby
street. The directions are rather indef-
mite, but the sanitary officers can, no
doubt, nose it out from either end Of
Shelby street.
Emmons & Son, the veteran news
dealers at 10 jefferson and 40 Main,
have received foreign newspapers of
latest dates, pictorial publications and
New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, Nashville and New Or
leans daily newspapers.
What has Memphis done that she
should be afflicted with national negro
convention in June next2 The negro
convention of South Carolina which met
and adjourned yesterday at Columbia,
resolved to meet in Memphis next June.
Recorder Scales disposed Of twenty
five misdemeanor cases to-day and col
lected sixty-fve dollers for the city.
William White, black porter in the
employment Of Francisco { Virgins
will be tried tomorrow on the charge of
stealing lot Of hats from his employers.
Dominic Whelan and Henry Jamison,
both youths, residing in Chelsea, en-
gagged in a quarrel yesterday on the Raj
eigh road. Jamison fred shotgun at
Whelan, inaicting severe wound in the
right arm and hip Jamison ran away
and has not since been heard from.
A South Memphis belle who has
number of young attorneys as admir- srs,
on being asked how she escaped heart
whole from so many "pleadings," re-
piled innbcently, that she supposed it
was owing to the fact that in a multi
tude of counsellors there is safety"
Those garrulous people who are talk
ing while dining should recollect the adj
vice given by a taciturn man to Sir
Joshua Reynolds at venison feast
" Sir Joshua, advise you not to speak
during dinner time, as in endeavoring to
answer your question l have just swal-
lowed fine piece of fat entire without
tasting its flavor"
0'Baldwin, the Irish giant and pugilist,
who recently served out term in prison
in one of the New England States for
prize fighting, has arrived ia our city,
and is located at the 0verton. He is on
his way to New Orleans to witness the
approaching mill between Coburn and
Mace. s
Mr. Geo NJ. Pullman, Treasurer of
the Chicago Relief and Aid Society, &C
knowledges the receipt of $4,000 from
Memphis. In addition to this sum
1921 O5 was forwarded by Chairman F.
S. Davis, being the balance on hand |
The city has forwarded the $4,000 appro-
priation, and the fremen sent a dona-
ton of $1,000.
The gas case is still on trial before the
Second Circuit Court. The Memphis
Gayoso Gas Company sues J. j. MUIR
ply ct al. for 100000 damages. Col.
Tom Brown, Judge Thos. R. Smith aud
Colonel CAN'T are attorneys for the Gas
Company, while the defense is attended !
to by Judges Wright, Elicit and Col
McRae. ~
Esquire Miller has been engaged for
several daysin trying cases Of breach !
of promise brought by colored individu-
ais. The maximum damages claimed
by the broken-hearted are only $3.50.
Esquire Miller, although philosopher,
cannot account for the mania or epi-
demic of damages which has SO suddenly
come into existence. Some sharp-witted
attorneys have originated the idea in th,.