Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-12
BREvITIEs.

reeonsiuereu vote OF the County Court.
AT the State Fair in Vermont an en-.
terprising Yankee made temporary ar.
rangements for feeding the hungry null
titude, and displayed sign offering
Warm Meals"
Joe Locke the great newsman of the
South, at 1864 Main. has news goods Of
every description-daily papers, weekly
pictorials and monthly magazines. For
eign papers received regularly.
Brother McManus, venerable member
Of the Masonic Order, will address his
fellow-craftsmen at the South Memphis
Lodge tonight on subjects Of interest to
the illustrious Order. fN
The insurance agents and policy
holders of Memphis are anxiously await
ing the official reports Of the losses sus-
tanned by Northern companies in the
great Chicago confagration.
Among the many returning Mem.
phians from foreign tours may be
noticed the arrival of Col. VIM. L. Duff,
from three-months trip to England,
Scotland and the Continent of Europe.
Court Square is the public reading.
room Of Memphis. Every forenoon
dozens Of persons can be found occupy
ing the shady seats and engaged in read
ing the daily papers from all points.
Recorder Scales disposed of fifteen
cases Of drunkenness. to-day, by impos'
ing fine oftive dollars in each case. A
colored wife-whipper contributed five
dollars for that popular amusement.
The fire king made an unsuccessful
effort to break loose on Second street,
last evening The fire brigade was in
attendance, and drowned his majesty out
ere he could make Chicago Of Memphis
Cupid has commenced war of exter-
mination against the bellies and beaux
of Memphis. The only way to success
fully resist the wicked little divinity is
for the beaux and bellies to unite and
defy the enemy.
Now that the Shelby County Fair is
approaching our police authorities on
duty at night must look put for Chicago
thieves and incendiaries who have been
driven southwark by the destruction Of
the latter city.
Hereafter insurance companies will
have to pay a county tax Of two hun
dred and fifty dollars instead Of seven
hundred and fifty dollars as formerly,
the reduction having been made by the
Quarterly Court.
The attendance at the 1heater last
evening, on the occasion of the benefit
for the Chicago sufferers, " as not as
large as it should have been. The per
Torrance, however, was aitra ctive and
excellent
Quite number of citizens are laying
down the Nicolson pavement s side
walks on Main street. 1t costs little
more than brick, but itN consid cradle
improvement on the latter being more
durable and making better pavem ent.
Esquire Bleckley, the chairman of the
County Court, presided over that body,
to-day, up to the hour of adjournment
Judge Bleckley received the congratula-
tions Of his brother magistrates on his
recent matrimonial departure.
Mr.. Bates, the general agent for the
sale of the cash premium tickle Is for the
County Fair, informs us that the tickets
are going Off rapidly at the rat, of six
hundred a day. The great eonundrum
at present is, who will draw the thousand
dollar premium
The Scotch Society of st. Andrew met
last evening and appointed Nj ,ssrs. A.
H. Douglass, David Goldsm it'll and
Duncan Mclean Il committee b collect
from the member of the
society for the benefit of their brethren
in Chicago,
The total amount Of money subscribed
n this city for the Chicago sufi ,rers up
% last evening was $2O,699 ~. This
includes the fremens dona lion OF
81 900, and the receipts Of Sharpley's
Silver Show last night, 1920 70; also the
City Council appropriation Of s. 600
Go to Mansford, corner of Second and
Monroe, for news goods of every de-
cription, scientific, literary and fashion
English, German, Italian,
French and Irish papers, pictorial and
laily papers from all points, North,
south, East and West.
This is the sixth week Of the revival
It the fernando street Method list church,
md still the repentant sinner continue
o come up each night. The revival
gill continue so long as the go ID work
5 required. Everybody is invit, ID to at
end the meeting tonight.
Mansford, the news man at the corner
f Second and Monroe streets, has , laced
m our table full Photographic n port
f the ku-Klux Trials at Oxford, 4 Hiss.
The work contains one hundred page Of
tartling and interesting reading matt er.
he book can be had at Mansfords-
Secretary Trousdale and assistants are
Justly engaged at the Chamber of Com
nerce in entering articles for exhibition
t the Fair next week Tomorrow such ,
rticles can be carried to the grounds,
nd will have places assigned for their
exhibition by the respect tive superin-
endents of departments.
The rapid fight of the FIRE steamers
owards the scanc &c fha 6ra laot ovaD