Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-31
BREvITIES.


will celebrate the anniversary Of theil
emancipation on next Wednesday
Joe Locke, the greatest living news
man, has daily papers, illustrated week
lies, monthly magazines, foreign period
calls. papers, etc., at 1864 Main street.
The Old Folks meet in council to-
morrow afternoon at the Hibernian Hall.
Officers are to be elected for the ensuing
year, and other business Of importance
will be transacted.
Go to Mansford's, corner Of Second
and Monroe, for late news goods, month
ly magazines from all points, illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from all
points North, South, East and West.
Laurence Sterne says of attorneys:
They are unlike apothecaries, because
they deal not in scruples." Many Of
our Memphis attorneys may not deal in
scruples but they invest largely in
drachms.
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER, neatly
done up in wrappers and ready for mail
ing, can be obtained at the counting
room tomorrow morning. Send the
WEEKLY LEDGER to your friends in the
country or absent from the city.
Messrs. Prescott and White are solicit
ing subscriptions for the Chelsea route
and Messrs. Coleman and Stratton for
the southern route of the Raleigh rail
way. The route selected will be the one
on which the most money is subscribed.
The Board Of Directors meet again on
next Saturday.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers at 10
Jefferson and 4lO Main, has English,
Irish, German and French papers; pic
torials from all points, the latest monthly,
fashion and literary magazines and daily
papers from New York, New Orleans,
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other cities.
In to-day's issue Mr.. Henry Lake an
nounces himself as candidate for the
office Of Magistrate Of the Fifth Civil
District, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of James Rose, Esq. Mr.. Lake is
well-known citizen of Memphis, and il
elected will make good and efficient
magistrate. He has host of friends in
the district who will work hard for his
election.
r. B. McGee, an old citizen of Tren'
ton, Tenn, was arrested by officer MAJ
Shelby last Saturday on the charge o.
passing counterfeit money, and having
$1,000 of the "queer" in his possession
This forehoon he was brought before q IS
Commissioner Charming Richards, who
placed him under $4,000 bonds, anC
sent him 10 Jail in default of bail.
The confidence swindlers who frequent
the corner of Main and Jefferson streets
and other Localities are being driven from
the city by Chief 0'Donnell and aids
Quite number of the Migrants are en-
deavoring to make the authorities be
lieve they have visible means of support
and are engaged in legitimate business
but the plea of business is entirely toc
thin Drive the Goths from the city
The Memphis Guards picnic will
come off on Saturday next, August 9th
at James Park. The Guards intenC
forming in column and marching in pro
cession through our principal streets
At the park a fine band will be in at
tendance on the dancers. The member
Of the committee of arrangement
h ave done everything in their power X
Sc cure the success of the entertainment
The track of the Memphis and Little
Ro ok railway is being gradually raised
to a grade above high water mark, and
this important work is progressing with
out Interfering with the running Of trains
or cha nging the time table Of the road
In few, months the entire track will be
raised, and the company can then bid
defiance TO the Father of Waters when
he backs iuto the Arkansas swamps.
An industrious census taker in West
Tennessee reports 6veeLhousand colo
nels in his district. With the utmost
ldipete he adds: There used to be
more in my district, but large number
of them have been raised to generals.
In Memphis the citizens are all officers,
varying from captains up to generals
the privates were all killed in the late
"unpleasantness. S."
Some friend to saloon keepers insists
that iced water is prolific source Of
disease and death. He says it is bad for
/ he teeth, and many a man has acquired
a, spepsia by its bad effect upon the
sto mach, and not few have suffered
from. COMPOSITIONS which were dangerous
and Veadly. He further intimates that
before drinking, the iced water should be
reduce d to the ordinary temperature,
hut how or by what liquids he does not
seem TO be free to maintain.
Our mt rning contemporaries are sug-
costing wa Us and means to force persons
TO discover the names of the authors OF
criminal ac is. There is no Star Cham
her in this Ia md, and the civil authorities
have no pow r to force a person to give