Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-04

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Oyster-canning the caudal extremities
of dogs is becoming a popular amuse'
ment with the boys of this city.
The General Council meets tomorrow
evening at the City Buildings for the
transaction Of regular business.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main street, has
all the latest daily newspapers from all
points, and everything in the news line.
Colonel Alexander will deliver lee.
ture before the members of the Me
chanics' Institute tonight at the Mem
phis Club Hall.
Howard Williams and Buck Lewis
two colored citizens, were placed under
$1,000 each on the charge of grand lar
ceny by the Recorder.
(Which / wish to remark" that Mans
ford has the Heather Chinee illustrated
in gay style, at the corner of Monroe
and Second streets.
The name of W. S. Smith was pre-
sented to the United States Senate yes
terday as Surveyor of Customs of Mem
phis. Who is W. S. Smith,
We learn from private dispatch from
Jackson that the Judges of the Supreme
Court have elected j. H. Freeman
brother Of Judge Freeman, Clerk.
The free lodging and lunch at the sta.
tion-house were patronized during the
month of March by 2s6. houseless and
homeless wanderers of nearly all nation
alities.
George Francis Train, the gushing
orator and popular lecturer, arrived on
the steamer John Kyle this afternoon,
and will commence his series of lie ctures
at the Memphis Theater this evening.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers ON Jefier-
son and Beal, have received daily and
weekly newspapers, weekly pictoriaIs,
monthly magazines and journals, at
their stands, of latest dates from all
points. .r.t.....
The photographic report of the Graves
and Poston case taken by Mr.. David M.
Philip, was agreed to be taken by the OPP
posing counsel in the case and will be
incorporated in the bill of exceptions
preparing for the Supreme Court.
Colonel Miller, of the Peabody Hotel,
received the compliments of the mer-
chants attending the opening of the new
merchants hall yesterday. A splendid
lunch, surrounded by champagne, told
the tale of the Peabody proprietor's hos
pitality,
The election returns of the Sheriff, on
the Memphis and Selma road subscrip-
ton, were received and filed by the
County Court to-day. The form of stock
certificate was agreed upon, which GER
tifcate will be engraved and made ready
for the signature Of the County Court
Chairman.
The freight elevator question will be
brought before the General Council to-
morrow afternoon. The Memphis and
St. Louis Packet Company propose to
spend 100000 in building the elevators,
provided permission can be obtained
from the General Council to spend that
amount of money among the working
men of Memphis.
The County Magistrates assembled
yesterday in Quarterly Court. 1t was
resolved not to recognize Recorder
Scales, John Norton or James Hall as
magistrates of the county, or pay any
bill of costs sent up by these officials.
The Jail Committee reported as TO the
condition of the Jail and its inmates, all
of which was declared satisfactory to
the committee. rJ x
We frequently hear of accidents
caused by the sudden slipping and fall
ing of horses on our Nicolson pave
ment, and we are panied to learn that
our fellow-citizen, A. J. Martin, Esq,
few days since, while riding on Second
street, near Jefferson, received a severe
injury in the ankle and knee by one of
these accidents. Mr.. M. has so far re-
covered as to resume business, but can
not walk without considerable difficulty
aud pain.