Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-18
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destroyed telegraphic communications
in all directions.
The THERMOMETER at " m. to-day midi
Gated 500, and the barometer 20 2-lO
inches, and rising.
The Recorder bound oyer q Negro
named John Williams in the sum or $500
this morning ON the charge of having
stolen goods in his possession.
The bah given BY the plumbers and
gas filters, at, the Cochran Hall last
night, was largely attended, and was
generally enjoyed by all the visitors; "
The city was deluged with rain yester-
day. The only advantage derived from
such liquid visitation was the cleansing
of the Nicolson and filling our cisterns.
Last night q burglar entered a leather
store ON Shelby street, and carried off a
large roll of leather with impunity. Up
to II m. to-day the thief was unknown.
W. b. Worsham, who was arrested
yesterday and tried before Esquire Miller
on the charge Of stealing three mules in
Crittenden county, Arkansas, was dis
charged from custody,
. The lecture to be delivered by DIR.
Rogers tomorrow evening at the Green
law Opera House on The Shamrock
and the Cross promises to be an elo-
quent discourse and rich literary trent.
A large crowd Of Memphis officials
leases for New Orleans to-day, among
whom are P. d. Boyle, Clerk Of the Sec
ond Circuit Court; VIM. Mclean, Tax
Collector, and Benz. Coleman, Deputy
Clerk Of the First Circuit Court. -
Joe Locke, newsdealer on Main, near
Jefferson, has received all the latest
daily and weekly papers from St. Louis,
New York, New Orleans, Gin
cinnati and Nashville; also pictorials,
fashion and literary magazines from all
parts of the world.
Go to Mansford s for illustrated papers
and magazines, literary periodicals. and
the latest newspapers from England, Ire
land, France and Germany, All the
daily and weekly papers from the North,
South and East just received at his de.
pot, at the corner of Second and Monroe
streets.
The game market to-day shows that
game is scarce with prices ranging as
follows: Deer, to Sc per pound; veni
son, to zoe per pound; wild duck, 75c
per pair; wild geese, 75c EACH rabbits
4Oc each, or 75c per pair; quails, So pei
dozen; game fish, 10 to l5c per pound
oysters, 60 to 75c per can.
Emmons & Son, veteran newsdealer'
on Jefferson and Beal streets, have re
ceived the latest daily papers from al
points, illustrated weeklies and monthly
magazines from Europe, and all period
icals published in the United States
They have everything known to the new
line for sale at their stands, AZ az ma
1t is proposed to start savings banl
in Memphis after the manner of othel
large cities. The principle and theory
of savings bank are to be commended
but the experience of the working peo
pie of Memphis teaches them to suspect
all such philanthropic propositions.
The Cincinnati Gazette correspondent
writes to that paper from Memphis, and
gives a history of Memphis editors
The industrious. correspondent obtained
his readable information from the las
number of The South yet this fac
could not even be suspected from the
tenor of the correspondence.
We have been promised some rich let
tiers from travellers in Colorado, who
went there in search of quicksilver anC
gold Mines When received we will pre-
sent them to the public. In the mean
time we advise young men to remain in
Tennessee, unless they intend carrying
with them to the far famed Colorado q
sufficient amount of money to pay fol
the return trip. ID "a 81 aBE p
The Sun of this morning states that
the great Virginia lawyer, William Writ
defended Aaron Burr. This is a mis-
take. Writ prosecuted Burr, and deliv-
cred q speech replete with classical allu'
sions, bitterly denouncing Burr as the
destroyer of Herman Blennerhasset, the
accomplished Irishman, who owned the
island on the Ohio that Calypso might
have enviedf g1stssss sai ~
Mr.. Hendy, engineer of the steamer
Judge Wheeler, writes to the Appeal
that at the time of the explosion, the en-
gines and boilers were in perfect work
ing order, with plenty Of water in the
latter. He winds up with the following
startling statement: "If every boat
on the river would blow up under the
same circumstance ] do not believe
there would be aboat running tomorrow
morning"
The records of the County Court show
that the matrimonial market was brisk
during the week. The licenses returned
were: Clarence c. Selden and Miss Elise
Massey, WIT Herring and Miss A. 7.
Buckley, W. P. Brown and Miss Bridget
Cox, Matt. Shelby and Miss Amanda
Cradlebaugh, A. p. Reilly and Miss
Teresa Casey. -Four colored couples
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