Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-16
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The weather has again become settled.
The Thermometer at ~ n. to-day ipdi-
Gated 62o, and the barometer 30 inches.
IA A large number of our citizens left
yesterday by rail and river for New Or
leans TO witness the Mardi Gras celebrA1
ton.
q A large cotton factory has been estab-
lished in Nashville. Why sit that Mem
phis is far in the rear Of all other cities
in manufactured
The-ease of E. Z. Clark, use, etc., VS..
Jackson Insurance Company ct al. is
still on trial before Judge Halsey in the
Second Circuit Court.
Rev. Robert Collyer has been lecturing
in Chicago on what it costs to get
married. The Chicago people could
inform him what it costs to get divorced.
The St. Louis Packet Company made
a proposition to the City Fathers last
evening to expend $4,000 in erecting
elevators on the landing if permission
would be granted them for that purpose.
The question rs Colorado a ParadiseH'
is answered in the affirmative by those
who are going there, and in the negative
by those who have come back. Those
who come back are sadder but wiser
men. W az = ~ ~
Joe Locke has all the latest daily and
weekly newspapers from all points, il
Iustrated weeklies and monthly maya
zines from all parts of the world. A
large selection of valentines for sale at
his stand, on Main near Jefferson.
The latest fashion ultimatum is to
wear your overcoat into the parlor when
making calls, and not to remove it until
invited to do so. 1t is said that the
hall thieves originated the custom and
made it necessary. So much for fashion.
The wedding season has opened. A
number of our city bellies are preparing
to leave single blessedness and don the
orange blossoms in few days. These
marriages are, of course, made in heaven,
but, strange to say, the ceremonyis to be
performed ON earth.
Mayor johnson will decide to-day
whether or not the Recorders Court will
be in session in the morning or evening.
Some members of the force object to a
morning session, others to the evening
session, while criminals have numerous
objections to both or either.
The Criminal Court adjourned this
morning in consequence of the illness
of Col. Sam. Taylor, one Of the jurors
in the Graves-Poston case, now on trial.
The health of jurorsis beginning to give
way beneath the ponderous and lengthy
arguments of Memphis lawyers.
Another bill was fled against the
county to-day, in the Second Chancery
Court, on one of the claims on unpaid
bonds, issued in 1861 by the county fol
the support of the widows and families
of Tennessee volunteers. The suit is
for $4,000, and is brought by Ben May
Receiver Of Bank Of Tennessee.
The last number of the Memphis
Presbyterian informs us that the edlto
rial control Of that paper has passed
into the hands Of Rev. A. Shotwell. The
former editor and proprietor, Major
Joseph Barbicre, retains his position as
business manager and proprietor.
Go to Mansford's for all the latest
daily newspapers from New York, st
Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, New Or
leans and Nashville. The latest picto
rails from oil points, and magazines from
every quarter of the world, can be found
at the corner of Second and Monroe.
An iron steamer the John 7. Moore,
from Cincinnati, arrived in port last eve
ming and created considerable sensation.
She is low-pressure, is heated by steam,
lighted by gas, and is divided into water
tight compartments. She can neither
burn, blow up nor sink. What bless
ingi - ~ IS 3 80
The arguments Of the able counsel in
the Cuba lyncbing case, progressing in
the Criminal Court, continues to attract
a large concourse of citizens, who seem
to take the greatest interest in the result
of the case. The case will probably be
transferred to the jury by tomorrow
night.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on Jefier.
son and Beal streets, have received the
Nashville Banner, Courier-Journal and
St. Louis Republican of yesterday; Gin
ciunati Commercial of Tuesday last, and
New York Times Of Monday. New York
Ledger and New York Weekly of --latest
dates just received. Everything in the
news line always on hand.
At meeting of the stockholders Of
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad
held yesterday at Hope6eld, Arkansas
board of five directors we're elected
consisting; of William NJ. Harrington
Thomas NJ. Bowen, H. B. Edmondson
Hugh L. Brinkley and Sam Tate. At a
meeting of the directors after election
Colonel Sam Tate was elected President
and II. L. Brinkley Vice President of the
road.
When the Franco-Prussian war was
raging our most intelligent business men
regarded il as the cause of the low price