Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-07
BREyITIEs.

me- Oha EOAho ~ AAohAC- WIZ .A-~~
this afternoon at 3 clock at the Hiber
man Hall. Yoiagy gft,f affAm1
The proposed meeting Of merchant
to establish Change hours viii be he'll
on Tuesday next.
The Confederate Relief and Historical
Society meets tonight A full attend
ance is requested 23H AT,A3S
The new members Of the Boards o
Aldermen and Common Council will b.
duly installed on Monday next at three
o'clock pm.DsH lga1N by3S
Rev. Father Doyle, Of St. Patrick
parish, will leave the city in a few days
he having been called to Nashville by
Bishop Feehan.
The commissioners appointed to in
quire into the cost Of building cour
house for Shelby county will report tt
the County Court on Monday next.
Joe Locke has all daily and weekly
papers from all points, at his stand, OF
Main, near Jefferson. Mag azines, picto
rails and news goods in endless variety.
The property stolen bya negro servant
from Mr. Lucas on yesterday was recov
cred by the, officers this morning. The
iewelry and clothing was valued at $500
"A young man, the son of late county
official, was bound over by the Recorder
this morning in the sum Of $500, OF
the charge Of stealing gold watch and
chain.
Z The splendid piece of sculpture Of 9
horse head, exhibited at the Masonic
Fair, was voted to Mr.. d. d. Dismukes
the popular livery stable-keeper on Mon
roe street. a,g, KY, ~ n, tIt
Last evening Rev. DR.. Ford, of the
Second street Baptist church, received 9
New Years gift, including an insurance
policy premium of six hundred dollars
from his flock.
Z The Nicolson pavement cases will b'
disposed Of on next Friday before Chan
cellor Scott, who win preside by inter
change with Chancellor Morgan of the
First Chancery Court. W. XII
j We are pleased to say that Mr.. Casey
who has charge of ear No. II, Herilandc
street line, is one Of the most polite and
accommodating gentlemen that the com
pany mas inaits employ. sos
The Irish Literary Association of this
city had pleasant reunion last Thurs
day evening. The members of the asso
citation bid adieu to the old year, and
drank to, the health of the new.
Mansford, corner of Second and Mon
roe, receives daily st. Louis, Louisville
Chicago, Nashville, Cincinnati and New
Orleans daily papers; also, illustrated
weeblies from all points and all parts OF
the world.
The matrimonial alliances formed
during the last week are as follows:
Osborne W. Harris and Miss Mary E.
Pipkin, A. Reese and Miss Martha Will
kinson, Wyatt league and Miss Jennie
and nine colored couples.
The Rev. DIR. Llienthal, of Cincinnati,
delivered learned and eloquent lecture
at the Hebrew Temple on Main street
last night. The lecture was listened to
and generally admired by the audience,
who represented almost every creed and
religious belief. hqaaI
4 In an accident which took place on
Thursday last below Grenada, Miss, on
the Mississippi Central railroad, the
engine, baggage and express cars were
run off the track, severely injuring Lewis
the engineer. The fireman also
received serious injuries. .ue
Emmohs, .newsdealers on Jefferson
and Beal streets, have received the Cou7
rier-J Journal and Missouri Republican of
yesterday, New York Tribune of Wednes-
day last, and all late daily papers from
the North and East, pictorials from all
points, Saturday Night Of January 18th,
and Appleton's Journal Of same' date.
A full line of general news goods. -
The price of game in the market to-
day is as follows Venison twenty-five
cents per pound, quails one dollar per
dozen, wild turkeys from one dollar and
fifty to two dollars and fifty cents apiece,
bear meat twenty to twenty-five cents
per pound, prairie chickens one dollar
per pair, wild geese seventy-five cents to
one dollar apiece, Reelfoot lake fish IF
teen cents per pound, Savannah river
shad one dollar apiece. ur bI'
In the Criminal Court this morning
.he motion for a new trial made by
Henry Schroeder was refused by Judge
Flippin, and the defendant was sem
fenced to imprisonment for life in the
penitentiary. Schroeder was convicted
1T the present term of the court of muir
der in the first degree, but the jury found
circumstances, which reduced
the penalty from death to Imprisonment
for life. Schroeder killed VIM Jerrico
in 1862 skAlh 3AdNtA.A : u
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ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. The
Of the old Varieties has been
50 fortunate as to make an engagement
with Mr.. Hash Hamo, the wonderful, in
whom alone he has al attraction which
. ;,.-as;et;hla All who hava aver seen