Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-19
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dicated 78o, and the barometer 20 BIZ
inches.
| Mexican Buchanan is throwing the
power Of the church around Julia,
in Richelieu, at Nashville. 81.
Joe Locke, 1864 Main, has all the --latest
daily and weekly newspapers Our So
ciety," and all the late magazines. I,
The School Board on yesterday deter
mined to build fine school-house at the
corner OF Third and Market streets.
A little child was burned to death yes
terday on Poplar street. Playing with
coal oil was the cause of the calamity.
St. Georges Day, Monday next, will
be celebrated in our city in an apprO-
pirate manner by the English and Scotch
residents.
The agent of the American Bible So
ciety says there are $4,000 persons in
Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas
who never see Bible at all,
De Castro's erial suspension feat has
created considerable excitement through
out the city. Tonight the great decapi-
tation feat will be presented. .,
1t is again reported that Nilsson will
visit Memphis. Strakosch intimates that
two concerts will be given in this city on
or about the 9th or 9Th of May next.
The alarm of FIRE this forenoon was
caused by the burning out of hue on
Shelby street. The steamers sparaded
the streets in search of the fre-king.
Go to Mansford' corner of Second and
\ Monroe, for all late papers, magazines
and periodicals. Illustrated weeklie'
and foreign newspapers can be had al
his stand. ea.
Obnoxious newspaper reporters, who
ca ritcise dramatic performances toe
Sc verely, have to procure an injunction
in New York before they can secure ad
mi ,sion to Booths theater. Pc, y.
| A new Law Library Association has
been organized. W. p. Wilson, Esq
has been elected President; ]. B. Wood
ward Esq, Vice President; and s. P
Walker, Esq, Secretary. =
The Criminal Court is preparing tC
adjourn over to the next term. A mum
Der of prisoners, against whom no in
dictments had been found, were dis
charged from custody by Judge Flippir
| to-day. tRi21iilA
| John Morrissey, the New York Con
gresham, ETC., will attend the races il
our city. Mr.. Morrissey takes a card
table view of things political, in which
every measure is the result of o bet ant
syery man chip. iotae '@
1t is proposed to establish mechan
cs building association in Memphis fo
he purpose of finding homes for thu
working people, This plan has worked
we'll in other cities, ana in proper hand
would produce like results here.
The new method of man facturins
gas by the Rand patent reduces the ex
pense of manufacture to a mere n'omi
nal sum. The light is not equal e
that produced by the old method, but II
cost quite as much when used by con.
sumers. '''H o. ~ a4
Daily and weekly papers from every
State, pictorials from all points, maya
zines and journals from Eastern cities
and English, German and French news
papers can be purchased ut Emlno ms
news stands on Jefferson and Bea
streets.
The Chicago White Stocking B ase
Ball Club will play an opening ga me
with the Mutuals this afternoon at he
old race grounds, on fernando roa d.
The fine play of the White Stockin Is
will attract crowds of people to witne 81
this popular athletic game.
Rains, the alleged murderer Of tire
men and stealer Of two horses, will ha We
an examination to-day befose Esqui re
Miller, on Adams street. Rains claim Is
that it is a case of mistaken identity, an d
that it is his cousin who committed tn e
crimes for which he has been ARE sted.
A fashionable wedding took pl ace this
forenoon at st. Mary Episcopal. Church,
on Poplar street. The groom was Mr..
T. W, Radcliff, and the bride Mrs. Liz
zie Gill, all of this city. Aft er the cere-
mony reception was held at the Pea
body, and the happy pair left on a bridal
tour for the East, l5.a'E .
Mrs. Huddleson, a woman preacher,
delivered Obscure. on Sunday last at
the Vine Street Church, Cincinnati Her
text was Paul i.njunctio.n of silence on
women. She earnestly denied Paurs
assertion that; "The glof y of a woman
is her long hair" In thes e times fash
ionable ebignon is much iore glorious.
A weekly excursion bust mess train is
run at half fare on the 70, IDS extending
out of Cincinnati, for the ene6t of per-
sons who wish to visit that city aud pur-
chase supplies. Thousand s Of ladies
avail themselves of this plai,, and 10 all
their shopping in Cincinnati. This D Ian
would become popular on o'lr Memph Is
roads.