Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-27

Christianity at the Assembly Hall last
evening.
The wonderful Japanese acrobats and
trick performers will appear at the
Memphis Theater on next Wednesday
evening.
One hundred and six prisoners, in
Guiding forty-four convicts, are enjoy
ing the Inequalities of Sheriff Wright al
the county Jail.
A number of Cincinnati merchants
recently presented an eight hundred
pound bell to the Collierville Tenn.
Christian church.
1t has been definitely ascertained that
it was Mrs. O'Leary's COW that ker,o.
sened Chicago. The "baste has been
identified at last
The anniversary ball of Banner Lodge,
No. l47, l. o. o. F., will come off on
Monday evening, December 4th, at the
Memphis Club Hall.
Six freight cars loaded with compress
ed cotton passed down the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad to New Orleans
for shipment to Liverpool.
The Satsuma japanese Troupe will
arrive in this city tomorrow evening,
and give grand matinee ON next Thurs
day, Thanksgiving day.
The fine choirs at the respective
churches of this city attract numbers Of
people who might not attend if the
music was dispensed with.
The charming cantatrice, Mrs, Moul-
ton, will give seAies of concerts, com
mencing on Monday evening, December
4th, at the Memphis Theater.
Go to Mansford, corner of Second and
for news goods, daily papers,
weekly pictorials, monthly magazines,
novels, stationery and school books.
Patrolman Z. McAuliff returns his
thanks to the officers and men Of the
police force for their kindness to his
brother, the late NJ. hIcAuliff, during his
illness
The WEEKLY PURLIc LEDGER can be
had at the counting-room tomorrow.
The WEEKLY LLDGER affords merchants
a fine opportunity to advertise in this
and adjoining States.
Parties intending or desiring to com
miS suicide or murder are informed that
the county coroner has recovered his
health and will return to this city from
Texas in few days.
The attorneys engaged in the Graves
Schofeld homicide case, at the Crimina
Court, are discussing to-day the pro
priety of summoning a special panel o
jurors to try the case OH next Friday.
Billy Diamond, who was thought 70 b.
so suriously injured on last Friday nj ght
is rapidly recovering, and it is hope'
will be able to resume his former pla, q
on the Olympic stage in few days.
Col George r. Pht,lan, a prominent
young lawyer of this city, delivered al
eloquent, classical ar ID witty lecture OF
" Advertising" before the Irish Literary
Society, last Saturday evening.
Recorder Scales disposed of ffty-fv'
cases to-day, and large amount of finei
were collected. The stool of repent
ance" at the Recorders Court is rented
out every Monday morning at five dol
lars for ever y five minutes.
The Commercial Hotel on Jefferson,
between Main and Front streets, is a
most popular place of resort with the
travelling public. There is no better
hotel in the city than the old CONNER
cial.
The commissioners Of the Memphis
and Knoxville airline railroad, from
the counties of Shelby, aardeman
Fayette, Men airy and Henry, will NEE
at Grand junction tomorrow for thu
purpose Of organizing, etc.
Emmons & Son, newsmen, mt No. II
Jefferson an d 4lO Main streets, have re
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St
Louis, Chicago and all other cities
also illustrated weeklies. foreign publ
cations, and news goods generally.
Esquire Miller adjudicated half
dozen Of assault and battery cases thi
forenoon to the satisfaction of all partie
cor .cerned. This afternoon the case o
tn State VS.. Thomas Payne, on wal
ant for assaulting Robert Boner with
pistol, will be Investigated by Judg
Miller.
Esquire Spelman discharged Mr.. &c
gan, mate of the Phil Allin, who wa
charged with shooting a recalcitrar
and belligerent negro roustabout, on I'll
grounds that the act was committe
within the jurisdiction of the State G
A rkansas, a nd not Tennessee.
The bill introduced into the Legislf
ture to reduce the salary Of all count
officials to four thousand dollars per al
mum is creating a stir throughout tn
State. The provisions of the bill mainl
affect Davidson and Shelby counties,
which an immense amount Of court an
county business is transacted.
George Francis Train, the versatiI
and sparkling lecturer, will deliver
discourse on men, women and things
Little Rock this evening. A committt
Of negroes, in a Communication, invite
the eccentric orator to address thei
brethren, which invitation was accepted
and next Wednesday evening. at III