Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-13
BREvITIES.


to court in course the first Monday il
October next. ~ egsf iff
Owing to the continued inclemency o
the weather, the Hebrew picnic is post
poned until Monday, July 18th
Everybody goes to Joe Locke, the
lightning news man, at 1861 Main, fol
daily papers, illustrated weeklies, maya
zines and foreign publications.
A young lady from Mississippi, named
Miss Jennie Patterson, will make heI
debut before a Memphis public in a
series of readings and Rotations at the
Memphis Club Hall this evening.
The publishers of the music to the
"Wacht am Rhein" have given one thou
sand thalers to the war relief fund, the
sales of the celebrated war hymn having
yielded them an immense profit.
Mansford, at the corner Of Second and
Monroe, has the latest daily papers
from all points; also, French, German,
English and Irish newspapers, weekly
pictorials and monthly magazines.
No arrests were made in the upper
district yesterday, and the same phe-
nomenon occurred in the lower district
for the previous twenty-four hours; con
sequently the Recorder had but few cases
to dispose of to-day. This speaks well
for the peace and quiet of our city.
A correspondent and draughtsman,
representing the pictorial, Every Satur-
day, is in the city, engaged in writing
mp and sketching things worthy of inter
est. New Orleans recently appeared in
Every Saturday, and in a few weeks
Memphis will adorn its pages.
Emmons Il Son, veteran newsdealers
on Jefferson and Beal, have the latest
daily papers from New York, New Or
leans, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville and other cities weekly pic
torials, monthly magazines and foreign
publications of every description.
A petition to Mayor Johnson, signed
by hundreds of our best citizens, was
presented yesterday, asking the Mayor
to sign the ordinance passed by the Cen
eral Council for the removal of the bluffs.
1t is expected that the Mayor signature
will be given Immediately, and the nee
essary work commenced.
George B. Eddy, Superintendent of the
louisville office of j M. Bradstreet &
Son, Improved Mercantile Agency, has
been in our city for several days on bust
ness, and has determined to open
branch office in Memphis in August.
Our merchants, no doubt, win hail the
return of Bradstreet," and give him a
liberal support.
Alderman Moffatt returned last even
ing from a trip to Arkansas. He states
that great interest is manifested in the
new railroad project from Indian Bay
to Jacksonport, distance of about
sixty miles. The proposed route is from
Indian Bay, on White river, to Claren-
don, Brinkley ON the M, & l.. r. Il. r.,
Cotton Plant, Augusta and Jacksonport. !
is taken up to make the |
survey of the route, and the
narrow gauge has been selected for the
road. This will open up a
large scope of country to Memphis by
rail.
To-day, Sullivan, the principal wit
ness in the Van Roberts-Ada Jones
case, was placed again on the stand and
subjected to a searching cross-examina-
ion by General Sale, which, however,
lid not result in changing materially
he testimony given by him yesterday.
4 strong effort viii be made to impeach
Sullivan and break down the force Of
lis testimony This forenoon the Crimi-
,al Courtroom was crowded to excess,
md the greatest interest is taken in the
estimony of the witnesses.
The most intense excitement existed
asst evening throughout the city, on ac-
cunt Of the religious riot in New York
The course of Governor Hoffman was
Endorsed. in permitting socie-
les Of all descriptions to assemble and
'arade peaceably, and in protecting
hem in the exercise Of this right. No
'atholic of any responsibility or position
ngaged in the riots, and the Sixty
egiment Qrish) guarded the postoaice
rom the attacks Of the drunken and ig-
GRANT mob. The Communism of New
FORK was crushed out BY military power.
An kinds of roofs repaired and
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