Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-13
nREyITIEs.

Journcu over W inc january term
Recorder Scales had but eight Grim
inals before him for trial to-day, and but
q small amount Of money was collected
as fines.
The conclave of city lawmakers,
known as the General Council, will meet
in regular session on next Wednesday
at the City Building. asl9
Ten wagons, containing movers to the
Far West, encamped on the bluffs last
night, and passed over the river on the
Hopefeld ferryboat this forenoon. '''
The LEDGER was generally read and
admired yesterday, on account of its
enlarged size and amount Of interesting
reading matter found in its pages. IN,
The Southern Express Company has
announced that it will carry free of
charge to Chicago oil contributions of
money and clothing for the sufferers.
Engineer Meigs. with full surveying
corps moved ont to camp yesterday, in
order to commence the location Of the
Mississippi River railroad from Memphis
to Covingtion.
Mr.. Martin, Of Baltimore, the we'll
known singer, will assist at the Alaba ma
street presbyterian church concert TO
be given at the Greeulaw Opera House
this evening.
Joe Locke the great newsman of the
South, at 1860 Main, has news goods OF
every description daily papers, weekly
D. ctorials aud monthly magazines. For
Ella papers received regularly.
The Olympic Varieties manager will
give benefit tonight for the Chicago
So. ferers. Let there be large attend
ami at the Olympic. A fine perform
an ce will be presented,
One Of our beautiful Memphis girls,
Miss Lutte Temple, second daughter oil
the, late John Temple, was married al
Bl bennington, Illinois, yesterday, to Mr..
L. W. Boyd. ~
The sandbar in front Of Hopeield
threatens to form connection with the
bluffs on this side of the river. THIS
connection, if made above the water-line'
t-would impair navigation considerably.
The tax collector, William Mclean
has to give heavy bond to the County
! Court-$26O,OOO Thisis $4,000 for the
county, $4,000 for school fund, and
100000 for railroads and $4,000 fol
the State, 30 .flaI
Messrs. Crisman, Stewart 4 Co, o
2 &C Front street, received yesterday th'
b ale OF cotton that took the first pre-
n ium at the Arkansas State Fair q
L title Rock. The bale classes goo'
adding, and is for sale. Eu.
The mechanics of Nashville are IL
, ouncil to protest against convict labor
'1'he Mechanical and Manufacturing As
association is opposed to the convict labo
system because it IL driving away man
of the best mech anics from the city.
! There will be thousands of people u
l-the city next week. Would il not be
good idea il our merchants would clos
| up on Tuesday, in order to give thel
employees an opportunity to attend tn
I fair and participate in the $4,000 cas-
/ pr emium contest2 as
Y Mr. James NJ. Shaw, No. Howard
Ro W, has been awarded by the Agricp
tura | and Mechanical Association tn
right TO distribute handbills and cirer
lars n the Fair grounds, which distribr
ton W i'll be made every half hour durin
each d. W of the Fairs, F
Mr.. John Graham, the Tamman
LAWYER, is noted for his violence an
scathin g. yitnperation. He is shor
thick-s 1T man, with plump, small hand
like A irl. He wears blond wig an
can. an. is one of the most striking lOol
ing per 'ons about the court.
Go to Mausford, corner Of, Second an
Monroe, for news goods of every de
scriptiol /, scientific, literary and fashio
publicah .ons, English, German, ItaliNp
French md Irish papers, pictorial an
daily pa pers from all points, NORTH
South, Z asst and West. SOW
The I" ancy" of the city and crowd
Of most distinguished citizens visite
Broom's last light to witness the set-t
between Joe g oburn and his trainel
Johnny Dryer. You could hear it sul
gested ON every siie that the great mi
between Coburn and Mace ought {
com off, in the vicinity of Memphis, s
that ou,. citizens could witness the intel
esting exhibition.
The celebration on yesterday by tn
Italia /, residents Of this city of the ann
versa ty Of the discovery of America b
Coin nbus, was welLarranged and cree
itabl e affair. Columbus was the gre'
! Eur opean discoverer, but he found tn
cou ntry inhabited, showing that the di
GOV cry was made thousands of years b
fore by some primitive navigator, WI
probably crossed over Behring Strait
in dug-out.
EN- mons & Son, veteran news dealer
st l0 jefferson and 40 Main, have +
ceived illustrated weeklies, magazine
Journals, fashion monthhes, foreign p
pers alld periodicals, and the latest y
, pers from st. Louis, Cincinnati, Loui
vile, New Orleans, New York, Mas
7 vile and other cities. ra
Coroner Moffatt is out in card exol
{ Grating Mr.. Jack Allen from the frigh
:, full charge of wife-poisoning. The q
t rest was made by the Coroner owing
the reception of an Anonymous letter