Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-10
BRgyITIEs.

Visitors are beginning 70 crowd INTO
The city and fillsour hotels, Business
ofcvery description feels the eject Che
Iihanxof visitors. Y ~
Our principal hotels are about q pro-
vide elevators for their guests. The ele-
waited guests are perfectly willing to be
so treated BY the proprietors,
Joe Locke, the greatest living news
man, has daily papers, illustrated week
lies, monthly magazines, foreign periodi-
Gals, papers, etc., at 2361,Main street.
The sovereigns Of the Fifth District
are electing a Magistrate to-day. 1t is
impossible to surmise as to the success
full candidate, but may the best man win.
The Recorders Court was in session
but few minutes this forenoon. There
was no business to be transacted, and an
adjournment was had over to tomorrow
morning. ,l3aHn
In Augusta, Ga, the women found
drunk and disorderly are organized into
chain-gang and are set to sweeping the
pavement. This is step in favor Of
womens rights and privileges.
There we're two runaways on Main
street yesterday afternoon, resulting in
great excitement but little damage. The
d, ivers who abandon teams on the streets
ought to be severely punished.
The levee from Wolf river down to
Jetfe rson street is gradually tnmbhng
into the river. Our city authorities
ought 70 look into the matter and make
an effo..t to stop the caving in OF the
bank
The Scott centenary, to be celebrated
on the 18th, in this city, promises to be
fine affair John Ainslie, Esq, has
been elected orator of the day, and COL
Geo. Alexander grand marshal Of the
occasion.
Go tc Mansford's, corner Of Second
and Monroe, for late news goods, month
, ly magazines from all points, illustrated
weeklies and daily newspapers from all
points North, South, East and West,
Nat Reeves, the ex-policeman, who
shot and killed negro in South Mem
phis, some days since, surrendered him
self yesterday, and was bound over by
Esquire Miller in the sum OF $1,000
Reeves claims he shot the negro in self
defense.lg .In ,U I ~
A solitary drunkard occupied the sta,
tion-house last night. He was too drunk
to give his name, so the station-house
keeper improsised one for him. He
was introduced to Recorder Scales this
morning, and entered into negotiations
with that official with reference to fine
of five dollars.
Next Thursday and Friday there will
be some fast trotting over the Chick
asaw course. Several Kentucky horses
are bere ito compete with our home
stock. Efforts are making to get mp a
running race on the second day. Trains
will run to the course over the Memphis
and Charleston railroad. ..... ..lq
Emmons Il SoD, pewsdealers at 10
Jefferson and 40 Main, has English,
Irish, German and French papers; pic
torials from all points, che latest monthly,
fashion and literary magazines and daily
papers from New York, New Orleans,
Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and other cities. ~ -+'d
A Memphis man denied the other day
hat women dress to please men. He
insisted that was an exploded theory
' Women. dress to please or spite each
o Their. Any eifl of sense and expert
encee knows that it is just as easy to
br e,.k mans heart in two dollar mus
lin, neatly made up, as it is in five
h, md. red dollar silk costume made by q
nlan-o'ressmaker
Masked riders move about at night on
the lower Horn Lake road near the lake,
some tel miles from this city. Their
principal occupation is burning the
fences and outhouses of their more re-
spectacle neighbors, and in driving me-
groes away who are working on planta-
lions owned. by men against whom they
have some spite. This is part of the old
Essen gang o.f marauders. Our authori-
ties ought to examine into this nefarious
business, and bring this bogus Ku-Klux
crowd of scan tips to justice.
Golto the Gill lee House and get one