Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-28
BlREvITIEs.


phis and Selma railway has decided il
favor Of the narrow-gauge track.
We learn that our old friend Mr.. l.
G. Loeb is negotiating for one Of our
large hotels, and will return to this city.
He is now at st. Louis. 80
Joe Locke, the lightning newsman at
1864 Main street. has the latest daily
papers, illustrated weeklies, monthlies
for August, and news goods of every
description.
| Atthe City Ice House, kept by Bohlen,
Huse q Co., can be found splendid lot
Of water-melons on ice. A superior
melon on ice is luxury not to be
counted among the ordinary things of
life.
The mich cows continue to die rap
idly at the diaries in South Memphis and
on the Pigeon Roost road. The MUIR
rain is spreading rapidly, fact which
calls for the Intervention of the authori-
ties.
The great baseball match between the
Atlantics and Mutuals, of this city, for
the championship of Tennessee, will
come off this afternoon at the trotting
park The game will be an exciting
one, and will no doubt be largely at
tended by the lovers of this our national
game.
Go to Mansford's news depot, corner
of Monroe and Second streets, for pic
torial publications, English, Irish,
French and German publications, scien-
tifc, fashion and literary monthlies from
all quarters, and daily newspapers from
every city in the United States.
A party of four Memphians have Just
retired from Grand Prairie, Arkansas,
bringing one hundred prairie chick
ems, and other game besides, after four
days of excellent and healthful sport.
Pointers on the fowery plains excel
pleasures of the springs and more costly
amusement.
Fast driving on the Nicolson is again |
becoming regular charge on the sta
tion-house books. 1t seems impossible |
to teach the drivers of fast horses that
Second street is not a trotting park. An
increase of the fine from five to twenty
five dollars would have beneficial effect |
upon these fast but dull drivers.
1t was rumored on the streets, among
the legal fraternity, last evening" that
Acknowledgement Wright of the Crimi-
nal Court, had received a sun-stroke in
Mobile day or two since. We under
stand that he has recovered and will be
in the city in few days ready to attend
to all official business.
The Grand Jury, in session for two
months, during the last term of the
Criminal Court found four hundred and
six bills of indictment against persons
charged with felonies and misdemean-
ors. On Monday next. Sheriff Wright
will send off detachment of twenty-six
convicts to the Nashville penitentiary.
George Aller and Andrew Jackson,
colered sinners, were brought before
Esquire Miller to-day on the charge of
religious congregation in
Chelsea by noise, profane discourse and
rude behavior. The sacrilegious chill
dren of the Administration were fined
and placed under bonds for their good
behavior in the future.
Emmons q Son, newsdealers, at 10
Jefferson and 40 Main, have received
the latest daily papers from New York,
New Orleans, St. Louis, Chicago, Nash
vile, Louisville, Cincinnati and other
cities. Magazines from all points, illus
rated weeklies of every description,
and foreign papers and periodicals re-
,eived regularly.
A Memphis justice of the peace con- g
Itrues the replevin law to mean that the q
writ can be issued for the body of a hu-
nan being. The justice holds that q
,hild is personal property. His next
uling will be that the writ of replevin Il
AN be used TO recover possession ofreal O
state. He ignores altogether the writ f,
# habeas corpus. Il
This fogenoon a horse attached to a r,
ray ran up jefferson street from Front, g
pedestrians in all directions. ii
ABANDONING the Nicolson he took to the Vi
idewalk, and carried off numerous
igns during his fight. The Franklin
louise sign was torn down and placed ON
he dray, when the frightened animal
laking a desperate effort, broke loose oi
nd galloped of toward the Charleston in
epot. Several persons narrowly es- az
aped being run over by the frightened %
nimal. a,
The report of the engineer in charge hs
T the survey of the new route to Raj m
gh will be presented by General Wal wi
zee to the Board of Directors to-mor- I'll
wv. The utmost rivalry exists between nc
lie advocates of the southern route and ST.
lie Chelsea route to Raleigh; but the CT
lestion Of subscription will settle the
after as to location. The narrow H
luge railway from Memphis to Raleigh &c
i'll be one of the most popular roads in NJ
q State. and as q having road IL will