Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-01

Representative Crews introduced q
bill yesterday to reduce the rates of
taxation to thirty cents on every hun
bred dollars worth OF property. 1t was
referred to a special committee.
!. Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for illustrated weeklies
monthly magazines and daily newspa-
pers from all points. Foreign papers
and journals received regularly.
General Ruffin, Colonies Duff and
Douglass, delegates to the Shreveport
(La.) Railroad Convention, have re-
turned, and will report to the Chamber
of Commerce on tomorrow at four p. N.
In another column appears the notice
that meeting of the stockholders of the
Memphis Wood and Willow.ware Com
pany will take place on Friday, the Sd
of November at the Office of the Presi-
dent, Colonel 7. j. Latham.
The Sardis, Pamela County Miss
Fair and the West Tennessee Agricul-
tural Fair, at jackson, Tenn, at present
progressing are largely attended. The
exhibition Of stock and agricultural pro-
ducts is superior in every respect.
Mr.. Jesse French has written letter
from the Office Of the Secretary of State,
in which he says that grevious error
has been made and great injustice done
to Shelby county by the late report of
Comptroller Pennebaker.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main, near the corner of Jefferson, has
daily papers from all points North, South,
East and West; stationery, blank books,
illustrated weeklies, home and foreign
magazines.
A number Of English cotton spinners
are at the oyerton. They are inyesti-
eating the American cotton supply from
proper standpoint, and can say when
they return to old England, We know
how il is ourselves"
The penitentiary oonvicts are, doing
the State some service by working on
railroads. Several railway presidents
are in Nashville at present negotiating
for the hire of convicts to work on their
respective roads. iI...1r
Col. Felix W. Robertson, City Tax
Collector, was engaged to-day in selling
city lots belonging to delinquent tax
payers, in front OF the Chancery Courts.
City lots were sold at very low rate,
and bidders we're anxious to purchase.
The divorce case of E. 7. Keel VS.
Martha Keel, was on trial to-day before
Judge Halsey Of the Second Chaneery
Court. The grounds alleged for divorce
we're abandonment, etc., and the petition
was resisted, the defendant setting up
claim for alimony.
This is the FIRST Of November, All
Saints Day, and tomorrow will be All
Souls Day, both of which days are re-
ligiously observed in Catholic and Prot
estant churches. To-day is generally
known as Halloween, and tonight at
twelve o'clock the ghosts and witches
will ride broomsticks.
The county Jail contains at present
one hundred aud five prisoners, ninety
two men and thirteen women. Africa
contributes sixty-four representatives,
and the Caucasian race forty-one. The
crimes for which these persons are con-
fined are multifarious, ranging from
murder to breach of the peace.
Attention is called to the card of Mr.
Tobias Wolf, who announces himself as
a candidate for Wharfmaster at the en-
suing municipal election, in January
next. Mr.. Wolf is an old and respected |
citizen of Memphis, and was formerly |
Wharfmaster of our city for several
years.
Enmons & Son, newsdealers at 10 |
Jefferson aud 40 Main, have the latest
81. Louis, Cincinnati, New York, New
Orleans, Louisville, Nashville and Chi
cago papers; pietorials and magazines
fromeyery part ofthe country. European
publications received by ocean steamers
every week.
In the First Chancery Court this
morning, Chancellor Morgan announced
the following decisions; Stacker VS.. Field
man, receiver to be appointed and re-
port; Topp VS.. NJ. and A. River Packet
Company, injunction dissolved; Byrn
petition to incorporate St. Peters Lite
rary Association, granted; Deadrick vs..
Field report confirmed.
Train telegraphs to Tracy under
whose auspices he will lecture this sea-
son throughout the South as follows;
" Presidential Headquarters, St. Louis,
Mo.-Immense Presidential ovation at
St. Louis. Train Leagues organized
everywhere. Victory predestined. The
Next President OF UNITED STATES"
1t is reported that Captain Mahan, Of
this city, has invented boat which will
carry away the one hundred thousand
dollar prize offered by the State Of New
York for the best steam-propelled canal
boat. The new invention is owned by
Captain Mahan, Of the firm Of Toof,
Phillips a Co, aud Captain Emerson, of
St, Louis.
The fancy" Of Memphis are in &c
staeies over the presence Of O'Baldwin,
he giant prize fighter. Several anna
eur buffers" were noticed yesterday
IN Main street Apeing the movements
and general style of their hero. From
his, We presume, the knock-down and
irag-out system win be inangurated in
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