Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18
BREyITIEs.

benefit OF literary circles.
The Chamber of Commerce remove
to-day TO the rear hall on Commercii
alley, alias whisky Chute"
In that knotty case known as the Knot
trial, Judge Ray decided this forenoo
that the defendant was not guilty.
The First and Second Circuit Court
impaneled petit juries to-day, and tn
regular business of the courts will CON
mence tomorrow morning.
An adjourned meeting Of the Boar
of Education will be held this evening
when matters of Importance IL be con
sidered and disposed of by the Board.
Canned oysters have arrived in Mem
phis, to the qualification of our bivalve
loving citizens. The shelled oyster will
give an account of himself in few
weeks.
The second bale of cotton has arrived
in the city at last. 1t was received by
Gates, Wood & Co., and was sold fol
l92c. Col. Jim Porter, the shipping
clerk, sent it forward to Boston to-day
The WEEKLY PUBLIC LEDGER can be
found neatly done up in wrappers and
ready for mailing at the counting-room
tomorrow morning. Send the WEEKLY
LEDGER to your friends in the country.
Joe Locke, the great news man OF
Tennessee, at 1864 Main street, has the
latest daily newspapers, illustrated
weeklies, foreign papers ard magazines,
both home and foreign, of latest dates.
The First and Second Circuit and
Criminal Courts of Shelby county opened
this morning, Juries were impaneled
and sworn and business generally was
initiated by the Judges and Clerks.
Every Saturday, of the day before
yesterday, contained pictures of Mem
phis notables, life, manners, scenes, etc.
The news men were unable to supply
the demand. 1t got up little local ex-
element.
Go to Mansford's, corner of Second
and Monroe, for late illustrated weekly
p-pers, fashion, scientific and literary
magazines, daily newspapers from the
North, South, East and West, and every
thing in the news line.
Horse-thieves continue to carry on
business in Shelby and adjoining coun-
ties. demonstrating will have to be
made capital offense; although, after
all, it is not the severity but the GER
tainty of the punishment that prevents
crime.
Business is opening up in a brisk
manner with our merchants. Quite q
number of planters are in the city. They
complain of the late drought doing
serious injury to the cotton crop. The
corn crop in almost every portion of the
Southern country is immense.
The military local editor of the Chi
cago Republican notices the presence of
General Beauregard in that city, Gen.
p. G. Beauregard moved upon an in
trenched steak whose TANKS were coy
cred by dish of potatoes en- echelon,
yesterday at the Palmer House.
Mr.. James Stephens, the simon-pire
and truly patriotic Fenian leader, has
become Disguised with political eliques
and rings, and has gone into the v me
importing business. He arrived in New
York from Havre on last Saturday, and
was warmly greeted by his friends and
Sixty cases of DRINKS, disorderles,
nusances, ETC., were dis
posed of by the Recorder this forenoon,
and in this manner a considerable
AMOUNT was turned into the city treas
Try. Saturday and Sunday nights are
nights in Memphis, according
o the Recorders docket.
Capt. Dick DePrieste, formerly of the
Al