Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-04-13
BREVITIKS.

hVm PVitSo Stdhupoihti ao NJ PRESENT.
The railroads centering in the city are
all right again and in perfect running
order aNf
The First Chancery Court will be in
session on Monday next, Chancellor
Morgan presiding.
The initial number of the Memphis
Republican, a Radical campaign weekly
paper, has made its appearance.
But one marriage license was returned
executed to the County Court during
the week--Joseph t. Hallowell and Miss
Fannie Molloy.
A called meeting of the General Coun-
Gil will be held this evening, when the
Nicolson pavement matters will be pre-
scented to the Council by Mayor Johnson.
But fifteen cases of misdemeanor were
tried before the Recorder to-day. Bust
ness before the Recorders Court is get
ting horribly dull, so say the newspaper
reporters.
The aurora borealis was plainly dis
cernible in the northern heavens very
early yesterday morning. The early
chaps who never 60 home till morning
had the benefit of free show, while
their indolent brethren were enjoying
balmy sleep.
The Nicolson pavement judgment and
the position taken by the city authorities
are generally discussed on the streets,
The taxpayers intend standing by
Mayor johnson in the contest resisting
these extraordinary claims for direct and
indirect damages.
Goodbye, Sweetheart" by Rhoda
Broughton, author of " Red as Rose is
She," has just been issued from the
press Of Appleton & Co. 1t is for sale
in Memphis by W. j. Mansford, corner
of Second and Monroe streets.
Captain Henry Worsham and Charles
Worsham, officers lost on board the i'll
fated steamer 0ceanus, near Cairo, on
Thursday morning, were well known in
Memphis, the former having been the
brother and the latter the nephew OF
Colonel j. j. Worsham, of our city.
The most fashionable public hacks in
the city, open ones especially, are al
most exclusively monopolized by people
not reputable, fact unknown to stran-
gers who visit our city, and, as is the
custom in other cities, ride in these
hacks that rest under the social ban.
The trial of the Poston-Schofeld
lynching case is progressing slowly in
the Criminal Court, owing to the fact
that the States witnesses are water
bound on the other side Of Wolf and
Hatchie rivers. The Sheriff has not
been able as yet to secure the attend
ance of all the witnesses.
The Odd Fellows of this city intend
celebrating their anniversary on the
26th instant. A grand procession will
be inaugurated during the day and APP
propriate exercises will be celebrated in
the evening. The programme of the
celebration will be published in few
days.
The quarterly meeting of the Sunday
School Union will be held tomorrow
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The
object of the meeting, among other
things, is tc, complete arrangements for
the forthcoming Sunday school children's
celebration, on the 10th of May.
When the city of Memphis is spoken
of in Paris the Parisians believe that the
antiquated city that sat like queen on
the banks of the Nile is the burg referred
to. Just think of comparing old Egyp-
tian Memphis to our beautiful city, and
the creeping bayou Nile to our mighty
Mississippi, the Father of Waters.
The water company's pipes will be put
down in few days. Our Nicolson pave
ment, called by enthusiasts the fruitful
source of woes unnumbered, or the
wooden horse that will destroy our fair
Troy of the Chiekasaw bluffs, will under
90 a general tearing up again
The Typographical Union of this city
purposes giving picnic in May next
for the purpose of creating fund to
erect a monument over the remains Of
deceased members of the craft at Elm
wood Cemetery. The object is laudable,
aud the effort to accomplish it will no
doubt be crowned with success.
Henry Craft, Esq, counsel of the city
in the Brown & Co. Nieolson pavement
case, will address the General Counsel
this evening on the pavement suits.
This eminent lawyer VII, no doubt,
throw food Of light upon the contro-
versy, and show that the city is right in
resisting the immense claims made by
the contractors.
The statement of the controversy be-
tween Brown & Co. and the city, pub
lished in the LEDeER of last evening,
and embellished with figures showing
the charming items of the bill, had the
effect of opening the eyes of the tax
payers to the absolute necessity Of fight