Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-16
BR II'III|
Sea-gulIs float over the river in great
numbers in front Of the city.

Rev. w. IL. Munsey, who 80 captivatec
our people by his recent lectures, is pre-
senting literary treatssto the denizens o
Louisville, Ky.
The Police Board will assemble some
day during the week for the purpose o.
recognizing the force, and appointing
subordinate officers.
"a A story is whispered throughout the
city that Russian nobleman is playing
piano for living in one Of the lager
beer saloons of this city.
Go to Mansford, corner of Second and
Monroe, for news goods, daily papers
weekly pictorials, monthly magazines
novels, Stationery and school books.
1t is with regret that we learn that
Colonel A. L, swingley, prominent
member Of the Memphis bar, has been
Frustrated BY a severe stoke Of paraly'
sis. n7t .r9 'af s7H49A B
5 A wellknown and popular member Of
the chain gang, named George Graham,
left the force yesterday without permits
sion. To-day the police are looking for
him. NSA
The chain-gang is doing good service
on Main street-relieving the Nicolson
pavement from mud and dirt. The al
leys Of our city, especially Center alley,
are in a filthy condition.
The lamented Jim Fisk was the au-
thor of that popular phrase, e Put me
in my little bed" Memphis serenaders
generally close their midnight efforts
with this poetical efusion. aN
1t is feared that the Grand Duke will
not be able to visit Memphis, owing to
the threatened rupture between Grant
and the Gar. Alexis will probably hurry
back to Europe Immediately.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has daily
papers, pictorials, magazines and news
goods Of every description. Godey's
Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine
for February, just received.
g Rev. Father Burke delivered an elo-
quent and learned lecture on the Ruins
of Ireland, at the Greenlaw Opera
House last night. The lecture was
largely attended by our citizens.
The young woman, Jennie Rutledge,
who stabbed herself with Spanish dirk
on Beal street last Sunday morning, is
slowly recovering, She says, she will
make no further attempts at suicide
The face of Tom Neal, of Meals Ga
zette, shone in upon us this forenoon.
The owner of said face is in town upon
private business, but is not too proud to
take all the advertisements our mer-
chants will tender him,
There are 1892 white and l,S55,94l
black persons in Tennessee who can
neither read nor write, including 1863.
1856 men and 20l, Alb women. These
facts speak in uEmistakable
tones in favor of free schools.
Thursday evening next Mrs. EIvira
Hull will lecture on spiritualiSm at the
Greenlaw Opera House, in reply to a
sermon delivered last Sunday by Rev.
Guilford Jones, of the Methodist
church.
EMMoNs 4 Son, newsdealers, at No. 10
Jefferson street, and 40 Main, have re-
ceived the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publi-
cations, and news goods generally.
The sleeping coaches on the Mississip- |
pi and Tennessee railroad, that run
through daily to New Orleans, give
universal satisfaction to passengers over
his line. Sleeping all the way from
Memphis to New Orleans is delightful
style of travelling.
DR., Sears, custodian of the Peabody |
iund, has appropriated fifteen hundred
dollars to pay an agent to travel over
tennessee and arouse our people to a
ense Of the Importance Of free schools.
dr. j. B. Killebrew has been appointed
gent for this purpose.
Two lost children were carried to the
tation-house yesterday, where they were
reated as pets until the arrival Of their
excited and frightened mother. They
lid not want to leave their friends at
Iastle Athey, and cried Justify when
iarried off by their maternal ancestor
The Fire Committee Of the General
younciI met last evening and agreed to
eport in favor of the following appoint
nents: Assistant Chief of Fire Brigade,
ames Stokes; Captain of No. Engine,
ohm Mcmahon; Captain of No. 2, John
Iackett; Captain of Hook and Ladder
company, John Cunningham. The old
Ulcers OF the other engines were reap
ointed These nominations will no
oubt be confirmed by the General
,ouncil.
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Judge Flippin, in his charge to the
rand jury yesterday, especially charged
hem to investigate the carrying of con-
called weapons, the selling of liquor on
unday, the adulteration of liquors,
aiming in all its various branches and
vices, keno and faro especially
oming in for notice, which games the