Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-10
BREVITIEs.

Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has dali.
papers, pictorials, magazines and new
goods Of every description.
The denizens of Shelby street, nea
the old Gayoso House, indulge in mus
cular game of foot ball every afternoon
Alexis neck-ties, Muscovite paper col
lars, Romanof whiskers and Crane
Duke toddies are enjoyed by the fashion
able young bloods of our city.
A Memphis critic, after examipg &
number of residences sporting Mansart
roofs in our city, pronounces them to b'
the attic style of architecture.
In the Second Chancery Court las
evening bill for divorce was filed BY
Margaret Musso against Joseph Musso
on the ground of cruel treatment.
Go to Mansford, corner of Second and
Monroe, for news goods, daily papers
weekly pictorials, monthly magazines
novels, stationery and school books.
The spectacular drama, Lurline, will
be presented by the Thompson troupe
tonight. 1t will be worth the price Of
admission to hear Beckett say, and yet
| am not happy"
Judge Heiskell, of the First Circuit
Court, will render his decision in the
Gas" case either tomorrow morning
or on Tuesday morning on the motion
of defendants for new trial. Motions
will be heard tomorrow in this Court
General P. NJ. B. Young, member of
Congress from Georgia, arrived in this
city yesterday, and is sojourning at the
Peabody. General Young commanded
cavalry division under Wade Hampton
during the good fight some years since
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 publ
cations, and news goods generally.
amateur city reformers and retrench-
ers are coming to the front in newspaper
communications, suggesting obsolete
ideas in the dullest possible manner.
Mayor Johnson is attending to these
matters in manner that meets the ap-
proval Of the great majority of our citi-
zens.
Tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock
the General Council will meet to COM
mence regular business. After the con-
test with reference to the seat of
the colored Councilman, Pinn, of the
seventh ward, is disposed Of it is under
stood Mayor johnson will announce his
nominations for municipal Offices. 1t is
known that, in many instances, several
gentlemen aspire to the same office, and
it is believed that the Mayor will submit
the names of several for each office to
the consideration of the General Coun-
ella most satisfactory plan, and one
placing each aspirant fairly on his mer-
its in the race for official honors. The
General Council being composed of rep
resentative men, the best men for the Of
fees will.be elected.
Several hundred disappointed Office
seekers can be found tomorrow evening,
for the simple reason that there are not
a sufficient number Of Offices in the gift
Of Mayor johnson wherewith to reward
the deserving. But then it is easy to
seek consolation in philosophy; nay, in
deed, Cardinal Wolsey's advice to his
friend Cromwell is full Of it:
Cromwell,
[ charge thee, fling away ambition; ~
By that sin fell the angels how can man. then.
The image of his Maker, hope to win by Z?
Love myself last be Just and fear not;
Let all the ends thou aim st az be thy country's
Thy Gods and truths; then, if thou fallest.
Cromwell, III y
Thou fail'st a blessed martyr"
If this does not secure surcease Of sor-
row, then go and hear the Lydia Thomp-
son troupe sing "If Ever Cease to
Love"