Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-06
BREVITIEs.


for new trials are being heard.
But three cases of misdemeanor APP
peared on the Recorders docket this
morning.
Remember DR.. Munsey's lecture on
Ideal Art Music, at the Greenlaw Opera
House this evening.
Father Burke, Superior of the Domin-
lean Order, win preach at st. Peter s
Church tomorrow morning.
The Musso- Groves homicide investiga-
ton will take place before Esquire Miller
on next Monday afternoon.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has daily
papers, EDITORIALS, magazines and news
goods of every description.
The Christmas number of the Illus
trated London News and the Graphic
have been received by Mansford, corner
Of Second and Monroe; also, Peterson
for February.
The new schoolhouse, on the corner Of
Poplar and Third streets, will be for
mally opened at three o'clock this after
noon, in the presence of the Mayor,
General Council and public.
In the First Circuit Court to-day 7.
W. Brown, attorney for the Gayoso Gas
Company, closed his argument in the
gas case, opposing the motion of the de-
PENDANTS for new trial.
Olive Logan-Sykes will be in Mem
phis next month and deliver series of
lectures on most interesting topics. She
will also lecture in Jackson, Tenn, and
Little Rock, Ark.
The vote to indorse the action of the
Mayor and General Council with refer
enee to the water-works is progressing
quietly. The action of the Mayor and
General Council will be sustained by the
people.
The marriage licenses returned TO
County Clerk Reilly during the week
were as follows: A. B. Cowgirl and Mrs.
Bette Harris; r. Y. McCalla and Miss
M. "A. Taylor; L. Meyers and Miss Emil
liz Huydell.
The amount of money spent and lost
on the Losgue defeat BY the friends Of
John League is variously estimated at
from six to ten thousand dollars. To-
day they are counting up their losses
and purchasing mourning goods.
The retail prices of game to-day are as
fe lows: Venison, zoe. per pound;
quails, 80 per dozen; prairie chickens,
81 per pair; rabbits, SOC. per pair; ducks,
so to 75c. per pair; squirrels, zoe. each,
or 81 so per dozen; oysters, so to Toe
per can.
Vote for the water-works subscription
contract with the city. The contract
which the people are called upon to in
dorse by their votes to-day has been rat
life d by the General Council and in
doris ed by the City Attorney and Mayor
Johns ION.
The Committee of the County Court,
appointe d to examine and report on the
Barbour l. evils warrants, reports in favor
of paying such warrants to the amount
of $67, 347 s5,. according to classification
and rejecting warrants amounting to
SIS, 1881 80.
The wyndharus will appear in Miri-
ans Crime and Lottery Ticket at the
matinee to-day, and at the regular per
Torrance tonight. Next Monday eve
ming Lydia Thompson's grand blonde
comic opera and ballet troupe will COM
mence an engagement at the Memphis
Theater.
No jury trials will be heard in the
Second Circuit Court after to-day.
Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
will be devoted to winding up the BUSH
ness of the present term. The court
will adjourn on Thursday next over to
the next term, commencing on next
Monday.
A sign in front of a clothing store
near the Peabody depicts man holding
up an umbrella, upon which two hydro
pathic artists are pouring volumes of
water, to the evident amusement of the
dry hero beneath. and the great disgust
of pedestrians who had left their um-
brellas at home during the wet season.
The appointment of Assessors by the
Quarterly Court few days since seems
to have been premature, the Legislature
having provided that such appointments
must be made at the Aprilinstead Of the
January term. Every Assessor APP
pointed was a magistrate, and they will
have TO be re-appointed IN April next.
The Grand Duke-the sweet Alexis
through his Master of Ceremonies, Ad-
miral Possuet, has signi6ed his inien-
ton of honoring the Bluff City with his
royal presence in short time. A grand
ovation and banquet awaits him. Alexis,
You must not 90 back on usl
This afternoon the General Council
will meet Old members viii retire to
private life and new members viii com
mence their public career. The old will
say farewell, and the new viii repeat
sfer the chap in the Dukes Motto. " /
en- here" There will be a large attend
anee Of citizens at the Inauguration Of
the elect