Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-27
BREyITIEs.

celebrated by the Irish-American socie-
ties Of Memphis,
Judge Thomas r. Smith, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia for some time,
is slowly recovering.
Meningitis is prevailing epidemic in
Memphis and vicinity at present. Quite
/ q number Of cases exist in Chelsea.
1t is proposed to erect Baptist
college in this city. A committee has
been appointed to select the site, etc.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
Hack scalping is becoming faEorite
amusement again. Why cannot few
thieving scalpers be sent to the peniten-
tiary? '' is
Go to the free lecture tonight at the
United States courtroom, 45O Main
street. Subject" Swedenborg a Neces-
sity for the New Age"
The Selma railroad is graded from
Memphis to the State line, and the work
Of grading is now progressing rapidly
between the State line and Holly
Springs.
Paul 7. Wright, at his news stand, 29t
Main street, keeps all the leading pic
torials, magazines, newspapers and hgh'
literature. The PUBLIC LEDGER can
always be found on his counter.
The adjourned November term Of the
United States circuit and district courts
will commence next Monday. Judge
Emmons will probably reach the city il
time to open the courts ON that day.
Tomorrow night week, March 9th, the
Mystics will give a select masquerade
ball at the Memphis Club Hall. The
committeeman will admit none but those
who have received invitations.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Joseph Boyle
was buried in the Catholic cemetery
His remains were followed to the grave
by the Sodality and Hiberni an Relie
societies, headed by the SodaIity band
Quite number OF our citizens anc
officials are in Little Re ok attending
the meetings with reference to the pro
posed consolidation Of the Memphis and
Little Rock and Fort Smit railroads.
Banjo picking and quits drumming
have become fashionable in Memphis
since the departure of Lolita, the little
Californian, whose banjo solos anc
sprightly Blackjack captive ted so many
young Memphians.
The Shylock " of Mr.. Bandmanr
last night was a finely co uceived and
artistically rendered piece of dramatic
acting. Tomorrow evening is Manager
Shorts benefit night. Mr.. l'andmanr
will appear in Narcisse.
The practice of driving di;oves o
mules at a fast gallop through cur prin
cipal streets onght to be suppre ssed d.
the authorities Pedestrians are IN dan
ger of being run over every day by VIII
mules and frantic horsemen.
In the criminal court, Spe cial Judg
Horrigan is hearing the cas- OF Tn
State VS.. Phil Cavanaugh, on inc Ictmen
for the murder of James Russ ell, Tn
Union street blacksmith. The ca 'e WI
not be concluded for several days.
The WEEKLY LEDGER can be had a
the counting-room to-day. The WEEl u>
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FIVE or more subscribers, 81 so.
An inquest Of lunacy held yesterday
developed the fact that the man sup
posed to be non compos ntentis was
sane, a fact which leaves the mental con-
dition of those who originated the idea
of the inquest in critical state. They
should be looked after Immediately.
EMMoNs q SoN, newsaea.lers, 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.
Tomorrow evening the Bandmanns
will appear in Narcisse. Pat Short, the
able and polif e treasurer of he theater,
takes bene it, Already four hundred
of the best seats have been sold to our
citizens, wflo will turn out en- aasse in
order to NJ axe the Short benefit long to
be remew .bered by the beneficiary.
-Four lost children-three white and
one blaclf--were found yesterday after
ternoon in front of the Peabody Hotel
by the patrolmen on the beat. Since il
has become known that the attaches of
the station-house and the patrolmen
take care of lost children, the b eads Of
families turn their offspring loose upon
the streets.
The cotton, gold and stock indicators
have been placed in the Offices of our
leading merchants. The instr uments
are inge niously constructed, printing
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