Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-21
BREVITIEs.

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Monday week
| The police board meets this afternoon
at two clock to consider police matters
| Our judges attending the Judicia
Convention at Nashville, will be bacl
next Saturday.
The weather wise or curious win b,
pleased to learn that to-day and to-nigh
will be Of equal length.
A number Of masqueraders appeares
cbn the streets last night. There mus
have been a masquerade ball in the city
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1856
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
l,ers, weeklies and monthly magazines
The fire bells rang out false alarm
|. yesterday afternoon. An overbeates
aue on Alabama street gave rise to tn,
alarm.
The recorders docket did not furnish
a single item Of interest this morning
The usual number of misdemeanors were
disposed of by fine.
Paul Wright's news stand is supplied
with all the late publications, weekly
pictorials and periodicals; also, hu
morously illustrated exposition of Free
Masonry.
A complete assortment of the leading
magazines and papers of the country
can be found at Mansford's news depot
corner of Second and Monroe; also al
the late and popular novels.
1t has been announced that the or
phans Of the Laaderdale Miss. Confed
crate Orphans Home will give concert
at the Memphis Theater, on Friday even
ing, March 29th, and matinee on the
Both inst.
The Street Railroad Company is lay
ing down iron on its Chelsea extension.
By Sunday next the cars will run to
Looney street, within three squares of
the proposed terminus at the Brick
Church.
The cotton indicators, in the Offices Of
our cotton merchants, are in working
order to-day, and give general satisfac-
ton. The reports are neatly printed on
slip Of paper that runs off from drum
attached to the instruments.
At a meeting of the Raleigh railroad
directors held yesterday the gauge of
the road was fixed at three feet six inches.
1t is proposed to have the road in run
ming order by June next, and hold a
grand opening celebration at Raleigh.
The Office of city printer has gone
where the woodbine twineth, and hence
forth the work will be let out to the low
est bidder plan which will save the
city money and dispense with monopo-
lies. Competition produces good re-
suits.
Emmons d Son, veteran newsmen, at
No. 10 jefferson and 4l0 Main, have the
latest magazines, periodicals, pictorials
and daily newspapers from all points.
Everything in the news, reading and
stationery lines can be found at EN-
mons.
Judge Emmons, of the United States
Circuit Court, previous to his departure
yesterday for Cincinnati, delivered an
eulogy on the late Judge Thos R. Smith,
and ordered the resolutions presented to
be lentered on the records of the court
as an enduring testimonial.
DR.. Lewis, of Water Valley, Miss,
who was robbed of valuable gold watch
some months since, obtained his prop
erty from Chief of Police Athey yester-
day. The stolen watch was found by
the detectives in the hands Of an inno-
cent purchaser. The thief is not in the
city at present.
The weather turned extremely cold
yesterday afternoon, and this morning
the ponds and bayous around Memphis
were covered with ice. The heavy frost
last night will no doubt improve the
health of the city. For the last few days
meningitis and pneumonia have been on
the increase.
The friends of Captain c. L. Ander-
son, the popular superintendent of
the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
have determined to call upon him to run
for the shrievalty at the ensuing election.
Captain Anderson would make a ire
run, with or without conven-
ton He would also make a t.class
sheriff.
Mayor johnson has published the
swine and goat ordinance. The animals
ire prohibited from running at large,
md provides for their arrest by the po-
ice and impounding, to be released on
he payment of one dollar head. Our
citizens who have flowers and shrubbery
IAN now rest at ease.
The preliminary examination Of John
White, the hero of the President Island
var, during which White shot seven Of
lis colored brethren on Sunday last,
losed last evening before Esquire Hall.
The justice remanded White to jail with
ut bail on the charge of killing John
Hall, and placed his bonds at $1,000 on