Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-11
BREvITIEs.

The police force has received new
badges, numbers and belts.
\ The street railway viii soon extend
from Fort Pickering to Chelsea.
The present cold snap has made the
local demand for coal and wood lively.
Colonel Tom Avery, clerk of the
Criminal Court, is confined to his room
from chills.
The Supreme Court for the West Ten
nessee Division will meet at jackson on
! the LIST of April next 'Hi 81
The base-ballers Of this city intend
recognizing tomorrow night for the
approaching season. 'hefz
HenryF. Dix, Esq, has been appointed
special commissioner Of the United
States Court of Claims at Washington.
Joe Loo Ike, the great newsman at 1864
Main stree t, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The finest collection Of photographs
in the city can be found in the Office of
the chief of police. The rogues' gallery
is worth visiting.
All the late pictorials, magazines,
newspapers and light literature of che
day, at Paul Wrights' news stand, 296
Main street.
The Feast of Purim win be celebrated
in this city by grand masquerade ball
at the Memphis Club Hall on the 25th
inst. monday EVENING"
The man murdered by our morning
cotemporaries out on the Pigeon Roost
road, turns out to have been d. ID. Dead
lie was, but drunk to boot.
A petition has been fiied in the First
C,hancery Court to incorporate the Fan
Ground Turnpike Company, with cap
ital stock of 100000; shares twenty-five
dollars each.
The remains of Colonel John Bullock
were placed in the grave yesterday after
| noon. The funeral was attended by
LARGE concourse of friends, and by del
eg,ation from the Memphis bar.
The officers elect Of the Memphis and
1 Selma railroad are, President, N. B
Forrest; Secretary and Treasurer, H. X.
Pugh; Chief Engineer and General Su-
perintendent, ]. p Freseneus.
The WEEKLY Public LEDGER can be
had at the counting-room tomorrow
morning, ready for mailing. Single
copy, FIVE cents. Subscription one year
So; clubs of five or more, 81 so.
| DR.. Steadman's new Presbyterian
church, on the corner Of Jones avenue
and Alabama street, was dedicated yes
terday. The interesting ceremonies were
witnessed by large congregation.
] The German Casino Club will give {
masquerade ball Thursday evening mex
at Cochran Hall. Messrs. Erich, Meyer
Buttinghaus, thurman and Roesche
compose the committee Of arrangements
Why cannot our German fellow-citi
zens and the members of the Casino
club get up grand Sengerfest in Mem
phis2 The Theodore Thomas concert
awaked taste for music in our mids
that must he satifed.
The local of the appeal continues 7
perpetrate horrid jokes, relying chiefly
on his memory for his witticisms. 4
pointless, CHASTITY jest becomes ridicu
lous in print "Ah, no more OF that
Hal, an thou lowest me!
The latest dates of the Cincinnati
Commercial, Chicago Times and Tri
bune, St. Louis Democrat and Republi
can, New York dailies, pictorials ant
magazines, can be found at Mansford'
news depot, corner of Second ant
Monroe
James Etchavarne and Louis Beque
we're placed on trial in the Crimina
Court to-day on the charge OF robber.
f., I'm the person of A. Doriac, near For
Pic kering. The case will probably b
cone luded by tomorrow evening.
We are under obligations to the man
ooers q, the Purim masquerade ball 70
;nv;tatio, Is to attend the same on Mon
dav evenh ", the 25th inst, at the Mem
phis Club / Iall, The ball will be give
bv the memb ers of Heddekel Lodge Nc
100, l. 0. BIZ
An adjourned meeting Of the cottei
Exchange will be held at the Chamber G
Commerce this attei noon. The eottol
men of our city win attend in iaree' an
no doubt establish on y firm basis thi
much needed institution. A fair eA
change is no robbery"
The Cotton Exchange, fon I'd so popu
lar and useful in New Orleans and othe
cities, is meeting with strong supper
from the Memphis cotton men. liner
is, of course, little trifing oppoa 'tio'
to the system, but this amounts to Mt tn
ing, and will soon sink and be forgotten
Emmons & Son, veteran newsmen, at
No. 10 jefferson and 4lO 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.