Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14
BREVITIEs.

stealing, is on trial to-day before the
Criminal Court. isaa iaN
1t is proposed by the members Of the
Mechanics Institute to apply for a
charter in few days.
The sale Of seats at the Memphis The.
alter for the Aimee operate season com.
menced this morning.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
Pneumonia and meningitis, so preva-
lent in this city and suburbs not long
since, is said by physicians to be on the
decline. lfsf Z X
The Moses-Taylor homicide case will
undergo further examination before
Esquire Winters at two o'clock this at.
ternoon.
The question, whether or not selling
prize candy is gaming, was argued be-
fore the Supreme Court at Nashville last
Tuesday.
Next Monday afternoon the members
of the Cotton Exchange will hold an
adjourned meeting at the Chamber Of
Commerce.
All the late pictorials, magazines,
newspapers and light literature of the
day, at Paul Wrights' news stand, 296
Main street. ri
The State Medical Association will
meet at Nashville on the second of April
next. The Nashvillians contemplate
giving the members grand banquet.
Radishes, green peas and other deli
cacies have appeared in the restaurants.
Mint, so suggestive of juleps, adorns the
ornamental shelves of our leading sa-
looms. oI
The mad-dog epidemic has again ap-
peared. Every wild looking cur is sus-
pected to be insane, although his forlorn
look may be the result of tin-can at
tachment. sfo5
Clouds of dust interfered materially
with the pleasures of promenading and
shopping on Main street to-day. The
wild winds acted in manner impolite
and rude.
Next Monday, the 18th inst, the
judges and chaRcellors of the State will
assemble in Nashville to consider the
jury laws and suggest reforms to the
Legislature. rs ~
Rumor has it that prize fight between
novices will come off near this city in a
few weeks. The seekers after pugillstic
laurels are said to be undergoing the
necessary training.
Colonel A. s. Mitchell, formerly Pres.
ident of the Mississippi River railroad,
and clerk of the United States Court,
has returned to the city after a years
absence in the North.
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, all
the late and popular novels.
AHeathen Chinee, who promenades in
front of cue Eve feet in length, is en-
joying the Inequalities of the Peabody.
He is said to be a mandarin OF Chinese
grand duke, but his name is not Alexis,
A circus troupe arrived at the Little
Rock landing, Hope6eld, yesterday.
The proprietors intend pitching their
tents on this side of the river. and will
give exhibitions next Monday and Tues
day.
The gambling dens have again fallen
prey to the police. The pleasures of
gaming cannot be enjoyed with perfect
freedom in Memphis at present, much to
the disgust of the knights of the faro
table.
The habit Of driving rapidly through
the streets and around the corners each
morning and evening INDUCED in by
dray drivers, should be checked by the
police. Pedestrians have some RICH is at
crossings.
The Standard Dramatic Club intends
giving its first entertainment next
Wednesday evening, when the Ticket ,9f
Leave Man viii be presented by the
members of the society at the Memphis
Club Hall.
In the vocabulary of Memphis there
are no such words as =" for rent F" or to
let" Vacant houses and stores are not
to be found, fact showing the growth
of our city and the demand for build
ings of every style.
We were pleased to meet in our Office
this morning Mr.. Dan 0'Sullivan, of the
Little Rock Journal He comes partly
to get view Of the metropolis of the
Southwest and partly on business con-
nected with his paper.
In the United States Circuit Court this
Judge Emmons announced
that he would not render decision in
the United States District tax sale case
today. The opinion will be delivered
some time during the present term.
The members of the Mechanics Ia
stitute have taken in charge the ques-
ton Of holding an Industrial and Me-