Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-27
BREVITIES.

ance yesterday.
The police force is to be put through
facings," and will be drilled occasion
ally by the captains.
L The elimination of witnesses in the
Cannon-Morse homicide case is prog ress-
ing in the criminal court.
The value of real estate sold and tr ans
ferred in the city and county during the
present week was $96,764 so.
Our local politicians are resting, pre-
pairing for the next election, which it is
expected will be lively one.
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1864
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The we'll known weakness for bru-
nettes displayed by Alexis has driven
many of our beautiful blondes to distrac-
ton.
Rev. Moses Hull, spiritualist, closes
his engagement tomorrow with the
Young Peoples Spiritual association,
and will be succeeded by Rev. E. s.
Wheeler, of Boston.
Mansford has received another lot of
the Life, Career and Assassination of
James Fisk" as well as all the late pic
torials and magazines, at the corner of
Second and Monroe streets.
A petition for divorce was filed in the
second chancery court to-day by Bette
Rosenzweig against Henry Rosenzweig,
on the grounds Of abandonment and the
discovery made that Henry had another
wife living from whom he has not been
divorced.
The marriage licenses returned "exe-
cuted to the county court clerk during
the week are as follows s. L. Gamble
and Miss Mary A. Long; Mr.. George
Magg and Miss Nina Yungermann.
Four colored couples were united in like
manner.
Several snits we're commenced yester-
day in the first circuit court, by certio-
rori and supersedeas, resisting the col
lection of the merchants tax by the tax
collector ON privileges. The petitions
are printed, and were filed by Elicit &
Phelan, attorneys.
EMMoNs 4 Son, newsdealers, at No. 10
jefferson street, and 40 Main, have re-
ccived 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.
The stock and gold indicators are
used in Cincinnati, and have given sat
isfaction to merchants. They will be
introduced among our Memphis mer-
chants in a short time. This will do
away with the old plan of delivering
stock, gold and cotton kilograms.
A light fall Of snow, POLITICALLY called
beautiful" but in fact a nuisance, COW
cred Memphis and vicinity last night.
The White river packets came in yes
terday afternoon with their decks coy
e red with snow, which they took as
fr eight near the mouth of White river.
The game retail market indicates the
foil, wing prices to-day: Quails, 81 per
doze n; prairie chickens, SOC each; veni-
son, 10 to 25c per pound; ducks, so to
75c ptr pair; bear meat, 25c per pound;
turkt US, 81 80 to 81 IS each; game fish,
l5c per pound; oysters, 60 to soc per
can.
Considerable dissatisfaction exists
the city at the appointments
made for the detective force. With one
exception the detective force at present
is in every way weaker than that which
acted under Chief O'Donnell. There is
a general lack of confidence felt in the
efficiency of our detectiv es. Why is itf
The arrangements fo.- celebrating
Mardi-Gras in Memphis are approaching
completion. Already it is understood
that the Casino club and Sc veral other
civic societies have agreed to I. AXE charge
of the affair. Those desirin to CO.
operate will secure full inform. Stion by
applying to Joseph Specht.
J. B. Lockwood and NJ. ]. Buckl ~, the
two employees at the Peabody hotel who
we're charged with stealing a sum OF
money from the apartments occupied by
Mrs. Chanfrau, were honorably acquitt ed
by Recorder Winters yesterday afte. :
noon, they having proven their inno-
cence in a satisfactory manner.
The Rev. Father Burke with deliver
a lecture at the Memphis theater next
Monday evening. Subject; Natural
music in its relation to history-the
music Of ireland, with Illustrations in
song" Upon this occasion several of
the best amateur vocalists Of our city
will appear. The proceeds Of the lee
ture and musical entertainment will be
devoted to the benefit Of St. Peters or
phan asylum.