Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-02
BREYTTIEs.

terday, the thermometer being at 3s'.
The Nicolson pavement is to be re-
paired Immediately wherever necessary.
City Treasurer Newsom reports a
balance of $l2, 1862 20 on the I'd of May.
Thousands OF our citizens will attend
the decoration ceremonies at Elmwood
Cemetery next Saturday.
The number Of arrests made by the
police force during the month of April
was seven hundred and sixty.eight.
Colonel Isaac W. Moon, of New Or
leans, arrived in the city today, and is
sojourning at the Peabody Hotel. ~
The programme of exercises at Elm
wood Cemetery oninext Saturday viii
appear in the LEDGER of tomorrow.
The loss by fourteen fires during the
past month was $656l 25. upon which
there was an insurance Of $6263 rs.
Net loss only 1925. 9ha.aA a AUiii.
The police authorities are authorized
by the General Council to use discre-
tionary powers with reference to closing
beer saloons on Sunday.
The crossing at the intersection Of
Washington and High streets is in a
dangerous condition. A horse got his
foot in it yesterday and broke leg.
A petition presented last evening by
the insurance companies to the General
Council, asking for revision Of the
tax ordinance, was referred to the ways
and means committee. aa4s ~
Next Sunday afternoon Greenlaw
Opera House will be packed by the Sun.
day school children, who are preparing
for the great May celebration on next
Saturday week, the 10th inst.
Next Tuesday the soyereigns Of the
Fourteenth Civil District will elect a
magistrate to represent them in the
County Court. The candidates are nu-
merous and the result doubtful.
A little Flush stirred the race men
up with poker yesterday, and won
seven hundred dollars for Mr. A. Turner,
while Mr.. W. G. Harding won six
hundred dollar purse with Euchre.
Colonel Trousdale, Secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, has received an
invitation to deliver an address before
the Alumni of the University of East
Tennessee at Knoxville, on the 10Th OF
June.
The Chief of Police has Established
three prisons for goats and hogs that
run at large after Monday next. Pounds
have been established in North, Middle
and South Memphis for the entertain.
ment Of the animals. .a
The members of the General Council
have commenced retrenehment of ex
penses by wading into the city printing
They should not now halt in well doing
but look around for other trees to cut
with the legislative Ratchet.
Hol for the races. The races ovei
the Jockey Club course were never Sc
we'll patronized by our best citizens al
at present. This is encouraging to rae
ing men, and will make other meetings
successful in every point of view.
Chief of Police Athy received {
trunk full of valuable goods from Detec
tive Henry Cranmer, now in New Yorl
city. The goods belong to Messrs
Loewenstine, and it is alleged were
sent to New York by Hackett, the ap
proprietor Of dry goods at the Southern
Palace.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Shelby county has appointed mex
Saturday as the time for holding mass
meeting to select delegates to the State
Convention, to be held at Nashville OF
the 9th inst. The meeting will be helC
at the Second Chancery Court room q
three and half o'clock pm.
One thousand bouquets, and any
quantity Of loose flowers, can be obtain
ed at the establishment Of Booth & Co.
No. l6 Jefferson street, by those of oul
citizens attending the decoration cere
monies at Elmwood Cemetery, on Satur
day next. By calling tomorrow choice
bouquets and flowers can be obtained OF
ordered.
A resolution offered in the Common
Council last evening allowing the hon
orable members of the chain-gang two
hours recess for dinner during the sum
mer months was laid on the table. i
will be the bill Of fare laid on the dinner
table Of the unfortunates, and will fur
nish Barmecidean feast during the
summer months
That was good thing said by Judge
Stanly Matthews, Chairman of the Gin
cinnati Convention, yesterday, when
speaking of reputation and pride Of an
cestry: Those who boosted most Of
their progenitors were like certain
American plant, the best part being I'M
der ground. How often do you hear
no account people bOasting of Their
blood and ancestry
Some wicked Bohemian " strikes the
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