Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-09
BREvITIES.

Olive Logan is introducing her Girls
and Nice Young Men to the denizens OF
New Orleans. -
Pneumonia and menipgitus have
almost become epidemics in Memphis
and vicinity.
All the courts adjourned yesterday in
consequence Of the death of the late
Judge Thomas R. Smith. rs
Runaway horses and droyes Of mules
continue to endanger the lives of pedes-
trians on our principal streets.
The vote of Fayette county on the
railroad subscription, was 1878 for sub
scription, and 6225 against the same. V
Joe Locke, the great newsman at 1854
Main street, has all the latest daily pa
pers, weeklies and monthly magazines.
The day and night police forces were
drilled last evening in accordance with
the regulations ordered by Chief Athey.
Aimee, with her opera bouffe aompa-
ny, composed Of seventy performers,
will appear at the Memphis Theater next
| Monday night. beago ~
4 An the late pietorials, magazines,
newspapers and light literature of the
day, at Paul Wrights' news stand, 296
Main street. M
Recorder Winters disposed Of twenty
misdemearor cases to-day. Charles
Parish, a negro thief, was sent to Jail in
default Of $4,000 bonds. ai%i,sgois n
Hayden s5grand imperial mass win be
rendered by a full choir at st. Peters
tomorrow morning at 10Y o'clock. All
lovers Of fine music should attend. ai
Colonel John Bullock, leading crimi-
nal lawyer of this city, died Of pneu-
monia, at his residence on Mosby
street, this morning. jesaayorQ
The ruins of the old burned building,
on the corner of Main and Washington
streets, tumbled down last night, the
crash startling the dwellers in the Vi
entity.
Mr.. Charles Jones, brother to John s.
Jones, of Jones Landing, Ark, arrived
in this city few days since and died at
the C ommercial Hotel, of pneumonia,
last nj gbt. 1a
The citizens OF Collierville, Tennessee,
gave a, grand bal masque, which was
largely attended by many Msmphians.
Over sixty couples INDUCED in the
dance, which was kept up until early
dawn. rsi5l. \
The heavy hail and rain storm yester-
day afternoon did considerable damage
to flowers and shrubs growing in gardens
throughout the city. Many of the hail
stones we're nearly two inches in
diameter.
Epnmons & Son, veteran newsmen, at
No. 10 jefferson and 4l0 Main, have the
latest magazines, periodicals, pictorials
and daily newspapers from oil points.
Everything in the news, reading and
stationery lines can be found at EN-
mons .anss ass o 9Hm aa
The Appeal was again under obliga-
tons to us this morning for an account
Of the bar meeting yesterday morning.
This time, however, no credit was given
to the LEDGE, as was done in the city
printing affair. Have our neighbors
grown weary of well doingH
The latest dates of the Cincinnati
Commercial, Chicago Times and Tri-
bune, St. Louis Democrat and Republi-
can, New York dailies, pictorials and
magazines, can be found at Mansford' 5
news depot, corner of Second and
Monroe.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Memphis and Selma railroad, held
at Columbus. Mississippi on the 9Th
inst, the following named gentlemen
from this county were elected members
Of the Board OF Directors: General N.
b. Forrest, R. A. Pinson, Henry G.
Jones and Jacob Thompson, giving
Shelby county four directors out Of seven,
which constitute the board.
The new Presbyterian church, corner
Of Alabama street and Jones avenue
Or. Steadman), will be dedicated next
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock.
Rev. !. n. Waddell, D. D., viii preach
the sermon. A collection viii be taken
up to liquidate the expenses Of building
the church. DR.. WaddelI will also
preach in DR.. Steadman's church on
Sunday morning. l a w
A rumor is current in fashionable cir
cles that Alexis insists that be is a mar
RED man, having been privately married
10 beautiful Polish Countess and maid
Of honor at the Russian Court, Mile
Jonfolski, two years ago. The Countess
was banished by the Gear, and the mar
rage was declared null and void, but
Alexis is determined to stick to his first
love at all hazards. This tale dissipates
the dreams of many American bellies.
The puff given in the Appeal to Messrs.
Pendergast and Walsh, the aldermen OF
the First and Tenth wards, in this morn
ing's issue, with reference to their ardis-
Gus labofs in the public interest, is too