Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-18

this afternoon 10 consider the msr-
chants tax law.
Olive Logan will lecture in this city on
the l4th, 18th and 10th of next February,
at the Greenlaw Opera House.
The expense of the County Court,
which adjourned yesterday, is estimated
at $3.50 for fourteen days work.
The regular call Of the trial docket of
the First Circuit Court commenced at
case No. to-day. The call will be
continued tomorrow.
The railroad convention will reassem-
Bile at three o'clock this afternoon, at
the Assembly Hall, on Main street. be-
tween Union and Gayoso.
Go to Mansford, corner of Second and
Monroe, for news goods, daily papers,
weekly pictorials, monthly magazines,
novels, stationery and school books.
The cities Of Huntsville, Charleston,
Atlanta, Savannah, Richmond and Nash
vile are represented in the railroad
convention at present in session in our
city.
Joe Locke, at 1864 Main, has daily
papers, pictorials, magazines and news
goods of every description. Godey's
Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine
for February, just received.
A peripatetic Snowman astonished the
multitude on Main street yesterday by
swallowing sword blade eighteen inches
in length. Some people believed the &C.
centric chap was trying to commit sui
eide.
EMMoNs & Sow, newsdealers, at No. 10
Jefferson street, and 4l0 Main, have re-
ceiyed the latest daily papers from New
York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Chicago and all other cities;
also, illustrated weeklies, foreign publi-
cations, and news goods generally.
A hop was gotten up at the Peabody
Hotel last night in honor of the dele
gates 10 the railroad convention at pres
emit in our city. The dancing and music
were enjoyed by hundreds of our young
people until the early city rooster had
thrice done salutation to the morn.
The General Council seems to have
believed that an Assistant Chief of Fire
Department was unnecessary, and that
the Office would be sinecure. In this
they were right. The Chief of Fire
Brigade can certainly attend to four fire
companies, and the few fires that occur
in our city, without assistance.
Captain B. F. White, Secretary of the
Phoenix Insurance Company of Mem
phis, was elected last night an Alder
man for the Ninth ward, to fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of Mr..
Belts. The Board evinced its sound
judgment in electing Mr., White. He is
man of fine sense, of superior business
qualifications, and in every way fit to
become one of the legislators of the city.
We think the city fortunate in having
such representative as he will prove
himself to be. We want just such talent
as he possesses, in the Board
Among the many candidates for po-
sition on the detective force of our city,
none have a better record than Capt,
Ben Garrett, who has been connected
! with the police force and Sheriff s Office
for many years. Captain Garrett is
| probably the best and sharpest detective
| in Tennessee. He has always stood
we'll with his fellow-citizens. For time
he was on the Metropolitan detective
force-the me'u at the head of that in
stitution desiring to have at least one
good and efficient o.. Ncer' we snoulu DC
pleased to see our frien d Garrett on the
detective force.