Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-02
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city.
The juveniles are tOddling to school
again.
City Fathers meet tomorrow after
noon.
Mercury at noon to-day $50 in the
shade. ... .I|.
Probate and Quorum county Courts
still in session.
Private and public schools are in full
blast at present.
The Collieryillains will picnic by
moonlight on next Friday.
The great Memphis Exposition com
mences on the first proximo.
Professor BAldwin's seance at the
Grand Opera House tonight.
The weather to-day is not calculated
to create demand for overcoats.
From meteorological, standpoint the
weather is rather tropical and torrid.
The county schools directors will meet
ct the County Court building tomorrow.
The ringing Of steamboat bells at the
landing is often mistaken for fire
alarms.
The new State National Bank went
into operation at No. 10 Madison street
yesterday.
Two runaway horses attached to bug
gies made things lively for pedestrians
yesterday.
Pink billiard, negro, was locked up
this morning by officer McDonough, for
an assault.
There we're no arrests at the lower
district station yesterday, and only
three last night.
The handicap pigeon shooting contest
will be resumed on Thursday afternoon
at the Trotting Park.
The PUBLIC LEDGER has entered upon
the ninth year of its existence, and pur'
poses to exist. at least century.
Absenteey whe have been enjoying
the cool cline up North now complain
of the hc,t weather in this parallel OF
latitude.
Senator Alcorn, Independent candi-
date for Governor of Mississippi against
Adelbert Ames, has arrived in Memphis
in order to prepare for the campaign.
The safe of Cook & Norton was bur-
glarieusly entered on Saturday night
by somebody who was familiar with
lock combination. Only few hundred
dollars were distracted.
Henry Allen, darby, was taken to
the Adams street station-house by officer
Baker, upon a warrant, sworn out by
John Castey, for an assault and battery
upon member of the Castey family.
The editor of an exchange does not
know the difference between petrefac-
ton and putrefaction, but those who dis
cuss the question with him do under
stand it thoroughly from the evidence of
their senses.
The next term of the Criminal Court
commences on the 18th instant; the
sanitary officer will be summoned before
the grand jury, and. hundreds of
nuisances will be made the subjects OF
Indictment.
Already summer travellers from Mem
phis are returning homeward from
springs and wa tering-places, much to
the disgust of landlords and tavern
keepers, who mourn that the season
should so prem aturely collapse.
Our political editor has received a
Mississippi C'larion-extra-containing
Senator Alcorn's Jackson speech, which
speech he will cogitate over in due time,
and endeavor to understand the differ
ence between the rival factions of Mis-
sissippi Radicalism.
Mr.. A. L. Shotwell, who lives near
Whites station, was in town this morn
ing looking for a sorrel mare and colt
that, he AYERS, was stolen by one Charley
Jones, who is about twenty years of age,
and limps when he walks. The thief
had not been found up to noon.
The Woodruff, surnamed Victoria, will
crate on free love, or the affinity of
yearning souls, on Friday evening next
at the Grand Opera House. If she re-
peats verbatim half that appeared in
the last number of the Woodruff & Olaf
lin Weekly, the lecture will be at least
startling, if not chaste.
The Supreme Court for the District of
West Tennessee will convene at Jackson
on the first Monday in October next.
In view of the fact that the Memphis
docket will be taken up and called by
both sides of the court, our attorneys at
the watering places and springs have
trunks full of books which they air every
evening while lying beneath the spread
ing beach trees, as it we're, preparing
their briefs.
By St. PAUL our thanks are rendered
to President Ara Barton and Secretary
VIM. Paist for a complimentary invita-
ton to attend the Minnesota State Fair
at St. Paul on the 23d inst. Owing to
difference in latitude between here and
there, and the lack Of the necessary