Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-14
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The amount Of taxes due in Memphis
would, if paid, clear the city Of debt.
Professor Mueller will give soiree
dansante at the theater to morrow
evening.
The May terms Of the Criminal and
Circuit Courts will commence on Mon
day next.
Andrew Johnson, Esq, visited the
Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Ex-
change to-day.
This is Ascension Thursday, a day
religiously celebrated both in Catholic
and Episcopal churches.
Detectives McCune and Smith arrested
negro last night on the charge of rob
bling grocery store in South Memphis.
There will be preaching in the First
Presbyterian Church this Thursday eve
ming at eight o'clock by Rev. j. ID, Nc
Nelly, of Nashville.
Recorder Winters disposed OF twenty
cases to-day. Wash Ship, charged
with larceny, was sent up in default OF
one thousand dollars.
The members Of the Cyrene Com
mandery, Knights Templar, have gone
TO Jackson, Tenn, to attend the annual
convention of the order.
In the Probate Court to-day special
Judge Minor Meriwether is sitting on
the bench hearing habeas corpus case
about carrying concealed weapons.
Pigeon shooting match tomorrow at
two clock by the Bluff City Shooting
Club near the terminus of the Poplac
street railroad track; prize, the silver
pitcher Of the club.
Floral decoration OF Confederate
graves at Elmwood on Saturday next.
Address by Gen. Gordon. Religious
services by Rev, Mr., Boggs, Of the First
Presbyterian Church.
The Chief of Police would like to
know the whereabouts Of Thomas Ora
ham, who came to Memphis last Janu-
airy, but who has disappeared, to the
great annoyance of his friends.
The value Of the bluff donated by the
General Council to the United States for
custom house purposes is three hun
dred and ty.three thousand dollars,
or one thousand dollars foot front.
The charter members Of the new Ceur
de Lion Lodge Knights Of Pythias, No.
le, received their first rank last night,
and will receive the second tomorrow
evening at seven and halt o'clock.
The average hotel clerk is beginning
to loom up now in country exchanges
since the advertisements of pleasure
and all-healing springs have been or
dered published for the spring and sum-
mer months.
A Memphian named Richard Powers
was shot at Little Rock yesterday during
the fight between the Baxter and Brooks
factions. Mr.. Powers was some hun
dred yards away from the scene OF the
fighting when shot.
Mr.. Mullett, the Government Supervis
ing Architect, who is here to locate the
custom house, says he is. fast man
but that Memphis is the fastest town he
was ever in. He has been going around
with the old boys of the city.
Rebels who were instructed to take
back seats during the Johnson heatham
campaign for Congressman for the State
at large are invited to take front seats
on Saturday evening, when Mr.. johnson
will harangue his fellow-citizens of Mem
phis.
Mayor Loagse advocates the abolish
ment of wharfage, which will do away
with the Office Of Wharfmaster. Why a
steamboat should pay wharfage when
railroad trains are exempt from any tax
is one of those financial mysteries not
to be explained.
Next Saturday evening Andy johnson
will address his fellow.cihzens of Mem
phis on the national topics of the day.
Mr.. johnson is candidate for the Office
of United States Senator from Tennes-
see, to take the place now occupied by
Mr.. Brownlow.
To morrow evening L. J. DuPre, Esq,
will deliver lecture for the benefit of
the sufferers by overflow, at the Linden
street Christian church. Subject
Wonders of the Lowlands. This sub
iect includes Indian mounds, canals,
pre-Adamite races of the Mississippi
valley, etc.
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, offers as an
inducement to locate the Southwestern
University in that burg the Stuart Col
lege, with buildings, lands, apparatuses,
cabinets, bonds and individual subscrip-