Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-24
PUBLIC LEDGER.
0saces No. Is Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
M EM II HIS,
Saturday Evening. October "a, 1874
LEDGER LINES.

night
But little of interest is transpiring in
the courts to-day.
The Mississippi State Fair will open
up at Jackson next week.
A dense fog hung over the city last
night and early this morning.
Led Astray matinee at the theater to-
day and the New Magdalen tonight.
Hon. Gustavus A. Henry addressed
his felow-citzens of Memphis at the
Greenlaw Opera House last night.
There will be a Conservative meeting
in the First Ward to night, and eloquent
speeches will be made by Colonel Geo.
CAN'T and others.
Rev. 7. B. Larimore, of Huntsville,
Alabama, has arrived in our city, and will
deliver during the ensuing week series
of discourses at the Linden street Chris
tian Church.
In the First Chancery Court to-day
divorce bills were filed by the following
named parties: Eliza Douglass VS..
Charles Douglass; Timothy Casey VS..
Margaret Casey.
In the Criminal Court yesterday after
noon Ed Smith was convicted and SEN
fenced for stabbing Annie Gallagher
with knife. Ed will do the State seine
service in the penitentiary for two years.
Next Monday night E. L. Davenport,
the best actor on the American stage,
will appear in his great role of Sir
Giles Overeach" in Philip Massinger's
play, A New Way to Pay Old Debt.
On the Randical and Independent
hand-bill circulated throughout the city
and announcing speakers for the ratifi-
cation meeting last night, the name of
Archibald Wright was used without
authority,
There was danger of being led astray
last night if you we're out hunting poll
tics. At both the Greenlaw Opera
House and at the Exchange building
orators spouted before the people on the
issues of the day.
We understand from several parties
living in South Memphis below that
fence across Main street, that they will
not pay taxes on their unimproved prop
erty, as it is all exempt from taxation
according to section 20 Of the city char
ter.
The Independents are going around
town to-day asking everybody, " How do
you like it2" meaning the ticket which
they Matched out last night and over
which they are as happy as hen with a
new egg. The great combination baby
of the period is born, but will it live
through November There are a sufi-
Gent number of dry nurses around the
child to kill it in a week.
The Grand Lodge of the l. o. o. F.,
now in session at Nashville, elected the
following officers yesterday: A. o. 81. P.
Sehorn, Murfreesboro, Grand Master;
G. 2. BoYles, Fayetteville, Deputy
Grand Master; s. D. ]. Lewis, Knox
vile, Grand Warden; J. R. Harwsll,
Nashville, Grand Secretary; Robert
Thompson, Nashville. Grand Treasurer;
Il. T. johnson, Humboldt, Grand Repre-
sentative.
The cotton receipts during the week
we're 1881 bales, an increase Of HOO
over the previous week, and of 1880
over the corresponding week of last
year. The receipts for the season up to
date are 1854 bales. an excess of 1902
over last season, and IL 900 over that of
the year before. The sales of cotton
during the week we're heavy, being
l46OO bales, of which $500 we're taken
by fsreign buyers.
The London Sunday-school Union
having designated the 25th Of October
as day Of universal prayer for Sunday
schools, inviting all persons in such
work throughout the world to unite IN
special prayer, the Sunday'school Of the
Linden Street Christian Church will hold
such service tomorrow Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, aud the Sunday
schools Of the city will be invited to join
in the exercises. Il is estimated that
over three million Sunday-school work.
ers will participate in this season Of
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