Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-02
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destroy their Ames.
Co. A., Irish Volunteers, meet to-
night A full attendance is desired.
The United States Court will convene
here on the fourth Monday of the pres
ent month.
Mississippi election to-day. Trouble
is expected at many points between the
whites and negroes.
With a town clock and a public foun-
tain Memphis can put on airs. Let both
be erected as soon as possible.
Haverly's Minstrels will give one of
their attractive performances at the
theater tonight and at the matinee to-
morrow.
The Appeal asks, "Who will be May
orr We can inform the Appeal who
will not. John League viii not be the
next Mayor.
There is plenty of cotton in the city,
but yet there is stsgnation in the trade.
Cotton will be wanted ere long and then
business will become brisk for the season.
1t is proposed to establish a Board Of
Trade here, and a committee of mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce has
been appointed to report as to its adyisa-
bility.
Next Thursday night ex. Governor
Vance, Of North Carolina, will lecture at
Greenlaw 0pera-house. Subject-'The
Scattered Nations" which is said to be a
most eloquent production on Jewish his.
tory.
Yesterday was All Saints Day, and
today is All Souls Day, festivals in high
repute among all Christian people. At
Elmwood Cemetery yesterday the mem
bers Of the different Episcopal churches
strewed flowers over the graves of their
friends and relatives.
The State Sportsmen's Association on
Saturday evening elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
j. Ii. Acklin, of Nashville; Vice Presi-
dents, j. Prichett and Mr.. Van Kirkham.
of Nashville; Secretary and Treasurer,
David Bryson, Memphis.
The investigation Of the Tighe Smith
abduction case closed Yesterday after
noon. Esquire Winters will not present
his decision in the case for several day s,
and will notify counsel as to the time.
We understand that Esquire Winters
will present a written opinion.
At the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing held yesterday the following an
nouncements Of election were made:
Secretary, j. S. Toof; Committee of Ar.
bitration, W. s. Bruce, chairman; C. w.
Goyer, j. r. Godwyn, A. S. Lvermore,
A. G. luther, A. B. Vaccaro, G. II. Ju-
dab.
Our educational commissioner wal to.
day shown a very accurate map Of North
America, drawn from memory by a little
girl aged thirteen years, Who is in attend
anc at the Alabama-street school. The
map is we'll drawn, showing the coast
outline, the location of cities, rivers and
lakes, and the parallels of latitude and
longitude.
Messrs. d. Bayliss, W. L. Vance,
Jacob Thompson, W. B. Galbreath, j.
7. Fargason and s. NJ. Gates have been
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce
as a committee to correspond with the
Trades Syndicate Of Paris, with a view
to carrying out the proposed plans for
the establishment of direct trade between
Memphis and France.
The town clock, which Mr.. Lenow has
undertaken to put up, struck at the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting yester.
day, when a committee was appointed to
aid him in canvassing the city for funds.
The committeeman are: Messrs. j.. s
Hatcher, II. j. Lynn, Ben Eisman, Thad
S. Ely, j. j. Murphy, r. W. L~ightburne,
H. Furstenheim, I. B. Turley, j. H.
Smith, j, d. Danbury, John Zent, Bun
F. Price, S. c. Toof, S. H. Lamb, A. S.
Livermore, John H. Lenow and James
Roosa.
City Marshal Waneke Of Evansville
Ind, reached here yesterday for the
purpose of carrying back for trial the
horse thief Joe Smith. He says that
Smith has been a river pirate on the
Ohio for some years, and that six of bis
gang have been sent to the Indiana PEN
itentiary from Evansville, but Smith es.
capped capture by taking to the river in
a skif, yet he carried off a bullet in his
hip, he having been fred at by the mar
shall and posse. The officer left with
his prisoner to day. or Evansville.
60 TO CHAS. KNEY'S MARKET,
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