Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-10-04
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Shell oysters have arrived in the mar
ket at last and will now remain during
the season.
The Nicolson pavement is undergoing
repairs as far down town as Adams
street to-day.
Amateur performance tonight at the
theater for the benefit of the sufferers by
floods in Texas.
The city mortuary report for the past
week showed the total deaths at SO;
whites, %; blacks, ID.
Several Memphians went to Nashville
to be present on Saturday when Andrew
Johnson was buried over again.
An unusually large acreage of wheat
will be sown this fall throughout West
Tennessee aud North Mississippi.
The County Quarterly Court is in SEES
sion to day, and will investigate the
Poor-house muddle ere it adjourns.
The shrill whistle of the locomotive,
the herald Of civilization and commerce,
snow heard on Washington street.
The German Casino Club will give a
concert and operate entertainment and
hop at their hall on Wednesday evening
next.
At the Recorders Court to-day Henry
Vesperman was committed in default of
$4,000 bail on The charge Of the larceny
Of a lot Of saws.
Scores Of Memphians, now that the
CLOSE game season is over, are OIL with
their dogs and shotguns numbering quail
and other small game.
Secretary Toof, of our Cotton Ex-
change, has resigned the secretaryship
of the National Cotton Exchange, which
meets in convention annually.
The weather is becoming somewhat
Indian stmmery, but still chills and ma
larial fevers are prevalent everywhere
along the Mississippi river valley.
The October term Of the First and
Second Chancery Courts having con
menced, Chancellors Morgan and Stock
ton we're on their benches to-day.
The Beal and Poplar streets market
stalls we're sold to-day to the highest bid
ders by the city, in accordance with the
provisions Of the ordinance governing
such matters,
On the occasion of the barbecue given
by the Seventh Tennessee cavalry at
Brownsville on the It'll inst. trains will
run over the Louisville railroad at ex-
c%ursion rates.
The Memphis and Charleston railroad
made direct connection yesterday with
the Little Rock railway track via Wash
ington street Grand Trunk Trans-Conti-
mental Railroad.
The present County Quarterly Court
will elect a Public Guardian, Public Ad-
ministrator, Superintendent Public In
struction, superintendent County Work
house, and a Ranger.
The occupants of those old shanties
along the landing under the bluff have
been notified to get up and out by the
city authorities, rs these dirty looking
establishments will be removed.
The city is repairing the Nicolson on
Main street and the street car company
should now be made to repair the pave
ment between their track and for two
feet outside in accordance with its char
ter and contract with the city.
The mandamus case between the two
Circuit Courts and involving the consti-
tutionality Of the act of the Legislature
abolishing the Second Circuit Court will
be argued this week before the Supreme
Court low in session at jackson.
The Monday Eclectic Trade Journal,
a weekly publication, with patent out
side" and destitute of either local or tele-
graphic news, made. its appearance this
morning. Like all weekly journals, the
heavy weights seem to be on the editorial
end.
This morning James Hewett (negro)
was arrested for s%tell;ng a red-hot stove
from the cabin Of Pauline Robinson on
the banks Of the Beyou Gayoso during
the temporary absence of Pauline, who
went out to talk church business with a
dusky neighbor.
To day is the feast Of St. Francis
d'Assi, the founder Of the franciscan
order Of monks. The feast was duly cell
ebrated by the order at st. Mary's
Catholic Church with o high mass, ETC.,
and this evening at seven o'clock vespers
will be chanted by a grand choir. st.
Mary's is located at the corner of Third
and Market streets.
Secretary Taylor, Of the Board Of
Health, says in his mortuary report;
The city remains entirely free from all
epidemic diseases; the mortuary for the
past mouth is a little over the average,
but the diseases are purely malarial,
such as are prevailing throughout the
country, and Memphis does o appear
to suffer. as much as the rural districts
heard from"