Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-08
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General Council meeting this after
loon.
The German school on Washington
is open.
Mackinaw trout and fresh oysters, with
at Victor d. Fuchs.
Fresh Baltimore oysters received daily
at Madam Vincent's Crystal Palace. /
See W. A. Wheatly's comprehensive
list of stores aud residences-a full line
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One hundred and thirty prisoners pine
away in the county Jail, where they get
board and lodging for nothing.
The clerk of the United States Court
has approved the bonds Of the assignee
in the bankruptcy case Of the Southern
Life Insurance Company.
Base balling has cooled down some.
whit since the visit of the Paris Ky J
Mutuals to our city. By securing come
crack club from abroad the excitement
can be started again.
But one arrest was made by the police
during yesterday and last night, Mayor
pro tenn. Williamson held Recorders
Court this morning, and fined the soil
tary prisoner ten dollars.
Tonight the Memphis Bethel will be
opened formally by the management
TIE public is invited to attend the ex-
erc'ses, such as music, vocal aud instru.
mental, reading essays, etc.
The usuel resolutions of thanks to the
press reporie s we're psssel unanimous.
ly by the delegates attending the Con.
gressional Convention on yesterday; and
as usual the reporters were assistant sec.
retaries.
The Democratic Congressional Con
v%ention which rushed business through
in two hours and a half yesterday may
belset up as a model worthy of imita
ton by the County Legislative Conven
ton which will assemble in this city ere
long.
To-day is the anniversary OF the battlr
of Eutaw Springs on the Santee river
South Carolina, between Gen. Green auC
American forces and Gen. Stuart ant
British troops in 1881. 1t was a draw
fight, in which the victory was claimed
by both sides.
New e%nterprisel The friends of Wm
r Moore C Co, anu all other citizen
interested in the growth and %prosperit
of Memphis, are cordially invited to cal
during the day to morrOso and take
look through their splendid new store
house, No. 1896 Main street.
Mayor Flippin left Brownsville on yei
terday and returned to New York to hol
a second interview with the bondholdin
creditors Of the city. The mayors Wis
TO Brownsville vas owing to sickness j
his family, He feels confident Of efeci
line compromise with the city creditor
Quite a numbet Of magistrates ele'
qualified before Esquire Ho.'%api oos'
man Of the County Court, on yeSterda!
The qualified can now 90 to work an
set upon the judicial tripod, but we hoT
they will not 60 it blind like those STATUE
of Justice that we see stuck up arour
court, houses.
Many Aldermen and Councilmen Al
Of opinion that it would be more CO.
v%enient to all city fathers il the Boar
meetings were held At night instead
in the afternoon. People have to g
! tend to their own private business du
ing the day and cannot neglect it t
the purpose Of attending to the CT.
business.
, This afternoon Fanny Ford, a neg
woman charged with infantieide, "
have a hearing before Justice Egne
Coroner Spelman held an inquest up
the body of the dead infant, aud the ju
: had to return a verdict of death fro
natural causes, but it seems addition
circumstantial evidence has been d
covered since the inquest was had.
Col. Heating, Of the Appeal, presid
y over the deliberations OF the Congr'
}, sional Convention Of yesterday with tt
I. and ability. He moved up business, p
all questions before the Convention re-
rs idly, and was congratulated over
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