Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-08
LEDGER LIKES.

General Courcil meeting at the Court
house tonight.
In the Criminal Court light felony
cases and misdemeanors are on hearing
to day.
Fourteen misdemeanor cases were dis
posed Of OF the Recorders court this
morning.
At the tbeater tonight Miss Anderson
will appear as Blanca" in the well
known drama entitled Fazio.
At the Recorders Court to-day Mollie
Gordon (black), charged with larceny
from the person, was committed to jail.
Next Tuesday night theater-goers can
laugh themselves into tears over Soth-
ern's wonderful impersonation Of Dun
dreary."
The Cotton Exchange Board Of Direc
tors yesterday reelected M. John S.
Toof as Secretary, and Mr.. P. W.
Semmes as Assistant Secretary.
Several gin.houses have been burned
down throughout the country duriog the
past month. Planters cannot be too
careful about FIRE when running their
gins.
At the matinee tomorrow at the thea
ter Romeo and Juliet will be again pre-.
scented, with Miss Anderson as the fair
Capulet, who loved the youthful Mon
tague.
There was quite a large attendance at
the Gyeenlaw Opera House last night on
the occasion of the delivery Of a lecture
on Mormouism by Rev. DR.. Palmer, Of
New Orleans.
At the Criminal Court yesterday after.
noon the jury in the Ease Of the State vs..
Paul Cicalls, jr returned a verdict Of
: not guilty" and he was honorably dis.
charged, the State having failed to make
out a case.
Last night the two-story frame tene
ment belonging to John Reid, on Elk
change street, caught fire and was de
stroyed. The tenement was occupied
by Mr.. Greenwald and Mr.. Reiter. wht
saved their furniture, etc. The cause 0
the fire was accidental.
: Mr.. James G. Simpson, a vell.knowI
and worthy member of the Howard AS
ISOLATION, died yesterday, and will b
= buried this afternoon from the residenc
of Judge Latham, on Rayburn avenle
D Mr.. Simpson had a host Of friends il
this city who will mourn bis loss an
fevere bis memory.
A Memphis Nimrod recently visite
-, Raelfoot lake and INDUCED in a tw
; weeks hunting expedition. His bigges
i days bag was fifty two wild duck
Rather good sport. You hire a ski
- and q boatman aud shoot from the boz
at TIE thousands Of wild ducks that ir
qaent the lake at this time of the yea
= The Irish Literary Association, at
meeting held on Thursday evening, Il
7tb inst elected the following officer
President, John Lilly; Vice Presider
J. D. Adams; Recording Secretary, G
briel Washer; Financial Secretary, Pa
= Kingston; Treasurer, j. Harvey Mathe
: Librarian, J. R. Davis; Censor, Jam.
Flaherty.
T Miss Anderson, who has been captJ
y ing our people during the week at t
theater, is nightly made the recipient
a raj offerings in the shape of tropic
bouquets aud elegant baskets of ra
flowers. Last night on being called |
fore the CERTAIN a basket Of flowers W
presented her by a gentleman admire
Tie cost of the gift must have been
s= least thirty dollars.
The City Hall is closed for the prese
and will remain so until the necessa
?. repairs are made on the building with
view to secure lie safety, The May
Sergeautat.Arms Comptroller and il
itor, are located in the Circuit Coz
room and adjoining rooms Of the Cou
house. The Tax Collector, Register a
Eogineer are on the ground floor, ofiC
fronting on Main street.
The adjustable chair" intended
M solid comfort and invalids, is n Of
hD latest and best inventions Of the a
In another column will be found the
for yertisement, with full particulars. I
yea agent is now in the city, and has S
quite a large number oi the chairs.
can be turned into a lounge or bed in
instant, aud the back can be inclined
i, any degree to suit the posssssor,
ned memphis has been . most fortuni
, a97 city in its exemption from big conaag
tons, but it sadly needs a fire ala
~. telegraph. Other cities, and even Ma
vile, find that they cannot do with
this most useful invention. During
day, whsa lbs stTeet3 are alive and
q, rattle Of drays, wagons, ETC., make
din, the FIRE bells cannot be heard by
aremen, the engine houses being
''" apart. By meaps of 2 fire alarm t
graph all this is avoided and simu
n, neous notice is given to each eng
house as to the locality Of the FIRE ant