Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-02
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Aho OAo DShEeFs ptrAoeu Tue btrcets
yesterday headed by a brass band.
The general council meets tonight to
transact regular monthly business.
The Criminal and Circuit Courts open.
ed today pursuant to adjournment.
Dramatic performance and hop to-
morrow night at the Memphis Club hall.
Price reduced on Champion and Char
ter Oak stoves. q. Wetter & Co., sole
agents.
A reunion Of the Second Tennessee
cavalry will be held at Nashville on the
9th Of April.
Sale of seats for Mary Anderson's en-.
gagement commences to.morrow morn
ing at Hollenberg's,
w.. ]. Dunn. a white man, was fined
$25 and sent to Jail by the Recorder for
assault with pistol.
Only six arrests for drunkenness were
made yesterday by the police. On Christ
mas day there we're twenty-five.
Notaries public and justices Of the
peace will be busily engaged for the next
few days in tnking " obligations from
i~nebriates.
The Criminal Court was engaged this
morning in trying Sidney Mosby, colored,
charged with larceny ard receiving
stolen goods.
The annual meeting Of the cotton ex.
change will be held this evening at half
past eve All members are respect
fully requested to attend.
The driver of Main street car No. "A
fell in his seat in a fainting fit this morn.
lug about eleven o'clock, and a negro
drove the car on to the stables.
In the Recorders Court this morning
John Robinson, colored, was fined S25
and bound over to the Criminal Court
for assaulting and cutting a woman.
The grand jury has found a true bill
against Nicolletti for rape committed on
the person Of a little twelve-year old girl
in his employ. The circumstances were
peculiarly revolving.
The school and kindergarten taught
by Mrs. Beecher and Miss Hanson has
been removed to l50 fernando street .
Dancing is taught by Professor Saxeby
from 2 to A p m. Wednesdays and Thurs.
days.
Friday night the Library DRAMATIC
Association will give a highly entertain.
ing performance at the Memphis Thea.
ter for the Odd Fellows Public Library.
This will be repeated Saturday at the
matinee.
Captain James Pepper, Captain Frank
Beck, Mr.. N. NJ. Jones and lady, and
several other notable citizens received
their friends on the Thompson Dean
yesterday and entertained them in o
royal manner
There is a negro in town named Lewis
Barbour, the reverse name of a distin.
guished local politician Of former days.
Lewis was arrested yesterday for shoot.
ing with intent to Kill and carrying con.
cealed weapons.
At a largely increased proportion o.
the New Years receptions yesterday
nothing stronger than coffee and choco
late was offered to visitors; consequently
most Of them went home feeling as vel
as when they started out.
The following bankrupt cases wert
fled in the United States Court thii
morning upon their owe petition: G. B
Rogers, A. J.. McCuller and Cage Far
riss, all of McNsiry county, and j. W
Mcdonald, Of Haywood county.
Mary Anderson's unprecedented en-
gagement Of two weeks at St. Louii
closes Saturday next. She appears a.
the Memphis Theater Monday night next
in Ingomar, followed with q new piece
every night during the week. Sale OF
seats commences tomorrow morning.
1t having been asserted that Mr.. j. F.
Frank improperly speculated in city
bonds issued in Johnson term as mayor,
he has appointed Messrs. G. W. Goyer,
W. a.. Moore and j. NJ. Gregory to thor
oughly investigate the matter, and we
understand that their report will appear
Tomorrow.
The following ladies' entertained their
friends at the residence of Mr.. S. G.
Toof, 32l Linden street, yesterday: Mrs,
Toof, Mrs. T. ]. Latham, Mrs. j. NJ.
Rainey, Misses Grace Toof, Leila Nor.
gan, Lizzie Prestidge, Lulu Nichols,
Memphis; Jennie Parr, Moscow, Tenn.
Ellie Edmondson, Nashville.
The following is a corrected list Of the
six charming young ladies who received
New Years calls yesterday at the resi-
dence Of Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Bruce,
1876 Union street: Miss Laura Lee
Clapp, Miss Lulu Bruce, Miss Madge
Bruce, Miss Lucie Cooper, Miss Emma
N. Pearci6eld, of Mississippi; Miss
Ssllie G. Edrington.
The following ladies received at the
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