Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21
TEN CENTS PER WE X.
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS.
LEDGER LINES.

Madison street.
Late papers and magazines at Spang-
ler's, No. 1856 Main street.
Choice oranges 25c, lemons 121z and 25c
dozen at Oliver, Finnie & Co.'s.
The Criminal Court grand jury reported
a number of indictments this morning.
The LEDGER is a great favorite in Mem
phis. Its circulation is general and daily
increasing.
Every kind ofjob printing executed at
the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing office,
Is Madison street
From present indications We are in
clined to believe that We viii soon have
cold weather, snow and ice.
4 gang of noisy boot-blaeks can be seen
every morning on the steps of the First
National Bank, Madison street. Police.
TIN cents a week for the DAILY PUB
Lie LEDGER, delivered in city by good
carriers. Leave your orders .. this Office.
Yesterday 1902 bales of cotton were re-
ceived. Since the end of the epidemic
Memphis has received 1900 bales Of cot
ton.
Job printing Of every kind executed in
the best style and at the lowest price at
the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office
Is Madison street.
AT = meeting Of the board Of directors
.ofthe Chickasaw Guards, held last night,
Harry Allen was elected secretary and
treasurer, vice J. F. Hoist, resigned.
The siation-house demands immediat,
repairs. The city engineer should attend
to this al once. The police suthoritie
have urgently, but vainly, asked TO have
the station-house put in proper condition
An witnesses in State cases entered into
r~ecognizancs before Recorder Quigley Il
appear at the Criminal Court, should re
port on or before December 1st. Witnessei
who fail TO report viii. suffer the penalties
Of the law.
The sale Of seats for Mr.. Raymond's en-
gagement at the Memphis Theater mex.
week begins tomorrow morning at Hol
lenbsrgs music store on Main street, neS
Madison. Mr.. Raymond appears in BIZ
great character known a Colonel Mul
berry Sellers"
A few days ago a man in a skif on tn
Mississippi river was suffering with in
durable toothsche. The physician VII.
examined the dental ailment said that b
would have to smputate the patient
head in order to save him from the tooth
ache. The patient endured the tOOthache
but retained his head.
Captain D. S. Garrett, who has just II
turned from Ohio, where be had bushes
for the last three months, has placed upo
our table an immense turnip, whic
weighs eight pounds. It was grown b
Mrs. +. P. Garrett, in the Scioto waller
near Chillicothe, Ohio. Like eyerythin
that comes from there, it Is a fine spec
men.
Detectives Pryde and McCune tb
morning found and recovered q yalusb.
gun belonging 10 Colonel George r. Pm.
Ian. This gun, which cost s6j, was stole
from Captain G. P. Rogers and sold Z
81 to Isaacs' junk shop on Main sire,
near the courthouse. The thief ".
doubtless be arrested. Mr.. Isaacs Is n
responsible for the larceny or the sale
! the weapon.
G. b. Creamer, who for several yea
was the efficient money clerk in the POI
office, has been removed. Mr.. Cream
F.! has to give way to some %favorite, for t
usual assessment" Is a thing that insu.
all intelligent and Independent gentlem,
1t is now almost impossible for a lady
+. gentleman to hold official position in p,
tai, revenue or other department u 0
free government and not submit 70 blaC
> mailing.
Chief Athy yesterday received the
lowing letter from w. s.. Rawson, chief
h police, jacksonville, Fla "Win you
n kind enough 70 let me know II Miss n
ME levitt is now in your city, or whetl
she is numbered among the victims of
terrible scourgc Of your late afflicted cts
- Any one knowing Of the whereabouts
the young lady viii confer O favor by q
ing the information 10 the chief Of poll
Attorney General G.. p. ". Turner
appointed Mr.. Frank Cassells, colored,
sistant courtroom attorney. The seI
- ton Of Mr.. Cassells has ELECTED some
we're comment and bitter criticism am,
several lawyers. The LEDGER oppo
Colonel Turner in the August elect
and while we regretted his success, We
lieve that in the selection Of this assist
he has complied with political obligati'
In this he deserves credit, and ifany
yer objects TO the fitness Of the selccI
he should establish the justice Of hia @
lplaint by opposing Mr.. Cassella at the
opportunity offered. If Mr.. Cassells b
worthy member Of the bar, q guest
ID never dGIbted, then why should be no
g, equally as 81 CO.. the position As that d
~ poet-lawyer Mr.. Marcus O'Ryan2
d. presume that Colonel Turpep yndersta