Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-17

General A. NJ. Vest, of Mississippi, is
on a visit here.
DR.. Buddeke, eye and ear diseases, No.
66 East Court street. l44t
General E. @. Walthall and family, Of
Grenada, are at the Peabody.
Major Q. N. Libby, of Stormville, Boil
var county, Mississippi, arrived in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Joseph Brooks, proprietor and
manager Leubrie's theater, is making his
headquarters at the Peabody hotel.
Colonel Sidney B. Jones, southwestern
passenger agent of the Paducah, Cairo and
st. Louis railroad, is at the Peabody.
L. B. Anderson, of Glendale. Mississip-
p, w. j. Kyle, of Tunica county, and j.
=. Barrett Of Atlanta, are registered at
Gaston's.
Miss Leura Clapp, of this city, is visit
ing at Holly Springs, and Miss Lucie
Vance is among her friends in Middle
Tennessee.
On Wednesday last DR.. N. NJ. Sneed
died near Nashville, at the age Of fifty
eight years. He is to be inferred at Elm
wood, near this city.
Among other returned absentees are
Mr.. Fred 7. Anderson, Mr.. Neil NJ. Keat-
ing, Mr.. @. P. Freeman, Mrs. r. j, an
Miss Mamie Morgan.
The venerable DIR. Snyder is suffering
from a broken arm, caused by being
thrown from a buggy, twenty miles out
of the city, on Tuesday last.
Colonel +. A. Tyler, of the Holly
Springs South, M. @. Harris, of the Lit
tie Rock Gazette and Mr.. L. d. Hammer.
Of the Mason Call, are in the city.
Mr.. O, B. English, the well-known
merchant Of Brunswick, twenty miles out
the Louisville railroad, has been in the
city for the past few days laying in goods
for his fall and winter trade.
Prominent attorneys in attendance at
the courts In Austin, Tunica county, Mis-
sissippi are Hons. j. X. Chalmers and
Casey Young, Luke Il. Wright, w. @.
Folkes, j. NJ. Greer and Mr.. Sales.
Colonel George +. Waring, who has
added much to his name for skill and sue
cess in laying his system Of sewers, has
been earnestly and cordially invited TO be
present here next week, when we hold q
general jubilee
Rev. 0. Fisher, a relative ofGeneral M.
T. Williamson, of this city, died three
weeks ago at Austin, Texas, and was IN.
TERED by the Masonic and Odd Fellow
ship orders. He was h mNoh respected
minister Of the Methodist church,
Miss Alice NJ, the daughter of Mr.
James d. Davis, of this city, was married
last Tuesday at Shawueetown, III, TO Mr.
P. i. WILDER, Of Cincinnati, Ohio. Last
evening, at the residence of the brides
mother, this city, MI. V. A. MeElroy
and Miss Maria Rossey,IPSothro were also
married,
our theatrical lessee and chief manager
MI. Joseph Brooks, arrived in the city
last night, wearing his usual pleasant
smile, n he met cordial greetings from
scores of friends to-day. Nh Brook,
comes to perfect matters, preparatory r
reopening Leubrisg theatef next Monday
The we'll known and popular railway
| agent, Colonel Sid h. Jones, arrived :,
the city yesterday, the picture ~ rodl
~nN, 20 ol"aJs pSJre, when h.
tours this way, on the alert for advanta
geGus Duslnes Connections, in the way o.
HAihg up slort lines for travel at reason.
aole rates. Colonel Jones has a Cheerful
smile and generous e netting for every
friend he meets. He goes from here e
Texas,
MT b. j; Semmes arrived home even.
ing before last, after a recreatiyetour last.
ing two months, during which he roamec
among the hills and cragso of the Catskills
bathed, ished and boated about Fire Is
land and Manhattan beach, and voyared
half a dozen times up and down the Hud,
son. Mr.. Semmes returns to his field o
labor in ioyial spirits, invigoratcd health
and more than ever convinced that Mem,
phis IS the place to reside and do bust
ness in.