Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-01

"Kit," BY Mr.. Chantrau, tonight.
After to-day, until the bridge is re-
paired, street cars on the Main street
| line will run only to Mill street,
(Chelsea),
The pedestrian Dan 0'Leary, With
his manager, Mr.. Magee, went south
on the steamer Paris Q. Brown yes
terdsy noon.
The "My Geraldine Troupe closed
at the Grand Operahouse, Cincinnati,
last Saturday and will appear here to-
morrow night.
The article of 'Sculapius" on the
second page in regard to the City
Hospital question will be read with
lively interest.
Our county Magistrates are to be
supplied with vaccine matter for the
use of their constituents at the ex-
pense Of the county.
The skies at this season and for the
next two months, when not cloudy, are
more brilliant and beautiful than at
any other period Of the year.
Mr.. j. A. Dacus, we'll know n in the
West and South as an accomplished
journalist, was married last Thursday
at Mountain Ridge to Miss Mary Tenn
pleton.
Mr.. w. II. Foute, formerly Of this
city, is now Superintendent OF Public
Schools at Houston, Texas. He is a
competent instructor and clever
gentleman.
Our genial friend Sol Coleman has
at last achieved what his ambition led
him to attempt. a sale of one million
of No. TO cigars is no small undertake
Ing, and that they have been sold is an
absolute fact.
The county poorhouse contained, at
the end of December last, l5persons,
against ia at the end OF the previous
year. During the year 276 persons
were treated at the institution ll6
we're dismissed, 40 died, and ia were
admitted.
Mr.. John c. Barry and wife have
arrived at home. The happy young
connie were married last Thursday at
the residence of j. Il. Bristow, Gov
lington, XIV, and the lady was formerly
Miss Maggie Il. Stewart, Of Glens
| Falls, New York.
The Brush Electric Light and
Power Company, to light the city and
illuminate other places, have filed 9
petition for a charter. The applicants
| are D. T. Porter. j. G. Nicely, l.
| Hanauer, S. 7. Carnes, L. h. Mil
| burn and Q. w. Heiskell.
The sun rose clear this morning
the wind came lightly from the south
east and the temperature was ~ de-
greas. The range yesterday was 81 t
l41 degrees. No rain OF snow prevailed
anywhere south last night. FAN
weather is promised at last.
The James & Graham wagon fac
tory has been converted into stock
company, with a capital of 100000
| the shareholders being Messrs. H
James, r. G. Craig, J. Bruce, I. H
| Milburn, ]. A. Taylor. c. B. Bryan
lW. L. Graham and D. T. Porter.
Mr.. j. Traxler. retail dry goods
| merchant. No. 3S4 Main street. as
signed Yesterday to Nathan Bach
| Liabilities $2lSl.9 SO, nearly all due Il
| Memphis or ex-Memphis merchants
ranging in sums from 50 to 1854. Th'
latter is due to Schwao L Co., now o
/ St. Louis.
In former seasons at this time VI
had twenty to thirty and often NOR,
/ hatboats at our landing, their cargoe
being worth in the aggregate iron
so. 90 to 100000. Nothing of tn
sort this year, and We have not ha'
more than dozen fatboats arrivals a
. this port since last fall.
The county. Magistrates at thei
session yesterday decided not to allo'
Assessors any commission for putin
the poll tax of taxpayer on the prop
erty list. They will, however, b
allowed the usual FIVE cents on thos
who don't gay any other than poll tai
and not that when they can get OF
: Of it.
The Louisville & Nashville railwa
, property in this county is not to B
assessed at present, the court ipjunt
: ton causing a technical trouble ths
!. checks such proceedings. The mani
/. gers Of the company, 1t is understood
are anxious to have their prOpert
= assessed under fair and single Walt
: alton, and efforts are In progress
7. take the matter out Of the courts !
'e compromise.
: Frank Treadwell was shot throul
the heart and killed, some twenty. &
a miles northwest of this city, last Sa
:, urday, by Mr.. William Ayers. ~
latter is a quiet and peaceable farmC
= He had been shot at first by Urea
= we'll, and upon investigation before
Of Magistrate it was shown he had act
wholly in self-defense, hence he "
= promptly acquitted.
People travelling between here al
" Little Rock now take steamer at Z
! landing, their voyage being seven
n. miles TO the mouth Of st. Franc
). river, thence about a hundred mil
: up to Madison, where trains await
convey them westward The gu
q merged roadbed between Hopefe
4; aud Madison by flooded river is t
: cause Of this circumlocution.
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