Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-26

negro boy OF sixteen, for stealing ~
from this same Ryan Samuel Gibbs,
Charleston Ware Hern, John Badger and
John Peace, all colored, are TO be tried
today on the charge Of threatening the
life Of Bob Church.
=, ALABAMA SuFFERERs. There willsbe
a meeting this evening, at five o'clock.
for the purpose Of seeing what can be
done towards relieving the starving PEG
Pile of Marshall county, Alabama, aud
we hope there will be large attendance
! of our citizens at Odd Fellows Hall.
These people require food Immediately,
and relief should be sent TO them at
once, so let every one attend and not
wait for committee TO call upon them
CoLoRED THIEF. = There is a negro
named VIM Henry, who can beat the
world stealing petty things. Hardly
month passes but what he is tried for
some little theft He was captured yes
terday while keeping his hand in at his
old business, and the Recorder this morn
ing fined him twenty-five dollars and
costs, to settle which he will have to
work fifty-three days on the chain-gang.
DowN They Go. Our prices have been
reduced on all other classes of printing
in like ratio.
STEALING VEGETABLES = Delphia,
darby colored lady, was tried before the
Recorder this morning for stealing
garden sass from neighbor, one
armed, suffering specimen of rascality,
who had almost as much trouble in stating
his case as the bystanders had in keep
ing their faces straight, while looking at
his facial contortion when speaking.
Delphia was fined ten dollars and costs
Boy INJURED. 1t is as natural for
boy to climb a tree after apples as it is
for duck to swim, and fruit they will
obtain in spite of parental commands to
the contrary. Yesterday youth named
John Gates fell from an apple tree at the
corner of Desoto and Vance streets, and
was very badly hurt, remaining insensi-
BILE for some time.
REJECTED. We have been informed
that the committee appointed by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen to inves-
tigate the claims and privileges demand
ed by that new-fangled institution, the
Memphis Freighting Company, have de-
cided to report adversely to their de-
mand being granted.
UNFuRNIsHED LODGINGS "A man was
fined six dollars by the Recorder this
morning for making bed of Court
Square last night Another, not quite as
aristocratic, took lodgings on the side
walk, which was soon substituted for the
station-house, paying his hotel bill to
Recorder Creighton this morning
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FINE ARTs.-The collection of mag
nifcent paintings on exhibition at 1872
Main street, Gayoso Block, will be dis
posed of by lot on Wednesday next, 3
pm. Subscribers will please be present
at that hour. A few chances are yetun-
sold. Call and see these splendid paint
ings. je25.2t
COMMON LAW Court But little busi-
ness was transacted in this Court yester-
day. One case on the trial docket was
called, and the jury were notified that
they would not be required to be- present
until July 3D. The calling of the trial
docket was continued this morning
RRcoRpERs DocKfr.-.B Business was
lively this morning at the Recorder 8
Court, there being over twenty cases on
the docket Sixteen were fined in amount
,otaling one hundred and forty dollars,
There were two cases of stealing by col
ored folks, FIVE drunks and several fights
Down They Go.-Bill Heads elegantly
printed for fifteen dollars Il ream at the
PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
We saw handsomely executed sign
yesterday that had been painted by Hook
& Lagrill, No. 80 Union street They
always do work in frst-class manner,
and that is the way to satisfy patrons
Call on them and leave orders for paint
ing, paper-hanging etc.
Two NEGRO BOYS DROWNED. - TIL
morning about ten o'clock couple of
negro boys were drowned near the foot
of Gayoso street by the turning over of
a dug-out. They were but a short distance
from the shore at the time, and sunk i'm
mediately, neither of them being able to
swim
CRIMINAL Court. This court was en-
gagged this morning trying a negro named |
Caldwell for having stolen property in
his possession A roll of carpet stolen
from Mitchell, Hoffman & Co, in Decem-
Der last having been found secreted on
his premises.
TICKETS for the North - for the South |
for the East - for the West - can be |
purchased at Larry Harmstads, IL JEFF
ferson street Travellers should call on
him and thus save their time az ! green
Iaol,s and odd IN their Measure