Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-20


Marland i. Perkins has been sworn into
Office as United States District Attorney
for this district Judge Trigg will leave
for his home at Knoxville on Friday
morning
MILE FoREsTELL, female contortion-
list, at the National Theatre.
GREESLAw OPERA HoUsE.-A fair
house greeted the Daughter cfthe Regi-
ment last evening, Miss Emile Melville
charming all present with her graceful
acting and singing. Bishops song-Lo,
Hear the Gentle Lark, was delivered in
a style that it would be hard to surpass,
and her singing of this and the other
songs in the piece were loudly applauded
and encored Tonight the Little DeUTS
Share and Who Killed Cock Robin ?
with Miss Melville in both pieces, will be
presented.
To BE cured of disease or suffering is
always desirable, but to be cured by in
fluences gentle as the breath of Spring
and lasting as life, is the especial pre-
rogative of homeopathy. Humphrey
Specifics, advertised in another column,
leave nothing to be desired in this drec'
ton, for family or individual use They
are mild, simple, and yet prompt and
efficient; always rendering satisfaction
Address Humphreys Specific Homeo-
pathic Medicine Co., 562 Broadway,
New York. IL
MISS JULIA BARTON, vocalist, at the
National.
Our JOB OFFICE.-The PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing department has been lately
supplied with the latest and most APP
proved patterns of type, borders and
presses, and is better prepared than ever
to accommodate the mercantile public.
Our prices will continue to be the most
reasonable in the city, while our work is
Guaranteed to give satisfaction. We have
the only complete printing office in the
city, ard will continue TO give our GUS
toners inducements RIO others in this
market can afford. Call and see.
ApoLPHE BERNARD-It is stated that
this absconding Young gent.left the city
with Mile. Caroh>ta, the celebrated rope
walker, to WHOM he had been particu-
larry devoted for some time. Besides
the money, he lett with belonging to the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, he
took $1,000 worth of jewelry belonging to
Mrs. Chester, which had been placed in
the safe for security, and several gold
watches which he had purchased on
thirty days time.
ELsoN Bros. again in the field. See
their new advertisement Is
A PRoBLEM-How can man support
a family when he is compelled to pay
such exorbitant prices for brooms to
sweep the sidewalks of the streets of
Memphis2 Some brooms are made OF
fine brocade silks, some of silk poplins,
some of lawns, tissues, prints, etc. White
folks cant stand it long, but perhaps ne
groes can afford it better--I see they
have a fancy for it too. Can't these
brooms bear a curtailment2
Nor QUITE BACHELOR
RAID on FARo.-Last night Sergeant
Hampton visited gambling establish
ment on the south side of Court Square,
where he found several gents bucking
the tiger" Not liking to go to the station
house or appear at the Police Court this
morning, the proprietor handed over
twenty-five dollars and the players fifteen
dollars each, the amount they would be
fined if they submitted their cases. Faro
is hard road to travel
RELEASED ON BoNDs.-Alderman ID. X.
Orace, cndTBeu Win hiiiub Ihahh yum
mings, was taken before Esquires Creigh-
ton, Miller and Waldron yesterday for
examination. The prisoners counsel
waived an examination, as the Attorney
General expressed his opinion that it
was bailable case, when Mr. Grace was
released on $4,000 bondsl to appear at
the next term of the Criminal Court
The ELEcTIoS.-Sheriff Winters hav-
ing received the necessary orders from
the great 81 am" of Tennessee, an
nounces that he will hold an election on
the 18th of October for two members of
the Legislature, Attorney General, Judges
of the Law, Chancery and Criminal
Courts, Judge and District Attorney Of
the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, and mu-
nicipal officers
SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL
Mr.. Hugh E. flanagan, who exchanged