Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

passed by any house in this. section. We
employ the best of workmen, have all
the latest and newest styles of type and
presses, and give entire satisfaction to
all our patrons Bring in your favors to
IL Madison street. Ir T
NATIONAL THEATRE.-Quite an acqui-
sition has been made to the company 10
the person Of Mile Forestelle, the only
female contortionist in the world she
is excellent. Miss Julia Barton, the
celebrated vocalist, Mile Violetta, Miss
Netty Kraft, Johnny Rushton, Jim Por-
ter, De Haven, Keegan and others still
perform on the National stage, while
Jerry at the bar performs his part of the
business to the delight of his visitors, to
whom he is very attentive. l54t
A CHINA THIEF. "A colored individual
named VIM. Tucker was arrested yester-
day, for stealing a lot of china-ware from
the residence of Mr.. j w. Pickett 1t
appears that he stole vase, cups, sau-
GERS, plates, etc, and then helped him
self to basket to put them in. Com
missioner Richards fined him fifty dol
lars this morning, and as he is without
funds, he will have the pleasure of be-
longing to the changing corps for one
hundred and three days. .4.... C
SISKISGipF THE STEAMER MESSENGER.
The steamer Messenger struck a snag
and touched bottom in Plumb Point bend
on Tuesday evening Her bow is out OF
water, and portion of her freight will
be recovered in damaged condition.
She was valued at twenty thousand dol
lars, was owned by Captain Jesse Dean,
her commander, and others, Of Pittsburg,
aud insured in Pittsburg and Cincinnati
Offices for one.half the amount
CHOLERA PREVENTIVE Attacks of
cholera are most liable TO come on in
the night and toward morning. at an
hour when a physician can hardly be
obtained Immediately. Hence every
family should have the Specific and di-
rectons on hand to treat il at once.
Humphreys cases of Homeopathic Chot-
era Specifies are just the thing, simple,
safe, reliable and both preventive and
cure. l5-iw %
SAEIrARY.-W are pleased to an
nounce that the City Council last even
ing appointed a Board of Health and
made other sanitary arrangements for
the city. We are not vain enough to
suppose that our suggestions caused
them to do this, but attribute tito their
common sense, In the debate on the sub
ject yesterday evening some OF them
spoke and acted as if their sense was of
very common order.
Assault AND RoBBERY.-About noon
to-day. as Mr. Emmons was coming out
of the water closet in the basement of
his store, at 10 Jefferson street, he was
knocked down and robbed of his pocket
book, containing about sixty dollars.
Mr.. Emmons head was badly cut and
his eye blackened by the robber The
party committing the assault and rob-
berry must have been well acquainted
with the premises.
ARREST OF ST.. LOUIS THIEF,-Tom.
Dover was arrested on Tuesday, in this
city, on suspicion of being concerned in
a robbery of seven thousand dollars in
gold dust at St. Louis short time since.
He was confined in the Jail until yester-
day evening, when detective left for
St Louis with him, without waiting for
from the Governor of the
State.
SHocKIYG.-A man died few weeks
since in extreme agony. Some short
time afterward his afflicted wife visited
medium for the purpose of ascertaining
what had so distressed her poor husband
in his last moments, the table was put
in requisition, and the astonished wife
soon learned that he had refused to take
RoBACK's STOMACH BITTERs, and failed
to pay the printer l3-lw
The CHoLERA.-Much alarm existed
in regard to cholera few days since,
nearly every person you met having
some yarn 10 spin on the subject, which,
as usual, got worse the further it Travelled.
We are glad that this has subsidized, and
yesterday and this morning even Madame
Rumor mad no death by cholera TO re-
port r.s-o
EARLY CoTroN-Mr. Frank Hyde
brought TO our office this morning several
we'll formed open hollis of cotton, raised
,n Gov. Jones place, on the Raleigh
,oad, by Mr.. Il. Whitney. They show
evidence of good cultivation, and are
for fne texture and length
,f staple. sos
CoboREp GANBLERs-The police made
! raid on negro gambling den on
Desoto street last night and euchrsd six
IF the darkies enjoying themselves
They we're required to ante" forfeit
1t the station-house, as evidence that
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