Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-08

morning for the murder of Capt. Monroe
last September, and pleaded not guilty.
A jury for the trial Of the case was or
dered for Monday. Gen. Wallace, Gen.
CAN'T aud Col. Cameron are attorneys
for the State, and John f. Sale, Il. M.
Yerger and John Bullock are engaged
for the defense of the prisoner. vi
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Police CoURT. = Twenty-one cases
were disposed of this morning, one hun
bred and eleven dollars being collected.
Four colored individuals we're fined FIVE
dollars each, for leaving their teams to
drink the health of Congress. Nine
teen cases were on the docket in the
second district last evening, and one
hundred and nineteen dollars contrib.
uted TO the police fund.
CoMEDY.-On Monday Italian Opera
will give place to English comedy, at
the New Memphis Theatre, TO the delight
of many who fail to appreciate what they
cannot understand and classify the Opera
as "all Dutch" to them. Laura Keene
will make her first appearance on Mon
day, when the celebrated comedy Masks
and Faces will be produced.
MASONIC ELECTION annual cleo
ton for officers of Leila Scott Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons resulted as
follows: John Ainslie, W. NJ; d. A.
Williamson, S. W; Henry Copperth-
waite, J. W; j. W. WolteriDg, Treasurer;
Fl. Woodward, Secretary. The installa-
ton will take place on ST. Johns Day,
the 9th inst.
MUD! MUDll MUD I'm cense-
quence of the great overflow of mud in
this city, have determined to move to a
much dryer place, and now offer my whole
stock of fancy and staple dry goods at
prices lower than any other house can
sell. 5.ilf 1896 SOLOMON CANS,
3l3 Main street, Holland & Bro. old
stand, 50
PROPHETS have no honor in their own
country; but this cannot be said of per-
tuners, inasmuch as Phalon's Night
Blooming Cereus," the home manufac-
tured product of the sweetest flowers of
the Western hemisphere, has long since
taken precedence of all exotic extracts
on this side of the Atlantic. Elizabeth
Journal So
NorIcE.-Grocers dealing in Morgan s
Selt-Rising Flour will please send in
their orders as far as possible in advance
of their wants. Owing to the immense
demand for the flour and the bad condi-
ton of the roads my wagons cannot de.
liver -four as promptly as heretofore.
93 ALLEN f. MORGAN.
HATS AND Doors. These are very
requisite in Memphis, especially during
the present state of the weather, and the
public should know that j. j. Reilly, al
220 Front street, near Adams, has large
stock of hats, caps, boots and shoes suit
able for any one. Call and inspect his
stock and prices.
Row ON A ACKNOWLEDGMENT, the
mate of the steamer City of Cairo, and 9
deckhand named Cummings had some
trouble on the boat yesterday, when thu
mate knocked the latter down with the
aid of a pair of brass knuckles. Fitz
gerald was arrested on a warrant issued
by Esquire Creighton.
ALL ABOUT PIPE.-Charles Wynn,
was arraigned before Esquire Hall yes
terday, on the charge of stealing a meer
schaum pipe, valued at fifteen dollars
from H. W. Taylor, about year since
He was committed for trial in the Crimi
nal Court, bail being fixed at one thou
sand dollars.
| GIRL BURYED.-Yesterday evening ;
little girl named Nowhitsky, whose pa
rents reside on Bradford street, was Sc
riously burned. She has been paralyzet
for some time, and while sitting near thu
FIRE her clothes caught the flames, which
were not put out until she was painful!
injured.
GAME THIEF.-Johnny Cole, colored
was arrested last evening for stealing
venison and quails from the Commercial
restaurant, where he was employed
Johnny intended having little gam
supper with his lady love, when he wa
interfered with and took his supper il
| Jail T~I n1L
STEALIyG CLoTHING.-Pat Latham wa
arrested this morning for stealing tn
pants and coat of one man, and the wallis