Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-31
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

The masquerade and fancy dress
ball at Iuka Springs last night was fine
ag@t) ~ 4 d0M lH W .
Hon. John W. Smith will speak at
Bartletts Station this afternoon, and at
Wythe tonight.
The special train that left for
Brownsyille, this morning carried quite
number OF citizens.
"A few copies Of yesterdays LEDGER
with the income list can be obtained at
our counting room.
AS one of the results of the late rain
storms the nights are Delightfully."-, though
unseasonably, cool.
Henry Greenlaw, (colored,) was ar
rested last night for drawing pistol on
George Danbury.
Fast driving over the Nicholson
pavement has become standard offense
on the police court docket. al
- The steamer Flora will make an
excursion to Island 40 to morrow. 1t
will be apleasaht affair 1n6 1000
Thanks to Col. Ed. Worsham, Jeffer'
son street, for late papers from oil points
He keeps the popular periodicals.
Many of our leading citizens have
already called and paid their respects to
Gen. Thomas, at the 0verton.
John Burns was committed to Jail
yesterday for stabbing George Mott. The
affair occurred several weeks since.
John Henderson and Jim Riley, Of
the Mackerel genus, have been arrested
for stealing boots from a Front street
merchant ,,r- 80, .r-f~
The docket in the police court this
morning, comprised thirteen cases. The
assessments were S55, and the collec.
tions S26
Captain c. W. Dustan, who will be
remembered in connection with the
famous Memphis "melish, is in the city.
He is at present planting in Alabama.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Murphy,
No. 10 Commerce street, poured coal oil
on a fire to increase the heat. The can
burst and FIRE alarm was the result.
The County Commissioners have
created the Office of County Sanitary In
spectors, and appointed Robert P. Clark
(white) and Frank Harris (cOlored) to
draw the accompanying salaries.
- Our pulchritudinous friend, r. M.
McKie, of the Appeal, will leave in the
morning for Lookout mountain, to be
absent several weeks. 1t is understood
that there is lady in the question.
- The municipal authorities having
refused to exempt the churches from
paying for paving in front thereof, the
gap on Adams, between Second and
Third streets, is being rapidly closed
The Conservative ward committees
are called by President j. P. Tobin to
meet at A. S. Levy's, opposite the Grim
inal Court room, at 3 clock p. m. to day
to arrange for the grand mass meeting
at the Greenlaw Opera House tonight
On Monday Tom Calagan threat
ened to introduce the contents of PTS
toll into the stomach of lawyer. The
legal gentleman failed to see it in those
lamps and Calagan was arrested, but
subsequently released by his intended
victim.
Our friend Judge II. P. Reid, of the
Friar's Point Miss. Californian, ha,
been in the city a day or two. He has
sold the paper, and designs devoting his
entire attention to the practice Of the
law. His successors arc Messrs. Miller
& Tell.
There was rousing meeting Of Con
servatives on Beal street last night. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Hons. j. W.
Leftwich and Dan Able, Alderman Smith,
Fl. B. Folk, Esq, and colored orator
from Nashville named Brown. Colonel
John Martin presided.
i, We had the pleasure of call this
morning from Mr.. John B. Smith, late OF
Nashville, General Agent of the North
American Life Insurance Company. The
local agency of the company is at the
corner OF Madison and Trout, represented
by Mr.. A Weaver.
The man Roberts, who recently
prosecuted Tomeny, is the same who
imposed upon a former editor of the
Bulletin, and caused him to make state
ments, in reference 10 the conduct Of the
Freedmen's Bureau agent, which he af-
forwards found to be incorrect. He says
Roberts is o great liar.
Burr Cockrell killed a negro il
Brooksville, Miss, and another not far
away last Saturday, The county o
NoxubeeIis infested by band of robbers
whites and blacks. CockrelIs conduc
is universally condemned. He was pur
sued by his neighbors, and by this time
is in Jail.
The Mr. DERRICK alluded to in th'
marriage notice published yesterday il
not Mr.. w. H. Dedrick, of the corner o
Main aud Madison streets, who, already
possessing one wife, is not in the market
As the marriage notice was furnished US
by a responsible party, we have no doubl
some gentleman Of that name donned
/ matrimonial honors.