Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-17
LOCALS in BRIEF.

| stealing q mule from Mr.. Norton on
Adams street.
-Workmen are paving the alley be-
tween Main and Front, and south Of
Madison street, with stone.
- Two gold watches and quantity Of
silverware has been recovered by Detec-
tives Selkirk and Connell in South
Memphis, "a
Our friends Colonel DOherty and
Major Loop, of the Southern Express,
leave this evening on flying trip to the
Mammoth Cave.
Mr.. Mccormack, of the Southern
Express Company, daily furnishes us
late Northern and Southern papers in
advance of the mails.
During the week quite number of
ladies and gentlemen of the city have
excursionized toward Mammoth Gave,
and on Monday another party will leave
for the same place.
Fifteen cases were brought before
Police Court this morning. None ofthem
we're of special interest to the public.
The collections amounted to SCI "a
heavy mornings work.
= Galliger, sent North from here a
few days since, charged with committing
a murder in Henderson county, Illinois,
has arrived at his destination, and lodged
in Jail to await trial.
We receive reports of the appear
ance of the army worm in some of the
cotton in grass in this vicinity. Where
the grass has been killed there is no
trace of this pest.
Migrants so unfortunate as to be-
come entangled in the meshes of the
police invariably receive Police Court
fine of $50 each, which means changing
exercise for one hundred and three days.
"A moonlight picnic" given o short
distance south of the city last night, was
attended by q large number of beaux and
bellies. 1t was a pleasant affair, and
Terpsichore and Thalia held high earni-
val until late hour.
"A correspondent of the ACGlGnche
m mentions the recent cutting Of the Cam
den ARK Constitutional Eagle, by
United States soldiers They broke open
the door. converted the types into "pi,
and carried away many articles. This
occurred on the 8th inst.
The city is as quiet as Colei idge 8
painted ship upon painted OCEAN.
Business of every description is almost
at stand still Crime seems to have OF
least temporarily subsidized. Few arrests
are made even on trivial charges, and
policemen mention the past week as bar
rem ofnterest beyond precedent.
Printers familiar with Memphis ten
years ago will remember Mr.. Jesse 2.
Poynter, then prominent member of
the craft, and most estimable young
gentleman. Information has been re-
ceived of his death in Galveston, Texas,
recently. His death will be much re-
GREETED by all who knew him.
@-Our young friend Mr.. John V. Saw
age, the wellknown newspaper ex-at-
tsche, now citizen of Little Rock,
arrived yesterday from the Arkansas
iungles. Mr.. Savage represents several
first class insurance companies in Little
Rock, and, We are glad to learn, is pros
pering.
= Emmons & Son, No, 10 Jefferson
street and 1893 Main street, have received
Beadle's Dime Novel No. 1870, Turf,
Field and Farm, Irish People, Metropol-
itan Record, Freemans journal, Crimi-
nal Zeitung, New York Clipper, Irish
American, New York Ledger, Literary
Album, Chimney Corner, Boston Pilot,
Sunday Times, Banner of Light.
ED. Worsham, % Jefferson street,
has the Chimney Corner, Album, Metro.
poEtan Record, New York Clipper, Irish
Republic, Irish People, British Ameri-
can, Field Turf and Farm, London week
lies, Wilkes Spirit of the Times, Banner
of Light, Freemans Journal, Boston
Pilot, New York Mercury, and the Sep
TENDER numbers ofboth Cooley and Peter
son.
-Messrs. Louden & Co. are slowly
but surely progressing with the stone
pavement on Front street. Commencing
work at Washington street in June, they
have completed the pavement as far
south as Court, aud will reach the termi-
nus of Union street before the advent of
wet weather. 1t is to be hoped that
Shelby will be at once paved with the
Nicholson" that our merchants may
be furnished dry route to the Missis'
sippi and Tennessee depot
BURGLARY IN IRvING BLOCK The
sleeping apartment of Gen. W. II. Nor
gan, formerly Gen Wsshburn's Adjutant
General, was entered last night about
eight o'clock and robbed of " long tail
blue" one or two other coats, ana several
minor articles Of clothing. The General
is not particularly gratifed with the
transaction.
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