Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-10-22
LOCALS in DRIEF.

., Ms OuOott k'oSOii'o' Nhoic 10 ho .
HerpAndo road, south Of South street.
in police court this morning FIVE
cases we're tried aud one continued.
The collections amounted to $ll.
Mary Hagarly and Mary McCarty
have been arrested on the charge OF
stealing $40 from Jeremiah Hagariy.
Wild geese are docking Southwark
in immense numbers. Their harsh mu.
sic could be heard overhead yesterday
evening. .Ft1reo Htttft
We are pleased to learn that our
little friend Frank Gamewell, Of the
house of Galbreath, Stewart 4 Co., is
convalescent of yellow fever
We are gratfed to observe that Col.
Clusky, of the AUaldnche, who has had a
slight contest with terrible Bronze John,
is conyalesoing. He is the only member
of the press who has thus far been at
tackled by the fever
Rain commenced falling between
ten and eleven o'clock last night, con-
tinuing at intervals throughout the night
and this forenoon. Cold weather and a
heavy frost are anticipated as the result,
in which event yellow fever will speedily
disappear.
Relative to the arrest of man
named Mitchell, charged with robbing a
dying man at the hospital a few days ago,
Dr. J. M. Keller, the surgeon in charge,
informs us that Mitchell was observed
by two men in possession Of the money
(Sl75), and that the proof is clear. The
increasing sickness in the hospital pre-
vented DIR. X. from appearing to prose-
cute at the time. ,st
edward Farrell Waterman at the
city hospital, bought suit Of clothes for
$S5 at Sproule 4 McCown's yesterday,
and left them at Mr.. James Ford's resi-
dence, No. 81 Mosby street he this
morning complained at police head.
quarters that about Eve o'clock they were
stolen from Ford's. He suspected the
man Mitchell, already mentioned in con-
nection with robbery at the hospital,
of the theft, and endeavored to find him;
but the latter had suddenly left his
clearinghouse and could not be found,
-Emmons q Son, No 10 Jefferson
street and 1893 Main street, have received
the Police Gazette, London News, Lon
don Punch, Rural New Yorker, Scientific
American, Round Table, Nation, Scot
tish American Observer, Weekly Herald,
Country Gentleman, German Leslie,
True Flag, American Union, Literary
Companion, Southern Society, Italian
papers, Army and Navy Journal, Police
News, London Daily Times, Harper's
Bazaar for ladies, Harper's Magazine,
Catholic World, Galaxy, all for Novem-
ber Madame Demorest's Bulletin Of
childrens' fashions, for the fall and win
ter of 1868. "
o. Ed. Worsham, % Jefferson street,
received by last nights mail the CHM
ney Corner, Literary Album, Metropoli-
tan Record, Police News, Police Ga
zette, Sporting Times, Frank Leslie's
Illustrated Newspaper, Scientific Ameri-
can, Sunday Mercury, Banner of Light,
Freeman's Journal, German Leslie,
Turf, Field and Farm, Base Ball Chron
icle, Army and Navy Journal, Round
Table and New York Weekly; also,
back numbers Of the Ledger, Appleton's
Railroad Guide, Southern Society, Har-
per's Bazaar of Fashion, Every Satur-
day weekly and monthly parts), Har-
per's Monthly for November, London
News with a fine picture) Lady's
Friend for November, Chimney Corner
(monthly part, Waverley Magazine
(monthly parts), Godeys Lady'S Book
for November, Leslie's for November,
London Art journal, all of which COL
Ed. sells for cash, If Ed. is not there,
little Cliff. will wait on you.
q THE LATE JUICE THos. G. SMITH
Yesterday a meeting of the bar was held
to testify their respect to the memory of
the late Hon. Thos. G. Smith, Judge of
the Law Court, and passing suitable
resolutions relative to the occasion.
Hon. Archibal Wright was called on to
preside, and Mr. G. P. Foute oficiated
as Secretary. The following preamble
and resolutions presented by Thos. r.
Smith, Esq, were adopted;
WHEREAS, The melancholy intelligence
of the sudden death OF the Hon. Thomas
G. Smith, late Judge of the Law Court of
this city, has been communicated to the
members of the Memphis bar, who have
this day assembled TO take steps to
express in some suitable manner their
regrets for his untimely death, their
esteem for his virtues, and their sincere
respect for his memory therefore
Resolred, That the Memphis bar have
heard with painful sensibility of the sud-
den death of the Hon Thomas G. Smith,
at a moment when he was in the vigor of
his intellect and the full sphere of his
professional usefulness and honor.
ResolUed, That Judge Smith, as
lawyer, was justly entitled to professional
distinction as an impartial, upright and
able Judge, was an ornament to the
bench; and that we cherish his memory
With tender recollections Of esteem
ResolUed. That the death of Judge
Smith is not only a source of private