Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-06
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

obligations for late papers.
The paving with stone of Center
alley, between Madison and Monroe
streets, has been about completed.
: The public aud private schools
opened with larger attendance than
was anticipated. All appear to be thriy'
ing
Henry Bass, big burly negro, was
arrested and taken before Squire Black
yesterday afternoon, charged with out
raging negro woman.
Mr.. d. II. Andrews, we'll known
printer, broke his right arm, yesterday,
by falling down stairway in the South
western Publishing House GOV
"A negro was cut with knife yester-
day morning while attempting to catch
burglar who was entering a house in
the rear of No. SO Monroe street.
Tom Porter, Pat Callahan and
Tommy Smith-of the genus "Mackerel'
were arrested yesterday afternoon for
robbing the safe at 274 Front street, Of
about twenty dollars.
James Lynch, one of the men
charged with robbing Kitty Dudley, sue
ceeded yesterday afternoon in establish
ing an abb and was discharged. F, p.
Sullivan made an unsuccessful attempt
to prove the same fact.
"A couple Of enterprising darkeys
slipped into Drake & Co.'S clothing
establishment, grabbed couple of pairs
Of pants and made a bee.line for the
alley. Being holly pursued they dropped
the articles, which were recovered.
Our young friend R. M. Drake, Esq,
returned this morning from trip up
White river, on the popular steamer
Rowena. An expression of some of the
passengers relative to Capt. Davis ability
to run a steamboat will be found else.
where.
= The scholastic census shows 800
young people in Memphis between six
and twenty years of age The attend
ance of whites in the public schools last
year was $500; blacks, 250O-total, $500.
This leaves 1900 who do not attend any
school.
Business men can be furnished,
during the day, with the gold and cotton
quotations from New York and Liver
pool, by leaving orders with Major w.
o. Woodson, at the telegraph office. The
dispatches will be promptly delivered
anywhere in the city.
The office of Hon. Rolfe S. Saun-
ders, Internal Revenue Collector, has
beee removed to the new building just
completed by VIM. r. Hunt, opposite
the LEDGER Office. 1t is better than no
relief in heavy taxation to be privileged
to she'll out to so clever gentleman.
The first bale of new cotton received
over the Mississippi & Tennessee rail.
road, came to-day, consigned to Messrs.
Stanton Il Moore. 1t was raised by Mr..
John A. Kuykendall, near Hanson's
Station, Tallahatchie county, classed as
low middling, and was sold for "a cents
per pound.
-Emmons & Son, No. 10 Jefferson
street and 1893 Main street. have received
the New York Ledger, Chimney Corner,
Literary Album, Banner of Light, Sun
day Times, Boston Pilot London Art
Journal for August, and all the maya
zines for September, and dailies from
everywhere Call at Emmons & Sons
for reading matter.
Miss Avonia Jones has arrived in
Massachusetts, and will be here to open
the theatrical season. When leaving
here three years ago, Miss Jones prom
ised that upon returning to America her
first appearance should be made in
Memphis, She will fulfill the promise,
and the fact, taken in connection with
her proud position in the galaxy of stars,
is no little compliment to the Memphis
theatrical world.
The TOURNAMENT AT SEARoY, ARK.
The dizziness prevailing in the vicinity
of Searcy, Ark, was temporarily dis
PEELED on Tuesday by grand tourna-
ment given in that town for the benefit
of the widows and orphans. Several
hundred persons were present, large
proportion being ladies. The grounds
chosen we're naturally we'll adapted to
the occasion, and had been carefully pre-
pared. Col Patterson, prominent citi
zen ofJacksonport, delivered the Grafton,
which is represented TO us as having
been most creditable to his head and
heart. He exhorted the people toquietly
pursue their respective avocations, in
the belief that everything would result |
for the best. His address had good
effect. For the first prize-a fine saddle |
there were fifteen entries. 1t was won by |
a gentleman named Davis, from Cotton
Plant, who was known by the somewhat
suggestive title of the knight of Don't |
You See Me-" Then there were the
" Knight of Night Before Last" what
ever that means, the Knight of Des
pair" who despaired of success and was
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