Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-04

guaranteed to give satisfaction. We have
the only complete printing Office in the
city, and will continue TO give our Gus
toners inducements no others in this
market can afford. Call and see. !
RIsroRI.-The great European TRACE
dienne, whose fame extends over the
world, will make her first appearance in
Memphis at the Greenlaw Opera House
tomorrow evening in the great tragedy
of kedeG On the following nights she
will appear as Mary Stuart" Eliza
beth, and Lady Macbeth" By refer
ence to an advertisement elsewhere 1t
will be seen that the scale OF prices has
been reduced from the figures 1t was first
placed at.
HERoIc.-M. Brannan was fined fifteen
dollars in the Police Court this morning
for whipping his wife. He had no money,
and was sent on the chain gang, where
he will probably stay until the woman
he whipped pays his fine and releases
him. The case Of Geo. Jones, colored
imitator of the above party, was contin'
ued until tomorrow. L. j. Thornton
will be tried tomorrow for insulting
lady.
Heavy ROBBERY. A man named
W. L. Shanks was robbed Of $4,000 at the
Memphis and Ohio depot on Saturday
night He had sold large amount OF
stock in the city and purchased ticket
with the intention of proceeding home.
As he was walking along the platform at
the depot, couple of men jostled against
him, and in less than minute he missed
his pocket book containing $4,000. There
is no clue TO the robbers
PERJURY.=A. Taylor has had war.
rant issued againstJ. c. Brown, charging
him with perjury in certain evidence
given in the Common Law Court during
the trial of the case of W. II. Scanlon
VS.. Taylor, Smell & Co. Mr.. Brown
waived an examination, aud gave, live
thousand dollar bonds for his appearance
at the next term of the Criminal Court
for trial.
PLANTERS, what do you want? Flows,
scrapers. etc. TREAT & HAMILTON.
LETTERS DELIVERED. - During the
month of January SO, 764 mail and 65l8
local letters we're delivered by carriers
in the city, and 1896 newspapers.
During the same period 78,849 letters
and $3.50 papers were collected from the
street boxes. New proof covers
are to be placed on the street letter
boxes during the present week.
POLICE CoURT. Thirty five cases were
on the docket this morning, 1881 being
collected. George Smith, A. j. Simpson
and VIM. Schneider, proprietors of gamb-
ling houses, forfeited one hundred dol
lars each which they put up for their APP
pearance. Adam Lawrence, colored, is
held for trial before a magistrate for
having stolen goods in his possession.
RING RoBBERY-A youth Of sixteen,
supposed to be member of the Memphis
Mackerel Brigade, robbed R. c. Dalton,
about twelve miles from town, on the
Tchullahoma road, about noon yesterday,
of diamond ring, two plain gold rings
and navy revolver, the booty being
valued at one hundred and eighty-fve
dollars.
AT HOME AGAIN.-Hume f. Hill, well
known in our city as magistrate, etc
for number of years, has hung up his
single at rs Madison street as a com
missioner of deeds and notary public,
and will be glad to see his old friends
and fix up their papers. The office Of
ESQUIRE Waldran is at the same place
No OwNER-A negro was arrested IN
South Memphis on Saturday with car
pet sack containing two pair of boots
and two pair of shoes, which he &C
kuowledged to have stolen. He would
not tell who he confscated the goods
from, and niger and leather were put
in the station-house.
SOCIAL refinement always manifests
itself in, the selection of articles of lux
ury and it may be regarded as a proof
of a highly educated national taste that
Phalon's "Night-Bloomirg Cereus" has
been adopted by all classes of the Amer
lean people as their favorite Perfume
Freehold Herald. l3l
STEAM DYEING AND CLEANIEG.-We
commend to the perusal of our readers
the advertisement under the above head.
It will interest all to know that we have
an establishment of this character with
such facilities and personal supervision
as will insure good work and fair prices
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FINE WHIsKIEs.- Crowder 4
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