Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-13

Louisiana State Fair, held IN New Or-
leans, from Nov. 10th TO r27th, 1866,
against all competitors
For sale by REISHARDT & WETTER,
IL and 10 Monroe street,
l42-eod Memphis, Tenn.
DocroRs ArsLAw.-Yesierday even.
ing, DIR. F. b. Petit had search war
rant issued from Esquire Lees Office for
The purpose of recovering a razor, brush,
comb, book, box and tin bucket valued
at twelve dollars and half which were
in the possession Of DIR. Makeon. The
things we're seized, and the medical
gentlemen, whose particular forte is the
treatment Of secret diseases, were pres.
emit at Lees Office this morning, when an
examination of the case took place.
They became quite wrathy, called each
other quaeks, etc, and at one time 1t
looked as IL It wonld end in a fight.
They were pacifed finally and the case
settled by each one paying half the costs
svrr EoR DAMAGES. = Edward Giebe
visited the Turner Hall, on Front street,
about week since, and being slightly
intoxicated made himself quite disagree
able TO Christian Baker, who has charge
Of the hall. Some words ensued, when
Baker pushed him out of the door and
down the stairs. He slid down the rail
ing, and fell when about three feet from
the ground, being injured so badly that
he was confined to his room for several
days. He brought suit against Baker
for two hundred and fifty dollars dam
ages, the case being argued before
Esquire Creighton yesterday. The
plaintiff was allowed one hundred and
fifteen dollars damages. An appeal
will probably be taken.
CHAScERY CoURT. The following cases
were disposed of in this Court yesterday;
Jas. d. Petit ct al VS.. Josephine Cooper
ct al, order in favor of Mrs. Bailey; M.
w. James VS. jim. Barnett ct al, decree
in favor of complainant; Ed NJ. Barnum
VS.. Ann A. Pooley ct al, decree for sale;
j. V. Randall VS.. E. P, Harris ct al, de-
murrer overruled; Ezekiel Sanderlin ct
al VS.. w. NJ. Sanderlin ct al, decree in
favor of Thos. NJ. Ward; w. L. b. Cook
VS.. o. c. Jones ct al, injunction dissolved;
liz. NJ. Apperson VS. Desoto Insurance
Company, bill dismissed, U. W. Miller
and s. P. Walker, jr., were admitted as
practicing Solicitors Of this Court.
| The TIL RoBRERs.-J. Howard and
Chas. Williams, the welldressed fellows
who tried to rob the till of Lilly's store
on Monday, were examined before Els
quire Creighton yesterday evening, who
committed them for trial at the Criminal
Court, bail being fixed at two thousand
dollars each. In yesterdays issue we
stated that the robbery occurred at
confectionery store. The Lilly Brothers
are grocers at IN Main street, and are
noted for supplying to customers the best
articles atcheap rates q 90 a0jS
A Coal ARGUMENT. - Mr.. Clark,
mate of the steamer Cumberland, was ar
rested yesterday for striking a deck
hand named Edward Maloy on the head
with a chunk of coal. Maloy was en-
gagged to work on the boat while she was
lying at Cairo, and gotcarried of, when
the mate desired him to continue at
work. On arriving here he demanded
wages, difficulty ensued, in which the
mate used the coal argument and was
fined fifteen dollars for it BY Esquire
Creighton.
q OuRJoB OFiFoE.-The PUBLIC LEDGER
lob printing department has been lately
supplied with the latest and most ap
proved patterns of type, borders and
presses, and is better prepared than ever
| TO accommodate the mercantile public
Our prices will continue to be the mos
reasonable in the city, while our wsrk is
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 atferd Call and see. !
FIREMEN's, Ball. The gallant boys
attached to Desoto Steam Fire Company,
No. 3, Captain John Signaigo, intend
giving grand anniversary ball to-mor-
row evening at the hall over their engine
house on Poplar street. Committees
have been appointed and other arrange
ments made that will show the public
they are as able to manage ball as they
are ready to respond and hard to excel
when the fire bell calls them to duty.
ANOTHER MURDER. - Shortly after
twelve o'clock last night difficulty oc-
Cured between two men known as Bill
Brown and John Austin, near the Gas
Works, which resulted in the latter being
so badly hurt by an ak in the hands of
the former that he died about nine
o'clock this morning. Brown has been
arrested, and is now in jail awaiting trial
for the murder. fl,ba'l
CoLoRED MEETING.-Ws have been in
formed that the colored Radicals Of our