Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-16
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

Court
Bellies of the new cotton crop are
daily finding their way to market, and
meeting ready sale at fancy prices.
Judge Swayne, of the United States
Supreme Court, arrived Saturday even
ing, and will hold the Criminal Court,
The air was delightfully."- cooled yes
terday by half hours rain, We learn
that beyond the city limits scarcely any
rain fell.
The dull times made short work Of
keno rooms, but they are again spring
ing up, magiclike, in every quarter Of
the city.
Nineteen darby and five white girls
were this morning fined FIVE dollars each
for street walking Few were able to
liquidate.
George Davis (colored) is under ar
rest for stealing pair of shoes, and Dan
Jones (colored) for having stolen bar-
ness in his possession.
The mortuary reports show only
twenty four interments for the week
ending Saturday evening. or these
deaths only one was from cholera. Six
were from congestion.
-Milliken, the military prisoner, has
arrived in Memphis, the commanding
officer, Lieut. Hugo, promptly obeying
the writ of habeas corpus granted by
Judge Trigg.
Gen. Gordon Granger is at the
Gayoso. His rank in the regular ser
vice is lieutenant colonel, and his com
mand the 25th United States Infantry,
whose headquarters it is rumored will be
removed from Paducah to Memphis,
The grading and paving of a portion
of Main street have been sublet to Messrs.
Taylor, Mclean & Co., whose energy
and capacity for pushing work are well
known. The public have the promise
that operations will soon be commenced.
The room of Col George Stidger,
in Provine Block, was burglariously en-
tered night or two since and robbed Of
sufficient clothing to leave the Colonel q
wardrobe equal in gorgeousness to that
possessed by Adam on entering the
world.
-Waldran Block, 450 Main street, has
been selected as the place Of holding the
UnitedStates Circuit and District Courts
These Courts adjourned at noon to-day
to meet in the new courtrooms to-
morrow morning. Judge Swayne is
presiding in the Circuit Court.
Tho latest number of the Scientific
american has been received at EmmonE
4 Sons, No. 10 Jefferson street also
that first class literary critic the Round
Table; also the Courier deS Fiat,
Unts, which every reader of French
should have; LeSlieS Illustrated, the
Literary Companion, Harpers Weekly,
the Police Gazette, and the New York,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville and
Chicago dailies, and large variety Of
the best American and English month
lies.
On Ed. Worsham's counter, p JET.
ferson street, we notice Harper Weekly
for the 2lst, Illustrated Police News for
the 10Th, Chimney Corner, Literary
Album, Frank Leslie, Clipper, Metropol-
itan Record, Wilkes Spirit of the Times,
Lacrosse Democrat, Waverly Maya
zine, Boston Pilot, Police Gazette, Irish
People, Irish American, Irish Republic,
New York Ledger, Turf, Field and Farm,
London Times, all the French and Ger
man weekles, Chimney Corner, monthly
parts, Peterson for October, London Art
Journal, which Ed sells for 81 %, all
the daily papers, and fine stock of new
novels and stationery.
The proprietor of fashionable
clothing establishment, and prince of
good fellows by the way, was rather
Hanked " few days since. A
man bought shirt, went to
the dressingroom, put it on, and
was marching out, when the pro-
priety of payment was suggested.
Purchaser turned around, placed his
hand gently on the others shoulder, and
looking him steadily in the face, said
very sol0mnly: &c am the Redesmer of
the world; would you charge your Re-
deemer for a shirt p Our friend prompt
ly replied: "Well, sir, if you're the Re-
deemer, pass on and he passed. In-
yestigation soon revealed that the pur-
chaser was laboring under temporary
mental alteration.
SERIOUS CoNPLAIxT.-This forenoon a
negro calling himself Lem Watson com.
planned at the first district station house
of an outrage at the hands Of three white
men. He said they oyerhauled him yes
ierdsy at Nonconnah creek, cAoked him,
and endeavored to put a full point to his
mortal career by dangling his manly
form at the end OF a rope. His neck
bore evidence of choking, but whether
received as asserted, or for some Illicit
performance at the hen coon is the dues-