Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-03
LOCALS In BRIEF.

AFTERNOON IN regular Session
The Beaumont mandamus case
mentioned yesterday will be argued
Friday.
Ned Payne has been arrested for
stealing and selling skif belonging to
Jerry Rean.
Col, G. S. Cameron will meet Gen.
j. L.. Aleorn in discussion at Grenada
on Thursday % Oh Vu l,I F. DO
There were eighteen cases before
police court this morning The receipts
amounted to $7l.
Henry Jones (colored) has been
held to answer for stealing gun from
Mr. Mowatt, on Madison street.
Mr.. John Donovan, the energetic
president of the Gayoso Gas Company,
returned from the North yesterday.
Our old friend Mr. Bliss, the well
known oyster dealer, has returned to open
the fall and winter bivalvoula campaign.
The Board of Health have recon.
mended that oil the slaughter houses be
established below Fort Pickering on
boats.
Our young friend, Mr. r. M, Drake,
Of the popular clothing house Of Drake
& Co, left for a jauns up White river
Saturday evening.
II. d. Micou, Esq, the well known
attorney, of the firm of Dixon, Avery &
Micou, has returned, after q somewhat
protracted absence health.seeking in
Minnesota and other Western States.
w. L, Parker, who lives on Poplar
street, was arrested last night, charged
with beating his wife, mother and grand
mother, an achievement he is said to have
easily accomplished. No witnesses being
present, he was fined $50 and costs.
AN Italian and his wife and daughter,
while riding in buggy, were thrown
therefrom on the corner of fernando
and Elliott streets, last night, by the
horse plunging Into an unfinished els
tern. The ladies were somewhat injured.
Two gentlemen named Brown and
Burgett, from Arkansas, created an ex-
element in front of Webster block yes
terday afternoon by little fight One
shot at the other with Deringer, but
failed to hit. Both were arrested and
this morning fined
Our friend, Major j. NJ. Pettgrew,
of the extensive tobacco and liquor house
of Edmonds, Pettigrew & Co., returned
from Virginia last night, where he has
been for several weeks purchasing for
the fall trade. In short time this firm
will have in store very large and fine
stock of tobaccos of every kind. Major
P.s friend will be glad to learn that he
is in excellent health.
The scales of Second street drug.
gist, upon being examined by
the City Inspector the other day, were
found to be giving over weight to the
extent of the "heft of bird shot. In
consequence, the druggist has been
cheating himself, but the Inspector fined
him as though the deficiency was on the
other side Our dealer in drugs, medi.
cines," etc., thought it pretty rough
deal, but paid the bill without grumbling.
Ed Worsham, No. % Jefferson
street, has Harper's Weekly, Police Ga.
zette, Police News, London News, Lon
don Weekly Times, New York Weekly,
Scientific American, Round Table, Lon.
don Daily Times, Army and Navy Jour
nal, American Union, The Flag, Ger
man Leslie, New York Mercury, Courier
Des Etats Unis, American Agricultural
list for September, and lot of French
novels. He has also a splendid lot Of
stationery.
A perfect feast of literature is on
Emmons & Sons table to-day, 10 Jeffer
son street, including the celebrated Illus.
trated Police Gazette, National Police
Gazette, Harper's Weekly, the able
Scientific American, Street & Smiths
New York Weekly, Gleason's Literary
Companion, New York Weekly Herald,
and other favorites also, the leading
New York, ST. Louis, Cincinnati and
Chicago dailies, and the Louisville
Courier on the day of publications
A NOBLE DoNATIoY-In addition to |
many benevolent and praiseworthy acts,