Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-23
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

Vorkmen nave cOmmchcgP s'"u"s
Madison street, between Main and Front,
preparatory to paving.
Mrs. Carpenter, residing on fernando
street, was badly burned by kerosene
oil a morning or two since.
There will be basket picnic and bran
dance, largely participated in by Mem
phians, at Horn Lake on Thursday. Y
It is understood that Gen. Frank Blair
will deliver a political address in this
city on Wednesday evening 3lst inst
The Atlantic and Active base ball
clgbs,hsyeI had match rpesr the city,
in which the former was successful
Our old and esteemed fellow.citizen,
Mr.. VIM. Park, has. returned from Hot
Springs, Ark, considerably improved in
health,
The case of Joseph White (coloredl,
charged with numbering a white man
named Murphy, still occupies the atten-
ton of the Criminal Court Gl .8E
In ST. Peter and St Paul's Church, on
Sunday, the sum of $5Os was obtained by
collection, to be applied to paving Adams
street in front Of that edfice. tA B.
Hart jerks (colored) was arrested last
night, charged with attempting to bur
glariously ! enter Mr.. % J.l0'oonner's
liquor store, on Main street, near Market
Yesterday afternoon Bob johnson, an
alleged horse thief from Arkansas, was
arrested by detective Cornell, charged
with recent theft at Sunnyside, Ark.
He win be held for a requisition. . = > ~
Mr. R. s. Saunders, revenue collector,
has seized Mr.. B. Labe's rectifying es.
tablishment, on Second street, and Mr..
Joe VOLTS distillery, on Wolf river, for
alleged violations of the revenue law.
Every northward-bound steamer and
train conveys citizens seeking relief from
our heat and dust, in different portions
of the less torrid North. Among those
who left yesterday was our youHg friend
R. T. vredenburg, Esq, the deservedly
popular insurance agent ga
The Radical party clique, who proved
successful at the recent legislative nom
mating convention, are delighted over
their achieyement,apd say they will Ike ep
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the B. Lewis clique down forever Next
to crushing themselves, we cannot con-
ceive Of a better thing they can do for
the community. az q6vr 0toe
A correspondent Of the Avalanche
mentions that Mr.. John d. Bauta jumped
into the river at Haile's Point, on the
18th, and was drowned. He had been
EMPLOYED in Messrs Burton 4 Pierce!
warehouse, apd at one time worked neal
Galloway station, on the Memphis ant
Ohio railroad. s., a.,s.,sLrr,,q
Although established only a few day.
since, the city pound contains as great {
variety of animals as St Elmo's" ia
nous collection, which, according to the
travestie on the work, were pronounced
by the natives to- be"'the dog ondest
rip.snortingest and ding'stavingest 10
of critters ever seed in that region II
The little Radicals who turned up thu
whites of their eyes in holy horror wher
Mr. Garland P. Ware, once slave dealer
was mentioned for representative, hav'
doubtless forgotten that Brownlow ha
not only bought and sold human flesh o
a sombre hue, but Travelled thousands o
miles to defend slavery as divine insti
tuition. 4r1o a'iai aii i's Lta.n
In electing eur friend Mr.. John P
Tobin President of the Fifth Ward Con
servative Club, the Conservatives of tina
locality performed a wise action. Mr.
Tobin is one of the most thorough prac
teal business mensin the city, ant
devoted to the Conservative cause. Hi
efforts will contribute largely towar
increasing the anti-radical vote in hi
Ward. A mass meeting, under tn
auspices of the club, will be held in tn
| Criminal Court room this evening
We see by the CorintA NeUs that gu
friend Prot. L. B. Castor has opened
male school in Corinth, where he, wit
his estimable and accomplished lady, ha'
one of the most fourishing female semi
naries of the Southwest, until drive
from it by the ravages of war, He is a
old and capable teacher, an intelligen
and christian. gentleman, who, as a
I ardent Southern man, has suffered grea
losses during the last years of distr0s
and trial. We have no hesitation i
saying that those who have boys t
educate cannot do better than to plac
them under the inition aud GUARDIANSHIP
of Mr.. CASTOR.
LADIES, don't fail to look at NJ. Krau
& Co. s damaged stock of dry goods, a
they must be closed out in the next tie
days, at 2l3 Main street.
TIE FoRrHcoMiNG CONSERVATIVE BAF
sEcUE, AT. SoMERvILLE.-0ur Conservs
| tive friends in Fayette are making Ies
tensive preparations for the barbecu
and mass meeting to be held at Somer
vile on Saturday next Among tn
speakers announced are General Fran
Blair, Hon. J. W. Leftwich, Col Game
ron and Hon. John w. Smith The 70