Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-14

PUBLIC LEDGER,
Once. No; II Madison street
LARGEsT CITY CIRCULATION
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Wednesday Eyen'g. October a, Ises
THE CITY.
Meteorological Observations.
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October II. 1868. 81
Thermomoler.....-...... 81 70 62l'
Barometer ..-......,..... 1921 2s.@ 2gs
W w,na Cloudy. Fair. Fair
PrrrsBuRo and Kentucky coal and ga'
coke. Brown q Jones, Office 2s2 Mair
street, Bethel Block.
LAUNDRY OFFICE, 40 Jefferson st.
HAYS Coal CoMPANY.-Best Pittsburs
coal, Wholesale and retail. We weigh on
the city scales. Office, 22i Madison st
RrMovAL.-Mayer, Marshuetz 4 Co.
Wholesale lobaccopists and cigar manu-
facturers, removed to 300 Main street. 81
Il. B. PACKER, Pi,tsburg coal and ga,
coke, ESQ Main (Bethell Block). 81
WEr NURSE wanted Immediately. APP
ply at Office Of Memphis and Little Rocl
Railroad Company. 8.
"JUGGRD."-Bill Reid, who assaulted
Charley silvers, with intent to kill, wa'
"jugged last evening.
TANNING CoMPousD. Mr.. B. F. Gross
Of Trenton, in this State, has received 0
patent for tanning compound.
Il. WADE & Co., 297 Main street, have
choice and cheap blank books. =
SELMA RAILRoAD.-The Aldermanie
Committee last evening recommended
the taking of 100000 in the Memphis
and Selma railroad.
MORE CHIcKENs.-Mr. ]. 7. Handlan
the celebrated halter, whose private resi-
dence is or Dunlap street, lost all hi
chickens last night
HooP SKIRTS in endless variety, o.
Rice & Engel's, 233 Main street.
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VAGRASoY.-Bill Nelson, q coloret
mackerel, was sent to Jail this morning
for ten days by Squire Millard, on I
charge of vagrancy.
Cow TH1EF.-Dan Smith, the negro
COW theft who butchered old Jarry Rob
erts' COW on Presidents Island, was sem
to Jail yesterday by Squire Griffith.
EQUIPMENTS. 1t is now rumored thai
cartridge boxes, bayonets, belts, ETC., are
on their way down the river to suit 'thoss
guns in Conner h Richardson's posses
sion.
BAGLEY's FINE-CUr at the store o.
Kaufman & Bro, corner of Jefferson AND
Second streets.
A PRETTY ExousE.-The Register says
he's out of blanks, and therefore can
register anybody this week. If he OBJ
tains blanks next week, perhaps he may
register few.
A LARGE package of letters, purchased
at the express sale yesterday, addressed
to "Col. H. c. Young" can be had by
applying at this Office. These letters are
valuable to Col. Young.
f, G. Huse & Co., Is Jefferson street,
received this morning a fresh supply Of
smoked halibut.
DIsoRDERLY CoNDUor. Mary Pulliam,
negress, was very disorderly on the
street last evening. She was taken into
custody by Sergeant Atlee, lodged in the
station.house, and this morning fined five
dollars.
Found DROWNED. -The body of Charles
King, who fell off q barge some days ago,
was fcnnd in the river by officer Hood
yesterday. An inquest was held on the
body, and the usual verdict of found
drowned returned.
H. WADE & Co., 297 Main street, have
all Of Brick Pomeroy's works.
HALF FARE.-Officers of the Agricultu-
raj Association have made arrangements
with our railroad officers by which the
transportation of visitors, cattle and i'm
plements to the exhibition will be charged
only half fare-that is, full fare to Men,
phis and back Free
SENT UP.-Justice Willard last after
noon committed Foley and Burns, on
the charge ofgarroting Mr.. c. G. Holmes.
In default of $4,000 bonds each, they
were sent to Jail, to await trial by the
Criminal Court. Conway, it is said, is
recovering from his wound.
ONE hundred dozen ladies' white me-
rino hose, at rs cents, Rice * Engel,
233 Main street. 7
RowDY.-Two gentlemen of color"
Jim Sailor and Nose Herron-were on
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