Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-06
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

same time 5ozO bhien'
The Municipal, Law, 'Chancery and
United States District courts were oil In
session this morning.
A verdant Teuton from the country
was victimized to the extent Of $50 by
the lock game this morning
- Money to loan on collatorals, room
Z, Knickerbocker Building, 10 Madison
,treet-up stairs. 3ls
Mr.. II. Z. Andrews has been elected
President, and Mr.. r. N. Thweatt, Score
tary, of the City Teachers Association.
Rev. DR.. Lacey, Of Richmond, Va,
preached at the Second Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning and evening.
MONEY TO LOAN on good collateral Sc
curity. Apply to L. II c., No. 40 Madi-
son street-up stairs, front room. 80
Yesterday being Palm Sunday, the
congregations at all the Roman Catholic
and Episcopal churches we're unusually
large.
-Thirty-six cases were disposed OF
and one hundred and seventy.four dollars
collected in fines in police court this
morning.
= The new and elegantly fitted
Rhinish wine hall, under the Commercial
Hotel, was opened with grand "set out
this morning.
Six stolen mules have been recov-
cred by the detectives, and reported to
police headquarters within the past
twenty-four hours.
Only two petitions in bankruptcy
have been filed since the LIST inst.-those
of James Fl. Dorum and Morris Jaretz-
ky, of Gibson county.
Rev. DR.. Graves delivered second
lecture on the subject of Spiritualism at
the First Baptist Church last evening
His hearers were very numerous.
"A brace of sneak thieves, who were
detected prowling about the Southern
Hotel last night, were arrested by the
police and committed at the lower station.
Mr.. Cooper's successor as United
States Revenue Assessor for this dis
trict, will be Mr.. W. M. Hatcher. The
appointment of the latter has Just been
confirmed.
-Rag-picking in Memphis has been
almost exclusively monopolzed by little
nigs. They have quite taken the hook
and bag out of the hands of their pale
faced brethren.
"A party of children were playing on
the turn.table at the terminus ofthe Pop
lar street railway, on Saturday afternoon,
when one of the number caught his arm
in the table, while in motion, and had it
instantly broken.
The next term Of the Supreme Court
for the Western Division of the State
will be held at Brownsville. The order
of business will be as follows: lst, 18th
Circuit; I'd, 18th Circuit; Sd, 10th Cir
cult; 4th, l4th Circuit; 9th, 18th Circuit;
9th, Memphis.
II. j. Biggs, alias Ed. Briggs, while
up before Esquire Foley for perjury on
Saturday, was taken from the custody of
the civil authorities on a charge of de-
sorting the 4th United States Cavalry.
he was conducted from the magistrates
Office to the Navy Yard.
We ARE prepared to furnish Wood, in
any quantity and of any quality, as low
as it can be sold; also, Sawed and Split
Wood by the load, and satisfaction guar
anteed. BIGLEY, MELLERsH & Co.,
rs South Court street, and corner Main
and Pontotoc. 80
The trotting match over the Asso.
citation Course, which was postponed
from Wednesday last, ewing to the bad
weather, will come off o-morrow, The
track is now in excellent condition, and
the grounds will doubtless be crowded.
The forthcoming match will be mile
heats-best two in three-to harness and
to rule.
The thief and murderer, Billy Banks,
claims that he had no hand in relieving
Mr.. Fred. Bynum of the $1,000 which
that gentleman lost in this city, but al
leges that the theft was committed by his
partner, who left town by river on Fri.
day last. Banks will be held by Col.
Beaumont until requisition for him
can be obtained from Gov. Fletcher, of
Missouri.
AT meeting of the Memphis Typo
graphical Union, yesterday, Messrs,
William Mullins and Henry White were
elected delegates to the National Typo
graphical Convention, which meets in
Washington on the first Monday in June
next Messrs Mullins and White are
accomplished printers and gentlemen,
who will reflect credit upon the Memphis
branch of the National Union.
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street, has
received the Chimney Corner, Harper's
Weekly, New York Album, Ledger,
Wilkes Spirit, Yankee Doodle, Phunny
Phellow, Boston Pilot, New York Mer-
curry, Courier des Etats Unis, illustrated
News, Lsslie's Illustrated, Scientific
American, the agricultural, religious and
spiritual papers, and the dailies of New
York and the Western cities.
The May number Of Peterson's has
already been received at Emmons'. 10