Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

Six cases were disposed of in Police
Court this morning.
"A Philadelphia paper says Joseph
Jefferson is worth 100000.
The Avalanche is lying on its oars
this morning. Tomorrow will be its
scathing" day.
Captain s. s. Garrett, late of the
Metropolitan Police, is to be first deputy
under Sheriff Curry.
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street, has
received all the serials and illustrated
papers of the current week and month.
The Nicolson pavement on Monroe
street has been extended to the alley be-
tween Market and Winchester streets.
The mules stolen from the stable of
Mr.. Katzenbach, Monday night, were re-.
covered by the police this morning and
returned to the owner.
The clothing house of S. Lichden.
stein, 70 Beal street, was entered by
burglars last night, and clothing stolen
to the value of fifty dollars.
The building of VIM. Grader, in
course of erection in Chelsea, was visited
by thieves during last night and num-
Der of carpenters tools stolen.
Sam James and JEFF Dabbs, both
negroes, were arrested last evening upon
q charge of stealing farming tools from
Mr.. Noon. and committed for examina-
ton.
AT the meeting of the County Com
missioners, yesterday, Mr.. j. j. Powers
presented an account of $4,000 yet due
him for work on the new Jail, which was
received and referred to a committee.
"A freight train on the Mississippi
Central Railroad was thrown from the
track, near Bolivar, yesterday morning.
The accident was occasioned by the
washing away of a trestle, during the
heavy rains of Monday night
Detectives Selkirk and Garrett re-
turned from Randolph this morning,
bringing with them four mules stolen
from parties in this city, last week. They
also brought back the thieves, who were
committed to await an examination.
In bankruptcy yesterday, meeting
of creditors was had in the cases of B.
M. Patterson, ]. s. Martin, E. P. Chur-
chill, D. W. A. Ealey, and William 7.
Cirode appointed Receiver The petition
of r.. C. Hite has been found incorrect
in form by the Register.
Albert Hampstead and Henderson
Ford (colored) we're up before Esquire
Gibson this morning, charged with play
ing the lock game OH an old colored man
by the name of Archer Thompson, and
in default of bail were committed for
trial in the Criminal Court.
Among the incidents of the storm
during Monday night, we should have
mentioned yesterday, that the dry docks
at the landing were blown from their
mooriugs aud drifted down the river.
We have heard ofno effort being made to
overtake and recover them. They were
seen still floating down stream last night.
The observance of St. Patrick day
by the sons of the Green Isle in our midst
concluded, as it began, yesterday, in the
most orderly and happy manner. The
festival at the Memphis Climb Hall in the
evening was a success in every sense OF
the word, and the proceeds will go far in
the furtherance of the charitable object
to which they will be applied.
From a large list ofpenitsntiary con-
victs pardoned by Gov. Brownlow, last
week, we take the following from Shelby
county, all of whom we're convicted OF
larceny: Wash. Smith, John Wallace,
Geo. Washington, Geo. Williams, Church
Saunders, W. Payne, Thos. Micken, NJ.
Fields, Eliza Reynolds. The last FIVE are
negroes
A little boy, about seven years OF
age, the son of Mr.. Williams, proprietor
of the lumber mill at the head of Front
street, narrowly escaped drowning last
evening. While playing upon the bank
Of the bayou, under the Market street
bridge, the earth giving way under him
be was precipitated into the water, where
il was of depth of FIVE or six feet. Mr..
J. B. Wilkinson, passing on the bridge at
the moment and seeing the little fellows
peri, FASTENED to his relief and succeeded
in saving his life.
AUCTION SALEs.-W. L. Maxwell! will