Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-27
LOCALS In BRIEF.


LOCALS In BRIEF.
Thirteen cases disposed Of in Police
Court this morning yielded only six dol
lars.
Capt. J. E. Stacey, of the revenue
department, is in town, registered at the
0verton.
= The argument in the contested elec'
ton cases is still being heard by the
County Commissioners.
Two horses were stolen from the
stable of Mrs. Seymour, on the Poplar
street road, during last night.
j Mr.. c. c. Gale, General Southern
Agent of the Cleveland Columbus and
Lake Shore railroad, is in the city.
Stout Pullen, negro, was sent up
by Esquire Herman last evening on a
charge of stealing cotton from the bluff
The Revenue Department has di'
rected Collector Saunders to close all
distilleries in this district which have not
bonded warehouses.
- Pat. Butler, charged with whipping
Mrs. Butler, was up before Commissioner
Richards this morning, and fined twenty
five dollars and costs.
The residence of Col. Jesse Forrest
on Union street, was burglariously en-
tered at an early hour this morning, and
q quantity of provisions stolen.
In default of bonds, Alex. Smith and
John Hall were recommitted by Esquire
Black yesterday, to answer to the charge
of larceny in the Criminal Court.
- John Bonner and Henry Ferguson,
sentenced to the penitentiary for lar
ceny, committed in this county, have
both been pardoned by Brownlow.
Stock thieves paid a visit to the
residence of Mr. J. NJ. Provine, on the
fernando road, during last night, and
drove off two valuable milk cows.
in bankruptcy, yesterday, the follow
ing petitions were found incorrect in
form: Jesse W. Page, Marcus Skaller, I,
NJ. Gardiner, Robert Fl. Golightly, Chas,
Niche. VIM, A. Hill.
- Twenty FIVE prisoners were taken
from the old county Jail, this morning,
before Judge Waldran and discharged
the grand jury having failed to find in
dictments against them.
"A complimentary supper will be
given the representatives of Shelby
county in the Legislature, this evening
BY the Mechanics Lien-Law Association
of this city. The affair will come off at
Spechts.
Deputy constable j. Fl. Fisher wat
up before Esquire Black this morning,
on charge of embezzling $26 collected
for John Doran, and was bound over to
answer nt the next term of the Criminal
Court in the sum of $1,000.
The fashion and sporting papers
latest dailies and illustrated weeklies
together with all the magazines for April
have been received by Joe Locke, q
jefferson street. Joe has also con
stautly on hand a choice selection o.
novels, and all articles in the stationery
line.
1.-The following are the officers for the
| ensuing quarter, elected by the Shelby
Div;sion of the Soss OF Temperance
A. C. Gillesnie, W. p; &c. Titus, W
A.; Chas. Coffin, r. S.; 7. Il. shepher
A. r. s.; A. Caulk, F. s; W. c. Lyons
Chaplain; Ed. Miles, CON- L. DaltrOff
A. c.; Lewis Beehler, l. s.; s. X. Gam
mon, o. s.; G. S. Dickinson, p. ". T.
We understand that pamphlet eI
bracing q full history of the Ardlaneht
contempt cases-the effort of Radica
judiciary to suppress a free and out
spoken press-is in the hands Of the
printers, and will be issued at an early
day. The volume will be worthy OF
place in any library, and we'll worth the
perusal Of every student of the timss IL
which we live.
-Emmons, No. 10 Jefferson street and
393 Main. has received all the monthly
magazines for April-Harpers, Put
mans, Atlantic, LippiucOtt'r, GALAXY
Every Saturday, Young Folks, Littelfs
Peterson's and Bsllous; all the literary
comic, police, foreign, scientific and
illustrated weeklies. and the agricultural
publications; the dailies from New York
Cincinnati, St Louis, Chicago and
Louisville
GAsALISE for petroleum stoves and
lamns. for sale by Spicer 4 Sharpe, il