Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-15

Thos. Council, charged with threaten.
ing to shoot policeman Hallman, while
the latter was conducting him to the
Adams street station. will have hearing
before E'quire Kiernsn today.
Perry Buckner, negro charged with
stealing clothing from Mr. johnson,
was up beforss the Commissioner this
morning and discharged, it appearing
that the accused simply kept the clothing
until their washing was paid for.
Osr OF rHE GoyERxoR's PErs ON
THE RAxPAoE. = Between eleven and
twelve o'clock Saturday night, Officer
Sauerman, of the Northern district, de-
tscted a negro in the act Of robbing the
house Of Mrs. Shehan, on Commerce
street, and succeeded in effecting his
arrest The would-be thief, on being
conducted to the Adams street station,
gave bis name as William Henry, and on
being further catechised confessed to
having stolen horse at Randolph on
Friday last and ridden the same to this
city, and also to having stolen a
carpet sack on the road. II would seem
that the latter was effected after the fol.
loving manner; Henry, wbep riding
along the road, was overtaken by another
negro, with a carpet sack in his hand
who asked permission to ride with him.
Henry said, in reply to this, that he
couldn't let him ride, but that be would
carry his sack for him. Thereupon the
darby handed up his luggage, and
Henry, putting spurs to his horse, rode
off with it. tgse
. With thevarious charges above mem
toned against him, Henry spent
last night in the station. house, and
was this morning brought out to be
taken before magistrate. As be reached
the door of the station, he broke from
the officer having him in charge and put
up an alley. The officer followed, and
drawing his pistol fred three shots at
him. One ball entered. bis hand, another
his leg, the latter bringing him to halt,
and enabling the officer to secure
him again. he was recommitted at the
station and his properly dressed.
Henry, we may add, was recently
regarded by our estimable Governor
ft subject of executive clemen-
cy, and turned out of the penitentiary
just before the late county elections.
The LATE DR.. HooKs.-At meeting
held by the professional medical gentle
men Of this city, at the Office Of VIM. E.
Rogers, at noon to-day, DIR. Avent was
called to the Chair, and DR.. W. B. Har-
rison was appointed Secretary. The
meeting being called to order, Drs, W.
Z. Rogers, D. ID. Sounan and r. L. Butt
were appointed to draft suitable rssolu-
tons touching the death of DR.. ]. J.
Hooks. Whereupon the committee pre-
scented the following, which were adopted :.
Resolred, That in the death Of DR..
Hooks, who has been so suddenly called
from our midst to take up his march
along the "dark valley and shadow of
death, society has been deprived of
bright Ornament, and the profession, one
who was a bright light. Naturally mod
est and unobtrusive, it was only those
who knew him best, that loved him most
always hard student, be was ever
thoroughly posted in the medical litera-
ture of the day, and often have we been
charmed by the detail of bis researches
into the hidden mysteries Of our art; and
those who knew him well, will often miss
his pleasant medical conversations,
whilst the medical profession at large has
lost in his death devoted ornament.
Resolued, That we tender to his rela-
tives the poor boon Of sincere condo
lence, at the loss of SON, brother, and
friend. ~
Resolued, That copy of these reso-
lutions be published in The Memphis pa
peTs anu Ut lOTWdTutu u MS Ttlbufte
and friends, with the expression of our
sympathies with the bereaved in this his
early and sudden death. IL ~ IA
TWAS moved and carried that the Com
mittee on Resolutions be instructed to
draft a suitable biographical sketch Of
the deceased and publish the same in
some medical journal 100 7w @
FIFrY pieces Irish linen, from bank.
rupt sales, at a bargain, at Rice q En-
gels, 233 Main street ~ fl
TRANSFER OF REAL EsrATE.-The fol- |
lowing sales of real estate in Shelby
county were registered for the week end
ing Saturday last:
Meredith Yates to A. Cordes, part of |
lots 40 and All, between Market and |
Exchange streets, adjoining bayou,
BIS, 900.
W. T. Goldsby to E. NJ. Bateman, fsl
acres in the third civil district, $1,000 in
gold. ~ 30 -as 81 .s'-
r c Brinkley ct al to Maria Rutch. |
man, IS by 200 feet, northeast corner
Raleigh road and Marley avenue, $500. |
john Hauser to Jacob Suffer, q by |
1856 feet, west side of fernando street, |
bought of Murphy & Smoot, $1,000.
Albert Hicks to Thomas Leonard,
tnfarasf ~ on I'm faat front 1