Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-12
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

-Pawpaws have made their appear
ance on the fruit stands.
The St Andrews Society meets at
four o'clock this afternoon.
Twenty cases Melted fifteen dollars
in police court this morning.
The Avalanche says there is to be a
meeting on the Association Course this
fall.
Col. Nose Parrish and Capt. Flem-
ming, of the Bolivar Bulletin, are in the
city.
The rain of the past forty eight hours
has washed the paved streets as clean as
q house floor.
Very little of the lumber washed out
of Wolf river by the rise yesterday has
been recovered.
Passenger time between Memphis
and Little Rock has been reduced to
twenty seven hours.
"A large number of country people
are expected in town to witness the grand
demonstration tonight.
The first quality Of everything chew.
able and smokeable at Kaufman & Bro.s,
corner of Second and Jefferson.
H. P. Butler, agent Of the Phoenix
Insurance Company, has returned to the
city from a summer tour North.
Planters in the city this morning re-
port the rain as having been attended
with damaging effect to the cotton crop
The recent rains caused break on
the Memphis and Louisville road, which
| in turn caused delay of trains yester-
day.
We would suggest to the Democratic
employers of the city to cast an eye
among the colored men in the grand pro-
cession tonight.
VIM. Butler, a negro, was committed
at the first station, this morning, on the
charge of Butlerizing the sum of nine
dollars and fifty cents
The various Democratic clubs will
meet at their respective halls at Z
o'clock this evening, to form and turn
out in the grand demonstration.
We learn that our friend DR.. j. B.
Russell, No. 40 North Court street, has
fallen heir to quarter of million dol
lars, by the death of an uncle in Europe.
We we're pleased to meet in the city
again this morning Maj. De Vassa, of the
Memphis agency of the old and reliable
Little Miami road, who has just returned
from an extended tsur North.
An attempt was made about dark
last evening to rob the boarding house OF
Mrs. Levings, 80 Monroe street. The
thieves were detected, however, by the
lady of the house, and fed empty handed
Judge Lee has sustained Judge
Hunter in imprisoniug Esquire Hall for
failure to pay fine assessed for con-
tempt, and has remanded the prisoner
to fail. there 10 remain until the same is
paid.
Those desirous of providing them-
selves with reading matter for the Sab
bath, will find the latest and raciest OF
everything in the newspaper and period
cal line st Joe Locke's, % Jefferson
street.
Good hats, cheap. Wheaton h Co.,
1879 Main street, have a splendid stock OF
all the new fall styles. Those DESTROYS
of purchasing fine hat cheap, and
choosing from variety of styles, should
a.uond see than IL
The Chimney Corner, New York
Ledger, illustrated Times, lie Monde
Illustre, Ballou and Peterson's Magazines
for October, the Irish and German week
lies, Lacrosse Democrat ond seventy-six
other weekles, at Emmons', 10 Jefferson
and 1893 Main street. Also, the daily New
York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago aud
Louisville papers.
We we're pleased to meet this morning
our old friend. Col A. N. Edmouds, of
the frm of Edmonds, Todd A Co., who
has returned from a visit to the watering
places, where be has been spending the
summer for recreation from his arduOus
duties. Tie Colonel is very much i'm
proved in health and viii hereafter be
found at his post, 30 Front street.
The st. George and Chelsea cricket
clubs have consolidated, and elected the
following officers: President. c. Nourse;
Vice President. = Atwood Secretary,
J. G. Watkins; Treasurer, ]. W. Sails
COMMITTEES Of Arrangements, Messrs-
Wilson, Handkerchief and HAwkinsi
Field Captain, C. A. Bsrtlif. The hrst
game will be played on Thursday next
at one o'clock, near the Chelsea church