Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-26
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cowAlpLr OurHAos AT MAMMALIAN
Station. on the Memphis 4 Louisville
railroad, was the scene, Wednesday
night, of an outrage, which. u the facts
Nc they have reached this city are true,
was Of the most infamous character.
The following statement furnished q
morning cotemporary BY an eye witness,
is as full as anything We have been able
10 obtain: "Dpring the late session Of
the Legislature. the settlement or sta
ton Of Milan vas Incorporated as
town. A few weeks ago party Of
so-called Union men assembled for the
election or nomination Of municipal Off
GERS. Willis their meeting WIS in pro-
gress. a party. of lhouxhtlsss boys and
youths paraded the town. and serepaded
them with tin pans and horns. Night
before last an adjourned meeting Of the
same party was assembled, and some
noise was made outside Of the building
Three brothers named Tom, Sam and
Meredith Wheeler came out, and seeing
no one about except young William
Brown, the son Of Tease +. Brown. Esq,
cotton broker, Of this city, who was
standing near by, they came up to him
and commenced cursipg and threatening
to kill him Brown was totally unarmed,
while each Of the Whcelers was loaded
down with weapons. One Of them, Sam.
Wheeler, It is said, raised q double bar
rel shotgun and aimed il at Brown, who
threw up his hand and begged him not TO
shoot. While thus begging, Tom. Wheeler
shot him through the body with pistol,
killing him almost instantly ~
/ IRISH LITERARY Association. -Edi-
tors Ledger: As your columns are al
ways open to the diffusion of knowledge
as well as q medium to make public any
enterprise calculated TO advance the
moral and spiritual condition Of the peo-
pie, allow me to draw the attention Of
your Irish readers to society called the
Irish Literary Association. 1t is iusti-
tuted for mutual improvement, by de-
batting leading questions of the day,
reading of essays, recitations, or in any
other way suggested by its members.
Young men cannot do better than con-
meet themselves with q literary associa.
ton. Its tendency is to develop the
mind, by hearing questions debated and
taking a part in the discussions. The
Irish Literary Association is composed
Of hard working, industrious Irishmen,
who meet together for mutual epjoy ment
aud self improvement. Societies of a
literary character encourage young men
to shun the evils of life to which they are
exposed, and to cultivate traits of char
acter which adorn manhood. The Irish
Literary Association meets in their hall,
corner Main and Adams streets, every
Thursday evening A cordial Invitation
Is extended to all young men.
JUEIUs.
MRMrHIs AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD LINE.
LOUISVILLE, June ~, 1868.
Asa Hill, Passenger Agent. Memphis. Tenn:
Please notify passengers that the JEFF
fersonville railroad has round trip tickets
to New York by the following routes
from Louisville, viz Via Indianapolis,
Columbus and Baltimore; indianapolis,
Crestline and Philadelphia; Indianapolis,
Cleveland and Erie railroad; via Gin
cinnati, Parkersburg and Baltimore
via Cincinnati, Columbus and Baltimore;
via Cincinnati. Cleveland and Erie; via
Cincinnati, Columbus and Philadelphia;
via Cincinnati, Atlantic and Great
Western and Erie. All tickets via Balti-
more are good via Washington, both
going and returning. On application
to the Ticket Agent at Jacksonville,
tickets of the Memphis and Louisville
issue by any route will be taken up, and
the passenger furnished tickets by any of
the routes named above.
W. Fl. KING, Gen'l Ticket Agent
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RICE & EXCEL are offering their entire
stock at sacrifice, to make room for an
elegant fall stock. T
New YORK CONVENTION. The Mem
phis and Charleston railroad is still car
rying delegates and visitors to and from
the National Democratic Convention, to
assemble at New York on the 4th of July
next, at half fare ; tickets for the round
trip being issued at the Company's office,
27S Main street The great Southern
Mail aud Express Route is the shortest
and only all rail route to the East, having
no ferrying or river travel; has sure and
direct connections aud fnesequipments,
the country through which it passes pre-
senting at all times, but more especially
during the summer months, rare beauty,
variety and attrsctiveness. These are
qualities that will always secure the Air
Line the popularity and business it has
ever enjoyed. Convention round trip
ticket, $38 rs. Gooduntil July 20. l0l
CARD OF THAMES TO the Fire De-
partmsnt. my Neighbors and Friends:
/ am under many obligations for your
kind assistance in lending a helping hand
to save one of my double tenemest
houses, on the corner of Hill and Ala