Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-30
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

The several churches Of the city
we're all largely attended yesterday.
-Workmen have commenced putting
down the Nicolson pavement on Shelby
street.
Eleven cases were disposed of, and
twelve dollars in fines collected in Police
Court this morning.
The church edifce of the Baptists in
Chelsea has been enlarged, renovated
and otherwise improved.
-rhe old Jail, on Adams street, was
deserted this morning for the first time
since August, 1861, or nearly seven
years.
Mag Hayden's bagnio, on st. Mar.
tins street, was visited by thieves on
Saturday night and a quantity of bed
clothing stolen.
Stock thieving continues to prevail
to an alarming extent in the suburbs.
Several depredstions were reported at
police headquarters this morning.
In the contested election cases this
morning, the Board of County Commits
sioners, rendered decision in favor Of
the Radical officers elect. OF course.
The police made descent on the
notorious negro bagnio on Gayoso street
near Main, on Saturday evening, and
abated the nuisance by scattering the
inmates.
1t is fact of some interest that the
right of street railway companies to levy
an extra charge on passengers, to meet
the Government tax, terminates on the
first of April, Wednesday next.
-Hernando road people, look look !
look III S. M. Guest, near South street.
has a full supply of family groceries,
corn, oats, hay, bran, etc., cheap for
cash. Best sugar.cured hams for twenty
cents.
The alarm of fire about two o'clock
yesterday morning was occasioned by
the burning of an old one story building
on South, near fernando street The
house was unoccupied and is supposed
to have been fred by incendiaries. Loss
very trifing, with no insurance.
= 10. Locke, % Jefferson street, has
the monthly magazines, the Waverley,
Chimney Corner, New York Weekly
Illustrated News, Wilkes Spirit, New
York Clipper, French and German week
lies, and FIVE or six Irish, Harper's
Weekly and Bazaar, Literary Album, and
many others, with the New York and
Western daily papers.
= The delegates recently appointed to
attend the Immigration Convention at
Jackson left the city for that point at
noon to. day. The delegation consists
of Messrs. G. P. Foute, L. 8. Marye, j.
T. Trezevant, VIM. Wallace, John II.
Speed, Joseph Eenow, James Edmund
son, R. F. Looney, William Farris, John
o. Miller, c. P. Norris.
The illustrated weekly paper has be-
come an absolute necessity to the reader
and the family:circle At Emmons, 10
Jefferson and 1893 Main street, they can
be had of every variety, home and for-
eign, comic and scientific, literary,
police, fashion, everything; all the
monthly magazines, the ST. Louis, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, Ghlesgo, and New
York daily papers.
The Young Mems Division, No. so,
Jons Of Temperance, has elected the
following oGcers for the ensuing term:
Robert Gardside, ". P; F. H. BrilRs,
W. A.; n. c. Norwood, K. G.; A. B.
Durff, A. R. G.; Nelson, F. s; George
Rohr, Treasurer; William Hightower,
Captain; DR.. William Chambers, Con-
dnstor; d. Richards, Assistant Con-
ductor: Jesse shipvay, |. G. Graham,
: 8. A public installation of the Off
Ger, elect will take place .. Temper
ancs Hall this eve.--ioS.
johnson, Mack and Malone, lH'
three negroes charged with outraginE
The person Of little white girl, we're
brought out before Esq. Herman, this
morning. for examination. A number
AZ witnesses we're examined. and upon
hearing the testimony, the Squire re-
committed the two first 10 sppear 81 the
oext term Of the Criminal Court, while
Malone vas discharged, i appearing 10
Re satisfaction Of the Court that be vas
In no manner connected with the out
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