Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-02
LOCALS In BRIEF.

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Joe Locke, 20 Jefferson street, has
received everything late in tie, news,
pictorial and literary line.
-Thirty-three cases were disposed OF
in Police Court this morning, and sixty
FIVE dollars in fines collected.
Ira lively trotting race comes of at
three o'clock this afternoon over the
Memphis Association Course.
"A meeting Of the Daughters Of
Rebecca Benevolent Society will be held
at Odd Fellows Hall this evening. Z
'u--Out of one hundred and thirty pris.
oners in the county Jail, one hundred are
negroes, while only thirty are whites. Z
The two Gayosos have both closed
doors-the bank and the hotel. Is the
fame of the old Spaniard on the wane2
James O'Brien swore out writ be-
fore Esquire Foley this morning, against
Edward Briggs, charging him with per-
jury. =
The hearing of the contested cleo
ton case of Donovan vs.. Matthias has
been postponed by Judge Pierce until
Saturday.
l--Taylor,a the man who assaulted q
negro on the steamer Sam. ]. Hale yes
terday, was Waterman and not a mate
as stated by us last evening.
Rev. DR.. Lacey, Of Richmond, lee
lures at the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church tonight, on the life and cam
paigns of Stonewal jackson. y vTE 8
= Ristori, who was expected to COM
mence an engagement at the New Mem
phis Theater on Monday night last, nay
be looked for during the coming week,
"A horse, stolen from Messrs. Dickey
q Parish, was recovered with the thief, a
negro man, at Collierville, this morning,
and can be obtained by application at
police headquarters.
-Hernando road people, look look !
looklll S. M. Guest, near South street,
has full supply Of family groceries,
corn, oats, hay, bran, etc., cheap for
cash. Best sugar cured hams for twenty
cents.
We were plea sed to receive a cal
last evening from Hon. E. s. Fisher
formerly one Of the Judges Of the Su'
preme Court of Mississippi. He is in
the city on business Of a professional
| character.
The dead body of an unknown col
ored man was discovered on the Her
uando road yesterday, and reported to the
authorities. No marks of violence be-
ing discoverable, it is supposed be died
from heart disease. ..
| Capt. Simonsg of the northern police
district, arrested last night seventeen pc
gro Migrants in a lumber yard on The
bluff, all of whom we're fined by Commits
sioner Richards this morning, upon 1T
being shown that they had no visible
means of support
Two parties, giving their names as
| A. B. Lee and A. w. Hubbard, wer'
taken in custody by the police of thu
lower district last evening, on charg'
of attempting to pass counterfeit money
in a shop on Beal street. They will hav'
an examination this evening.
VIZ ARE prepared TO furnish Wood, il
any quantity and of any quality, as low
as it can be sold; also, Sawed and Spli
Wood by the load, and satisfaction guar
anteed. BIoLET, MELLERsH 4 Co.,
Is South Court street, and corner Man
and Pontotoc. "a- s.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been referred for final dis
charge: Ford 4 Wilson, E. 2. Lane
Frank Underwood, James A. Fisher
The creditors in the cases Of ID. s
Wright, Samuel Dickens and samue
StOyall, have appointed w. 7. ciroe
assignee.
About four clock this morning tb
confectionery Of 7. Lazanno, at th
corner Of Beal and DesO,o streets, We
broken ints, and robbed. The Thieves
in making their egress from the building
we're discovered By officers BOurks an
Bundy, Who gave chase, but did not spe
coed in capturing the fugitives
The latest papers are daily receive
II E1nons', 10 jefferson and 393 Maj
street The Bazar 81 Fashion, Harper
Weekly, Chimney Corner, New 1or
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Irish veeklies, Clipper, Budget Of Far
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