Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-22
LOCALS In BRIEF.

LOCALS IN BRIEF.
Col. Lucius Polk is among the guests
at the 0verton.
Mr.. c. Fl. Wood, general western
agent of the Pan Handle route, is in the
city.
The ice dealers are making exten :
sive preparations for the summers BUSH
| ness.
The venerable Bishop Early, of Vir-
GINA, is TO visit this city during the
coming month.
Mr.. Joseph Tagg has been relieved
from the bonds of Mr.. George M. Gree.
ley, County Register.
A special meeting of the Howard
Association will be held at the Circuit
Court room this evening.
= The St. George Cricket club will
play on their grounds, near the State
Hospital, tomorrow afternoon.
"A match game of base ball between
the Bluff City and Eureka clubs comes
off to-day, on the grounds of the Enter
prise club.
Fifty half barrels of whisky, on the
steamer Tempest consigned to IS. l. 1,
Little Rock" were seized by Capt. Sta
cey, of the Revenue Department, yester-
day.
"A negro was given a job Of white
washing in one of the colored school
houses yesterday, and did tito perfection,
including the blackboard which was set
in the wall
The latest dailies from all parts of
the country, together with the pictorial
and literary weekliss, and all the maya
zines, can be had at Joe Locke's, % JEFF
ferson street.
O.P.H .P. ks. M. Guest, fernando
road, near South street, has full supply
of Hay, Corn, Oats and Bran; also every
thing in the way of Family Groceries.
CHEAP, FOR CASH!
Parties from the country represent
that the recent heavy rains have seriously
hindered the planters. The creeks have
all been flooded, and in some quarters
fencing washed away.
The doctrinal sermon, preached on
the anniversary of the Cumberland Pres
byteran Church, by Rev. E. B. Crisman,
has been issued from the press of this
city in pamphlet form.
Sergeant Smith, of the. sanitary de-
partment of the Metropolitan Police, who
was run over by the street cars, and off =
Ger Sweat, who was shot by negroes on
South street. are both recovering rapidly,
and will soon be out again.
The stockholders of the Memphis,
| Clarksville and Louisville railroad held
a meeting at GAINESVILLE on Monday, to
consider the propriety of taking the bene'
| st of the bankrupt act. The result Of
their deliberations we have not heard.
A meeting of creditors was held yes
terday in the bankruptcy cases of P. l.
Huetfe & Co., Memphis Club, s. c. Simp
son, A. NJ. Bryan, Solomon Isascs, John
R. Talbot, Benjamin L. Talliaferro, W
L. Hall, William c. Lightfoot and D. j.
Beadles.
The Upton Weekly Record has been
purchased, and will in future be edited
by Capt. Sam. Rose, we'll known young
attorney Of this city. Under his direction
the paper will lose none Of the sprightli'
ness and vigor that has characterized II
in the past.
The steamer Pargoud, which arrived
this morning, brought up from New Or
leans E. A. Smiths celebrated stable
which will participate in the Forthcoming
spring meeting on the Memphis Associa'
ton Course. The stable embraces thu
following famous racers: Chickamaugs
Malcolm, Ontario. Nellie Gwynne anC
Mary VIM. When the Psrgoud left
other stables, il was understood, would
be shipped on the steamer Mississippi
which was to have lsft the next day
Some fifteen horses are yet looked fol
from that direction.