Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-24
HAYS Coal CoMPASY.-Best Pittsburg
coal, Wholesale and retail. We weigh on
the city scales. Office, 22l Madison Ct
LOCALS I'm BRIEF.

line varieties tneater reopens u
week from tonight
-Four arrests we're made by the po-
lice the lower district yesterday.
The cotton-worm has made its APP
pearance in Chickasaw county, Missis-
sippi.
The pleasant weather brought out
large congregations to oil the churches
yesterday.
Comfortable, well-ventilated rooms,
and table not to be surpassed, at the
Worsham.
Twenty two cases we're disposed Of
in police court this morning, and Melted
thirty. FIVE dollars.
Capt Sears will open his Office, for
the registration of voters at the Presi-
Dental election, in October.
The Central Democratic Club was
addressed Saturday night by Colonies
A. Fl. Douglas and c. s. Cameron.
Rev. j. w. Rogers repeats his poem
and predatory lecture at the Baptist
Tabernacle, on Wednesday evening next.
The observatory on the new Brink.
lev hotel will afford the finest view of the
river to be had from any point in the
city.
An old darby from the country was
robbed of eight dollars in currency by
negro mackerels, on Madison street, yes
terday.
The following additional discharges
10 bankruptcy have been granted: J. W.
6. Brown, C, A. Stockley and ]. N.
Douglas.
The paving having been completed on
Beal to fernando, the fernando street
cars are now running through without
interruption.
A Front street merchant purchased
a watermelon this morning, which, being
placed upon his scales, kicked the beam
at sixty pounds.
The evidence in the Wolf arsou case
before Esquire Kiernan. was closed this
morning. The arguments will be heard
this afternoon.
John Robinson's Monmouth circus
and menagerie will arrive on Wednes'
day next. The boys should begin to
save their nickels.
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street. keeps
his counters constantly supplied with all
the latest news. literary. fashion and
sporting publications.
"A large stock of Seymour and Blair
badges, just received, at Goodspeed q
Co. IS, 248 Third street. Clubs furnished
81 wholesale rates. l54
Hon. W. H. Sutton, of Arkansas,
will, by solicitation of the President,
address the Steamboatmen's Club, at
Stillman Hall. tonight.
Thirty. eight deaths we're reported in
the city during last week-sixtesu whites
and twenty-five colored; marked
diminutiou as compared with the pre-.
vious week.
Hume f. Hill, Esq, has been reap
no;nted Commissioner Of Deeds. ETC., by
Governor Powell Clayton, for the State
of Arkansas. His Office is No. 10 Madi-
son street, over the late Gayoso Bank.
"A challange and acceptance to play
a match game of base ball passed be-
tween the Bluff City Club, of this place.
and the Empire Club, Of St. Louis. The
game will come Of at ST. Louis, on the
second Wednesday in October, about the
time Of the annual fair.
Robert Wardlow, leader OF Ward
lows band, and well known and gene
rally esteemed as prominent colored
Democrat, died suddenly Saturday eve
ming of congestion. His repains were
followed to the grave by large process
sion of his color, lead by his band.
The TdHahatchian, published at
Charleston, Tsllahatchie county, Missis-
sippi, offers TO the business men OF this
city a most excellent mediums for adver-
tising. il has large circulation in one
of the best cotton growing regions OF the
State, and trades ainost exclusively with
this city. Its terms are liberal. l4s 4
Certificates of marriage granted the
following couples were returned during
the past week: Loudon Matthews and
Amanda J. Smith, August 10th; Ben.
Wilford aud Mary Harris, August 18Th /;
wylie Miller and Elizabeth Sneed, July
18th; Joseph Hickey and Mrs Kate
Hesburg, August 18Th; Geo. 3. Lee and
Miss Maggie ". Mcdonald, August 18th;
Geo. Brown and B A. c. Francis, Au-
gust islh.
SALOON KEKPERs will meet this Mon
day) evening, August -. at eight O'Clock