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

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r. City scrip is buying at GA and selling
at &C cents.
The work of paving Shelby street ID
progressing rapidly.
-Chandler's soda and mineral water
fountains have been opened for the sea-
son. s 81. -p-r q. t~re zTert af
The physicians are complaining Of
an unusual degree of health pervadins
the city. .av IA rrwlw Wf
"A grand masquerade and fancy dress
ball will come off at the Chickasaw Club
rooms on the 10Th.
The dead body of an unknown negro
was found lying in the road, near Fort
Pickering, yesterday. frpE
Another batch of convicts have been
pardoned out of the penitentiary. Sew
eral from this and adjacent counties
7 MONEY TO LOAN on good collateral Sc
curity. Apply to L. H. c., No. 40 Madi-
son street--up stairs, front room. 80
"A temperance division of youths be.
tween the ages of eight and eighteen, is
to be organized at Temperance Hall this
evening.
- The Board Of County Commission
srs, yesterday, granted an appeal in the
contested election cases of johnson VS..
Greeley; Garvin VS.. Mclean, and Nor.
ton VS.. Hayden.
3 "A morning contemporary learns that
Senator Bacon, of the Eighth Senatorial
District of New York, and Col. Charles
Kendall, of New York city, are en- route
for this city, with q view of investing
$500, 900 in real estate here.
Detectives Cornell and Garrett re-
turned to the city from Raleigh last eve
ming, bringing with them mule stolen
Thursday night from W. A. Williams, of
this city, and also the thief in whose
possession the animal was found. 1sl
The police were on the lookout last
evening fer two Mackerels, who robbed
an old negro Of pocket-book contain
ing forty dollars, at Withe station, on the
Memphis and Louisville railroad, yester-
day, and afterward took the cars for this
city.
We ARE prepared TO furnish Wood, in
any quantity and of any quality, as low
as it can be sold; also, Sawed and Split
Wood by the load, and satisfaction guar
anteed. BIGLEY, MELLERsH 4 Co.,
rs South Court street, and corner Main
and Pontotoc. ,..--. 80
Two negro mackerels were nabbed
last evening while in the act of stealing
shoes from ]. H. Lowenstien q Bros.
At an earlier hour in the evening white
thief also attempted to steal hat from
the same establishment, was discovered,
pursued, shot at, but missed.
Procure your Sunday reading at
Joe Locke's. Joe has received all the
latest Northern and Eastern dailies, the
illustrated and sporting weeklies and
magazines flor April, which he keeps
constantly on hand, together with large
assortment of standard novels.
"A friend says he judges a gentleman
by the following: He never knocks yeur
hat off on a rainy day with his umbrella;
he yields to you fair share Of the side
walk in passing; he does not blockade
the street corners, and, finally, he never
puffs the smoke of bad cigar in the
faces Of ladies. tlatAa
The American Agriculturist is at
Emmons', 10 Jefferson and 1893 Main
street, who has also received the Land
We Love flor April, the Ledger, Chin
ney Corner. Literary Album, Bszaf
Harper's Weekly, Scientific American,
Courier, La Semaine, Monde Illustre,
and New York and Western papers, the
minor drama and the cheap edition Of
Dickens novels.
- The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been found incorrect in
form W. c. Thompson, Samuel d. 4
Richard 3. Barnett, James A. Hudson,
William o. Butler. J. B. Scudder, Jesse
w. Page, c. Niche, S. N. Gardiner,
Marcus Scallar, George W. Payne, w. W.
Coleman, G. W. Moreland, WIN. Raw
lines. George G. PetelIo. Frank A. Saun-
ders, James FlAherty, Nevills 4 Rose.
Daring the month Of March twenty
stolen horses and thirteen stolen mules
we're recovered by the police Of the city,
aud returned to their owners, making
something ever an average Of one ami
nal per dsy. Fixing the average value
Of each snimalat one hundred and hfty
dollars. We have, then, az aggregate
vaiue OF S5O05 in males and horses re-
covered and returned Such q showing
meals mich for The efsc;iveuess Of the
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