Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-09
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Sixteen cases tried Melted Eve dol
lars in police court this morning.
Capt. F. w. Merrin, Of the Charles
ton (Miss) Tdllahatchian, is in the city.
WIN. Wesly, suspected mule thief, is
awaiting hearing in the Adams street
station. L1-fl 1885 ~
Thirteen arrests were made by the
police of the lower district yesterday
all for trivial offenses.
-Everything in the chewers' and
smokers line at Kaufman 4 Bro s, cor
ner of Jefferson and Second streets.
The mounted men in the forthcom'
ing Democratic demonstration will b
commanded by that gallant soldier Msj
Phil. 7. Allin. eom ~ vi 900
In the Criminal Court yesterday,
Andrew Majors, Joseph Bell, Nose.
Hopkins and Nelson Cole, charged with
larceny, were admitted to bail.
The annual statement Of the Cham
Der of Commerce has been issued in pam
phlet form. We are indebted to the
officers of the Chamber for copy.
-Theo. Heiliger, charged with having
had hand in the recent Powers &
McGeoy clothing robbery, was admitted
to bail in $4,000 by Esquire Herman last
evening. 8
All the New York, Cincinnati, St
Louis, Chicago and Louisville dailiesi
also all the sporting and fashion weeklies
and the magazines, at Joe Locke's, q
Jefferson street.
The physicians attending Mr.. F. A
Alexander, the victim of the recent out
rage south of the city, are hopeful of his
recovery. His condition this morning.
was unchanged.
"A grand ball will be given at No. 81
Engine House, Poplar street, to morrow
night, for the benefit of the colored Dem.
ocratic Club of the Fifth Ward. Tickets
10 be had at the door. T
AN entrance was made by burglars
last night to the residence of Mrs. Griffith
1853 Union street, and quantity of wear
ing apparel stolen, also United States
bounty claim in favor of Mack Simpson
The citizens along the line of the
proposed Memphis and Selma railroad
are keenly alive to the Importance Of the
enterprise, and subscribing literally fol
its contamination. Let Memphis do like.
wise. =
Good hats, cheap. Wheaton d Co.
1879 Main street, have q splendid stock Of
all the new fall styles. Those DESTROYS
Of purchasing a fine hat cheap, and
choosing from variety of styles, should
call and see them. IL
AT meeting OF the ST. George and
ST. Andrews societies yesterday, it wat
resolved to have union picnic at the
Ford place, in Chelsea, on the 18th inst
A programme was also agreed upon,
which will be made public in due time.
Phil. Wilson and William Randolph
brace of ebony msckerels, were com
mitted in the southern district yesterday
on the charge of stealing stove from
stall in the Beal street market. We have
failed to learn whether they stole Ere
with II or not. o.
Col. W. I. Avery made one of the
most elegant and effective speeches Of
the campaign before the Fourth Ward
Club, at Stiilman Hall, last evening. DC
was frequently interrupted with uproar-
ious applause, and retired amid aperiec'
furore of enthusiasm.
The counsel for the defense yester-
day in the case of Sam Moody, sentenced
to be executed for the murder Of Capt
Perry, on the 10th of October, filed bill
Of exceptions, and an order was issued
holding up the sentence of death until
the decision Of the Supreme Court
Our young friend J. Il. NcCowp, o.
the firm of Sprozle 4 McCovn. of This
city, returned yesterday from his triT
North, much improved in health, looking
unusually fascinating. This firm have
received one of the best stocks Of ready
made clothing ever seen in this market
Gentlemen will be waited on BY Mr. Nc
Gown and bis clever assistants, Maj P,
7. Allin and Capt Ned Bessley.
There was a large arrival OF paper'
and mags zines at Enmons last night,
No. 10 jefferson aud 1893 Main street
BaIlOu's Monthly for October, HArpsr''
Bazaar. Literary Album, waverlsy Maya
kline, Metropolitan Record, Days DOings,
and German, Italian, French and irish
week.-Mrs., With London and Liverpool
papers. Also. the New York Tribune
Herald, Times and World. Cincinnati
Commercial. ST. Louis Democrat and
Republican. Chiesgo Tribuse and Tines
and the Louisville Courier. E.ectioc
portrait badge, ard . large variety d
stationery.