Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-29
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murder case persist In disagreeing.
The Criminal Court room will not
be used hereafter for public meetings.
MIR. Chas. II. Gowan, Special Agent
Of the Postonice Department, is in the
city. "
Two elegant front rooms, with board,
at III Court street. Rates lew. Refer
ence required.
Yesterday Detective selkirk recov-
cred about one hundred and Fifty pounds
Of stolen tobacco.
Mr.. J. v. Patrick last night won two
valuable diamond rings in rattle at
Weatherbee's.
This forenoon several hundred ne
groes paraded Main street on their way
TO the registration.
Fred Chick was fined $25 in police
court for assaulting negro named Isaac
Peterson, with knife.
Wesley Lewis (oolored) has been
arrested, charged with stealing goods
from Lou Church, hairdresser.
Il. L, Bromwell, Esq, has assumed
the management Of the Memphis agency
Of the Phoenix Insurance Company.
ID. L. Henry has been fined $50 in
Municipal Court for an encounter with
the mid.mannered tiger answering to the
name Of Keno.
Mr.. John T, Ray, ticket agent of the
City Transfer Company, died yesterday
of disease of the heart. He was well
known and much esteemed.
WIN. Eason (white) is in limbo,
charged with stealing green hide from
]. W. Jordan in the country. He stole
we'll, but didn't hide we'll.
j. E. Richardson says he wrote the
City Commissioners bill, which proposes
to abolish the municipal government and
the present Board of Metropolitan Po-
lice. f
The little Peosta's wbarfboat at the
foot Of Beal street was wrecked and sunk
Thursday night Several hundred
thousand rats came to grief by the dis
aster.
The total number Of registered GER
tifcates issued up to yesterday evening
was 6546. Negroes are registering to-
day, which is announced az the last OPP
portunity to register.
-Fould, the bogus correspondent, has
fooled justice by securing release from
the Louisville Jail. We will wager a
beaver that he has made his last attempt
to palm himself off as newspaper cor
respondent. 'e -"
Major ]. j. Butler has been suggested
as Magistrate in the Fifth Civil District,
rice j. G. Creigton, deceased. We learn
that Major B. will make the race. He
is we'll qualified, and, if elected, will
make good officer.
Among the liabilities of Mr.. James
R. Lytle, of St. Lsuis, who has taken the
benefit of the bankrupt act, are the fol-
lowing in Memphis: Bank of West Ten
nessee, $24,245 e.; Bank of Memphis,
$4,000; Union Bank, $4,000; /. B. Kirt-
land, $4,000. His total liabilities, mainly
to banks, are 1902, 1906.
=" Cock-Eyed" Ward, who was pa
raded, duly placarded, throughout the
city yesterday afternoon, is an old thief,
known as such to the former members Of
the police. He is as familiar with the
interior as exterior. of jails. His treat
ment yesterday mortified him exceed
ingly, and he insisted that it was a rough
way to use gentleman"
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street, has
received the Metropolitan Record, New
York Ledger, Chimney Corner, Literary
Album, National Freemason, Harper's
Bazaar, Irish Citizen, Pilot, People,
American Republic, Freeman's journal,
New York Clipper, Turf, Field and
Farm, Stetson News, and all of the latest
magazines, periodicals, stationery, play
ing cards, etc.
Judge Hunter has decided to admit
within the bar of the Criminal Court,
during trials, only attorneys at law, stu
dents at law, officers of the court, de-
PENDANTS aud prosecutors, friends and the
family of the defendants vouched for by
the prisoner or his counsel, reporters Of
the public press, ladies in attendance on
the court, and witnesses for the defense
or prosecution.
We leave our friends of the Appeal
to the enjoyment of their position that
the announcement of the names of
bachelors in connection with matrimo-
NAL raids uncontemplated by them is
not of doubtful propriety; and agree
with them that there is more probability
of "riproarious hilarity F" being evoked
from perusal of the LEDGER than the
Appeal, which is not remarkable for
producing such alarming effects.
One who has never visited EN-
mons stores, No. 10 Jefferson and 1893
Main street, can form no idea of the
immense variety of American, English,
German, French and Italian papers he
has on hand, including the Chimney
Corner, Illustrated News, New York
Ledger, Literary Album, New York
Clipper, Irish Citizen, Irish Republic,