Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-24
LOCALS I'M BRIEF.

M AVs ~ N4A
Twelve cases disposed Of in police
court this morning yielded only five dol
lars. .ral,. sGa or hla Iiallsr
- Brevet Major General Gillem and
staff are in the city, registered at the
Overton.
The hotel registers indicate an in
crease of travel and Improvement in
business 81 lamaato - nial3
Esquire Miller has taken an Office
at 343 Adams street, next to that Of Els
quire Herman.
General J. L. Alcorn and Judge j..
NJ. Howry, Of Miss, are in the city, stop
ping at the Gayoso. M e5i
- Sheriff Curry anticipates being able
to take possession of the new county
Jail the latter part of the present week.
Among the convicts in the peiiiten-
tiary recommended to Brownlow for par.
don, twenty-four are from Shelby county.
The residence of f. B. Busch, on
Rankin avenue, was entered by burglars
yesterday and robbed Of several articles
of value +iA4"
= Hall Coleman, a negro, will be up.
before Esquire Foley this evening to
answer to the charge of stealing poultry
from E. F. Pope.
In bankruptcy yesterday meeting
of creditors was held in the cases of John
r. Wood and Kenneth Garrett, and w.
Y. Cirode appointed assignee.
There are one hundred and twenty.
nine prisoners in the old county Jail on
Adams street, seventy-three Of whom are
crowded into a single apartment.
Owing to the press of important tel
egraphic matter upon our columns, much
local matter has been necessarily laid
over from our this evenings issue.
"A little son of Mr.. Nathan Hof-
heimer was badly burned yesterday with
potash, which he mistook for candy and
very foolishly placed in his mouth.
- Maria Malone was arrested this
morning upon warrant issued by Es-
quire Herman, charging her with at
tempting to fire the house of John A.
Levi. HaA "
Lew. Watson (col.) was arrested by
Officer Rice, Of the northern district,
yesterday, upon charge Of pilfering
cotton and bacon from the commission
house of G.. s, Dickinson.yrT aT
j. r. Ingram, Of Marshall county,
Mississippi, entered complaint at the
Police Court this morning, that he had
been robbed of valuable horse which
he supposes to have been brought to this
city.
Henry, the two year little boy who
wandered from home yesterday after
noon, was found we'll contented at the
st. Cloud Hotel, on Union street, with
mine host, Captain Frank Mailer. Won
der if he paid his board bill,
A new grove of the United Order
of Druids, to work in the French Ian
gnage, win be opened 10 this city on
Friday evening next by the N. G. A. Of
the State of Tennessee. This will make
the fourth grove in the city-two working
in the English, one in the German, and
one in the French. rap urIW
The party Of excursionists which LEFT
the city at o'clock this morning for
Grand Junction, to attend the immigra-
ton meeting at that point was large,
and composed Of many Of our most in
huential business men. Mr.. Everett, ct
England, and DR.. Marshall, of Missis-
sippi, were both on the train.
"A meeting of the officers Of the
Memphis loyal militia was held in the
Common Law Court room last evening,
at which steps were taken for sending q
representative to Washington to urge the
payment Of the claims of that body Of
heroes for services rendered the govern
msnt in general, and the city in partieu-
lar, during Forests raid and at other
times.
The April number Of LippincOtt's
can be found at EmmOns, 10 Jefersoa
and 39S Main street; also, Putnan's
Magazine for April. worthy Of it's fame,
and The pretty GALAXY, HArpers, Demo
rests, GOdsy's, Lsslie's, Pe.ersOn's and
Ballou's, all for April The Gardeners
Monthly, DsDoresfs YOnng AmsricA,
Harpsrs Weekly, Illustrate ZsiiunE,
Coorrier des Etas Unis, La SeDaise.
and ali TIE literary and comic veeklies,
and the Western and New York dAilies
have also been received