Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-08
LOCALS In BRIEF.

LOCALS IN BRIEF.
There are one hundred and ten in
mates in the new county Jail.
Thirteen cases disposed of in Police
Court this morning Melted eighteen dol
lars. e-rwwTTrn NTrR v
The demand for city scrip at its
present figure seems to be greater than
the supply. pat aa
There was a heavy frost last night
which it is feared will tell seriously on
the fruit crop.
-Workmen, we understand, will very
soon commence remodeling the interior
of Brinkley Block for the new hotel
- Money to loan on collaterals, room
7, Knickerbocker Building, Is Madison
street--up stairs. 81"
"A fancy dress and masque ball will
come off at the dancing academy, 22l
Second street, on the evening of the 18th
inst.
Officer Brandy recovered a gold
watch and chain this morning., stolen
from the room of E. v. Ferguson yester-
day.
The New Memphis will be reopened
on the evening Of the 10th, for an enter
tainment in aid of the Catholic Orphan
Asylum.
In the trotting match over the Asso'
citation Course yesterday afternoon,
(" Hardware entered by Cowan, came
off winner.
The New Memphis Theater closed
doors prematurely on account OF the
hard times The Louisville theater has
followed suit p, rFrr~. srgzr =.
w. Y. Cirode was yesterday ap'
pointed assignee for Thaddeus Wilson,
Godfrey and Henry Frank, and R. F.
Stribling, bankrupts. f
"A grand hop will come off at the
Overton on the evening of the 18th,
under the auspices of literary society,
known as the "Social Union"
The eastern division of the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad has been com
pleted to the same point it was when the
war commenced. The unfinished gap 10
forty miles in length.
--latest New York, CINCINNATI Chi
cago and Louisville dailies have all been
received at Joe Locke's, % Jefferson
street, also all the latest illustrated week
lies and the magazines of the current
month.
/ 1t is understood that little Beecher
and Griffin, Hunters attorneys in the
late Avalanche contempt case, will
testify against Judge Waldron in the
forthcoming trial of that functionary in
/ the Criminal Court
= Detective McCune recovered sixty.
three dollars this morning from the IA
kris who run the gift shop at the corner Of
| Front and Court streets, said amount
having been dropped by one ]. K Sum
ner, who invested it in the case game.
We ARE prepared 10 furnish Wood, in
any quantity and of any quality, as low
as it can be sold; also, Sawed and Spill
Wood by the load, and satisfaction guar
anteed. BIGLEY, MELLrRsH 4 Co.,
L
| rs South Court street, and corner Mair
and Pontotoc. o. 81 81
! "A base-bawler who was arrested as
Ku-Klux by Col. Beaumont, on Monday
night, says the supposed Khan was onl,
class in phrenology, under DR.. Sim
i This. then, explains the presence OF thu
mysterious skull discovered BY the police
/ ia Ferguson Hall
In the case of the Government vs.
d. 81. Evans, charged With violating tn,
revenue law, being heard before u. )
Commissioner Morrison, John Smith
late book-keeper Of The accused, was ex
amined yesterday. Other testimony vii
be heard this afternoon.
Three mackerels relieved sn old negr
known as Isaac Fisher Of sll4, on Uniol
street last evening Itseems that Uncl
Ike, who lives out on the Horn LAX
road, had come to town and drawn tn
sum out Of bank, and vas about return
ing 10 the country again when he met hi
loss. ..-. -......r.- go
-Harpers Bazaar is the most pOpuls
paper with The ladies. II is high author
ity on the fashions Emmons. 10 Jefei
500 and se3 Main street, has u Tor sale
alro the Round Table and the nev paPe'
The Week, which is filed With sele'
. IONS from the last home and toreiE
1 papsrs; he Chimney Corner. Ron
fournal and the comic papers, with %
!, Nev York aud Western dAilies, and u
Preach, Irish, German and Italian p
perI-