Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-08-19

There are but two billiard rooms
running in the city.
Seven cases were tried in police
court this morning. mary red +" col
lected.
-Four arrests, all for trivial offenses,
were made by the police Of the southern
district yesterday.
The Worsham, as to all points OF
interest, is more centrally situated than
any hotel in the city.
Eek. Attorney General Wallace will
address the Huppertown Democratic
Club tomorrow evening.
The negro Moody, convicted Of the
murder of Captain Perry, will probably
receive final sentence on Saturday next.
In some of our sister cities drunkards
are released by the police without fning,
on condition that they take the "pledge."
A good idea.
The placard I" for rent has been
removed from number of stores in the
business portion of the city within the
past few days. A cheering symptom.
The attention of the Criminal Court
was occupied by application for habeas
corpus in the case Of d. j. Renfro, in
dicted for the murder of the negro Hin.
ton.
"A complaint of "too much rain !"
comes to us from several sections of the
surrounding country. 1t is feared that
injury to the crops has already been sus-
tanned therefrom.
Further proceedings in the Wolf
arson case before Esquire Herman, were
postponed this morning owing to the i'll
ness of John Bullock, Esq, one of the
defendants counsel.
We are indebted to onr friend B..
F. Ball, for a specimen of the egg plant
large as full grown watermelon. The
mummoth vegetable was grown on bis
place on the Holly Ford road.
The negro Miller, alias Hughes,
charged with the drowning of VIM. Ryan,
while the two were together in a skiff on
the river, will have an examination be-
fore Esquire Black tomorrow.
The argument of counsel, on an
application in the Criminal Court for
new trial in the Cosgrove murder case,
was concluded last evening, and the
application granted. The question of
bail will yet come up.
The Fourth Ward Democratic Club
was addressed at Stilman Hall last even
ing by Col. Kinloch Falconer, Lieut.
Governor elect of Mississippi and editor
Of the Holly Springs Reporter. His re-
marks were listened to with great inte-
rest. SIS
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street, has
received all the magazines for Septem-
Der. He is also daily in receipt of
everything in the line of news and lite
rary publications. the sporting and
fashion weeklies, and oil the popular
works of fiction.
The practice of throwing water
melon rinds on the sidewalks should be
put stop to ly the police. They not
only render the streets filthy but sndan-
ger the lives and limbs of pedestrians.
We noticed severe fall occasioned
thereby on Main street yesterday.
-Messrs. Goodspeed & Co., 24s Third
street, are constantly receiving all the
novelties in the way of Seymour and
Blair badges, pins, photographs, etc.
Their stock embraces a countless variety
of campaign goods, calculated to suit all
tastes. and of various styles and prices.
The auction house Of P. Cowan,
Main street, was entered by boring
through q door in the rear, during last
night, and quantity of clothing and
boots and shoes stolen. The entrance is
supposed to have been effected and the
robbery committed during the heavy
storm which prevailed about midnight
Rev. DIR. Rogers repeats the recital
Of his poem. entitled Lsfit," at the
First Baptist Charah Tomorrow evening
Those who attend viii enjoy rare lite
rary treat. and, We doubt not, his audi
tory will be large. The recitation viii
be prefaced with lecture touching upon
scenes and incidents Of the authors re-
cent knropesa toHr.
An agricultural soeisty was formed
at Big Creek on The 18th SeFen,y-6ve
members we're enrolled, aud the follow
ing officers elected, chamberlayne Jones,
IT., President; Captain A. d. Hunter
and Colonel John Harding. Vice Presi-
dents; S. p. Lyon, Recording Secretary;
DR.. Thomas +. Peyton, Corresponding
Secretary; S. W. Lyon, Marshal
FEKsH Carelisa shad and roe herring,