Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-05
LOCALS I'm BRIEF.

Seven arrests were made by the
police of the lower district yesterday.
-Leander Robinson is awaiting trial
in the lower station on the charge of q
theft of clothing.
-Bagley's famous fue.cut tobaccos,
at Kaufman Il Bros, corner Of Jefferson
and Second streets.
The annual meeting of stockholders
and election Of directors of the Mem
phis and Ohio road takes place on Mon
day next
The pools of stagnant water in sew.
eral portions Of the city, occasioned by
the late raina, are likely to create disease
If not drained. ~
Gen. J. L. T. Sneed, of Fsyette
county, and Col. Walter W. Coleman
address the Central Club, at StiIlmsn
Hall, tonight.
Select your Sunday reading matter at
Joe Locke's, % Jefferson street. His
stock embraces everything in the news
and literary line.
In the case of the State vs.. Dom
molly and Cross, found guilty of house,
breaking, an appeal has been taken to
the Supreme Court.
We are informed that the child, sup
posed to have been poisoned on Overton
street, was not Legitimate, as stated by
us in our last evenings issue.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Fourth Ward Colored Democratic Club
was held last evening, at which speeches
we're made by Col. A. H. Douglass and
others.
The sleeping room Of Mr.. Henry
Warren, in the Walker block, was en-
tered by thieves during last night, and
clothing to the value of one hundred
dollars stolen.
"A meeting of oil the boat clubs of
the city-to organize Q boating associa'
ton, elect a Commodore, and establish
rules for the regulation of races, etc.
takes place this evening.
The sale of seats for Miss Nora
Bradford's concert progressed steadily
this morning. There are still some good
seats that may be secured by applying
for the same at Katzenbaohs.
Mr.. W. z. Mitchell is teaching his
English and classical school at 300 Ad-
ams street. Pupils can pursue the regu-
lar English studies, and the Greek and
Latin without extra charge for those
languages
The following are the present rates
charged for postoffice orders: On sums
not exceeding 500, ten cents; over 500
and not exceeding $50, fifteen cents
over $50 and not exceeding $40, twenty
cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50,
twenty-five cents.
Some one of mathematical turn
has taken the pains to compute the
length of service the prisoners SEN
fenced to the peniteutiary, during the
present term of the Criminal Court, will
do the State. He arrives at the aggre-
gate of one century, sixty.one years and
six months.
The first bale OF new cotton from
Yslobusha county, Miss, was received
in this city yesterday. 1t was produced
by and on the plantation Of that most
sterling and energetic farmer and mer-
chant, Col A. s. Brown, Of Grenada,
formerly of the house Of Brown q Owen,
Of this city.
Capt Bumpus, of the Somerville
accommodation train, brought into mar
ket this morning the first two bales Of
the incoming cotton crop from Fsyette.
They were from the plantations Of
Messrs. Key 4 Holloway and Mr.. Knox,
and consigned respectively to Messrs.
Galbraiib. Stewart & Co. (sold to Bi
Bsyliss at 2sc. and David P. MADDEN 4
Co. s-fr fr
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. ID.
J. Chidester, the Arkansas mail contrse-
tor, has placed line Of coaches from
Duval's Bluff TO Madison, by which a
tri. weekly mail will be carried from that
city to Memphis-ihe entire line being
under the orders Of Superintendent Rob
ertson, Of the Neuphls aud Little Rock
railroad.
RELIGIOUS NoIIoE-SerTiees to.mor-
row 81 Grace church, BY the rector, at 10
pegular Sunday