Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-04
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

Five cases were tried in police court
this morning.
"A grand temperance picnic comes
off at James Park on the 10th.
"A meeting of the Memphis Medical
Association is called for this evening.
-Wanted-City and county scrip
Apply at 36 Union street. 4
The ST. Mary's picnic will be re.
peated at the Ford place, Chelsea, on the
7th inst.
Lovers Of the weed will find all the
choicest brands at Kaufman & Bros,
corner of Jefferson and Second streets.
Our thanks are due to Messrs. J. T.
Handlan & Co., 2699 Main street, for
several late New York and Cincinnati
papers.
| Captain Harry s. Lee, recently
| appointed Judge of the Law Court of this
city, took the required oath of Office yes
terdsy.
-Laborers are busily engaged putting
the grounds of the Central Park in
readiness for the grand picnic of the 10th
instant.
w. Il. Passmore, Esq, has rendered
his resignation as alderman Of the eighth
ward. His place cannot be filled with q
better man.
The Young Mems Independent Sey-
mour Club was forcibly addressed last
evening by Capt J. 81. Mathes and Col.
Geo. CAN'T.
The sleeping room Of Mr.. VIM. Whit.
toch, AZ Madison street, was robbed of q
lot Of clothing during the absence of the
occupant yesterday.
All the news and current literature
of the day; also Planchette and full
assortment of base ball goods, at Joe
Locke's, No. % Jefferson street.
Alfred Ryan, charged with commit.
ting forgery on the house of Harris Il
Cochran, some six months since, has
been committed to await trial in the
Criminal Court
Hon. John W. Leftwich will address
the citizens at Morning Sun Lodge, ninth
civil district, on Thursday next, at 2
o'clock pm. The colored people are
especially invited to attend.
Archie Hughes, alias VIM. Miller,
charged with numbering VIM. Ryan, in
skiff on the river, was up before Esquire
Black last evening, and remanded to
await trial at the next term of the Grim
inal Court.
"A prisoner named Fagin, who is
under indictment for forgery, while being
conducted from the Sheriff's Office to the
Jail, last evening, succeeded in giving
his guards the slip, and has not since
been heard of.
!. "A formal transfer was made yester-
day to the city of the old Navy Yard
property, General Swords, Chief Quarter
master of the Department of the Cumber-
land, acting on behalf of the General
Government, and Mayor Leftwich repre-
senting the city.
The soiree of the old l54th Regiment
Relief Association at Raleigh Springs,
last evening, was delightful affair, aud
a success in every sense Of the word.
The attendance was large, and promi-
neut among those present were number
of bellies and beaux from Memphis
The Talldhatchfan, published at
Charleston, Tallahatchie county, Missis-
sippi, offers TO the business men Of this
city most excellent medium for adver-
Using. 1t has large circulation in one
of the best cotton growing regions of the
State. and trades almost exclusively with
this city. Its terms are liberal. 1884
The GRAND PROCESSION sub
committees for perfecting the arrange.
ments for the grand procession on the
18th, held a meeting yesterday evening.
at Stillman Hall. Several of the COM
mittees reported progress, and some
other business was transacted. On ac-
count of some misunderstanding as to
the authority Of the Executive Commit
tee to appoint officers, three of the APP
pointees resigned: Captain MeHersb,
Grand Marshal; E. s. Hamlin, Assist
ant Marshal; Mr.. MeKie, Secretary, and
Mr.. Silk, Of the Finance Committee
The meeting adjourned until Saturday
without filing the vacancies.
LErrKE oaRsrER's RKPORr.-The fol-
lowing is the letter carriers report Of
mail matter collected and delivered IN
the city during the month Of August
Number Of carriers employed, II; mail
letters delivered, CLOGS; local letters de-
EscFsd. 45l5; Newspapers. etc, deliv-
cred, 1920; letters collected. 1855.
NEW GooDs. nev eOOds-fall and win
ter styles = jus, received At Howell.
Wood A Co.'S. Southern Palace VI