Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-10-15


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PrrrsBuno and Kentucky coal and gas
coke. Brown 4 Jones, Office 2S2 Main
street, Bethel Block. Il
LAUNDRY ovyIos. 40 Jefferson st Il
HAYS Coal CoxPAsY.-Best Pittsburg
coal, Wholesale and retail. We weigh on
the city scales. Office, 22i Madison st.
RrxovAL.-Mayer, Marshuetz 4 Co.,
Wholesale ,obacconists and cigar manu-
facturers, removed to 300 Main street. 81
H. B. PACKER, Pittsburg coal and gas
coke, geo Main Bethel Block). IS
Wet NURSE wanted Immediately. APP.
ply at Office Of Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad Company. 80
FASHIONS. latest fashion maya
zines and weeklies are at Emmons, 10
Jefferson street, as well as all the latest
newspapers.
CorTos.-The police are on the qui
vire for couple Of darkies who on Tues
day night stole bale Of cotton from Mr..
Ragland's premises on the fernando
road
DIED IN Prison. of the parties
arrested on charge of being implicated
in the recent breaking open Of JoeTaggs
store, named John Donnelly, died in
prison yesterday.
Go to Guests, ALI Main street, for
good Butter. Al
PATRIOTIC AND SPoRrIvE.-Joe Locke,
the news vender, 1864 Main, besides all
the latest papers, has lot of Seymour
and Blair badges and variety of base
balls for sale.
DKLEeArE.-The County Commission
ers have appointed DR.. W. 81. White
delegate to the meeting of the friends of
the Memphis and Okolona railroad, to
be held on the 9th of next month.
STEALING Cows. - Frank Rhone, q |
darky, was taken into custody by officer |
Brown last evening, on the charge Of
stealing COWS. He will have a hearing
before magistrate this evening.
HooP SKIRTS in endless variety, at
Rice & Engers, 233 Main street. II
HORSE SrEALISG.-Albert Owens, q
negro, is charged with stealing horse
from Mr.. Fred. Winno. He has been ar
rested by officer Dixon, and will have an
examination before Squire Millard this
evening.
ROBBERY OF BLANxEr.-John Tate,
prowling niger, stole blanket from
2. Abardi's residence, last evening He
was captured by officer Brandy, and will |
have hearing before Squire Norton this
afternoon.
H. WADE h Co., 297 Main street, have
the finest sample paper.
HANDSOME OFFER.-Mr. France, whose
horse was stolen on Tuesday night from
his premises on Poplar street, offers a
reward of fifty dollars for the recovery
of the animal and fifty dollars for the
capture of the thief
DRY DOCKS. -One of the proprietors
of the Cairo dry docks-Captain William
Hamilton-is here to see what en-
couragement and support he'll receive to
move the dry docks to Memphis. Now,
steamboatmen and merchants, what do |
you say?
HoUsEKEEPERs generally will do well
by going to Guests, All Main street. Al
Two MAcKERELs.-Two Of the numer
GUS gang known as I" mackerels we're
sent to Jail last evening for ten days, on
a charge of yagrancy. The levee is daily
crowded with these " benighted boys"
and nobody has taken step toward re-
forming them.
COUNTRY EGGs at Finnie & Buck
hams cash store. Al
AssAuLr.-A young man in Pinch
committed an assault upon another young
man last evening. He was arrested by
officer Miller, and fined Eve dollars this
in Police Court. Assaulting
people is not very profitable kind of
amusement.
DEFINITELY SETTLED.-The "local
of the Aralanche has " seen the ticket
bearing the number 1906, which drew
one of the St. Louis prizes, in the pos
session of Mr. John Britton, and nobody
else has any claim to the said property,
his ticket having been fortunate, and he
the luckily holder" Of course that set
Ties the matter.
BEST Silver Top Syrup at Guests, Az
Main street. Al
HoSoRABLY AcoUIrrED.-The day sf-
Ter Mr. George Hicks was arrested, on q
charge of completely in the "Curd
swiudliug affair" we stated that ell the
sensation stuff in the morning prints
about him was mere surmise. We hap
pened on the truth, as Mr.. Hicks, after
1 full investigation before Justice Millard
yesterday, was honorably acquitted.
HoMIsY AND Cars, fresh, at Finnie 4
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