Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-16
LOCALS IN BRIEF.


The Chancery Court will adjourn to-
morrow to the next term.
"A notice of the Brownsville conven-
ton appears in another column.
Alderman McDavitt returned to the
city yesterday from New York.
Eighteen arrests were made by the
police Of the lower district yesterday.
-Thiriy.two cases in police court this
morning netted twenty five dollars
The Worsham continues TO maintain
its old reputation as the first hotel in the
city.
The ladies of the Fourth Ward are
talking of presenting a flag to the Fourth
Ward Club.
Rally to the Overton for clean
shave, good bay rum, and refreshing
bath. Prices reduced. lao
Coroner Samelson held an inquest
last evening on the body of Jane Will
liams, who died suddenly in shanty in
South Memphis.
The game for the championship OF
West Tennessee, between the Bluff City
and Pride of the South base ball clubs,
yesterday, was won by the former.
George Brun was nabbed by the po'
lice of the upper district last night, and
lodged in the Adams street station on the
charge of receiving stolen property.
Joe Locke, % Jefferson street, is the
sole agent in Memphis for the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. He receives daily also
all the other standard Northern and
Eastern dailies.
The following individuals have re-
ceived final discharge in bankruptcy
since our last report: Willis G. Reeves,
julius J. Cohn, Abraham Cohn. Samuel
Dickens, W. S. Pearce, Robert Branch
W. A.. Hill.
The Stereoptican exhibition takes
place at the Tabernacle, on Court street,
to morrow friday evening, at o'clock
Many persons have expressed desire
to see this work Of art, and we doubt moi
ir will be largely attended.
The concert recently given with such
success by the pupils Of the Stella Acad
envy will be repeated, at the Memphis
Club Hall, this evening, for the benefi
of Miss Lottie Downing, most esiima
BILE lady. The programme presents va
ried attractions, aud we doubt not thu
attendance will be large. Prof. SabatzbJ
has volunteered to preside at the piano
THE MUNICIPAL GRAND jury REPORT
Judge Waldran's Grand Jury yesterday
returned into court report of their de
alterations, which was ordered to be dull
spread upon the records. The repor
charges the Metropolitan Police will
being practically impotent in the sup
nression of crime" and with institutinI
"a system of imaginary arrest, but rea
license" of gambling saloons, houses o
prostitution, aud other places of illega
practices. With regard to the count!
Jail, the jury reports; "Ws have vislte'
the county Jail, and while fully aPpre
cia,iuc its architectural beauty, we con
slider the ventilation imperfect, in conse
oueuce Of the trap-doors Of the cells be
ing closed, and the scarcity OF water
positive evil. We fud a general com
plant on the part of the prisoners 6lacl
and white, male and female, as to tn
quality and quantity of their food am
believe there are causes of complaint
that the prisoners do not get suthcien
exercise and respectfully suggest TIA
Major Foster has not sufficient help
enable him to give them the daily exer
else Of one hour. which this jury consider
positively necessary during the snmme
months: that there are many person
confined in the Jail that have been Their
many monihs upon frivolous charges
and we respectfully call the immediat
attention Of the Attorney General to III
I fact, and that those not indicted be d.
chGSgsd."