Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-08
News I'm Brief.

Seven arrests in the Southern District
yesterday.
Spring chickens, just out Of the she'll,
are in market.
Interesting revival going on in the
First Baptist church.
Work is progressing on DR.. Ford's
Second street church.
St. Mary's Fair tonight, corner Wash
ington and Second streets.
Nine cases in the Police Court this
morning of trivial character.
Colonel 0. H. Bynum, of CORTLAND,
Alabama, is at the Peabody.
A bridal party at the theater last night
was the focus of many opera-glasses.
The Mississippi and Tennessee railroad
runs train on Sunday for the conve-
nisnce of those along the line.
We regret to learn that Hon. VIM. G.
Swan, formerly of Knoxville, is danger
ously i'll at his residence in this city.
The registration of whites will COM
mence at the Commissioner office in
the County Court building tomorrow.
The funeral of A. J. Walt and New
berry Gibson took place yesterday at
Elmwood, and was largely attended.
District Colored Conference for jack
SON District will meet in Jackson, Tenn,
on the third Friday in May. Bishop ex.
pected to preside.
Six hundred men oil. the Twelfth Infan-
try passed up on board the steamer
Pauline Carroll, at eleven o'clock last
night, en- route for St Paul, Minnesota
President Johnson's reception in
Nashville. and along the railroad from
Chattanooga, was the grandest ovation
ever accorded to any man in Tennessee.
Mr.. Alex. Alison, a well known hard
ware merchant, had his pocket picked Of
inc gold watch yesterday while he was
standing on the corner of Court and
Front streets.
There Is every prospect of an early
completion of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad. Messrs. Carlisle 4 Hen
derson have contracted to build the
bridge at Duvalrs Bluff.
A FIRE occurred in Brownsville day
before yesterday, destroying four business
houses and residence. Mr.. A. 81. Brad
ford was the heaviest loser. No in
surance. Total loss, Sl5, O0O
A quantity Of material, including
mules, carts. spades, etc., was forwarded
by General Forrest yesterday to Selma,
to be used in operating on that end of
the Memphis and Selma railroad.
The Memphis and Ohio railroad
brought to Memphis, during the month
of March, 1925 bales Of cotton, and, since
the LIST of September last, $3.50 bales.
Shipped North during the same time,
60, l56 bales.
Right Rev. Bishop Bugnion, of Erlach,
Canton of Bern, in Switzerland, a gen.
tleman of great learning and extensive
travel, is in the city, prospecting for
number of bis countrymen who desire to
immigrste.
Colonel Coleman, Superintendent Of
the Western Union Telegraph office here,
has Just returned from visit of ten days
to his old home at Covington, Kentucky,
where he spent considerable time with
his old friend and commander, General
Breckenridge, who losks as well and fine
as ever.
Mr.. james Dooms was fatally shot, at
eleven o'clock last Saturday night, at
Walden, Miss, by his friend Henry
Ringer. The shooting was mistake of
Ringer, who mistook Dooms for
drunken man who had threatened his life,
and his grief was exeruoiating when he
found what be had done.
An Immigrant Aid Society has been
formed in this city, consisting of SEINE
Of oar best citizens The officers are not
yet elected, bEt will be soon, and char
ter will probably be secured at the next
Legislature. The following gentlemen
are connected with the movement: W.
q. Charry, Esq, President Chamber of
Commerce, and President Merchants
National Bank; John kveritt Esq,
banker and capitalist 7. A. Nelson,
merchant, and ex-President Chamber Of
Commerce W. R. Hunt, Esq, capital
ist aad property owner; F. NJ. White,
Esq, President Mississippi aud Tennes-
see railroad; Col. Woodruff, President
Memphis and Ohio railroad; Col. NJ. j.
Wicks, President Memphis and Charles
ton railroad; B. Bayliss, Esq, merchant
aud capitalist; j.. P. Trszsvant, ex-
oopniy Court Clerk and SuctiOueer; A.
T. Lacey, Gprpbsut,
The work which progresses 90 rapidly
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