Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-29
News I'm Brief.

RETURNED from washington.
| Strawberries from New Orleans, on
dollar and quarter per quart.
The cotton crop is nearly all in-onl,
ten balos arrived yesterday by river.
Twenty-six hundred blacks and four
teen hundred whites have registered thu
far.
The whangdoodles make night dis
cordant in South Memphis every even
ing.
A new ak cared boat was received
from Cincinnati yesterday by the Chick
asaw Boat Club.
Col. M. R. Parrish, of the Bolivar Bud
letin, is in the city, and stopping at thu
Peabody Hotel.
General Lilly, who has been in the city
in the interest of General Lees college
has gone to Mobile.
Capt. ]. G. Shoup, editor of the Ok
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ford Oronian, a large and prosperous
looking sheet, is in the city on business
Fred. Wilson's Minstrels, Col. j. j
Chambers, of Salisbury, Tenn, J. M
Fadley, of fernando, Mics, and George
Miller and family, of South Carolina, are
at the Worsham House.
The proprietors of the Peabody Hotel
have invited all members of the press
who attend the Commercial Convention
to accept the Inequalities Of that mag
nifcent house.
Registrar Williams decided adversely
to Mr.. Poston, who claimed the right to
register on the ground that he was a
minor when he went into the Confederate
army. The case will be carried to the
Supreme Court.
We had the pleasure yesterday Of
meeting Mr.. ]. X. Mulkey, young man
from Helena, who is representing in a
business capacity the Valley Monitor,
an excellent paper published in Helena.
Mr.. Chizzola, agent Of the Brignoli
Opera Troupe, is in town and stopping
at the Peabody Hotel. The troupe will
be here and give three operas, on the 10th,
llth and 18th of May. This will be o
rare entertainment for Memphis.
Seventeen cases were disposed of at
the Police Court this morning. Two
young gents of the bar were arraigsed on
the charge of abusive language to a
policeman. They were discharged. w.
Fl. Kimberly was turned over to the State
on the charge of embezzlement.
Mr.. W. d. Hardin, the sheriff of Crit
tenden county, across the river, who was
ousted by Lieut.. Co. Maine, Of the mill
tia, some time ago, is in the city, on his
way to Little Rock. He has not been
able to secure his position, which was
taken from him by violence, but has not
yet relinquished his claims.
The ladies having charge Of the solemn
observance that takes place at Emwood
on Saturday, in annual commemoration,
respectfully call upon the business men
of the city to close their stores and Off
ccs on that morning from nine until one
o'clock as testimony of respect, and as
a means of allowing oil who wish to at
tend the observance.
Fred Wilson's celebrated minstrels,
who delighted large audiences in Mem
phis some weeks ago, have returned from
a Southern tour and will give grand
performance at the Greenlaw Opera
House tonight, and will continue here
oil week. They will introduce splendid
panorama, never seen before in this city,
consisting Of scenes in various countries
of an interesting character, which will
occupy one hour, with songs and dancing
at intervals. The amusement season is
nearly at CLOSE, and all who wish to see
first-class minstrel show should 20 TO
the Opera House tonight.
On Saturday Of last week young me-
gro man in Chickasaw county, Miss,
named Horace, who was annoyed by his
mother 10 triaing dispute, settled the
matter to bis own satisfaction by shoot
ing her through the head. She died
sbeut a second afterwsrd. Some neigh
boring negroes, who happened to like
tbs old lady, we're displeased at the con-
duct of ber disrespectful son. so little
crowd of them, fifteen or twenty in num-
Der, Invited him 10 take walk opt in
the woods. He could not refuse, and
went as willingly as young mule. When
they walked far enough they all fred off
theis saps and pistols at q mark, and
came back wiihqgt Horace. He never
said a word after the party left. Next
day the buzzards held an inquest and |
decided that the negro was dead.
The members Of the Memphis Law
Association held iheiT second annual on
at the Federal Court room last
evening. About one hundred and nifty |
ladies' and gentlemen we're present and
we're highly entertained. W. W. Good
vyn, Esq, the President Of the assOciA-
ton, presided, and prayer was offered in
o..o;no, tha axaro;sa. he 6av Or White. |