Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-14

ming.
Jesse W. Page, Esq, has returned from
Arkansas.
Colonel A: J. Kellar, Of the Avalanche,
has returned from Nashville.
General Jos. A. Mabry, of Knoxville,
is in the city. He leaves to-day.
The watermelon market is well sup
Piled, and prices are rather reasonable
Colonel A. s. Mitchell, President Of
the Mississippi River railroad, has re-
turned from trip East.
The people of Mississippi seem to re-
joice more over the Tennessee election
than we do ourselves.
The New Memphis Theater win open
for the season with unprecedented bril-
liancy on the 9th of September.
The one-horse street cars, which we
mentioned day or two ago, are much
admired. They look quite city like.
Moody, the negro condemned to be
hung next Friday, was baptized in his
cell last Thursday. he protests his in
nocence.
Senter's majority is 67,8OS, and twelve
counties to hear from. Stokes is getting
uneasy. He has some fears he may be
defeated slightly.
The Confederate Picnic Committee
meets this afternoon at the Office of Mr..
Nourse, on Jefferson street, at three
o'clock. Every member should attend.
Mr.. N. Fontaiue, who was in the terri
BILE railroad accident at Budd's creek,
has returned. His wife is at Louisville,
rapidly recovering from the injuries she
sustained. f
Joe Odell, the well-known turfmap,
lately connected with Joe Seligman's
stable, died of consumption at hot
Springs, Arkansas, last Tuesday. The
hot springs are death to consumptives.
We were presented this morning with
some very fine cotton hollis by Colonel
Owen, of the firm of Owen, McNutt q
Co., raised on the place of Mr.. W. ID.
Pope, on the Raleigh road.
Captain Ike A. Hood, who has been in
charge of the surveying party on the
Mississippi River railroad line. returned
on flying trip to the city yesterday, &C.
com panied by several members OF the
party. They were after some pay.
The Board of County Commissioners
reported yesterday that they had carefully
examined the settlement of the County
Trustee made with the President Of tho
Board May l, 1869, and found the same
to be correct. We expected nothing less
from Mr.. Powers.
The County Commissioners yesterday
agreed to fix the tax on real and per
sonsl property for 1869 at sixty cents Oh
the one hundred dollars, and the assess
msnt on the Mississippi River RAILROAD
bonds at twenty cents. Nothing else
was agreed upon.
Mr.. j. 81. Smith, Of the firm of Smith 4
Bro, No. Madison street. showed ps
this morning some splendid bolls Of cot
ton, raised on the place of Mr.. W. H.
Fightmaster, four miles from the city. on
the Memphis and Charleston railroad.
Mr.. F. has a good crop, and it is all
opening finely.
| Mr.. A. B. 8. Moaeley, Of the Moseley
Brothers, publishers and proprietors Of
our Mountain Home. at Talladega,
and the Rising Star, at Oxford, Ala
baas, il in the city on business visit
These papers eireslate In the heart of a
-, /, .-~oulous country. and Our iaef-
rich and p. .,.blv advantageous
chants may find it Ne
to advertise in that region.
The famous billiard saloon known as
Willett's, on Adams street, has changed
hands. Mr.. Willett has sold cut to Mr..
E. Converse, his son-in-law. Mr.. Con-
verse has been the partner of Mr.. Willstt
many years and has had charge of the
billiard hall in this establishment ever
since it was opened, and he has made
hosts of friends. He is fine business
man, and will no doubt fully sustain the
inc reputation of the house.
A late number of the Richmond Dis
patch on our table contains this item
"The Governor has appointed R. Dudley
Frayser, of Memphis, Tenn, and R. E.
Brown, of Philadelphia, Commissioners of
Deeds for Virginia in their respective
States" As far as Colonel Frayser is
concerned, we can say this is first-class
selection. He is one of the never fail,
never die, sort of young men who is
bound to succeed at anything he under
takes.
A desperate character, named Grim
NETT, was arrested near Bells depot and
lodged in Jail at Brownsville last Tues
day. He had beaten one man nearly to
death near Clarksville, and when cap
tured by the Sheriff of that county defied
him and got away. He had been laying
around loose some time, and caused
some citizens considerable uneasiness,
| Coz Il Was known that be Would stoop TO