Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-29
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

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The late earthquake was rather unani-
nous throughout West Tennessee.
The Memphis and St. Louis Barge
Line Company are building two boats.
The stock of the city Of Memphis in the
Little Rock railroad amounts to $3.50, 900.
Captain Steve Wilkins, the steamboat
man, has returned from trip TO Cincin-
natl.
Mr.. Will. Worthington and DR.. Thos.
H. Buckner, Of Eggs Point, Miss, are at
the Peabody.
The Hibernian Mutual Relief Society
will give grand picnic at James Park
next Wednesday.
James T. Lesth, Esq, of this city, is
suggested as candidate for Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction.
Capt. Wigs lumber drying house, at
the mouth of Wolfe river, was destroyed
by fire yesterday. Loss, $5OOO-par-
TALLY insured.
Let us have peace" was the word at
Esquire Grifith's court yesterday. That
functionary issued three peace warrants
during the day. Pc
The Dry Docks are very busy just now.
and are engaged until the first of Octo-
Der. They furnish employment to nearly
a hundred workmen.
Colonel John Van Horn, of Louisville,
General Superintendent of the Southern
Division Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, is in the city on business.
Mr.. Harry Childress, the clever con-
ductor of the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, is out again, we are glad to note,
from sharp spell of sickness
Rev. J. R. Graves, LID, editor of the
Baptist, of this city, was married on the
26th inst, to Miss Georgia, daughter of
DR.. George Snyder, of Magnolia, Missis-
sippi. We congratulate.
James Taylor, Lafayette Calvin and
Henry Calvin we're committed to Jail
yesterday by Squire Herman to await q
requisition from Gov. Clayton for grand
larceny committed in Arkansas.
Mr.. John P. Boughner, the Commits
sioner Of Registration, announces else
where in to-day's LEDGER that he will
open and hold an election, on the 9th Of
August, for Superintendent of Public
Instruction. This is all right. Now we
want candidate for the position.
True bills were found yesterday by the
Grand Jury of the Criminal Court against
Colonel Thomas Dickens and DR.. Sam.
Dickens for shooting at Wade Bolton
with intent to kill. DR.. Sam. Dickens
was admitted to bail. An effort will be
made, as we mentioned two or three
days ago, to secure an early trial. The
case will doubtless occupy several days.
1t is rumored that ex-Registrar Will
liams intends to pack his carpet-bag and
label il for Atlanta, Georgia. We would
miss Williams very much. As an ex-
officer he gives general satisfaction, but
it would be hard to supply his place in
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Williams, don't do such rash thing, but
if you do go, please spare Atlanta. The
place has had much to contend with, and
is even yet struggling to be dot on the
map. -aIlsA 1851 I-ts
We understand that an emissary Of the
| Stekes-Barbour Lewis party has been
seen in various parts of the county dis
tributing tickets from Williams, the late
Registrar. Whether Williams had q
large stock on hand when he surrendered
his Office so reluctantly, or is still giving
out new papers, is problematical. But
there is no doubt of movement on foot
among the Radicals to do some heavy
fraudulent voting. This same man is re-
ported to have gone into Fsyette county
to distribute papers among the negroes.
Yesterday the case Of the State against
Charles Boyd, indicted for the murder of
Mary Kellis, both colored, came up for
trial in the Criminal Court The deed
was committed on the 4th of June last.
| The main witness was q smart mulatto
boy, six years old, son of the deceased.
His evidence was quite explicit. 1t
showed that defendant and his mother
auarrelled, and that be went of for gun,
| and on bis return deliberately shot her,
and she died from the terrible wound.
The jury promptly found verdict of
murder in the second degree, and fixed
his term in the penitentiary at ten years,
Professor Merrifelds ascension toward
the balloon yesterday ssfternoon was not
altogether success. About five hum
| dren persons were within the enclosure,
and several times that number on the
outside. The streets were blocked with
people at one time for some distance.
After some delay the Professor made his
appearance ia a sailors suit, and the
balloon was permitted to ascend few
hundred feet. A rope ladder was at
tached to the basket, and in few mo
ments the daring climber Gisgtea up, and
asnanded probably seventy-hve or enc