Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-15
PIrrsBuRG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, office 2S2 Main
street, Bethel Block. 7
News I'm Brief.


Pot and Kettle--the Hunter faction
and the Lewis faction.
White people who can swear well may
be registered on Monday.
Burglars have commenced their cir
cult. They are prowling now in Chelsea.
Preaching at the First Baptist church
tomorrow, at l09 am. and 8 I'M, by the
pastor, Rev. d. E. Burns.
The New Church Society will meet at
the United States Court room tomorrow
afternoon, at three o'clock.
Father Snyder's picnic, for the benefit
of St. Mary's church, takes place at
James Park on Monday next.
General Deauregard will attend our
Commercial Convention. So will Col
Duncan, of the Ell Paso railroad.
Bishop Feehan will administer the
rite of confirmation tomorrow whit
Sunday morning in St. Peters church.
Four white men paid five dollars each
at the first district police station this
morning for imbibing too much "tangle-
foot"
The Police Commissioner, last even.
ing, fined John Davis $25 for running his
head through a window into the Chicka-
saw Club room.
A strawberry festival will be held by
the ladies' of St. Johns Methodist Episco-
pal Church, at Rocco Hall, on the 18th
and Goth instants.
Conservative reading" Pamphlet No.
O." an "exposure of corruption and
fraud of the former leaders of the Repub-
lican party" It's rich.
Elder j. R. Graves will preach in the
Chapel of the Central Baptist Church,
on Second street, tomorrow, May 10th,
ct half-past 10 o'clock.
A black mackerel snatched pocket
book containing about seven hundred
dollars frem countryman named Bolan
on Gayoso street last evening.
The flag that " for thousand years
has brayed the battle and the breeze"
will be unfuris9 by the st. Georges So
ciety on the 24th.
The "Fsast of Weeks" will be OBJ
served by the Israelites tomorrow.
Rabbi Tuska will deliver an appropriate
discourse in the Synagogue on Main
street.
Preaching at fernando street Method
ist Church tomorrow morning by Rev.
Bishop Geo, F. Pierce, aud tomorrow
night by Rev. DR.. Lovick Pierce, OF
Georgia.
Bud Freeman, colored, was arrested by
officer Taylor last evening on the charge
of being implicated in the robbery of Mr..
Blond, Frenchman from Moone's Land
ing, Mississippi.
Parties having bonds TO renew in the
Criminal Court had better renew them,
or forfeitures will be taken against them
and their securities, and capiases issued
fer their arrest.
A negro named Harris shot at white
man named Graham at Somerville on
Thursday afternoon, but missed him;
whereupon the white man drew q pistol
and shot him dead.
Mr.. John R. Durff, of the Postofice,
was married IN Louisville, on Wednes-
day, to Miss Annie V. Day, of New
Albany, Ind. The happy couple are now
at the Overton.
Byrd Douglas, John c. Burch, A. g.
Adams, R. B. Cheatham, George s.
Allen, Thomas d. Craighead, Neil S.
Brown and NJ. Burns have been appoint
ed delegates from Nashville to our Com
mercial Convention.
The residence Of Mr.. 81. 0. Beach, 2sS
Onion street, was robbed last night Of
four silver tablespoons, six silver tea
spoons, sets Of kniyes end forks, lots of
provisions and clothing, amounting in
ell to the value of fifty dollars.
Rev, DR.. Loviek Pierce, of Georgia,
will preach Sunday, the 10th inst, in the
morning, at Second sirset Methodist
Church; and In the evening st Herman
do street Methodist Church.
WIS learn that the concert to be given
by the pupils of Miss E. NJ. Clemmons,
which was announced to take place at
the New Memphis rhsster. will come of
at the New Assembly Hall on Friday
evening, June Al.
Chew. Merris is colored chever. he
had no bread to chew this mornipg-the
result Of idl.ness he, however, he'd .
two-dollar counterfeit. bill, which he tried
10 pass on q bread-seller in the North