Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-07
Local Rreyftfes.

yesterday. All quiet along the bayou.
A jehu fell asleep on bis hack last
evening, and had to pay IS for the nap.
Five bacchanalian Of North Memphis
paid IS each this morning into the Me-
tropoitan fund.
The City Council has exempted the
residence of the Episcopal Bishop on
Poplar street from taxation.
Mr.. K. G. B. L. Wynn in very win
some way presented splendid whip to
M. d. l.. Stewart yesterday.
The /" Future State of Man" will be
discussed by Rev. R. Frayser at the
Cum berland Presbyterian Church to.
night.
A meeting of the Confederate Soldiers
Relief and Historical Society takes
place tonight at the Municipal Court
room on Union street.
John Tierney, laborer, fell from the
wall of an old house near the corner OF
Second and Monroe streets last evening
and was badly injured.
ella Cook, q colored woman, couldn't
keep her tongue quiet yesterday, and was
this morning fined IS for abusive lam
gusge.
A man named Birthold had little re-
spect for the birth-rigbt of another yes
terday, and consequently this morning
had to pay $40 for trespass.
About eleven o'clock last night a
couple Of thieves went to the premises of
Mr.. r. B. Mullins, on the Raleigh road,
eleven miles east of this city, and stole a
bale of cotton.
A mare and buggy found estray by
officer Gallagher, and valued at $3.50, were
returned to the owuer-Mr. M. G. Pos
toa-this morning, by order Of Captain
Smith, of the First District police
There was another breezy and brawling
time at the Council Chamber last eve
ming, all about an old fence and who
should be member of the cart right. y
O Temporal o Mosesl
Bill johnson (colored) was found guilty
in the Circuit Court yesterday of fraud
| ulent breach of trust and sentenced to
one years Imprisonment In the peniten-
tiary.
At the Irish Immigration Convention
10 St. Louis yesterday, John League,
Esu., of this city, was elected Vice Presi-
dent. John Lilly, Esq, and Prof. P, L.
Mitchell are representing our Hibernian
societies.
The case of the Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen of Memphis and the Gayoso
Gas Company against Thompson Dean,
of the Memphis Gas Company, was ar
gued before the Supreme Court in Wash.
iDgton yesterday.
In the Wallace Hudson contested cleo
ton case, Chancellor Somers, yesterday,
decided in favor of the defendapt-Hud.
son. There is some talk of an appeal
being taken to the Supreme Court against
this DECISION, as we'll as in the Perkins
Lee case.
The petition of several merchants
praying for the passage of ali ordinance
granting incorporated steam packet
companies the privilege of keeping a
wharf or wharf!boats at the landing for
the convenience of their respective COM
panies, has been rejected by the City
Council.
Following are the grand jurymen for
the October term in the Municipal Court
A. H. Douglass, foreman; G. 81. Blood,
P. Van Alstyne, Lewis Amis, j. N. West
IL. M. Alexander, II. B. Joiner, 81. Wild
berass, Daniel VIC ford, John G. Weaver
Thomas Wickersham, P. I. Wright, j. j.
sayers.
Col. 1. M. Partridge, formerly editor OF
the Memphis Wing as well as of theVicks-
burg Herald, is to enter into canvass in
Mississippi in few days. He is good
speaker and sound politician, and will
make th:ngs lively in our sister State.
Look out, carpet-baggers
The ciIy's stock iu the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad was purchased yester-
day by Captain A. 7. Lacey, represent
ing the Mississippi River Railroad Com
pany, for $40, 000-Sl5,00Q to be paid
down 10 United States Treasury notes,
and mir. Lacey to give up the promissory
note for $25 900, for which the said stock
had been hypothecated.
Mrs. Mary Pillow, beloved wife of Gen.
eral Pillow, died from apoplexy at her
residence in Maury county, on Saturday
night. She vas the daughter of George
W. Martin, Esq, of Aaury, slater to
Judge w. P. Martin, of that county, and
of DR.. R. G. X. Martin. of this city.
She was great, good woman, and her
loss is deeply deplored by q large circle
/ Of friends.
| The fo,loyiug gentlemen have been
elected officers Of No. E9 Division Sons
of Tenn perance 10 this city: D. Whitby,
W.P.; W. H. Montgomery, W. A; O.
! R. Coughlan, R s.; J. e. Sheperd, A.
K. g.; ". h. Elicit, F. s.; d. c. Trader,
T. r. B. Bowen, Chap M. Cooper, jr.,
Con-; B. Sossmsp, A. c. G, Y. Saith,
lis; ]. Binn, O. s.; G. W. Tomlin, =.
W. P.
1t ;g bard to please everybody. Our
young folks now say they won't attend
the oyster supper at the Orphan Asylum I
they must have hop. This of course
| will change the scene of operations, aud
we believe the rtAls, the hop and the
supper will take place on or about the
! 18th instant, in either the Odd Fellows
| or Memphis Club halls. So choose your
partners, boys; aud hunt up your dancing
pumps, girls. Old folks can look on
and eat the oysters.
Yesterday the Publishers and Editors
Convention met in the Supreme Court
room at the capitol in Nashville. The fol-
lowing representatives of our State press
were present. Don Cameron, West Ten
nessee Wig NJ G Galloway, Memphis
Avalanche; +. A. Tyler, Memphis APP
peal; Frank McCord, Pulaski Citizen
w. j. Ramsge, Knoxville Press and
Herald; w. B. Scott, Msryville Repub-
hcan l.. Speck, Morristown Gazette;
Geo. Il Grisham, Jonesboro Flag; DR..
c. Wheeler, Jonesboro Herald and Tri