Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-03
LOCALS I'm BRIEF.

captain McMath, ex-ponce captain, IL
running for Constable. Modest.
One hundred prisoners in the county
jail; sixty-three of them untried.
This afternoon there will be a meeting
of the BOARD Of Mayor and Aldermen.
The case of General Wallace against
Hudson comes up for hearing next
Monday.
Colonel W. Ivie Westbrook, Of the
Brownsville Bee, is in the city, stopping
at the Peabody. fs
The Chinese immigration question viii
be discussed at Odd Fellows Hall to
night, beginning at eight clock.
| The sub.committees of the Confederate
Picnic Committee meet to day. The
affair is in every respect very promising
Sam Ireland, colored detective of the
police force, paid out of the city Treas
ury, is said to be an active supporter o.
Stokes. working early and late in the can
vass.
Hundreds of Memphis people are alb
sent from the city. Quite number are
in the North, while many, who will enjoy
themselves better, are content to stop al
Southern watering places, or while away
the hot season at country places.
The grand consolidated European
Asiatic and American eclipse of the sur
will take place next Saturday, the 7tt
inst, about four o'clock and twenty-five
minutes. 1t will be only partial in Mem
phis, but we will get respectable slice
A morning Contemporary has q choice
snake story of drunken man-where he
started-who fosted, minus clothing oil
trunk, on a log for twelve days and
nights down the Arkansas river, without
food, making in that time eighty
miles. Just so.
Only nine cases appeared on the
docket of the First District Police Court
this morning. John Bryant and William
Arthur were held for requisition from
the Governor of Arkansas, for being
accessory to the murder of trading-boa,
keeper down the river. The other cases
were unimportant.
General Pillow, we learn, was not in
the city when he was appointed to speal
to- night at the Chinese Labor'meeting
but he states that he will speak, never
theless, and desires as many of the
property. holders as possible to be present
as he will treat directly of their materia
interests.
The injunction of Mr.. Frank Davis
President of the First National Bank
against the Board of Mayor and Alder
men, in regard to the Little Reck rail
road stock, has not been dissolved. a
motion was made to that effect by Cit
Attorney Morgan, yesterday, in Chan
Gerry Court, but the attorneys for Mr.
Davis obtained leave to file an amended
bills which will delay the case som'
days.
| Messrs. Childs and Goode, appointed
to wait on the merchants of Front Row
and ascertain how many are willing tt
close their houses at IL o'clock on cleo
ton day that all may have fair oppor
tunity to vote, reported to the Conserva
tive Executive Committee yesterday tina
they had canvassed Front Row, ant
found all the merchants willing to CLOSE
as requested except three. The repor
was accepted, and vote of thanks ten
dered the committee for their efficiency
Another committee is canvassing Main
street, and we expect to hear a similar
report from them.
The Planters Insurance Company was
recognized yesterday under highly ia.
yorable auspices. The following gentle
men now compose the Board of Direct
ors: T. a. Townsend, ]. G. Lonsdale, D.
T. Porter, M. J. Wicks, ]. G. Nicely, j. j
Busby, ]. F. Frank, N. R. Sledge, A
Vaccaro, c. W. Goyer, E. ]. Taylor, B
| p. Harbert, S. P. McNutt, G. Y. Ram.
baut and u. Meyer, Tho votes cast rep
resented stock amounting to Sl5O,OOa
II owned by our best citizens, and nc
o. u,a to take over $4,000. The
one A''o"eo do a hourishinl
company will doubtless -
and safe business.
About seven and half clock last eve
ming, at the magnificent celored political
picnic at the head of Vance street, me-
gro named Henry Jones was shot in the
left arm by Napoleon Clay, another me-
gro. Clay was drunk and had out PTS
toll flourishing it around and threatening
to shoot any one who wouldn't vote to
suit him-for Stokes x Co-when the pts
toll went off with the result mentioned
Clay was lodged in the Second District
stationhouse. 1t seems that the colored
picnics, so-called, nowadays all have tc
be attended with bloodshed. This Is
one result of the negroes all carrying
arms. They cannot attend a Sunday
school picnic without being loaded with
pistols and knives, as if expecting to be
attacked by Indians or wild beasts or a