Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-11
LOCALS IN BRIEF.


ID. G. and H. M. Loswenstine, Of the
firm Of j. Fl. Loewenstine & Bros, left on
a trip to the East yesterday afternoon.
After sojourn at Long Branch they will
go to New York to lay in stock of fall
and winter goods.
This afternoon the Confederate picnic
committee will meet at four o'clock, in
the office Of Mr.. Nourse, the insurance
agent, on Jefferson street. Business Of
importance will be presented, and every
member of the committee should be on
hand promptly at the hour.
Messrs. Spaulding, Bidwell and Nc
Donough are circulating q petition pray
ing the Beard of Mayor and Aldermen to
abate the exorbitant tax on theaters.
These gentlemen are expanding q vast
deal of money and enterprise in our
midst to build up Grst-class theater with
every metropolitan feature, and we hope
they will be literally sustained.
The first boil of cotton of the season,
in Shelby county, was placed upon our
table this morning by Messrs. Mosby and
Dorion. 1t is from the plantation Of
James s. Rawlings, two miles north Of
the city, on Wolf river, and Mr.. Raw
lings, we learn, has any amount of the
same sort The boil before us is well
developed and perfectly matured. This
looks as if old Shelby would get into the
market about as early as any county or
section tributary TO Memphis.
The case Of DR.. R. B. Stephens, mem
toned yesterday, came before Esquire
Hall last afternoon and was resumed and
concluded this morning. Mr.. Gregory
appeared for the State, and the defend
ant was represented in an able manner
by Judge Venable and Messrs. Orvile
Yerger and Hal. Rogers. Considerable
evidence was introduced, and tie case
was argued at some length. The Court
held the defendant on the charge of EN-
bezzlement, for trial at the Criminal
Court, in the sum of $2,O0O-Sl 900 of
which he is allowed to give himself. He
had not given bond when we left the
courtroom at twelve o'clock.
Miss Charlotte Thompson, the favorlte
actress with Memphis houses, was lately
married to Mr.. Lawrence Rogers, and
the couple are in California enjoying
their honeymoon. We are not informed
whether the fair lady intends to abandon
the stage, but may remark in this connec-
ton that when actresses marry they do
not usually change their stage name,
whether it is real or assumed, on the occa-
sion of marriage. So that if Mrs.
Rogers ever appears on our boards
again, she may come as Miss Charlotte
Thompson.
The Old Folks at Home picnic at Bart
lett tomorrow promises to be fine affair
in all respects. We learn that one hun
dred people are coming down from the
good old county of Madison, and we know
they will be met in most hospitable
manner and carry away good impressions
of our people. This is genuine reunion
of the bona Jide residents who have been
here twenty years, and when man has
been here that long he is apt to be pretty
we'll identified in sentiments and interests
with the country. Trains will run out on
the Memphis and Ohio railroad every
hour during the day, so that all may be
accommodated. Gen. Marcus ]. Wright,
the orator of the day, will have something
good to say. Col, Mclean, the worthy
President of the association, will have
something good to eat. A fine band of
music will be on hand, and music, beauty
and feasting will rule the hour.