Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-23
Local Hrevis,.s.

on UNION street.
Twelve cases were tried ia Police Court
this morning.
Mails from Little Rock arrive here now
in twenty-five hours.
Officer Connell arrested Mary Dean,
colored, last evening, on the charge Of
stealing coat.
1t is reported in political circles that
Fenianism is to be revived in Memphis.
We don't believe it.
The foot-path on the Madison street
bridge, crossing the railroad track, is in
q wretched condition.
Confederate Soldiers Relief and His
torical Society meets Of Exchange Build
ing this evening.
Lizzie Walker. white, was fined five
dollars in Police Court this morning, for
walking in the street at a late hour last
night.
Merchants from Mississippi are finding
out that goods can bepurchased as cheap
in Memphis as in either st. Louis or
Louisville.
Quite large number of white men
were arrested in the Second Police Dis
trict last evening on serious charges.
They will be examined before magis-
trates this afternoon. I'D
An African named James Wiley was
taken into custody by Sheriff Curry yes
terday on the charge Of forcible abduc-
ton. As willy as James is, he stands a
good chance Of being sent to the peni-
Tertiary.
The THEATRICAL BULLETIN will be
issued tomorrow morning. As il will be
read by thousands every morning and
evening, it is decidedly the bes'. adver-
Using medium we know of for business
men generally,
Aldermen were notified to attend q
meeting of the Council last evening, but
net enough to make quorum attended.
Another attempt will be made to bring
the Dads together this evening, when the
committee on the sale of the railroad
stock are expected to report.
Charley Jones, colored, was arrested
by officer Costello, last night, for assault
ing another darkey. Charley told the
Chief of Police this morning he was only
foolin;" but the Chief fined him five
dollars for such foolin and frolic.
The annual report of the Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce is being read
with great interest by our merchants and
business men generally. 1t is an admir-
ably compiled document, and reflects
credit on the industry and ability of Mr..
Trask, of whom may be truly said, :" he
is the right man in the right place."
A white man named Hill took his lodg-
ings on the cold ground last night, and
this morning was fined FIVE dollars for the
comfort and accommodation he enjoyed.
He might have stopped at plaia hotel
for fifty cents. But then he had no
money, and the poor must suffer the con-
sequences flowing from empty pockets.
The subject selected for the lecture at a
public meeting of the Memphis Literary
Association is Eclecticism the Domi-
nant Philosophy of the Nineteenth Cen
tury." 1t will be delivered by Professor
Mitchell. The subject for discussion be-
fore the Association on Saturday even
ing is thus resolved: ".That in Imperial
ism rests the future hope of prosperity in
this country.
A batch of negroes were arrested in
the Second Police District yesterday
Peter Price, for carrying concealed weap-
ons Sallie Price, for abusive language !;
Bill Morgan, for assaulting another me-
gro; Alexander Pool and Henry Eusley,
for fighting; George Harris. for disor'
DERBY conduct Jack Wilson, for threat
ening to kill somebody, and Martin At
krns, for assault and battery. They will
have a hearing before the Police Com
misss oner this evening.
The Dickens habsGs corpus case was
called up before Judge Foute, in the Mu-
nioipal Court, last evening. A motion
BY Attorney General Horrigan to.
prevent the press frcm publishing the
testimony, wac quashed by the Judge,
who "did not see why upch rule should
be made" After hearing the testimony
of Msjor Rambaut, proceedings were
adjourned until FIVE o'clock this even
ing.
Mesrs. Edmonds, Pettigrew u Co.,
tobacco merchants of this city. have
instituted suit in the Law Court for
trespass against Judge Emery, James M.
Tomeny, U. s. Marshal; Martin 7. BY
der, Deputy q. s. Marshal; Il. u. fatter-
son, u. 8. Collector of Internal Revenue
for this District, and j. D. Slack and A.
Allen, Assistant Assessors, laying their
damages at 100000. 1t appears that
these officers entered the establishment
of Messrs. Edmonds, Pettigrew Il Co.
on Monday and took possession of their
books without permission or authority.
Amusemenfs.
Rouo;canlt's nlav of the Iona Strike