Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-12
Local Breyitfes.

the city.
There will be o grand matinee ct the
Memphis Theater to- morrow Saturday.,
com mencing at 2 pm.
Phil. Garvin, an old citizen highly re.
spected for his many virtues died this
morning at his resi- sence on Carroll ave.
nue..
I The Nashville Banner of yesterday
says: "Msjor Clusksy is slewly but
surely recoyeripg-a piece of inteli-
gence that will prove most welcome to
his numerous friends"
In a communication to the LEDGER
yesterday over the signature, Zone Bale
at Time" the & cures $50, 900 appeared,
when they should have been $4,000.
We hope this correction will give salts
faction.
Horse-thieves, sneak thieves, burglars,
pickpockets, and dead beats generally,
are doing lively business in Memphis
and the vicinity. Those who have any.
thing stealable should see that it ia
locked up.
The Conservative Democratic Execu.
tive Committee of Shelby county held q
meeting to-day at their headquarters on
Second street, and, after due discussion,
adopted resolution requesting the
chairman to cell another meeting of the
committee through the press as soon as
it is known that the bill calling State
convention has been passed by the Lsgis.
lature. The committee then adjourned.
The LEDGER editorial rooms were en-
livened this morning by pitcher Of
delicious sherry punch and mince pie to
match, from the confectionery house of
our neighbor, Mr.. Joseph Specht In
behalf of all who quaffed the inspiring
nectar we return thanks, remsrking, at
the same time, that Mr.. Specht is gen.
tleman and scholar, and that he has
mince pies and etceteras for the million ;
and furthermore, that q glass or SO Of the
nectar produces very comfortable sensa-
tons.
The police made raid on a gambling
establishment last night, and arrested
the proprietor and the dealer. No one
was playing, of course, but eighteen
gentlemen were looking on--that is,
looking at the proprietor and the dealer
and they we're also arrested and taken
to the station-house, where they all put
up forfeit of twenty-five dollars each.
The cases were disposed of in the usual
manner this morning in the Police
Court.
Merchants in Memphis have to pay
from fifteen to eighteen times as much
tax as those of Louisville, st. Louis,
Paducah or Cincinnati. Oe 800, 900
invested in trade, the Louisville or Padu-
cab merchants pay a tax of $500; on the
same capital, the Memphis, Knoxville or
Nashville merchant has to pay tax OF
from $500 to $9O0Ol Yet our legisla-
tors hesitate about removing this out
rageous tax, not knowing where they
could raise the wind" to pay the State
debt interest and their own highly i'm
portant salaries
A triple bridal party from Bowling
Green, Kentucky, have been stopping at
the Oser,on Hotel, and viii leave on the
Richmond this at ernoon for New Or
leans. They are Mr.. Edward L. Hines,
editor of the Bowling Green Democrat
who married Miss Nellie Duncan; Mr.
Hiram Dulapey, who married Miss Celia
| Stubbins; and Mr.. Hugh Stu bins, who
married Miss Georgia Patterson. The
brave Banedicks we're all dsshing mem
bers of John Morgan's cavalry, but they
have surrendered to different and gentleI
| armies of the fair and blushing brides
| 1t is only necessary to say that they are
| splendid representatives of Kentucky
womanhood and beauty.
The high opinion entertained for the
rest of the press by one of cur
largest morning neighbors is delcately
hinted, this morning, in the following
lines: "a young man with mechanical
bias ia working on writing machine 10
Memphis. He has one great element OF
successes in him-thst is, hopefulness.
He says he has the idea, and the thing
| will be done in month or so. This will
f! be a god-send to our Memphis cotempo.
raries. for machine writing, as far as eff
fecting any good is concersed, would do
every bit 90 we'll as the stupid lucubra,
tons shattered eysr their pages daily.
How thankful we eli sSo1la feel for an
opportunity to see ourselves as others ses
us.
The Marion, Alabama, Commonwealth
of the 9Th says: last Monday evening
about nine o. clock sn unfortunate diff
Guilty occurred in Colonel John s. Smith 8
room, between himself aud Captain VIM.
A. Forrest, brother to General N. B. For
rest, in which be lost his life. We shall
not attempt to give any detailed account
of the affair. Suffice 1t to say that the
best information we cogld obtain, touch
the origin of the unfortunate occurrence,
was that a knife was drawn BY Colonel
Smith and a pistol by Captain Forrest;
that Color e. Smith advanced upon Cap
tain Forrest, who shot at him once with
out effect. But second shot, with more
deadly aim, entered the body of the de-
ceased near the pit of the stomach, and
ranging .oyerd the left side, passed either
through the hsart Of 80 Deer y i as to
produce ALMOST instant death. # this
writing Tuesday EVENING" Captain Sor-
rest has not besp arrested"