Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-04
LOCALS In BRIEF.

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We return thanks to B.. d. Williams,
Superintende nt-in Chief Of the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad, for late Little
Rock papers.
Brother Pearne held high court this
morning on fifteen cases of no import
ance. He assessed sixty-fve dollars,
but collected only twenty-five.
The Jewish new year, "Roshashannah,
begins to-day. A full account Of it, with
its ceremonies, history, etc., will be pub
lished in Mondays LEDGER.
Three thousand dollars will be sub
scribed by the cotton commission mer-
chants for premiums on cotton at the
Agricultural Fair, to be opened on the
25th of October.
Officers Smith and Albertson picked
up man this morning about four o clock,
near the corner Of Brinkley avenue and
Poplar street, almost in orticuto mortis !.
He had fallen out of second-story win
dow, and was badly hurt
The track of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad is nowcomplete to Laguile,
twelve miles beyond Madison. A stage
line will be Immediately established be-
tween Laguile and Devall's Bluf--thirty
miles-making it only eighteen hours
time between this city and Little Rock.
A little boy aged about eight years,
the son of Mr.. Gaby, lost his life yester-
day evening by accidentally falling into
the public cistern near Beal street mar
ket, while the DeSoto street fire company
were practicing. He was brought out in
ten minutes after the accident, but all
efforts to restore him to life proved in
effectual. he must have been killed by
the fall.
We have just received the first number
of the Little Rock (Ark.) Freeman, pub
lished and conducted altogether by col
ored men. 1t presents very neat typo
graphical appearance, and is filled with
news and well written editorials Being
politically Democratic in its tendencies
is the best evidence that can be given
that its editor, Mr.. Tabbs Crap, is man
of sense and sound political judgment
We would be glad if some white editors
would give similar evidence of good sense.
The Tobacco Trade Association held
its regular meeting yesterday evening in
the hall of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Association has secured the Chris
tian warehouse, on Promenade street, for
receiving and storing, and will soon open
| it for consignments. The rate ofcharges
adopted are very moderate, being only
fifty cents per hogshead for storage and
seventy Eve cents for coopersge. Liberal
premiums will be offered for the best leaf
tobacco at the county fair. The Associa-
| ton seems to be in earnest, and we have
every confidence in its complete success.
DR.. Mortimore, in the preface to his
new book on the Sun, says that recent
scientific observations bear him out in
his theory concerning that planet. Just
the reverse is the case. The reports Of
the observations made during the recent
total eclipse, state that the spectru m
clearly detected many of the organic
elements of the Sun, and plainly demon
strated that it is nothing more nor les.
than huge ball of fused metals, con-
sisting of copper, sodium, zinc and other
substances of which our earth is COM
posed. The non-luminous void" ex.
isting, as DIR. Mortimore says, between
the body of the Sun and the circle of light
and heat surrounding it, was not SO
clearly shown by the instrument as it is
by the imagination of DR.. Mortimore.
There has not been serious accident
on the Mississippi and Tennessee rail-
road since the war. The road-bed,
through the indefatigable energies of its
very able managementis constantly kept
in the very best state of repair. Trains
are seldom, if ever, behind time, which
is the best evidence that can be given
that Coils. Livermore and White are genu
inc railroad men, aud thoroughly under
stand their business. Notwithstanding
this road was heavily embarrassed, as al
Southern roads were after the war, the
receipts have steadily increased from
year to year, and the time is not far dis
tant when its bonds and stock will be al
par. Time is all the management re-
quire to wipe out every vestige of theil
Indebtedness. We predict still further
increase in the receipts of this road dur
ing the present commercial year.
The Foute-Curry and Dickens Ha
| beas Corpus Case.
Az we have heretofore expressed oul
v;axs an this very much complicated anc