Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-23
News In Brief.

Through travel is lively.
New tomatoes in market at 81 per
bushel.
Nine members of the Metropolitan
Police, in the First District, are on the
sick list.
The concert at st. Agnes Academy
takes place this evening, and will be an
entertaining affair.
Owing to the rain yesterday the race
at the Association Course did not take
place, but will be run to-day.
The County Commissioners have al
lowed Williams, late Registrar, $ll0O
for his late eminent services to the
county.
The Masonic picnic tomorrow at
James Park will be largely attended,
and will doubtless be On enjoyable, sue
cessful affair.
The moonlight excursion Of the Legal
Tender takes place this evening. All
persons accepting invitations should be
on the boat by FIVE o'clock.
DR.. Burns will address the Memphis
Literary Society, in the Law Court Room,
Saturday night of next week; subject,
"The True Dignity of Labor"
The finding of the Criminal Court in
the cases of Moody and Calvin, convicted
of murder, have been confirmed by the
Supreme Court, and they will be sen
fenced Friday.
Bill Butler, the "nigger up the chin
ney," arrested for larceny by two detec-
tiyss, McCune and Corners, last Sunday
week, ia to haye Q hearing to-day before
Squire Griffith.
Mr.. Williams, the late Registrar and
present incumbent, obtained an ipjunc-
ton against Mr.. Boughner taking pos
session yesterday, The case will have q
hearing Friday.
Judge Hunter has sued the County
Com missioners for Tia unpaid salary
as late Criminal Court Judge, amounting
to $45S5. Col. Bullock is his attorisy.
and the case will be heard in the Num-
cipal Court.
A fire occurred this morning in store
on the southeast corner of fernando
and Ssuth streets The flames were
promptly extinguished by the firemen
without much damage to the property.
The house belongs to Judge Leonard.
The White Station Agricultural and
Stock Association is making extensive
preparations to give grand old fash-
toned barbecue at White Station, on Sat
urday, the Sd of July. Fully one thou
sand persons will be invited and ex-
pected.
Under the head Of Board" some one,
who fails to sign his name, announces
himself in contemporary as a candidate
for Senator in the next General As
sembly. We presume he will get bored
if elected, and will feel badly bored if not
elected. But the man who has the longest
auger stands the best chance to "strike
ile."
The Peak Family had an overlooking
house at the New Memphis Theater last
night, and their performances give uni
yersal satisfaction and delight This is
at once novel and frst-clsss enter
tainment. This afternoon at 3 o'clock
they will give matinee To night and
tomorrow night, the regular perform
anee.
Frank Hawkins, an industrious, re-
spectacle colored man, who is raising
CROP at Mrs.. Rembert's place, three miles
from the city, on Central avenue, brought
in this morning the first cotton bloom we
have seen. This is early for the season.
Frank says be had a bloom last Sstur-
day, but after he came to the city it was
stolen from him, with a bSg Of potatoes.
The books at the Chamber of Commerce
show that during the cotton season just
closing, Memphis received 245,379 bales
Of cotton, or 5000 less than last year