Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-14
THE CITY.
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news in Brief.

| Memphis tonight.
Only one drunken man was found in
South Memphis yesterday.
The Captains horse" will certainly
Ego off " tonight at Cochran Hall.
Remember the Masonic Fair at the
| Memphis Club Hall on Monday evening
A negro killed in South Memphis last
night by another negro-common occur
renee.
All, the humorist, is here, and Burnett
will appear at the New Memphis on Mon
day night.
The "Devil on Two Sticks will be at
a cotton shed on Madison street Satur-
day night.
Delegates to the Commercial Conven-
ton pass both ways on our railroads free
of charge.
DR.. Burns has returned to this city
from the Baptist Convention at Macon,
Ga. he will preach on Sunday.
There will be colored baby show at
the Baptist Church on Beal street next
Thursday. All Africa will be thar"
Rev. F. 81. Bowman will be installed
as pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of this city on Sunday forenoon.
The trial Of Tom Leonard, late County
Trustee, for embezzlehsLt, commences
on Tuesday next before Judge Hunter.
Mittie Moore and Ellen Dickinson, two
colored damsels, were arrested last even
ing on a charge of stealing thirty dollars.
The Union Baptist Sunday school pic
mic is postponed, on account Of the damp
weather, until Saturday, the 22d instant.
A colored boy is suspected of stealing
$50 from colored woman named Dolly
Gibson, on board the steamer Liberty,
this morning.
Only five bacchanalians paid their
contributions of five dollars each into
the police fund at the First district sta
ton this morning.
Committees of the St. Georges and st.
Andrews Societies are making ample ar
engagements to celebrate the Oath, Queen
Victoria's birthday.
There will be a pleasant excursion on
the steamer Laura to Island No. 40 on
Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of
Colonel G. Fl. H. Broom.
An African citizen named James Nor
veil assaulted and battered ooloFed
woman in South Memphis last evening.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest
Kate Anderson (colored) was arrested
last evening for assaulting Betsy Bell
(colored). Kate will have hearing be-
fore the Police Commissioner this eve-
ming.
Ed. Shaw, the colored County Com
missioner, assaulted and battered Ben
Brown, colored man, yesterday. Ed.
will be examined before Esquire Burke
tomorrow.
Some one "went for" Dr.. Tolles, at
Collierville, yesterday, and shot him in
the hip. The colored Apollo arrived in
town last night, and had his wound
bound up"
Rev. Bishop Pierce will preach Sun
day, the 10th inst, in the morning, at
fernando street Methodist Church; and
in the evening at Second street Method
list Church.
Lizzie Holland is damsel of ebon hue
who boasts of loose tongue. She
abused another African damsel last eve
ming, and was arrested on State war
rant this morHing.
General O'Neil left here to-day on a
tour to New Orleans, Mobile, Charleston
and Savannah, in which places he will
address the Fenisns on Irish independ-
ence.
Mr.. Ferro's house, on the corner OF
Madison and DeSoto streets, was entered
about 8 o'clock last evening, and robbed
of $50 in currency, $50 in silver coins,
and small quantity of Southern money.
Suspicion rests on negro as the thief.
Mr.. Il. c. Chambers, of Sunfower,
Miss, was followed to his room, in a
hotel in this city, yesterday afternoon,
By two men, and robbed of $4,000 and a
pair of derringer pistols. The fellows
beat him severely before they robbed
him. r
A "colored gentleman" fond Of eques.
trianism, and calling himself Stephen |
Broom, was captured by officer Cornell
this morning. The "colored gentleman"
at the time of bis arrest, was riding a |
mule, which be had stolen from planter
in Mississippi
FOURTH Grand Exhibition at the Bluff |
City Velocipede Course, Saturday night,
May is. Admission twenty-five cents. &C |
NKw YoRK LEDGER for six cents. at
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