Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-30
Local Hrsxifias.

Cool this morning.
Read the Fair report.
Ames' circus to day.
Police business rather light.
Wild geese flying southwark.
Two policemen discharged to-day.
Several distinguished burglars in the
city.
This is the great cotton day, and the
close Of the Fair.
Only FIVE Aldermen under Indictment
for corruption in Office.
Alderman Vincent's case GENES up to-
day in the Criminal Court.
The funeral of VIM. X. Speed took
place yesterday from St. Peters.
Go and see Dan Rice this afternoon
on the bluff He gives a grand Con-
federate benefit.
Our worthy and indefatigable friend.
Major 10. Barbierre, has gone into tbs
auction business. Read his card.
Our clever young friend Joe Locke re-
turned yesterday from trip to Louis
vile, and would like to see the public at
his stand on Main street.
The Holly Springs Reporter has been
enlarged to thirty-six columns and has
put on quite metropolitan air. We wish
it continued success.
NJ meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners Yesterday; consequently
the minutes of Thursday were not signed.
But there is meeting going on to-day.
A meeting of the Chamber of C)m-
cree and citizens generally is called
this evening at ~ o'clock, to consider
railroad connections with Mississippi.
A full attendance is desired.
Ia the case of the State against Beau
mont and Simons, permitting the keep
ing of gaming house for considera-
ton, in the Municipal Court, verdict Of
not guilty was returned yesterday.
A negro boy aged seventeen, who was
assisting about freight train at Senate
bia, Miss, day before yesterday, fell be-
tween two cars aud was Immediately
killed. The accident was not attributable
to any lack of care on the part of the
officers OF the road.
During the week beginning Thursday,
October 81, and ending Wednesday, &C.
tober 81, both inclusive. there we're
shipped from the Holly Springs depot
8l3 bales Of cotton, as follows: To Mem
phis, BOG bales; to New Orleans, 1927
bales; to New York, ITO bales.
It is believed that the Board of Count
Commissioners about to 20 out of Office,
have far transcribed their powers in
making appropriations to themselves
and their friends. There is some law
left, and it is likely to be enforced, but il
the law fails, the ghost of Ku-klux is
still abroad.
We ore pleased to learn that Mr. G. L.
Griffin, the former law partner of Judge
T. w. Brown, has been selected to ad
dress the Alumni of the St.. Louis Uni'
varsity, which meets at st. l. ,uis on the
l7th Of November next. Hon. A. j. p
Garesche and Frank McCsbe, E:q., o.
that city, will also speak.
Major J. M. Bucklin's reconnaissance
and estimates of a route for the Iron
Mountain and Helena railroad is before
| us in pamphlet form. neatly printed
at the LEDGER office. The cost of build
| ing the road over this route would bt
cheap, compared with most roads, ant
the country penetrated rich and abound
| ing in the resources of material wealth
Arkansas needs that road.
| I.is significant that the official journs
of The B ,ard of County Commissioned
has not published the proceedings of thu
B ,ard for several days. How can ou
contemporary deprive tie public of 81
much that ia intersstir G at this particu.
lar time? Tne LEDGER is not seeking I
Job of this sort, but will try hereafter tt
keep the people posted in regard to thu
doings of the dying Board.
Colonel Eggleston, a prominent plan
ter of Yallobusha county, who has sever
! fine bales Of cotton at the Fair, met with
a serious accident yesterday aftern Don al
the station near the grounds. He wal
sitting on box, which contained a hog
on the platform, when q passing trair
touched the box, and landed the man
the bex and the hog on the ground ten
feet off, Colonel Z ggleston vas severely
bruised, and for some time was insen
sible. Colonel b,ugb, bis cousin, anf
Dr.. Grant applied restoretives, and he
was restored to consciousness with some
| difficulty, and carried to the city. W.
learn that be is doing we'll to-day. Th'
box was completely smashed, and thu
hog ran of, but was afterwards captured
and reboxed.