Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-19
News i'm Brief.

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Colonel Burditt has returned to the
city.
s. c. Benjamin, of the United States
navy, is at the Peabody.
Twenty cases were disposed of in the
First District Police Court this morning.
About o'clock pm. yesterday an af-
fray took place in colored restaurant
on DeSoto street between two negroes, in
which one of them was severely cut
Columbus, Mississippi, want the Mem
phis and Selma railroad to pass that city,
and the people of Columbus and
Lowndes county, one of the richest in the
State, propose to subscribe literally to
such an end.
Rev. DR.. s. Tuska, Rabbi Of the Main
street Synagogue, having been called to
st. Louis to deliver lecture in the
Temple of that place, Mr.. Lew. Wexler
will tomorrow officiate as Hasson ia the
Synagogue.
Dyer county has railroad association
to take up subscriptions for the Missis-
sippi River railroad. Colonel A. s.
Mitchell, President of the road, is going
to that county in few days to make
canvass in behalf of his road.
A horse in buggy, left by DR.. Hobson,
of Chelsea, in front of Walker Brothers
this morning, ran off and passed down
Main street at fearful speed, and several
persons narrowly escaped. Finally
horse and buggy fell on Second street,
near Monsarrat, Lanier & Co.'s, when it
was found that the buggy was nearly
torn to pieces, but the horse was not
much injured.
The official journal of the city con.
cluded this morning the thrilling story
of 1.-THE City Council" A few back
numbers can be had at the counter. We
understand that The City Council is
to be dramatized shortly by Memphis
Boucicault and produced at one of the
varieties theaters, with new costumes,
scenery, rings, music and gorgeous stage
effects. Mere runor.
The office of Mr.. J. 3. Woodward, the
prosecuting attorney in the case against
ex-County Trustee Leonard, was entered
last Sunday night during the gale and
robbed of many papers, including, it is
supposed, those in the Leonard case,
among them the forged coupons, almost
the only evidence against Leonard. Mr..
Woodward left for Washington Sunday,
and it is not known certainly where he
left the papers. The affair looks very
strange.
There is quite stir among the young
people in their preparation for the COM
ing tableaux, to be given next Thursday
and Friday evenings. The loveliest girls
in the city will take part in it, and of
course quite number of the chivalry.
Among other renderings, we understand
one from Euripides, The Offering Of
Polyxena at the Tomb of Achilles" will
be one Of the most brilliant and classical
scenes ever witnessed in the city. But
the ladies engaged in it, and the success
of the last tsbleaux, are sufficient guar
antee of the chaste and elevated character
of the evenings entertainment We
understand they will take place in the
large hall of the Greenlaw building, so
that everybody can witness them.
Mr.. Robert Grindrod, a well-known
citizen, had his residence in the
Waldran Block, robbed last night of two
gold watches, leaving another on the
mantlepiece, one fine diamond pin, two
gold breastpins, a massive gold pen and
pencil, with fine Australian stone set
in the head, Smith & Wesson pistol,
ten dollars and fifty cents in currency, |
and vest. The thieves entered by tax
ing out sash. Two persons, VIM. Rus
sci, mulatto, and negro woman who |
had been employed by the family, were |
arrested this morning on suspicion, and
committed by Esquire Henry E. Green
in default of bail until Monday, when the
State will give the case further investiga-
ton. This makes the ninth time Grind
rod has been robbed within the last
eighteen months.
TIE BRsr Is THE CHEAPEsT.-J. De-
vote has the best of everything in the
family grocery line, corner Third and