Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-19

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Also at w. Fl. Horizons, 354 Main street,
News In Brief.
Col. R. c. Brinkley still i'll.
No jury in the Doran case.
Look out for pick-pockets--you.
Mr.. johnson dimes at the Peabody to-
day.
Arkansas looks quite green from this
side of the river. 'a
St Georges Society gives q brilliant
ball Friday night 'ls .a
The steamer Lougworth brings some
iine horses from Kentucky. 1sg
Five hundred and thirty-six colored
voters registered Saturday.
| Mr.. c. P. Norris, of the First National
Bank, is ont on the streets again.
We hope very earnestly that the street
cars will run to the race track this week
| on time.
.
Father Ryan, of St. Louis, lectures at
the Assembly Hall Wednesday aud
Thursday evenings.
Col. W. H. Cherry, Presilen of the
Chamber of Commerce, has been quite
unwell for some days.
Detective McCnne, who, by the way. 10
most efficient officer, recovered two
bales of stolen cotton yesterday.
The New Memphis Theater is leased to
Spalding & Bidwell for the next three
years, and will be completely remodeled.
Colonel Billy Dardis, one of our most
weather-wise sages, predicts more rain
in the month of April than was ever
known before.
The injunction granted by Judge 81.
G. Smith against the city issuing any
more bonds will be argued at Knoxville
on the 25th inst.
The sparring match Saturday night at
the Greenlaw Opera House, between
Chas. C. Gallagher, the pugilist, and
some amateurs Of the city, was largely
attended.
The police recovered gold watch
last week which was stolen from Colonel
Selden's wife over three months ago. 1t
had been carried to New Orleans, St.
Louis and Cincinnati. aaq
The Mississippi river is over its banks
in some places on the Arkansas side.
Trains on the Little Rock railroad stop
i've milea from Hopefield. No cotton or
| freights were received last week.
A young man named Walker was ar
rested at Trenton few days since on
suspicion of having murdered Mr.. Skies
some two or three weeks ago. He gave
bail in the sum of six thousand dollars.
The following gentlemen are guests Of
the Worsham House: J. Dryer, VIM B.
Martin, Detroit, Michigan; Colonel ]. J.
Polk, Msjor w. s. Moon, Tennessee;
Judge VIM. r. Trigg, Greenville, Missis-
sippi, and DR.. Westlake. Texas
A. Keene Richards, of G georgetown,
Kentucky P. G. Swor, G. Fl. Duvol, W.
E. McGawly, w. 7. Haughay, of New
Orleans; S. Leonard, Cincinnati; c. S.
Bliss, st. Louis, and II. Langford, Of
Nashville, all of the turf fraternity, are
at the Peabody.
Colonel w. W. Gates, Of the Vest
Tennessee Whig, announces that his old
partner in former years, Don Cameron,
Of Franklin, has purchased an interest
in the Wig office, and will in a few
days enter upon bic DATES as joint editor
and proprietor Of that paper.
Last Saturday night fifteen negroes
came down to Mound City from Marion,
headed by the neyly-nppointed Sheriff,
Maine, late of the militia. to arrest Capt.
Collier and Capt. Crump, two young
men who happened to be over there from
this eide on business They surrounded
Capt. Eerrg'g house and searched it, but
the young msp had escaped, and they
made their way back in skid.
Mr.. Allen F. Morgan, a well known
and most worthy citizen, died last night,
after brief illness, at his residence on
Elliott street. BE ienFs0 young wife
and two small children. His nape vas
more eoaspieqopsly known in eonnec-
ton with the sslfFisipg -four" an
article wonderfully advertised. His
disease was Of pulmonary character,
but was not considered alarming until
| within the past week. less than two
weeks ago he FstsFRed from business
trip to Nashville,
THr SPECTATOR have received
the April number Of this excellent Mem