Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-11-10
Local Brevftfes.

| Local Brevitfes.
| Races not postponed.
Magistrates courts awful dull places
The afternoon markets are great con
venience.
Sixteen arrests in the Second Distric,
yesterday.
Ten cases were disposed of in the
Police Court this morning-nine Of them
Of no more interest than the ordinary
drunk"
Three indictments have been found
against B lrbour Lewis for embezzls o
ment-four thousand dollars each. He
gave bail yesterday in the sum OF $l2 900.
The Independent Cotton Press Of
Messrs. Morse & Hudson is again iude-
pendent in fact, and is in the field at
| 203 Madison street. The injunction has
been dissolved, and the press is at work.
VIM. L. johnson, Of fernando, Misc,
has offered reward Of 500 for the appre.
hension of Henry Jones, who murdered
Alfred johnson, six miles west If Her
nando, on the 81 inst. Henry Jones is
mere youth, about eighteen years old.
An inquest was held yesterday by Cor
oner Sam Alison on the body of Charles
Love, a ceckhsnd, who was accidentally
killed on the night of the 7th inst. on the
steamer Lorena, near Mount Pleasant.
The deceased was native of Ohio.
The market men and meat men in the
city complain that while they have to
pay license of $3.50 per year fer selling
fresh m eat, the small grocery stores can
sell meat without paying any extra
license. If this is the case, the license Of
$3.50 on regular meat dealers is certainly
unjust, and should be abated, that all in
the business may have fair chance.
The Nashville Banner says: OF the
So. GOO, 900 of Tennessee Bank notes
originally issued, 81, 100, 900 have been
taken by Judge Watson, President of the
Board of Trustees of that bank, and
await the order of the Legislature to be
turned. he states that all of the assets
of the bank, amounting to about $780,
900, will be collected during the next
twelve months through suits brought in
the courts. a LNa4
Some two or three weeks ago, young
man named Dr.. Arthur J. Lott killed bis
room mate and friend, Mr.. DsWitt
Barnes, ct Oakland, Mississippi, and then
escaped on his horse. The deed created
great surprise and excitement, and large
rewards were offered for Lofts apprehen-
sion. Three weeks ago he was arrested
by detective who had been on his track
sometime, and he was lodged in Jail at
Coffeeville and remained there until last
Sunday night, when he was taken out by
crowd of unknown persons and hung.
The skies cleared up yesterday after
noon, and during the night the air turned
much colder. This morning there was a
heavy frost and the prospect is that the
weather will be highly favorable for the
races the rest of the week. The pro-
gramme is one of unusual interest, and
with and from to-day we expect to see
great crowds. The ladies are particu-
larly invited, and excellent arrange
ments have been made for their comfort
and protection,
The Rome (Gs Daily Courier, of the
9TH inst, says: On Monday night last,
several disguised men, supposed to he
from Cherokee county, Alabama, called
at ]. l.. Ross house, in Chattooga coun-
ty, and had talk with him, after which
they left. Ross followed them to Sum-
merville, swearing that he would find out
who they were if he had 10 kill one Of
them to end out. The result of the pur-
suit, an idle curiosity on the part of Ross,
resulted in his being shot instead OF one
of the party. 1t was not political diff
Guilty, but purely of Q private character,
The above statement Is strictly reliable
The managers of the Memphis Thester
have made arrangements with the differ
ent railroads to run excursion trains so
that on one evening each week the PEG.
pie on the respective roads can attend
the theater without Inconvenience and at
much less expense than going II 6 FAR
rage does in the city. Cd Tuesdays
there will be train on the Memphis snd
Charleston railroad. Ga Thursdays
commencing tomorrow an extra train
will leave Brownsville. on the Memphis
and Louisville railroad, at 4:l0 pm,
taking in all intermediate points, and
argiy;ag at the city at ITO pm. Ga
Saturdays there will be like special
train on the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, leaving Sardis at 4:lgp. ~, and
arriving here at 7:i0 pm. Each train
will return the same night after the close
of the theater. Omnibuses will be on
hand to convey excursionists to and
from the tLsster. The fare will be half
the usual fare each ysy. Our country
cousins and unoles and aants and tneir
nsus,ho will doubtless avail themselves
of This excellen.. arrangement to see
Enrmnsa and other famous oramas.