Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-31
LOCALS IN BRIEF.

Trains will run through to-day on the
Memphis and Louisville railroad line.
Captain Lewis Bond, late of this city,
has located to practice his profession in
Brownsville.
| Forty-three persons have been con-
victed and sent to the penitentiary from
the Criminal Court since the 22d of June
Msjor Dewey, Paymaster United States
Army, and Colonel Stackpool, from Bos
ton, were in the city yesterday, on their
way to Arkansas.
Mr.. Frank A. Mailer, proprietor Of the
Franklin House, on Union street, died
yesterday afternoon of congestive chills
after an illness Of only two hours.
4. Colonel A. P. Burditt, the Commits
sioner, appeared upon the streets yester-
day with his new horse and buggy, at
tracing notice and favorable comment.
Mr.. Smith, of the Western Union Tele.
graph Company, who has been absent for
some weeks at Cincinnati, returned yes
terday much improved by his recreation.
SERGEANT s. j. ATLEE has been ap.
pointed captain of the Second Police
District, vice W. G. McMath, resigned,
and acting Sergeant d. G. Mooney is ap'
pointed Sanitary Sergeant, vice S. j.
Atlee, promoted.
Captain Joseph Lenow is ont in card
stating that he was never treasurer for
the ladies having in charge the Confed-
crate monument fund, and remarks that
he would be glad to hear from the ladies
having the matter in charge.
The match game yesterday between
the Bluff City Club and the Picked Nine
was played iu two hours and fifteen min.
utes, the former winning. The score
stood: Bluff City, outs, q; runs, 49,.
Picked Nine, outs, q; runs, 10. The
Bluff Nine was composed of Messrs.
Swartz, Block, Watson, Levi, Lawrence,
Winters, John Welsh, Jas. Welsh and
Garvin. The Picked Nine were Messrs.
Meath Britenum, Patrick, Magevney,
Sevall, Karr. Trabucco, Hardney and
Smith. Mr.. Miller was umpire, and
Messrs. McLane and Jones scorers.
The Bee says that Brownsville had a
case of perjury this week. "a negro
named Thomas Claiborne, who seems to
have turned his education to bad use,
forged the name of Mr.. James A. Rogers
to an order on Mr.. W. 7. Tucker for the
sum of ten dollars. The money was
promptly paid over, but the fraudulent
feature of the transaction being speedily
detected, Thomas was. arrested and
lodged in Jail. While awaiting the ap-
proach of court, he has been released
from prison on $4,000 bail.
The negro population for miles and
miles around are assembled to-day at
Whites Station, ostensibly to organize
some kind of benevolent society, but
really to be harsngued by political
tricksterg. 1t is understood that the
principal speaker will be Mr.. McKenna,
one of the Radical candidates for the
Senate. As he lives great deal at
Whites Station, in all respects, and will
eviscerate. bis ideas from the summit OF
his own dunghill, or from q swinging
limb on his own sour apple tree,
the supposition is that he will consider
ably increase his popularity and elevate
the altitude of his fertile hillock several
inches. The darkies call it picnic. If
they can find any nick max they will
pick the bones clean. The morning
trains brought down large quantities Of
the man and brother and considerable
amount of his sister, while several tons
unable to buy tickets we're seen padding
down the dirt road to the tune Of old
dog Tray" Mr.. Sam. Jones, owing to
pressing engagement elsewhere, will not
be present to address the great crowd of
! voters.