Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-24
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Upton county is infested by a gang Of
horse thieves and dssperadoes, eight OF
ten in number, who are terror to the
lower part of the county. A9
A jury was obtained in the Doran case
this morning. after q weeks hard work
The trial will proceed next week, and
will excite unusual interest. eNE wy
"Cheatham's entry" who won the
Livery Stable Keepers Purse" on
Thursday, has been named Lizzie Tom
linson, after the wife of our esteemed
friend, H. T. Tomlinson, Esq.
Mrs. Plath's German and English
school, on Third street, gave highly
creditable and entertaining exhibition,
last night, at Turner's Hall. 1t was nu.
merously attended, and passed off de-
lightfully, m
FRED. WILSON'S minstrsls, now per-
forming brilliant engagement at the
St. Charles Theater, New Orleans, will
re appear in this city on next Thurday
evening. for two nights,in an entirely new
aud original programme. and with their
panorama of "A Hurrah Trip Around
the World"
A large delegation from Dyersburg ar
rived this morning to attend the Odd
Fellows anniversary to come off on Mon
day next. Among them we noticed Col.
Tom W. Neal, ofthe Dyersburg Gazette,
c. Il. Morse, T. E. Richardson, 7. c.
Ledsinger, Aaron Crockett, G. W.
Mckenzie, John Wilhelm and many
others.
Simon Corey, an inoFensive Irish
laborer on the Memphis and Ohio rail-
road, was killed Wednesday few miles
out on the road by man named Cuneo,
who keeps grocery. A dispute arose
about a pint Of whisky, which Cameo
ended by striking Corey over the head
with musket, killing him instantly.
" Cool as cucumber is very happily |
illustrated by new style of summer
hat received this morning by Francisco |
& Wiggin, under the Peabody Hotel.
Another called the Tropical" weigh |
ing one ounce and half, is rather a
novelty, and at the same time unique,
elegant and cool, and likely to take the
lead. These hats land i've wear one)
are the latest thing ont
We see from the Holly Springs Re |
porter that General Ames has removed |
Captain H. A. Cooper from the Office of
Sheriff of Marshall county, and ap-
pointed Sylvester Carey, Esq, in his
place. Cooper had given satisfaction
since his appointment by General Gillem,
February l6, and the new appointee is
considered good man. He has not de-
cided to accept.
There was gathering of dark clouds
and tempest like the bowling Of wild
animals q few miles east Of the city last
night. People on Union avenue were
terribly frightened They thought the
devil and his imps we're moving on
velocipedes eastward from Central Point.
Some say it was swarm of Hunterites
on their way to pow-wow; others say
it was a gang of Lewisites on q cattle
stealing expedition. Very little difference
which.
An outrageous attempt was made last
Thursday night by two Of the grammati-
cal Clingman's militiamen, near Hum
boldt, to murder Captain Richardson,
who was recently tied to telegraph pole
six hours by the thumbs for the disloyal
crime of correcting Clingmans bad
spelling. Richardson has since entered
suit against the scholarly CIingman for
heavy damages, and attached two Of the
valiant gentleman farms in East Ten
nessee. Hence the attempt to assassinaie
him. he was badly wounded in the thigh,
but it is thought will live.
Ex President Johnson's Oldest soD,
Robert, died suddenly at Greenyille.
East Tennessee, sight before last, and
the bereayed father has FASTENED home.
Bob johnson, as be was generally known,
was probably about thiriy-four years old.
He begun the practice Of law at an early
age, but was never distinguished by his
fathers strong cbarac,eristins. He was
elected to the Legislature as Hoater from
Green, and other counties composing the
district, about two years before the war.
He sfterward was colonel Of An East
Tennessee Federal regiment, and was for
time his fathers private secretary at
the White House, For the last year or
two, however, be has been mentally and
physically incspacitated for any public
duties by prolonged dissipation, and lit
tie has been seen or heard Of him. So
Oially be was very pleasant, and had, in
his earlier days, many warm friends, re-
gardess Of parties. This is another IN.
stance where ori ginalily and strong sense
are not hereditary.
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