Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-12
Local Brevities.


The Brownsville Bee has new press.
Lsrkin's Independent Compress, on
Jefferson street, turns out five hundred
bales per day.
Grenada, Mississippi, is threatened
with two Radical papers.
Snow fell to the depth of two or three
inches at Bristol, East Tennessee, in the
early part Of the week.
The Essex Boat Club ball at the Over
ton Hotel on the evening of the 22d inst.
promises to be- brilliant affair.
Brownsville boasts of new and ele-
giant passenger depot, built, of course, in
response to suggestion which modesty
forbids US to mention.
We would again call attention to the
warning given by Captain Felix Robert
son, the City Tax Collector. that distress
warrants will be issued against such tax
payers as fail to settle by the 10Th inst.
He means what he says.
Colonels j. T. Trezsvant and w. w.
Vaughan, and others, have list Of aU'
pointments in Haywood county to speak
upon the question of Haywood county
issuing $l00.OOO ia bonds for stock in
the Brownsville and Ohio Railroad Com
pany to aid in its construction.
General Forrest, Colonel Meek, DR.
Compton, Captain Gill, and others, have
series of appointments, embracing
February Oath to March 18th, to address
their fellow.citizens of Marshall county
on the subject of the county subscriptions
TO the Memphis, Holly Springs, Okolena
and Selma railroad.
Last week, Mr.. E. W. Hunsucker, who
lives on Chewslla creek, seven or eighI
miles east of Holly Springs, trapped g
beaver that weighed fifty-three and hal
pounds and measured three and hal
feet in length and two feet in breadth
The usual weight is from thirty to forty
pounds.
The Philodemic and Social Club, re
Gently organized by number of ouI
most worthy young men, gave party a.
Capt. Ralph Worneley on Union street
last night, and, we learn, had fine sup
per, lively dance until q late hour, snd
a happy time generally. The Club wal
organized for mental improvements vel
as social enjoyment, as the name implies
Debates and declarations will be lead
ing feature of the regular meetings.
least until picnic time.
On Wednesday morning last, Chestnu
Grove Church, M. E. G. s., five and hal
miles east of Brownsville, on the middle
Denmark road, was burned. 1t was Sc
on fire just before daylight by some I'M
known person or persons. The deed wa
com mitted by two men who were seen BY
several of the neighbors leaving on horse
back in an easterly direction. They
were hailed, but would not stop. Th'
same night, at an earlier hour, Oh
Browns Creek Baptist Church (colored
was burned, it is supposed by the sam
parties. If these fends are caught Their
will probably be some speedy hanging
done.
Marriage certificates appended to Ii
censes were returned to the County Cour
Clerks Office this week to the following
effect: 7. D. Massey and Miss Harrie
7. House, married February 3, BY Rev
A. C. Smith ]. d. Bass and Miss S. A
Siler, married June 80, by Rev. A. c
Smith; L. Heyman and Miss Fam.
Block, married February 6, by Rev
Tuska; Leon Foltz and Miss Hannsl
Benedict, married February 9, by Rev
Tuska: G. C. Morse and Miss Bette A
Nunnally, married February 8, by justice
Il. N. Griffith; Louis Badineiii aud Mis-
Jennie Galbarini, married January 26, b.
Rev. Z. Doyle; Edward j. Mansford AM
Miss Felicia Gray, married February 8
by Rev. NJ. Riordan. Total--nine mar
risges.
On the 8th instsnt-for we like to b.
accurate about dates--a solitary null
came stalking along in front of the gro
Gerry of man named WIN. Edgar, il
North Memphis. Edgar prides himsel
on being q fine marksman, especially
when he has been to see man and is II
any danger of falling short of the mark
This was one of his particular times
Hence he took down his shotgun an'
swore be could blow that mules eye out
and then, to prove the assertion, banged
away, and actually put out the eye ant
nearly killed the mule. 1t turned GU
the innocent brute belonged to sober
Woodworking draymsn named Charles Z
Wiley, who lately bought the mule fol
two hundred and fifty dollars. Wilej
has sued Edgar for damages, estimated
at the cost value Of the mule, aud thu
case is 10 the hands of good lawyers
who will make that q dear shooting