Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-14
BREyIrIEs.


and Eastern papers for sale.
The different churches were largely
attended yesterday.
4 The thermometer at eight o'clock this
morning stood at SO, and the barometer
at 30 $40 inches, and falling y N
The magistrates criminal dockets do
not show single State case, Our city
has become almost free from crime.
The Wyndham- Moore dramatic troupe
left last evening for New Orleans, via
the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad.
There was light rain last night. The
wind changed around to the north, and
to-day we have every indication of foul
weather.
4 Emmons & Son, the veteran newsdeal-
ers, on Jefferson street, have all the
latest periodicals, Eastern papers and
| pictorial publications.
AT Mausfords Catholic bookstore can
be found all the late Catholic publica-
tons, and latest Eastern papers, picto-
rial, news and literary.
The river is falling slowlyat this point.
The glorious sandbar in front of the Ar
kansas shore is rising up from the river
in the most rapid but dignifed manner.
Crowds of citizens we're out on the
bluffs, last. evening, watching the arrival
and departure Of the floating palaces that
trade on the mighty Mississippi.
The misdemeanof docket at the Re
corder's Court this morning was quite
light and of little interest to any except
the unfortunates under arrest
There has been a great rush this fore
noon for seats at the Memphis Theater
to see Robert McWade's "Trip Van Win
kle." Advertise in the Theatrical Bull
letin.
Since the reorganization of the courts
in June last one hundred and twenty
FIVE bills have been filed in the Second
Chancery Court and one hundred and
twenty-one in the First
Thirteen persons were admitted to
membership in the Linden Street Chris
tan Church yesterday morning, and one
last night. The pastor, David Walk, will
preach this Monday night at a O clock,
A negro named Fred Wilson stole
skiff belonging to VIM. Moore, yesterday,
ten miles up the river, and was arrested
on his arrival in the city by the police.
Recorder Scales bound Wilson over in
the sum of $4,000.
Rev. A. B. Earle preached three times
yesterday and last night to densely
crowded audiences, with very extraordi-
naryresults. He will preach tonight at the
Central Baptist Church, on Second street,
near Beal.
From all appearances, McWade will
draw larger houses than any star or
company that has appeared at the
thea.er this season. Advertise in the
Theatrical Bulletin. 1t contains the
only programme used in the theater.
The case of the State VS. John Robin
son was on trial this morning before the
Criminal court Robinson is charged
with the malicious stabbihg of Thomas
W. Caster, at the Commercial Hotel, on
the 2Gth of September last. A verdict
will probably be rendered by the jury
this evening.
Pedestrians on Main street are con-
stanily annoyed by negro dray drivers,
who drive rapidly around street corners
in strings of three and FIVE drays, rem
dering il impossible TO pass the crossings
until the Fourteenth Amendments have
all passed, The police should stop this
procession of drays, which endangers
life and limb.
We have received the initial number
Of the Collierville Weekly Herald, pub
lished BY Messrs. Beard and Hart. It's
editor, Mr.. J. NJ. Beard, in graceful
salutatory, makes his bow for public
patronage. The Herald is uncompro-
misingly Depocratic. and will do good
service against our COMMON enemy
Radicalism. We wish the Herald every
success, and trust its career may be
prosperous.
Saturday evening last, a Texan, named
II. Bridget. complained at the station.
house that he had been robbed by two
unknown men of $500 in gold. The
parties grabbed the gold from Bridget,
ran up into the Kit Williams block by
the Madison street entrance and disap-
peaFed down the Second street entrance.
Up to u m. to-day no asfests we're made
by the authorities.
The weather bulletin in front Of the
telegraphic Office shows state Of the bar
ometer at different points this morning:
Baton Rouge, GO; Charleston, ca; Chi
cage, 400; Chattanooga, COZ; Cincinnati,
4So; Fortress Monroe, see; Louisville,
$50; Little Rock, 62'; Montgomery, go;
Nashville, 56'; St. Louis, 450. At all
the above points the weather was cloudy,
and raia was falling at Charleston and I
other points.
On Saturday evening, Horace Craw-
ford, negro, was found guilty Of muir
der in the first degree, on the charge Of
killing another negro named William i
Farley, in August last To save the
negro from hanging, ne jury attached /
to their verdict with mitigating cir
cumstanees "a cabalistic term which
is bound to save life, and the Court must ,
pass the sentence Of imprisonment for
life in the penitentiary.