Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-20
BREvITrEs.
Hon. Jacob Thompson is in Paris.

Minnesota.
Brownsville is elated. The city has a
roller skating rink
Major Mont. Pepper has returned from
a trip to East Tennessee.
VIM. r. Moore, Esq, has returned
from his usual summer tour East.
Knoxville boasts of watermelon
raised on Beaver Creek which weighs, or
weighed, fifty-one pounds.
The man who carried slungshot to
his wrist for self.defense when he went
to "the theater" and other places OF
amusement the other night, was fined
twenty dollars for the offense. The
luxury of carrying private armory is
rather expensive.
We are indebted to the officers of the
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
of Southwest Kentucky and West Ten
nessee for complimentary ticket to at
tend their Fifth Annual Fair, to be held
on the Fair Grounds at Union City,
Obion county, on the 4th, 9TH, 9th and
It'll of October, 1870
Captain James Lee, owner of the
steamer General Anderson, is building
handsome sidewheel steamer to run in
the Memphis and Friar's Point trade.
The new boat will be called the Phil.
T. Allin,' after Major Phil T. Allin, one
of the bravest and best men who ever
drew Confederate sword.
An old wood-sawyer named John
Moore was found dead yesterday in his
shanty on Second street, Bayou Gayoso.
Justice Miller held an inquest, and the
jury returned verdict of died from
congestion" death having taken place,
apparently, some days. The old man
has no friends here, and the body was
buried by the county authorities.
There are number of Memphians at
Niagara-among them Captain James
Lenow, II. l.. Guion, DR.. S. II. Ford and
son, ana Mr.. and Mrs. Beattie, of Ames,
Beattie & Co. At st. Catherine, twelve
miles from the Falls on the Canada side,
Colonel Nathan Adams, r. A. Parker,
Colonel Tuck and Mrs. Atkinson are
spending a pleasant summer $500
DR.. 0. B. Knode, of this city until re-
Gently, killed man named John A.
Ward at Hot Springs, Ark, last Wednes'
day afternoon. A difficulty had been
pending sometime, and it is said that
Ward had threatened DR.. Knode's life
Ward was a brother of Zeb Ward, Of
Nashville, and known as dangerous
man when his ire was up. The Doctor
surrendered to the authorities at once.
A passenger train on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad run over two white
men yesterday morning about one
o'clock, near Huntsville. They hao
fallen asleep ON the track. One awok'
and tried to get off the track as the
train approached. He lost leg, hand
and was otherwise injured. The Other
one was killed instantly. The men are
said to have been sober.
A correspondent writes us the follow
ing graphic item from the neighborini
little city of Collierville: 1.-Two young
gentlemen near Collierville had an affail
of honor to settle; they agreed on the
time and place. One went promptly tt
the place agreed on and waited two oil
three hours for his opponent, who made
It convenient not to come, and when
asked why he did not come, replied thai
he forgot it. How is that for high
On the last up trip Of the steamer
Colorado. Jerry Pierce and Rob Cole
man, two eolored bucks, got into row
over game Of cards. Coleman drew
his razor and Pierce stopped him witt
two bullets, one in the breast and the
other, in the abdomen. This occurred
while the boat was at Walnut Bend, Ark
Pierce is here in jail. Coleman is in
charge Of DIR s. ]. Morrison, who says
his chances of recovery cannot be de
mined under two or three days yet.
We learn from the Somerville Falcon
that ths crops of Fayette county are in
a very good condition. Corn is looking
exceedingly well, and there will be an
abundant crop harvested. Fhe area OF
land planted in corn is much greater
this year than last, End the yield to the
acre will be far better 'fhe amount Of
wheat sowp was small, but what was
sown turned opt we'll. Col. Joseph r.
Mosby has just finished threshiRg his
wheat crop, which amounted to upwards
of 700 bushels. Cotton Is now in Q prom
ising condition, and if the remainder Of
the season be favorable there will be, al
least, full average crop.
Honest John Clancy" is dead What
q name to leave behind to his family
By unanimous consent the prefix "hon
est has been affixed to his name many
years. He was an alderman at his death
and had bsop for over seven years pre-
vious. He has been ip public life oyei
twenty years, was a man Of the people
respected by all classes for his integrity
uprightnsss and faithfulness in all the
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