Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-06
BREVITiEs.

| Inc HEBREW picnic Will come vi "
Tuesday next at James Park 1t viii
be an elegant and well conducted affair
A jury will probably be secured this
afternoon in the W. Van Roberts case
at present on trial before the Criminal
Court.
Joe Locke, the lightning newsdealer
at 1864 Main, has the latest daily papers,
magazines, pictorials and periodicals
from all points.
The Graves-Poston case will be de.
cided by the Supreme Court tomorrow
morning, after which the court will adj
journ for the term.
The St. Louis Republican and Demo
crat received daily by Mansford corner
of Monroe and Second; also, Chicago,
New York, Cincinnati and Louisville
papers.
The Grand Jury Of the Criminal Court
found true bill this afternoon against
VIM. H. Hewett, on the charge of sink.
ing the floating docks. Hewett had
charge of the pumps on the docks.
The installation CT officers elect Of the
Confederate Relief and Historical Asso-
citation will take place this evening al
the Second Circuit Court room. A full
attendance of members is expected.
The notice of the death of Mr.. Ike
Burgett, published in the Sun this morn
ing, was somewhat premature. Mr..
Burg4tt is quite well, and has no idea OF
taking new departure for some time.
Go to Emmons & Son, newsdealers on
Jefferson and Beal streets, for the latest
foreign newspapers, magazines, illus
trated weeklies and daily papers from
New York, st. Louis, New Orleans,
Cincinnati and other cities.
The cause of the sinking of the float
ing docks is said to have been tamper-
ing with the pumps on the part of some
person in the employment of the com
pany. The matter is undergoing inves
| tigation.
The Supreme Court, in the case OF
Henry Shredder, who was sentenced to
imprisonment for life for the killing Of
William Jericho, affirmed the judgment
of our Criminal Court, and sustained
the sentence of life Imprisonment.
The Recorder court had few sensa-
tional cases to-day. A great dog case,
involving assault and battery by a white
man on negro, and charge of shoot
ing at the negro or the dog with pistol,
was of great interest to about one hun
bred negroes who daily frequent the
court room.
The most popular place of resort at
present is the Quarterly Court, where
the justices of the county attend to
local matters The frequenters of the
court are claimants for warrants and APP
preparations for services. The present
Quarterly Court is not disposed to
squander public money.
w. l.. Pearson was placed under
$500 bonds by the Recorder this fore
noon on the charge of breaking the skull
of negro named Scott. The weapon
used was stone bottle, which was
popped over Seott's craninm with ter
rible force. At IL m. to day the negro
was believed to be dying from the effect
of his wounds
Citizens living on Washington and
High streets report that every few nights
Voudoo performance is csyTied on
secretly by a number of negroes in an
old house in that vicinity. The yells
and screams uttered by these worshipers
of Obi are said to be horrible. The
revelry carried on is a nuisance which
ought to be abatcd.
The Old Folks picnic on the 6th of
August next will be held at Goodwin's
grove, near Whites Station, on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad. Alta
monthly meeting held yesterday it was
resolved to adopt the old Continental
flag as the banner of the society; the
badge of membership to be q silver leaf
worn as breastpin.
The wholesale liquor dealers were
made glad yesterday by the notification
that the Supreme Court decided the
agreed case in their favor The court
decided that dealers in liquor, etc, in
quantities not less than a quart, were
merchants within the meaning of the
revenue laws of 1870, and consequently
not subject to special privilege tax.
The Land Owner for July, published
at Chicago, and handed to us by Messrs.
Donoho & Buckley, is an interesting
number. 1t contains an article on the
real estate and building improvements
of Memphis; also an excellent repre-
sentation of the proposed Masonic Tenn