Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-23
BREYITIEs.

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Subject: "Selfmade Men,
Mr.. B. H. Coleman was appointed
Deputy Clerk of the First Circuit Cour
yesterday by Captain Frank Taft. N
Mansford has large assortment o
picture papers at the corner Of Second
and Monroe; also, large lot of bas'
balls. et 81
To-day St. Patrick has a picnic q
James Park, and tomorrow ST. George
will occupy the park in the same man
ner. ~ -
The Recorder docket did not furnish
an item of Importance to-day. The usua
number Of DRINKS and disorderlies were
disposed of by fines.
Joe Locke, at 1854 Main, hasthe latest
daily and weekly papers from all points
His stock of stationery, novels and pc
riodicals is large and complete.
The United States Court, Judge Trigp
presiding, commenced its regular session
yesterday. This week will be devoted to
unimportant and miscellaneous business.
1t is understood that Horace Greeley
will be invited to attend the Confederate
Relief Association picnic at James
Park to be held ON the Sd of June next.
The grand convention of planters and
landowners of this and adjoining States
will be held in Memphis on Thursday
and Friday, the first and second of June
next
Dogs are beginning to bite people and
show some evidences of madness. Our
city authorities ought to enforce the
muzzle law before some citizen falls a
victim to hydrophobia.
Emmons & Son, newsdealers on JEFF
ferson and Beal streets, have received
the latest daily papers from St. Louis,
Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, New
York, New Orleans and Chicago. For
eign papers and periodicals received
regularly.
Tie public can obtain, at the PUBLIC
LEDGER office, note paper in large OF
small quantities, with, printed heading
and having on the fourth page aa en-.
graved map of Memphis and its railway
connections. The paper is ruled and Of
the best quality.
The First Baptist Church festival, al
Assembly Hall, continues to be an OBJ
ject of attraction each day. The lunches
set daily are most attractive to our mer
chants, and each evening vocal and in
strumental music add additional interest
to the elegant festival.
A negro named Lewis Wellington was
placed in the station-house to-day by the
Sheriff of Crittenden county Arkansas
on the charge of breaking jail at Marion
year ago. The negro was serving. out
six months term of Imprisonment
when he escaped The Sheriff arrested
him this morning on the levee after q
long chase.
There will be a grand combination
exhibition at Broom's Opera House or
the evening of the 26th inst, upon the
occasion of the benefit Of Charley White
The Variety Theater Company and
Broom Company will appear in com
bination and give grand entertainment
on this complimentary occasion.
The vicinity of DeSoto and Beal
streets was distut bed this forenoon by
the report that a man had been killed.
Upon investigation it turned out that
Patrick Berkeley had been struck on the
head with a bottle by an Italian doing
business near the corner of the streets
above mentioned The Italian was ar.
rested and Berkeley conveyed to his
home, where he now lies in a critical
condition.
An important decision on the privilege
tax on wholesale liquor dealers appears
in another column. 1t was an agreed
case, and will be taken up to the Su-
preme Court. The privilege tax was
levied by Collector Mathes under in
structions issued by the Attorney Gene
raj of the State, who holds that wholesale
liquor dealers are liable for said tax.
The case was argued before Judge Hal
sey by Attorney General Wright and
County Attorney Mcdowell for the State,
and by Messrs. Westcott and Stahl and
Messrs. Kortrecht and Craft for the pc
titioner.