Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-21
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The School Board will meet tonight
and skirmish with educational matters.
Tho pigeon shooters Of the city or
ganired the Blud City Shooting Club
last night
Annie Cope, \ negroes, was arrested
this morning by officer McElroy, Cor an
assault upon black sister.
Mr.. J. @. Green, one Of the Oldest aud
most respected members Of the police
force, was buried yesterday.
A Havana lottery ticket and small
cash boy was the cause Of the wal" be-
tween two dry goods clerks Yesterday.
The man who will be elected Mayor in
the next contest will have to be wheel
horse. The scrubs will have TO fall back.
For the twenty-four hours ending at
midnight last night there was not the
first arrest at the lower district station.
The police fines collected at the Re-
corder's Court this morning amounted to
but $40, and the assessed chain gang SER
vice to the amount Of ITO days.
The oyster has made its appearance
again on the halfshell and in tin cans,
to the great relief of bivalye-loving
Memphians.
The Old Folks are actively engaged
in making preparations for their barbe.
cue at the Fair Grounds on the 18th of
September next.
Captain Weatherford, who has been
acting Chief of Police during the alb
sence of Chief Athy, has returned TO
his command as captain of the night
patrol.
The absentees who have been doing
the United States as well as Europe are
struggling back rapidly to the bluffs.
They all agree that there is no place like
home.
1t is rumored among sporting men
that the prize fight between McCoole
and Allen will come off not far from
The fight, will, of course, be
a sell out.
George Smalltree was arrested and
to the lower district station
house on the charge Of infringing a
with the head of II. Johnson;
cause, Jealousy.
Quite a number of cotton.mouth
snakes have made their appearance in
the suburbs of the city. The cotton.
mouth is swamp snake of amphibilous
nature, and its bite is death.
On the 10th of next month number
Of enterprsing gentlemen will give an
amateur dramatic entertainment at the
Memphis Theater for the purpose of aid
ing and assisting in raising funds to
erect fountain in Court Square.
The Memphis police force has its
giant, its dwarf, its light and heavy man,
It's Top. its ignoramus, and its intelligent
representative. AS force, it compares
favorably with that of any other city,
both in appearance and effectiveness.
The police force is to be drilled again,
now that the heated term is over. Would
t not be we'll to teach the members the
Indian club exercise2 If so, certain
newspaper reporter should
De selected as instructor. AS an Indian
,lub swinger he is superb.
Alderman Paul Cicalla, Chairman of
he Beard, is acting Mayor of Memphis,
,ice Mayor Johnson, who has gone
North on leave of absence. There are a
ew Aldermen who would give anything
IN earth to occupy the pro ten. seat of
Jicalla.
Memphis is acquiring an unenviable
lotoriety as divorce granting city.
The heavenly made matches are rudely
broken up by the remorseless law and
courts. Memphis will ere
ong rival Chicago and Indianapolis,
wherein Geld feet are regarded as good
md legal grounds for dissolution of
he nuptial contract.
An attempt to commit suicide is a
and indictable offense in Ten.
lessee under the common law, accord
ng to Wharton in his Presidents of
Indictments and Pleas at Common
law" adapted to the courts of the
United States and those of the several
States. If the Register legal man doesn't
believe it let him make the attempt, and
We will have him indicted for an at
empt to commit infanticide by suicide.
FRESH OYSTERS