Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-31

ana children who frequent the olut
each afternoon.
Our temperance reporter saw three
men last night on Adams street who had
evidently been fighting book beer. They
managed to steer clear Of the station
house, but had to occupy the Nicolsor
pavement in order to do so successfully
Last night Sheriff Anderson, deputy
Portlock and Constable Jones went our
and captured the warlike negro Henry
Lane, who has been defying the authori
ties. Lane had a repeating rife, but Wal
overpowered and disarmed by the Sheriff
and posse.
Four white meE visited the Planter
House, kept by Mrs. Sonker on MAR
street, zeal Exchange, and passed 6
twenty dollar counterfeit billin payment
for breakfast. The men have escaped
arrest so far, but the police are on theil
track.
A lady passing down Front stree
yesterday and armed with a long whiI
created a commotion all along the
street. Many men made themselves
scarce before they took time to recog
nize the woman. What she wanted art
whom she wished TO interview has MOI
transpired.
Last night a gang Of river pirates who
frequent the landing slipped ,on board
the steamer John Kyle and rolled over
board a barrel of whisky, which wal
found by detective Cranmer. The
whisky was turned over to Captain
Washington, the agent Of the boat. The
thieves have not as yet been arrested.
The cotton shed of Hill, Fontaine &
Co. on the bluff at the foot Of Vance
street tumbled into the river yesterday,
For some time the big river has been
undermining this portion OF the bluff.
The building, containing COMPRISING
machinery, ETC., also tumbled into the
Kissing waters.
1t has now been clearly ascertained
that Mrs. Kimbro, of South Memphis
whose hat and shawl were found on the
river bank on Thursday night last, did
not commit suicide, but again eloped
with her betrayer, Moore, whose own
wife eloped from him about a year ago.
The guilty pair left the city by boat.
Complaint has been made that the
crowd of negro hackmen on the corner
Of Main and South Court streets indulge
in profanity and vulgarity and obstruct
the pavement, to the great annoyance o.
ladies. In other cities hackmen arr
compelled to remain on the seats of theil
hacks. Will the police authorities attend
to this nuisance2
Messrs. Beatty & Littlejohn, the vel
known insurance agents at No. % Madi
son, have removed into more comfor.
able quarters, at No. 81 Madison, Stan.
ton block. Their new location affords
them fine advantages for doing business
and enlarging their sphere of usefulness
in the insurance world.
The United States Postofice Depart
ment has ruled that ladies' garters sent
by mail, and not exceeding twelve
ounces in weight, are subject to a post
age of two cents for each two ounces;
packages Of human hair Of same weight
same rate; and when a lady postmaster
marries aud changes her name a vacancy
is created.
It is rumored that the Finance Com.
mittee of the General Council has agreed
upon aud prepared an elaborate report
advocating the reduction of salaries and
the reduction of members in the police
and fire departments. The police anC
fremen are to get two and a half dollars
per day instead of three, if the report is
adopted by the General Council, and WI
hardly think it will be.
Robert McKenna, a well known citizen
residing at White Station, a member
of the last Legislature, and a candidate
on the d~ark-lantern Legislative tickle.
during the November contest, was tried
found guilty, and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary before
the Bartlett Circuit Court a few day
since on indictment for marrying biz
late wife's granddaughter.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel M. C,
Galloway had q dose of morphine in.
stead of quinine administered to him
by mistake as a remedy for neuralgia.
Colonel Galloway at onee complained Of
feeling strangely, and the error was i'm
mediately discovered on examination O
the walls, one of which contained thu
quinine and the other the deadly mar
cote. Medical aid was at once sum
moned, and last night he was out o
danger.
The Mayor has not as yet signed tina,
contract as To the em-nlovmant &C Al;