Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-11-03


divorce against David Jones on the
grounds of i'll treatment, etc.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons and the
Grand Council will assemble al Nash.
vile on Monday next, and the Grand
Chapter will assemble at the same place
on next Thursday.
City Marshal Warneke of Evansville,
Indiana, left for home yesterday with
his prisoner Joe, alias Taylor, Smith,
the horse thief, Smith agreed to 60
back without a requisition.
1t is rumored in social circles that the
marriage season is about to open up
briskly this week, and that several
bellies will undertake the task of reform.
ing as many beaux by marrying them.
In Monday report of the Jewish we'd
ding, in Mondays LEDGER, which was so
generally read, the name of NJ. Halle
should have been written out Marx Halle,
as there are two persons bearing the same
initial.
Two Of the "fakirs' who we're arrested
here on Sunday morning apd ordered
out of town on Monday are in Jail at
Grenada, Miss, on the charge of rob,
bing a lady on the train between here
and Grenada.
Baby Mcdonald, the child wonder at
Myers Opera House, will appear at q
matinee at the Greenlaw Opera House
on Saturday hext, so that tho ladies Of
the city will have an opportunity to wit
ness her in her specialties.
Yesterday afternoon detective Prydt
arrested George Griffin, clerk of the
steamer Rosa Miller, on the charge o
stealing four bales of cotton. He wal
locked up in the station house last night
The proof against him is very strong.
On Monday next Ben DeBar will ap
pear at the theater as Wilkins Micaw
Der, one Of Dickens wonderful crea
tons. Manager Brooks, of the theater
has arranged to run a special excursion
train from Little Rock on hat occasion
A sneak-thiet was captured by office
Scott in a gentleman's room on Madison
street, near the Cotton Exchange, yes
terday afternoon. When caught tn
thief was dressed in a suit OF fine clothes
a fine pair of boots, ETC., which he ha,
stolen.
Tramps and thieves from tie Mort
are floating s~outhward at present i
order to enjoy the Southern cline an
steal everything in sight. On thei
arrival in this city our detectives "ru
them in" as suspicious characters, an
ship them on the first boat.
Considerable excitement is existing i
theatrical circles in St. Louis. Tn
Furbish party and Mckee Rankin ar
playing The Two Orphans at the riv.
theaters, This piece will be brought OF
at the Memphis Theater this month
The Rankin party were enjoined an
arrested.
The mayoralty question is b~eginnin
to interest people, Every good citize
desires to placean able man in the ofic
of Mayor next time. The only person
who wish to r%e-elect the present incun
bent are those who hold office under hir
or who expect to get something N tn
next deal.
Yesterday the white people and n,
groes of Mississippi were singing tn
following stanza all over the State:
III vote the Democratic ticket,
Nor scratch a single name;
The mar who totes the carpet bag,
The negro and the scalawQg,
Are all to me the same;
30 III vote the Democratic ticket,
Nor scratch a single name.
Quite a large number Of citizens vi
tied the Appeal and Avalanche office
last night for the purpose of %learnin
the election news from Mississippi. Eve
the Democratic defeats in New York an
Pennsylvania did not seriously affet
their pleasure when the kilograms al
nounced that Mississippi was once agai
and forever free.
in the CRIMINAL, Court to-day two n
groes, Miles Ledbetter and Jim Nelson
are on trial on the charge Of ~bHrglarizin
the grocery store aud dwelling Of NJ
, Durant on the Pigeon Roost road, whiC
affair took place about one year ag,
The negroes engaged in the burglar
acted ID tpe most fendish manner t
ward the inmates, ag9 %tT!ested them vii
great brutality.
Petitions will be presented to the Ge
eral Council at the meeting this evenin
from the members of the police and fl
departments, asking, as the Gener
Council cut down their pay in June 10
and pledged themselves to pay "dolli
for dollar" in the future, and ISSUE
= scrip, which is OF a discount of from Il
to fifteen per cent, that the city shl
pay them the difference between the ia,
and market values of said scrip. II
men should be paid what was promis,
TO them, and the prayer Of the petit,
sbould be gFapted.
Ed Shaw, the Radical negro VIVA.
master, who has a deputy to do all t
river business while he struts arouI